Justice Ministries Of Pagosa Inc

Programs: Scholarship program - to assist students in meeting monthly budgetary expenses while attending a two-year program at san juan college in farmington, new mexico or an area vocational school. The dollar amounts vary based on the individual student needs. There were no students that received scholarship assistance in the year 2016.

justice patrol - justice ministries helps bridge the gaps for those in our community needing a helping hand. In 2016, we had 789 recorded client requests totaling more than 821 "need" requests, which served more than 920 people. This was accomplished by engaging the clients to particpate in their own solutions and problem solving. We supported our clients with the assistance of volunteers, resource navigation, and collaboration with other agencies. We provided rides to medical or legal appointments, moving assistance, obtained donated household goods, furniture, and appliances, coordinated firewood supply and delivery to needy veterans, senior citizens, diasabled, and families/individuals in crisis. We helped with budgeting,offered the use of an in-office computer station, fax machine, printer, telephone, and provided a place to warm up during cold winter months. Our office has many walk-in clients - people seeking help finding jobs, food, and housing. We serve the community in countless ways. By working with the state of colorado 6th judicial court, justice ministries supervised a total of 836 hours of useful public service in 2016. Justice ministries collaborates with the community united methodist church for a program called "p. O. P. S. " - prosperity over pagosa springs - to reach a broader base of community memebrs by teaching and facilitating a variety of life skills programs. In 2016, 75 participants attended our winter, summer, and fall classes including boundaries (dr. John townsend & dr. Henry cloud), the five love languages (gary chapman), love, sex, & dating (andy stanley), financial peace university (dave ramsey), the fred factor (mark sanborn), the path (laurie beth jones), and the principle of the path (andy stanley). In addition, various building materials of a 5000 square foot home due to be demolished were donated to justice ministries. We had a crew strip it down to the concrete foundation and it the materials were used to build 3 small buildings at a local church who also built a shower house and outdoor kitchen for the homeless plus materials for 8 local off grid home builders.

in late 2014, justice ministries recognized the need for basic life skills training and entrepreneurial training and has been continuing this service since then. In 2016, justice ministries received 2 grants from the archuleta county commissioners. The 1st one in may for 4000. 00 which was used to for day labor opportunities for 20 unemployed clients. We were able to match 20 people to day labor opportunities which enabled them to earn money to improve the quality of their lives while also benefitting 10 individual recipients. Of those whom we placed, 10 are homeless (including a family of 4), 4 are long-time residents living in poverty, 5 in transition and 1 coming out of incarceration. The recipients included a widow, an elderly couple, a disabled woman, a person in hospice care, a local church, and a local church/ministry. Four individuals obtained permanent employment. Two more additional individuals obtained short-term summer employment through this program and our referrals and 5 were able to pay their bills in between jobs. The perpetual effects have been that the family of 4 and a homeless couple now have permanent housing and 4 transients earned enough money to move on the 2nd grant was received in september in the amount of 2000. 00 which was used in gas vouchers, shower passes, and bus passes serving a total of 80 clients.