Project Of Easton Inc

Meeting basic needsemergency assistance: our emergency assistance program is committed to helping people meet their most basic needs as a foundation on which to build their capacity to care for themselves and move out of crisis.our program provides safety-net support, including access to shelter, rental assistance, and utility support. Using our longstanding relationships in the community, our case managers also provide information and referrals to community resources, including our own food pantry, education and life skills programming, ensuring a more seamless continuum of support.goal: the goal of the assist program is to help people living inpoverty meet their basic material needs so that they have a stable foundation on which to build toward self-reliance and upward economic mobility.2023 - 2024 resultshouseholds served: 468 1,433 people (598 adults, 455 children, 380 seniors) 100% (1,433/1,433) of households seeking services received information and referrals to community partners or were referred for emergency services through the 211 system100% (1,433/1,433) of households were referred to project's services, including our food pantry, adult & family literacy programs, and school-based programming as appropriate as well as other community services46% of clients who received a rental and/or utility voucher remained in stable housing at 30/60/90 daysfood pantry: project's food pantry is committed to reducingfood insecurity and increasing healthy food knowledge. Our food pantry, the largest in northampton county, employs a "full choice" model, which allows clients to "shop" with dignity and choose healthy options. Our pantry is a "food intervention" that reduces hunger, but also addresses underlying conditions that result in poverty and food insecurity. Our staff and volunteers actively engage with all pantry clients and direct them to support services as needed. We incorporate learning opportunities, including healthy food preparation, building diets rich in fresh fruits and vegetables, and managing dietary restrictions.goal: the goal of the pantry is to reduce food insecurity, increase food literacy, and identify people with other emergency needs and provide participants with a portal to supportive services and a "choice" pantry model.2023-2024 resultshouseholds served: 1,467 households5,130 people (including 2,601 adults, 1,788 children, 741 seniors) were provided food to reduce food insecurity, increase food literacy and were provided with supportive services if needed; 116,283 pounds of food received was equivalent to $217,409 value 293,789 pounds of food distributed clients was equivalent to $549,799 value 69 volunteers dedicated 4,320 volunteer hours equivalent to $129,369 value 100% of clients were provided with 3-4 days' worth of food 100% of clients received newsletters and nutritional information

Moving to self-sufficiency: community supportive servicesstudent success program: project's student success program (ssp) is designed to close the achievement gap for at-risk elementary and middle school children and ensure their ultimate school success and graduation by promoting life skills and positive school engagement.2023-2024 results through the implementation of the evidence-based botvin life skills training program students learn the skills necessary to make positive decisions, resist social (peer) pressures to smoke, drink, and use drugs and ultimately to remain engaged in school and graduate.664 students participated in the program85% (568/664) of all students participating in lst completed 80% of more of the curriculum 100% (7/7) of lst had at least one fidelity check