February 2021

This month we helped 24 people!

Food Access: 11

• Deliver pantry/donated food

• Emergency food assistance

Benefit Applications: 5

• Medicaid enrollment

• SNAP/food stamps

  • Helped with applications, providing mailing address, phone interviews, and sending required documents.

• Unemployment

  • Helped with applications, sending required documents, communicating with representatives for problem solving, and technology use to file weekly.

• Connect to Veterans Benefits

Housing: 5

• Find available housing options

• Connect to utility assistance

• Connect to home repair assistance

• Resolve legal barriers to housing

• Connect to legal aid for eviction notice

Education/Employment: 3

• Transportation to interviews

• Job applications

• Educating on taxes and tax assistance programs

Other Updates:

• Quarterly board meeting

• Launched a mobile application

• Appeared on WCPO Channel 9 News

• Participated in the National Small Business Congress

• Other meaningful collaborations