June 2018

June 2018 - We Helped 37 People!

Helped with:

• Food Access: = 19

  • Ride to the food pantry = 12

  • Ride to the grocery store = 3

  • SNAP / food stamp benefits = 4

    • Initial application/initial interview/ sending required documents = 1

    • Follow up JFS contact/reapplication/problem solving/lost card = 2

    • Providing volunteer/work readiness opportunities; fulfilling JFS requirements = 2

• Legal: = 3

• (criminal charges, warrants, probation, incarceration, reentry, civil suits, evictions, domestic, child custody/visitation/support, debt, expungement) - Information sharing / Help navigating the system / Completing paperwork = 3 - Ride / accompaniment to court / probation / other legal = 1 - Connection to services (expungement, legal assistance groups, reentry programs) = 2

• Education / Employment: = 4

• - Enrolment in Diploma or GED program = - FASFA / College application process = - Resolving defaulted student loans / reentering college = 1 - Help creating resume / finding open job positions / completing electronic applications = 2 - Ride to job interview / connection to resources for bus passes = 4 - Remove barriers / get ID = 2

• Housing: = 2

• - Resources for utility / Rent assistance = 1 - Info on homeownership programs = - Resources for furniture / appliance / improvements / energy saving = 2

• Health /Dental / Behavioral Health: = 4

• - Insurance issues = 1 - Find / Enroll with providers = 2 - Transportation to appointments = 2

• Other – 5 people
  

  Age demographics:

  18 - 24: 5

  25 - 54: 7

  >55: 5

  With kids: 11

  Right now I see a reoccuring need for:

  1. Hygiene items, toilet paper, feminine protection products

  2. Diapers (any sizes)

  3. Home cleaning supplies, laundry soap

  4. Pest control (traps or poison for mice, roaches or bed bugs)

  5. Space heaters

  6. Blankets, pillows and foam mats(or other easily transported alternatives to a mattress)

  7. Bus pass cards, gas cards

  8. Jobs!!! (I have 6 people that want and need to work.)

  9. Housing (Help paying a security deposit, apartments under $400 a month, help people to apply for subsidized housing)

  10. Vehicle donations

  11. Pledges to cover 1 or more months of car insurance