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Causes: Financial Counseling, Human Services
Mission: Our mission is to provide professional representative payee services, and financial mamagement assistance to people who have low income, disabilities and those receiving social security and/or veterans benefits and are experiencing obstacles.
Programs: Representative payee program - we provided payee services for approximately 555 clients in 2017. Payee services include but are not limited to paying monthly expenses such as rent, utilities, groceries, medical fees, transportation costs and other financial obligations. Our clients income sources vary from social security or veterans benefits to state aid or employment. Federal and state agencies refer people to b&b. Greater than 97% of our clients suffer from either a mental or developmental disability.
barrier buster program we provide check writing and distribution services for the barrier buster unmet needs fund that is administered by the washtenaw county community and economic development department. We processed 371 requests for emergency expenses such as rent, utilities, food and medical. All requests were processed and payments issued within 48 business hours of receiving the request,
food card program we purchased more than 1500 food cards from local mechants. We received rebates/discounts for those purchases.