Klamath-Lake Community Action Services

Programs: Energy assistance: provided benefits to clients in the form of energy assistance which includes direct vendor payments to utility companies to avoid shut-off or assistance with a utility bill in klamath county. We contracted with a local nonprofit agency in lake county to deliver the same services there.

ongoing family services: provided case management through our klamath & lake homeownership center (klhc), family support & connections (fs&c), representative payee, and family navigator programs. Klhc assisted clients who are interested in purchasing a home and offered foreclosure counseling to current homeowners. Fs&c's goal is to prevent kids from going into foster care by assisting the client in finding resources available to them within the community. Our representative payee program provided services to clients identified by social security as needing financial management services. Family navigators work with families to meet the goals required to keep children in their homes or to reunite families whose children have been placed in foster care. We also held community events that provide free essential supplies and food to families and individuals in need and connect them with local services.

homeless prevention: provided direct services to low-income families and individuals through our homeless prevention program to avoid homelessness. Case management and skills training were also offered to families and individuals to create housing stabilization. Additional supportive services were offered to veteran families to prevent loss of housing or house those who are homeless. We also assist emergency shelters with operational costs.