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By TJ WABASHA, Minn. (KWNO)-Spots are available for SEMMCHRA’s Family Self Sufficiency Program.   The program’s goal is to help families achieve financial independence. It provides participants with the resources needed to complete the program and land full-time employment.   As program members increase their earned income, they can put money into an escrow account and use money from that account on a down payment for a house and other items to help them achieve financial indep...

For 57 years, BCOC has connected residents with resources to survive, stabilize, thrive and create pathways to economic self-sufficiency.

Need to know Most Oregonians who receive SNAP benefits will receive increased emergency benefits in June Find resources to meet your basic needs: Dial 2-1-1, or text your zip code to 898-21, www.211info.org Support and resources from the Oregon Department of Human Services Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive emergency allotments in June. The federal government has approved emergency allotments every month since March 2020, to give S...

Grace Montessori School, a nonprofit school and child care center dedicated to educating students cognitively, spiritually and physically, accepted a $10,000 donation from Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

JEFFERSON CITY- Redeem Project Ministries celebrated their 11th anniversary on Tuesday with the announcement of a new project. The Captive Grace Program is the newest initiative undertaken by Redeem Project Ministries, which focuses on providing support and care for individuals, specifically women, who are involved in human trafficking. This is the first project under the organization that will begin to reach into Boone County, expanding the programs reach farther into mid-Missouri. Redeem Proj...

SOUTH BEND — Jerry and Carol Mills visited Epworth United Methodist Church on the suggestion of friends. More than 40 years later, Carol Mills remains a member. It’s a place, she says, where she’s received spiritual sustenance and made a lifetime of memories. “I got involved with the choir and my husband was a trustee for many years,” she said. “We just decided that we liked it, and now as far as I am concerned, the people who I go to church with are my second fami...

Rocky Mountain Power announces new grants to support Utah, Wyoming and Idaho communities this spring SALT LAKE CITY (May 10, 2021) — Even as COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the country, many communities are still facing challenges from the pandemic and the organizations that support them are still seeing unprecedented demand. In spite of the odds, local programs that address critical issues such as food insecurity, homelessness, domestic violence, child abuse, elder issues, ...

Zanesville Metro Housing garners grant COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority is one of four public housing authorities in Ohio to receive grant funding for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Program. The local grant award is $180,682 and will be used to hire or retain service coordinators to assist public housing families meet their professional, financial, health and educational goals. The grant funds are from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel...

and last updated 2021-02-05 17:24:59-05 CHESAPEAKE, Va. — During a year where so many lost so much, Donita Edwards gained everything she wanted - a home of her very own. On December 11, 2020, Edwards became a first-time homeowner just in time for Christmas. “Our daughter especially would always talk about that house, and I would cry when she would talk about that house because I wasn’t there yet. And so, I had to get it together,” recalled Edwards. She eventually did “g...

Dear Patch readers, I wanted to share a few of my experiences in working and volunteering with Yumi Ross. Over the past 12 years, we have worked together on a number of initiatives and throughout all of these I’ve seen Yumi’s passion for Highland Park, her incredible work ethic and professionalism, and her strong sense of working towards the good of our community. We first met each other in 2009 when we were both served on D112s Strategic Planning Team and then again on the five-year plan ...