Program areas at Mountain Projects
Assist low-income, challenged, & older persons to secure quality housing by subsidized rents & utilites for 900 units/month. A fee is charged to fund the operation of the program.
A food service program for the preparation of meals for other programs of the organization. A fee is charged; served 62,000 meals during the year.
Comprehensive child development program (head start) for 200 (133 head start and 67 early head start) low-income children & their families. No fee is charged.
Housing - perform major renovation work on homes of lower income persons to improve housing quality. No fee is charged. 48 homes served this year. Affordable housing rental - provide affordable housing units. Expenses total 49,323. Weatherization - provide assistance in self-help housing. Served 142 units during the year. Expenses total 1,884,330. Senior services - assists elderly with physical and nutritional needs. Served 6,147 persons during year. Expenses 528,720. Corporation for national service - promotes people becoming involved as volunteers while assisting in needed areas such as daycares. 59 volunteers served during the year. Expenses 409,383. Community services block program - program funds central intake operations and case workers. Served over 1,476 persons during the year. Expenses 213,607. Public transportation program - provides public transportation for haywood cty citizens. Served 38,453 passengers for the year. Expenses 1,226,227. Navigator program - provides assistance to low income individuals in obtaining affordable health insurance coverage. Served 1,989 persons during the year. Expenses 404,510. Prevention services - this program provides adult and youth counseling focused on the prevention of substance abuse. Served 169,245 people. Expenses 286,782. Workforce opportunity act - served 63 people. Provides access to employement, education, training, and support services to job seekers. Expenses 87,183. Smokey Mountain housing - develop lots and construct homes to be sold to eligible low income households. 3 homes sold and 9 homes in development. Expenses 181,596. Healthy opportunities pilot - omprehensive program to evaluate non medical interventions related to housing, food and transportation for medicaid enrollees. Served 9,828 food boxes. Expenses 1,035,049.