FAMILY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES

HUNGER PREVENTION FOOD PANTRY: EMERGENCY AND ONGOING NUTRITIOUS FOOD ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HUNGRY. THE FOOD IS PART OF THEIR OVERALL FINANCIAL PLAN TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THIS PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR 5-DAYS A WEEK, FRESH RESCUES FROM LOCAL GROCERY STORES, USDA FOOD, SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK, AND FOOD DONATIONS FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, SCOUTS, AND INDIVIDUALS. IN FY 2024/25, WE COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED $3.9M WORTH OF FOOD. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WHILE PROVIDING THIS NOURISHMENT AND HELPING TO MEET FAMILIES' BASIC NEEDS, FAM OFFERS HOLISTIC CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, WHICH ENABLES US TO CUSTOMIZE THEIR WEEKLY GROCERY PICK-UPS, ADDING DIAPERS, WIPES, BABY FOOD, PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS, KITCHEN SUPPLIES, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS, AS NEEDED. THROUGH OUR INDIVIDUALIZED WORK WITH CLIENTS, WE ALSO CAN ASSIST THEM WITH HOUSEHOLD BUDGETING, HOUSING LINKAGES, RESOURCE REFERRALS, AND CARE COORDINATION TO HELP FAMILIES MOVE FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY.

HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES: DIVERSION AND PREVENTION ARE KEY COMPONENTS OF FAM'S HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAM. CASE MANAGEMENT INCLUDING FINANCIAL COUNSEL, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS, CAR REPAIR, CAR REGISTRATION, BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLIES, CLOTHING, JOB SEARCH COACHING, SENIOR-SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE, MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE ARE EXAMPLES OF SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO CLIENTS SEEKING A HAND-UP. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AS A PART OF AN OVERALL FINANCIAL STABILIZING PLAN. BILLS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO SERVICE PROVIDERS. FAM EXPANDED ITS OUTREACH BY OPENING A SECOND RESOURCE CENTER THAT WILL ALLOW FOR CLIENTS TO RECEIVE SERVICES CLOSER TO HOME. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)CLIENTS CAN NOW ACCESS SERVICES AT FAM'S TWO RESOURCE CENTERS AND THREE SATELLITE LOCATIONS. ALSO NEW FOR FAM ARE THE SERVICES WE NOW PROVIDE TO ASSIST MEDICAL CLIENTS WITH SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS HOUSING NAVIGATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNHOUSED AND SEEKING PERMANENT HOUSING, HOUSING DEPOSITS TO HELP WITH SECURITY DEPOSITS, FIRST MONTHS RENT AND HOUSEHOLD SET-UP, HOUSING SUSTAINABILITY TO HELP WITH LANDLORD RELATIONS AND REFERRALS FOR OTHER SERVICES NEEDED, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY TO HELP WITH BUDGETING, BANKING AND MUCH MORE.