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Causes: Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations, Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: Helping people achieve greater independence and discover the power of their choices
Programs: The energy program helps households in the community meet the financial challenges of increasing heat and light bills, as well as providing energy conservation education and training. The energy program served 10,377 unduplicated households with 16,100 benefits assisting a total of 29,942 individuals.
the msc food bank serves families and individuals living within the fwps district boundaries, and parts of 98422. Customers can come weekly. They receive basics, canned goods and meat; commodities, a usda program, providing a wide variety food products, eggs, grains, canned goods and extras, dairy, produce, dry goods, along with pastries and bread. Infant formula, diapers, and jarred food are given to children 2 years and younger. Pet food is available. We also have emergency bags and street bags available. The msc clothing bank serves families and individuals living in south king county. Customers can come the clothing bank once a month. They are given a numberof bags based on family size. They can also have one large items that does not have to fit in the bag, i. E. Blankets and coats, etc. Clothing is hung on racks and placed in bins according size and gender. Customers select clothing and shoes as they like. There also some small household items available to customers. The food and clothing bank provided supplemental and emergency food to individuals and families within the community. The program served 3,701 households and 12,803 individuals, distributing 1,495,746 pounds of food and clothing with the assistance of 17,621 volunteer hours.
the housing program provides assistance in the form of permanent housing for low-income families and individuals as well as veterans and the elderly through ownership of 5 facilities with 96 units as well as through control of 10 housing facilities with 528 units through partnerships and llcs as general partner or managing member, respectively. The housing program also provides homelessness prevention, shelter, transitional, and permanent housing support services in 9 owned facilities and 1 leased facility.
the state long-term care ombudsman (ltcop) program provides services throughout washington state to improve the quality of life for individuals resising in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Program objectives are to insure that long-term care facility residents receive appropriates and fair medical treatment, have access to available resources and receive information about their rights. The education and employment (e&e) program provides adults and youth with english as a second language (esl) classes; individual tutoring to improve reading, writing, and math skillls; and general equivalency diploma (ged) instruction. The e&e program provides a range of services to homeless adults and at-risk youth ages 16-24 years through its "thrive and "yes" programs. Services include outreach and case management; barrier reduction assistance; pre-employement services and training; paid internship placements with community employers; leadership development; job retention and wage progression; and referrals to other agency "wraparound" services.