DISTRICT XI HUMAN RESOURCE COUNCIL INC

HUMAN SERVICES MULTIPURPOSE: ENERGY CONSERVATION/ENERGY BILL ASSISTANCE: 3,271 PARTICIPANT APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HEATING COSTS AND WEATHERIZATION WERE PROCESSED. 2,822 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR HEATING BILL COSTS. 130 PARTICIPANTS FACING A LOSS OF RESIDENTIAL BASE LOAD OR HEATING FUEL WERE ASSISTED. 57 PARTICIPANTS WERE PROVIDED WITH CONSERVATION MEASURES, RESULTING IN DECREASED ENERGY CONSUMPTION. 129 PARTICIPANTS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD AND PRIMARY HOME WATER HEATING AND OR SPACE HEATING SYSTEMS NEEDING EMERGENCY SAFETY MODIFICATIONS WERE ASSISTED BY REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR. 318 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR WATER BILL COSTS.

COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING: COMMUNITY SERVICE/HOMELESSNESS: PROVIDE ADVOCACY FOR AND INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO LOW INCOME PERSONS AND INFORMATION ON AVAILABLE SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH THE 211 3-DIGIT PHONE SYSTEM. PROVIDED APPROPRIATE INFO AND ASSISTANCE TO 5,139 CALLERS ON THE 211 PHONE LINE. WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, 211 PROVIDED DIRECT, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 293 HOUSEHOLDS WITH NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, GAS, RENT, RENTAL DEPOSITS, UTILITY EXPENSES, PRESCRIPTION COSTS AND OTHER CRITICAL ITEMS LIKE IDS, DRIVER'S LICENSES, AND BIRTH CERTIFICATES. EMERGENCY FOOD AND LODGING WERE PROVIDED, IN COLLABORATION WITH HOMELESS SHELTERS AND FOOD BANKS, TO LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHILDREN. 5,562 MEALS SERVED AMOUNTING TO 29 LUNCHES PER DAY WERE SERVED TO CHILDREN UNDER AGE 19 IN MINERAL COUNTY. THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A HRC PROGRAM, 1 DISABLED PERSON WAS APPROVED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY DISABILITY (SSI).