Direct Services

Provides financial assistance for basic needs to stabilize low income families in crisis situations and prevent homelessness.  Case management is provided to assist the family to identify the underlying factors leading to their crisis and to develop a plan of action to address them. More...

Housing Services

Provides a continuum of shelter options with supportive services for homeless families and permanent, affordable housing to the community. More...

Employment/Education Services

Offers an array of programs and services assisting participants to obtain and retain Employment and Education.  Our programs are designed to meet the demands of the job market and prepare participants to earn a sustainable wage.  Click Here for current class schedule.

Community Leadership Development

Trains residents of low income communities to work together and with local government to be proactive in identifying and addressing neighborhood issues. More...

Mentoring

Matches disadvantaged youth, grades six through 12 with a caring adult in order to develop a long-term, supportive relationship.  Youth improve their social and educational skills, learn the importance of staying in school and develop a positive outlook for the future. More...

2007 Program Highlights

• Assisted 331 families with rent or utility payments, totaling $235,499
• Served 2,716 households, or 7,949 people, with food from the food pantry;
• Housed 220 individuals (77 adults and 143 children) through the Short-Term and Transitional Housing Programs;
• Encouraged 29 youth through the Mentoring Program, which serves at-risk youth with the help of community volunteers;
• Partnering with 77 people from 4 neighborhoods in the Community Leadership Development Program, which empowers communities with the knowledge and skills needed to work together to solve neighborhood problems;
• Facilitating GED classes, life skills training, career counseling, and job skills training for 176 people; and
• Welcoming community and individual volunteers, who provided more than 8,300 hours to assist CFR programs and services—a dollar value of nearly $157,000.