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A t any point, our families can the support doesn’t end there. Our staff works closely with
experience a financial hard-
applicants to help connect them with their local community
ship because of their medical sit- resources as well. The program also offers reimbursement of
uation. Helping Hands program the cost of durable medical equipment necessary in manag-
provides some relief to this extraordinary burden and helps ing a bleeding disorder, such as braces, heating and cooling
our members focus on what’s important: their health. The packs, and Medic Alert bracelets. Filling the gap of financial
program provides emergency assistance for basic living need for the most vulnerable in our community is an ongo-
expenses such as housing, utilities, and transportation but ing challenge of our organization.
2013 by the numbers
OVER $124,867
(January 1 – December 31, 2013)
DISTRIBUTED IN DIRECT AID TO 275 HOUSEHOLDS
7
95 33 households received
households received
assistance with “other”
households assisted
with durable medical assistance with utility expenses (e.g. funeral or
items (e.g. walking expenses 20 other emergencies)
supports, protective 120
gear, braces, etc.) households
households received received assistance
assistance with with transportation
housing expenses expenses
experience a financial hard-
applicants to help connect them with their local community
ship because of their medical sit- resources as well. The program also offers reimbursement of
uation. Helping Hands program the cost of durable medical equipment necessary in manag-
provides some relief to this extraordinary burden and helps ing a bleeding disorder, such as braces, heating and cooling
our members focus on what’s important: their health. The packs, and Medic Alert bracelets. Filling the gap of financial
program provides emergency assistance for basic living need for the most vulnerable in our community is an ongo-
expenses such as housing, utilities, and transportation but ing challenge of our organization.
2013 by the numbers
OVER $124,867
(January 1 – December 31, 2013)
DISTRIBUTED IN DIRECT AID TO 275 HOUSEHOLDS
7
95 33 households received
households received
assistance with “other”
households assisted
with durable medical assistance with utility expenses (e.g. funeral or
items (e.g. walking expenses 20 other emergencies)
supports, protective 120
gear, braces, etc.) households
households received received assistance
assistance with with transportation
housing expenses expenses
