Year
2002 PROGRAM STATUS REPORT
ISLAND COUNTY Service Center
the Opportunity Council
Prepared by Lisa Clark
February 2003
Island County Service
Center Employees
- 3 full time Family Services
- 4 full time Weatherization Crew - 1 supervisor; 2
technicians
- 1 part-time Energy Intake and
Receptionist
- 1 part-time Community Voice Mail
and Community Database Manager
Client Geographic Breakdown (% of Clients Served)
North Whidbey
Central Whidbey
South
Whidbey
Camano
Island |
57%
14%
23%
6% |
Emergency Shelter for individuals and
families in crisis for up to 30 days
# of
households sheltered:
4 single women with no children
1 couple with no children
10 single women with children
12 two-parent households
# of individuals in households
# of shelter bed-nights |
28
88
1856 |
Age Breakdown:
Birth to 5
6 to 11
12 to 17
18 to 21
22 to 44 |
= 24
= 19
= 4
= 2
= 39 |
Families sheltered are
involved in case management services and stay connected for a minimum of six months after
shelter if they remain in the area |
Homeless Prevention: Rental Assistance to qualified low-income families and individuals.
Limited to once in 12 month period. Average assistance = $250.00
# of households
# of Individuals
# of Bed-nights
$ allocated from all sources
|
102
283
8,677
$ 23,938
|
Transitional Housing Assistance
The Island County Service Center
currently has 14 families active in transitional housing. Vouchers are
administered through the Housing Authority of Island County and provide up
to two years of assistance. Clients are contacted monthly to assess progress
towards identified goals, and reviewed on a six-month basis to determine
compliance for renewal of the voucher.
Information and Referral
Calls documented in 2002 = 5927
Community Online Resource Database Entries = 709
Community Voice Mail (CVM)
Program Size:
Active participating programs/agencies:
Total # of users Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2002:
Total # of users who completed CVM (no
longer on CVM)
23 of 30 who were looking for housing found housing
22 of 73 who were unemployed found employment
13 of 33 used CVM for safe communication
59 of 59 used CVM for health care and received it promptly |
9
80
130
|
Island County Opportunity
Office has a full "Program Objectives and Outcomes Summary"
report for this project. You may receive a copy of the report by
calling: Sherri Stuart, CVM Project
Manager at (360) 679-6577
Energy Assistance and Weatherization
LIHEAP applications funded in
2001-2002 season:
Applications approved as of 2/01/32 for the 2002-2003 season:
Amount Directly distributed to
utilities: $ 237,984 |
568
642
|
Distributed $ 8,600 in Salvation
Army Warm Home Funds to 60 families
New PSE HELP energy program will
allow us to significantly increase energy assistance to
Whidbey Island
families.
Furnace
Repairs/Replacements: 9 total = $
15,120
Weatherization
Families
served 28
# in
households 73
5 disabled
households; 10 seniors; 15 children under the age of 5
$ spent on project
4/02 – 1/03 (end of grant) = $ 51,572
Lead Paint Hazard Control
Families
served 16
# in
households 39
4 disabled
households; 1 senior; 12 children under the age of 5
$ spent on
project 4/02 – 1/03 (end of grant) $
51,433
Child Care Resource and Referral
# of classes for child care
providers: 6 (on Whidbey) for 16 hours of continuing
education credit
3 (on Camano Island) for 7 hours of credit
'Provider Appreciation
Dinner': 36
attended
2 initial orientations held (normally
individuals interested in becoming child care providers must travel to
Mount Vernon or Everett to attend this required all day event)
8 Minigrants issued to homes/centers for
licensing compliance and infant/toddler expansion Total =
$ 4,937
United Way Success by Six
Lending Library
- The resource library became fully
functional in late February, 2002. 21 in-home providers and 6
childcare centers accessed resources on 68 different occasions,
checking out 203 items. The Island County service center will
continue to add new resources based on input from providers.
Other Programs and Projects
- 223 backpacks, complete with
supplies given to school age children
- Issued 97 gas vouchers
- Issued 92 Solid Waste Passes
- 792 contacts for Food Stamp Outreach
- Administered the North Whidbey
Action Fund (benefits clients of Community Resource Network
Participants for crisis expenses not covered by other funding sources)
— $ 3,417, serving 78 families.
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