How We Help Overcome Poverty

Rent, Utilities, and Material Assistance

• Rent, Utilities, and Material Assistance population served:  Low-income individuals and families.
• Rent, Utilities, and Material Assistance program summary:  No one should ever have to choose between heating their home during the frigid winter months and putting food on the table. That's why we help low-income individuals and families close the gap by helping pay rent or a utilities bill when there is a financial shortfall. We also provide clothing and household goods to people in need. 

Emergency Gas Assistance and Lodging

• Emergency Gas Assistance and Lodging population served:  Sometimes an individual or a family in a crisis situation can find themselves with nowhere to turn.
• Emergency Gas Assistance and Lodging program summary:  We provide emergency lodging in local motels and gas assistance to help get those struggling through an immediate crisis and to a place of greater stability.  

Back-to-School Supplies and Cozy Coats for Kids

• Back-to-School Supplies and Cozy Coats for Kids program schedule:  The beginning of the school year
• Back-to-School Supplies and Cozy Coats for Kids program summary:  The cost of new school supplies and clothing can add up quickly. As a result, families living within a limited budget often find the back-to-school season particularly challenging. We help kids get what they need, including clothing and outerwear, to start the school year off on the right foot. We also offer coats to adults in need starting in the fall. 

Christmas Assistance

• Christmas Assistance program schedule:  Every Christmas
• Christmas Assistance program summary:  Because the holidays can put an even greater strain on an already-tight budget, we provide food baskets and toys through our Angel Tree program at Christmastime to families in need. 

Food Programs

• Food Programs summary:  Hunger is one of the most crushing effects of poverty. We offer a weekday lunch program and a food pantry to help struggling individuals and families close the hunger gap. Learn more about our food programs.

Pathway of Hope

• Pathway of Hope population served:  The goal of Pathway of Hope is to guide families with children 18 years and younger through crisis and instability to a place of security to ultimately break the intergenerational cycle of poverty. 
• Pathway of Hope offers strengths-based casework, providing services such as:
  • financial counseling and planning
  • goal setting with manageable action steps
  • job training, referrals and employment assistance
  • assistance with securing housing and childcare
  • emotional and spiritual support 
• Pathway of Hope program summary:  Pathway of Hope works with people where they are, offering practical guidance to help families overcome obstacles one step at a time.