NORTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY

Weatherization + utility assistance + food -provided services to 4,919 low income and at-risk individuals across a twelve-county region. Services include heating fuel and energy assistance, homeless prevention and rental assistance services, food and commodity supplemental assistance, and home weatherization services. Home weatherization services are comprised of duct sealing and replacement, water heater replacement, furnace replacement, furnace tuning and cleaning services, window sealing, insulation, and education regarding adjustments residents can make that will conserve energy and save on energy related costs over time.

Aging programs -service designed to locate, mobilize and manage a variety of home care and other services needed by frail elderly persons aged 60 and older at high risk of entering a nursing home facility. Through subcontracting with community partners such as councils/commissions on aging, services provided in the twelve-county service area include homemaking, personal care, respite, legal, caregiver, adult day care, medication management, and nutrition programs. These aging programs operate in northeast michigan's twelve county area.

Youth services programs -school success partnership program provided services to 1,213 students identified as at risk for academic failure; service area encompasses 10 counties and includes 28 k12 sites, four alternative education sites, two parochial elementary school sites, and one adult education site.

Housing -financial empowerment, self-sufficiency, foreclosure prevention and default counseling, homeless prevention service, and rental counseling. The programs assisted 933 clients during the fiscal year.

Volunteer programs -consists of three programs - foster grandparent program (fgp); senior companion program (scp); retired and senior volunteer program (rsvp). The fgp volunteers provide one-on-one tutoring to students. A low-income program (within 200% of poverty) volunteers also need to be aged 55 or older to participate. Scp provides independent living services and/or respite services to seniors which afford these seniors the opportunity to remain independent in their own home and offered increased social support. The volunteer criteria for scp duplicate that of fgp. Rsvp engages the skills, talents, and experience of volunteers to address a wide range of community needs. Participants can choose how, where, and when they want to serve with commitments ranging from a few hours to 40 hours per week. The result is a positive contribution to the participants' community, while they can also experience better health and longevity by being active in the community.

Community development programs