Program areas at Mountain Projects
Assist low-income, challenged, & older persons to secure quality housing by subsidized rents & utilites for 800 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 100,000 meals during the year.
Comprehensive child development program (head start) for 177 (121 head start and 56 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. 5 homes served this year; affordable housing rental - provide affordable housing units. Expenses total 71,289. Weatherization - provide assistance in self-help housing. Served 140 units during the year. Expenses total 1,180,430. Older american - assists elderly with physical and nutritional needs. Served 4,079 persons during year. Expenses 526,766. Corporation for national service - promotes people becoming involved as volunteers while assisting in needed areas such as daycares. 76 volunteers served during the year. Expenses 403,904. Community services block program - program funds central intake operations and case workers. Served over 1,087 persons during the year. Expenses 264,023. Public transportation program - provides public transportation for haywood cty citizens. Served 36,250 passengers for the year. Expenses 1,238,938. Navigator program: provides assistance to low income individuals in obtaining affordable health insurance coverage. Served 1,931 persons during the year. Expenses 126,953. Prevention services: this program provides adult and youth counseling focused on the prevention of substance abuse. Served 266,450 people. Expenses 268,545. Workforce opportunity act: served 34 people. Provides access to employement, education, training, and support services to job seekers. Expenses 123,608. Smokey Mountain housing-develop lots and construct homes to be sold to eligible low income households. 2 homes sold and 11 homes in development. Expenses 129,202. Healthy opportunities pilot - omprehensive program to evaluate non medical interventins related to housing, food and transportation for medicaid enrollees. Served 136 people. Expenses 310,104.