UPWARD TRANSITIONS INC

COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED 4,139 PERSONS WITH TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, GOVERNMENT APPROVED IDENTIFICATION CARDS/REPLACEMENT DRIVERS LICENSES, RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE.TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO DO AND DO NOT OWN THEIR TRANSPORTATION. FOR THOSE WHO DO OWN THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION AND CAN SHOW PROOF OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND AUTO INSURANCE, WE WILL ISSUE GAS CARDS FOR SOCIAL SERVICE AND MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND/OR THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY SECURED EMPLOYMENT AND REQUIRE ASSISTANCE TO PURCHASE FUEL UNTIL THEY RECEIVE THEIR FIRST PAYCHECK. GAS CARDS WERE ISSUED TO 33 CLIENTS DURING FY25. FOR THOSE WITHOUT THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION, WE ISSUE BUS PASSES. BUS PASSES WERE ISSUED TO 621 CLIENTS FOR JOB INTERVIEWS, SOCIAL SERVICE AND MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AND TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE IS ALSO PROVIDED TO PERSONS WHO ARE STRANDED AND THOSE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THOSE WITH THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION ARE ISSUED GAS VOUCHERS AND THOSE WITHOUT ARE PROVIDED WITH BUS TICKETS TO THEIR DESTINATION; THEREBY RECONNECTING THEM WITH THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS.MANY OF THE CLIENTS SERVED COME TO UPWARD TRANSITIONS (UT) TO OBTAIN BIRTH CERTIFICATES OR GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALS. 1,245 BIRTH CERTIFICATES WERE ORDERED, 1,079 WERE RECEIVED AND 868 WERE PICKED UP BY CLIENTS; AN 80.4% PICK UP RATE. 1,551 GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS OR REPLACEMENT DRIVER LICENSES WERE AUTHORIZED AND 1,142 CLIENTS PICKED THEM UP; A 73.6% PICK UP RATE. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN ACCESSING HOUSING ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.UT'S RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PAID PAST DUE RENT FOR 600 PEOPLE LIVING IN 186 HOUSEHOLDS TO HALT EVICTION. UT'S RENTAL DEPOSIT PROGRAM MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR 65 PEOPLE IN 35 HOUSEHOLDS TO OBTAIN PUBLIC HOUSING. UT'S UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PRESERVED OR RESTORED ELECTRICITY, GAS AND/OR WATER FOR 103 PEOPLE LIVING IN 30 HOUSEHOLDS.