People Reaching Out To Other People Inc Prop

Emergency financial services: prop provides short-term financial support to keep families stably housed, either directly by paying rent or indirectly by covering other essential expenses such as utilities, transportation, prescriptions, or child care. With assistance from our case managers and social services director, prop works with clients holistically and creatively to best meet their needs. Prop prevented homelessness for 91 households by providing rent and/or security deposit assistance. Prop assisted 315 families with other direct financial services for car repairs, utility expenses, child care, transportation expenses and other needs to keep families stable. The high cost of basic living necessities, specifically for housing and food, combined with wages not keeping pace with these expenses for many low-income households, continues to drive demand for services and assistance from prop.

Youth programs and wrap around services: prop continues to provide youth scholarships to enable underserved children to participate in sports, music, drivers' education, camps, tutoring and other activities. Prop provided 24 youth scholarships last fiscal year, and 5 additional scholarships through a new program specifically for drivers' education. Our employment counselor assisted 80 individuals with their job search, including creating or updating their resume, preparing for interviews, and connecting with local employers that have open positions, providing 277 individual coaching sessions. In addition, 63 individuals participated in group employment workshops developed by our employment counselor or orchestrated with a partnership organization. Prop continued to offer financial counseling to clients through a pilot- partnership with a resource partner. Prop also provided adult enrichment scholarships to help individuals improve their skills. Our holiday gift card program, which offers gift cards to qualifying families for each child age 18 and under, and to senior citizens, provided $24,800 in financial assistance during the holiday season while preserving client dignity and maximum flexibility in the use of these funds for a special meal or celebration.

Other program services: program allocation of overhead expense.