Programs

  • Community Services and Food Assistance

    OVERALL, OUR STAFF RESPONDED TO 13,186 CONTACTS BY PHONE, EMAIL AND IN PERSON FOR INFORMATION, REFERRAL AND SERVICES. COMMUNITY SERVICES: PROVIDED RESIDENTS FREE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO BE SAFE, HEALTHY AND MOVE TO SELF- SUFFICIENCY. BENEFITS ACQUISITION SUPPORT (INCLUDING SNAP/FOOD STAMPS, MEDICAID, LIHEAP, UNEMPLOYMENT) WAS PROVIDED TO 181 HOUSEHOLDS. BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF 11,379 (INCLUDING RENTAL, UTILITY, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS) WAS PROVIDED TO 166 HOUSEHOLDS; DOMESTCI VIOLENCE COUNSELING WAS PROVIDED TO 29 INDIVIDUALS; HOLIDAY GIFTS TO 480 CHILDREN; BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO 214 CHILDREN. FOOD AND NUTRITION: THE OPEN LINK'S FOOD PANTRY PROVIDES A CHOICE PANTRY EXPERIENCE WHILE ALLOWING THE CONSUMER TO ORDER ONLINE. THIS PAST YEAR, THE PANTRY SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 502 PEOPLE MONTHLY A TOTAL OF 271,080 POUNDS OF FOOD, A 30% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. THROUGH THE "PANTRY WITHOUT WALLS" PROGRAM WE DELIVERED GROCERIES TO 65 SENIOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH MOBILITY OR TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF DISTRIBUTED 17,668 MEALS TO CHILDREN THROUGH THE SUMMER KIDS MEALS PROGRAM. THROUGH TOL'S MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PREPARED AND DELIVERED12,777 NUTRITIOUS MEALS STRAIGHT TO THE HOMEBOUNDS ELDERLY; COMMUNITY LUNCH: 4,472 NUTRITIOUS LUNCHES WERE SERVED TO SENIORS THROUGH THE DAILY COMMUNITY LUNCH; DISTRIBUTED THANKSGIVING DINNERS SERVING 476 PEOPLE; PLAYED A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN FIRST MONDAY COMMUNITY MEAL PROVIDING 200 MEALS/MONTH TO FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. EDUCATION: INSTRUCTORS AND TUTORS GAVE FREE ASSISTANCE TO 11 ADULT LEARNERS PREPARING TO TEST FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS; 31 ADULTS WERE PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.2M

  • Program 1 [2025]

    THROUGH THE WORK OF 16 FULL AND PART TIME STAFF MEMBERS, THE OPEN LINK PROVIDED SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 2500 VALLEY RESIDENTS THIS YEAR. THE PANTRY DISTRIBUTED 254,760 POUNDS OF FOOD TO AN AVERAGE OF 1,035 PEOPLE EACH MONTH. 20,012 MEALS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN FIVE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY TO CHILDREN THROUGH THE SUMMER KIDS MEALS PROGRAM, A 12% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. 13,271 HOT AND COLD NUTRITIOUS MEALS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH MEALS ON WHEELS AND 4,819 COMMUNITY LUNCHES WERE SERVED TO SENIORS AT THE CENTER. THE PANTRY ALSO PROVIDED 578 PEOPLE WITH THANKSGIVING MEALS. BENEFITS ACQUISITION SUPPORT (INCLUDING SNAP, LIHEAP MEDICAID AND UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE) WAS PROVIDED TO 107 HOUSEHOLDS AND 37,037 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO 221 PEOPLE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY HOUSING AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE. 213 CHILDREN RECEIVED BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SUPPLIES IN TIME FOR SCHOOL AND 485 CHILDREN HAD HOLIDAY GIFTS UNDER THE TREE THIS YEAR. 18 ADULT LEARNERS WERE ENROLLED IN THE HSE (GED) PROGRAM AND THERE WERE 2 GRADUATES. 47 PEOPLE WERE HELPED WITH EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING AND 106 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE FIRST JOB FAIR HELD IN 5 YEARS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, YMCA AND THE OPEN LINK. FINALLY, THE CODE BLUE SHELTER WAS OPEN 91 NIGHTS, PROVIDING BEDS FOR 7 HOMELESS MEN. ALL THIS WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE 9,415 HOURS OF SERVICE PROVIDED BY 301 VOLUNTEERS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.4M