Family Promise of Berks County

Fiscal year 2023-2024 outcomes: hospitality network/bridge house program/u turn apt:shelter: 53 individuals served 468 hours of direct client service 60% of guests were children 4,945 bed nights 825 monday meal ministry meals delivered by host congregations 87 individuals received case management services average stay is 100 days nearly $12,000 in gift cards (redner's, giant, weis, walmart, target, visa, wawa, etc,) u turn program:youth served: 41 youth ages 17-24 (services provided: light budgeting, work force development, resource acquisition, apartment locator, funds for move in costs, bus passes, documentation recovery, referrals to appropriate community resource, help with application completion and fees, bicycles, clothing, rent and security deposits, food, luggage, transportation, advocacy, geds, connections to mental health and recovery services and so much more) 454 hours of direct client services day center used for: cooking, connectivity, leisure, showers, laundry, socializing, use of computer, use of tv rent & utility assistance program:total funding utilized: $96,001 in esg funding (emergency solutions grant) $15,359 in humi funding (help u move in)homeless prevention (risk of eviction/utility shut off): 107 individuals (47 adults and 51 children)rapid re-housing (homeless): 53 individuals (20 adults and 26 children)short term case management: 67 individuals services food insecurity- distributions:bus passes: over 100 (donor and grant funded)in-kind meal donations: 60 from organizations other than inter-faith congregationsholiday gifts: served 82 individuals at christmas from 40 sponsorswawa food donations: 1,872 sandwicheshelping harvest: 3,417 pounds of food and beverages