IN 2024, WE PAID 86 BILLS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL EMERGENCIES. THESE BILLS TOTALED $45,201 AND INCLUDED ASSISTANCE WITH RENT, UTILITIES, CAR REPAIR, MEDICAL BILLS, DENTAL BILLS, CHILDCARE, HOME FURNISHINGS (SUCH AS MATTRESSES) AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. IN ADDITION, WE CONTRIBUTED $17,914 TO COMMUNITY FUNDS SUCH AS FOOD PANTRIES, SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE OYSTER RIVER AND NEWMARKET END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER PROGRAMS.