Neighborimpact

Programs: Neighborimpact and its regional partners provided 3. 29 million free meals to low-income central oregonians through the regional food bank in 2016-2017. That's equivalent to 67 semi-loads of food! Neighborimpact collected the majority of its food from local sources and supplemented donations from grocery stores and restaurants with food from the oregon food bank and the usda. Neighborimpact and its affiliated partner agencies fed people 293,243 times during the fiscal year.

neighborimpact's emergency services programs, including housing, energy and weatherization services, provided critical support to 13,335 individuals. In addition to helping low-income families, seniors and the disabled pay bills, avoid utility disconnections and pay for reconnection, neighborimpact's services also improved the quality of homes and neighborhoods through weatherization services. In the face of a housing crisis, neighborimpact provided shelter to 917 families who were previously homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

neighborimpact's early care and education division provided high quality preschool education to about 1 in 5 or 536 children in crook and deschutes counties through the federal head start program. Most of the children serviced come from families living below the poverty line and included children with special needs and children who have experienced trauma in their young lives. Children received high quality early literacy training as well as transportation, meals and family support. Neighborimpact also provided training, education and support to the region's childcare providers. Through the partners in progress grant, neighborimpact has helped fund college scholarships for nearly 500 adult childcare providers in the past four years.

neighborimpact's home ownership and related programs, in partnership with neighborworks america and the oregon housing and community services department, served 591 individuals. 95 low-income individuals were served with low-interest loans to restore properties, purchase homes and start small businesses. Foreclosure assistance counseling provided through neighborimpact saved 87 homes, and helped 65 households become homeowners. Through a matched savings program neighborimpact helped people across central oregon save for home ownership, education and transportation. A total of $455,643 was distributed to personal savings accounts, and 56 individuals met their savings goals and invested in their futures. Neighborimpact's low-interest lending program made 45 loans during the fiscal year. Of those, 19 were for home preservation, 24 were downpayment assistance, and 2 were microenterprise loans. Neighborimpact also continued its innovative partnership with the regional housing authority, housing works to co-develop additional housing for the region through a jointly owned llc, housingimpact.