Emergency Stabilization Programs

The Emergency Stabilization Programs are designed to help families and individuals through a crisis. The programs are normally a one-time service that gives clients the boost to bounce back on their feet. The following are programs operated under Emergency Stabilization:

Resource Distribution Projects:

The purpose of the Resource Distribution Project is to stabilize a family's current emergency situation by using donated goods and services. Emergency services may include medical care, utility and shelter assistance, transportation, food, clothing, furniture, and other items and services to meet the crisis in the family.

Food Pantries:

Food pantries are operated in the counties of Caldwell, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston, Mercer, and Putnam. Food pantries are kept stocked by local donations as well as commodity foods from the MO-KAN Food Bank in St. Joseph and the Central Missouri Food Bank in Columbia. The food banks also provide food at a discount cost when transportation is available for pick up.

Energy Crisis Intervention Program:

The ECIP program provides payment of energy bills when an eligible household is disconnected or threatened with disconnection. Other services offered may include repairs to the heating equipment, minor weather-stripping, other energy-related repairs, and purchase of a space heater or blankets.

Dollar More:

Union Electric in the counties of Caldwell, Daviess, Linn, Livingston, Putnam, and Sullivan provides these funds through GHCAA for a maximum payment of $300.00 to prevent disconnection of an energy source. This program is on-going as funds are available.

Energy Aid:

Mid-America Assistance Coalition in Kansas City adminsteres the Energy Aid program. Funds are made availabel through Aquila and are operated in the counties of Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, and Livingston.

Utili-Share:

The unregulated utility companies in the Green Hills area have established a customer donation program where by a consumer may designate an amount on their utility bill to be given to GHCAA so that monies may be used for the low-income to meet an emergency payment.

Emergency Food & Shelter Program,

Housing Trust Fund Homeless Program,

 

Emergency Shelter Grant Program:

Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Homeless Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESGP) are both programs operated by GHCAA and funded through three different funding sources. These program funds are used to pay utilities, utility deposits, food, and rent or mortgage payments.

Homeless Challenge Program:

The Homeless Challenge Program is offered to families who are homeless or near homeless due to substandard housing, eviction, threat of eviction, disconnection of utilities or threat of disconnection of utilities. The Homeless Challenge Program is used to stabilize a family's living situation with food, shelter, utilities, deposits, and rent or mortgage payment.

Community Programs

Community Coordination Resource Development Programs focus on working with community partners to establish relationships and partnerships to solve problems concerning low-income families. There are three types of CCRD's:

• Institutional Partnerships, which is targeted toward a single institution.

• Collaboration Networks, which work jointly with other partners to facilitate change in a community.

• Revitalization Coalitions that raise awareness to the extent of poverty conditions and the consequences of not dealing with the problems.

Current CCRD programs include:

Caldwell:  Drug & Alcohol Awareness

Daviess:  Transportation

Grundy:  Transportation

Harrison:   Crisis Response Nutrition

Linn:   Crisis Response Nutrition

Livingston:  Drug & Alcohol Awareness