INTERFAITH WORKS

Vocational services (vsp): vsp supports and empowers those who are unemployed or underemployed to develop life and career skills for long-term self-suffieciency. Vsp provides comprehensive, individualized support for low-income and homeless men and women, and strengthens the financial stability of individuals and families through employment-assisted programming. Vocational counselors work with clients until they successfully gain employment, and then for at least one year following placement. Through intensive, personalized one-on-one counseling and coaching sessions, our counselors empower success through employment.

Connections: interfaith works connections connects low-income montgomery county residents to essential resources. Fluent in both english and spanish, the resource coordinators conduct assessments to identify client needs and provide them with useful information and referrals to various services. Iw connections provides emergency financial assistance to people behind on rent, mortgage, or utility bills (pepco or washington gas). Clients may receive assistance once annually with a lifetime cap of three times.

Emergency assistance coalition (eac): the eac is a collaboration of compassionate humanitarian public and private agencies, congregations, and grassroots groups who deliver essential safety net services. The eac helps neighbors resolve a financial or personal crisis related to poverty, housing or food insecurity, homelessness, lack of health care or resources to meet basic needs. Eac services include intervention, financial assistance, referral, counselling, client education, moral support, and advocacy. Under iw management, the eac fills gaps, utilized best practices, provides capacity building training, and facilitates communication and consultations to maintain a coordinated approach to delivering emergency assistance services.