District Xi Human Resource Council Inc

ADVOCATE FOR LOW-INCOME,PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION

HUMAN SERVICES MULTIPURPOSE: ENERGY CONSERVATION/ENERGY BILL ASSISTANCE: 3,187 PARTICIPANT APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HEATING COSTS AND WEATHERIZATION WERE PROCESSED. 3,000 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR HEATING BILL COSTS. 726 PARTICIPANTS FACING A LOSS OF RESIDENTIAL BASE LOAD OR HEATING FUEL WERE ASSISTED. 80 PARTICIPANTS WERE PROVIDED WITH CONSERVATION MEASURES, RESULTING IN DECREASED ENERGY CONSUMPTION. 156 PARTICIPANTS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD AND PRIMARY HOME WATER HEATING AND OR SPACE HEATING SYSTEMS NEEDING EMERGENCY SAFETY MODIFICATIONS WERE ASSISTED BY REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR. 325 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 4,808 CALLERS ON THE 211 PHONE LINE. WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, 211 PROVIDED DIRECT, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 268 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. 1,052 MEALS SERVED AMOUNTING TO 30 LUNCHES PER DAY WERE SERVED TO CHILDREN UNDER AGE 19 IN MINERAL COUNTY. THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A HRC PROGRAM, 8 DISABLED PERSONS WERE APPROVED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY DISABILITY (SSI). THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF HRC STAFF, $38,421 WAS REPAID TO MISSOULA COUNTY FROM SSI FOR THE COUNTY'S PROGRAM THAT ASSISTS DISABLED PERSONS.

HOUSING, SHELTER: HOUSING: CONSTRUCTION, FINANCING, AND MANAGING LOW-INCOME HOUSING FOR PURCHASE OR RENT. HRC TYPICALLY SERVES HOUSEHOLDS BY LOANING THEM DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, ENABLING THE HOUSEHOLDS TO PURCHASE THEIR FIRST HOME, HOWEVER, IN THE CURRENT YEAR THERE WERE NONE. IN THE SECTION 8 PROGRAM, AN AVERAGE OF 385 VOUCHERS PER MONTH, ALLOWED FAMILIES ACCESS TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING. THE YOUTH HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ASSISTED 18 PARTICIPANTS WITH SAFE, AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING.

EMPLOYMENT, JOB RELATED: EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING: PROVIDE TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, AND SERVICES FOR YOUTH FROM LOWER INCOME HOMES AND FOR INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM. 63 YOUTH AND ADULTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING, ACHIEVED EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATIONAL BENCHMARKS.