NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASSOCIATION
1020 S MATTHEW ST, PEORIA, IL 61605 www.nhpeoria.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASSOCIATION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES, AND EDUCATION TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL THROUGH ALL LIFE STAGES.

TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY SO IT MAY REACH ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL.

MEALS ON WHEELS:THERE IS NO FINANCIAL CRITERION FOR THIS PROGRAM. SENIORS QUALIFY FOR MEALS BECAUSE THEY CAN NO LONGER SHOP OR COOK FOR THEMSELVES DUE TO ILLNESS, DISABILITY, OR FRAILTY. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT ON AGING THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AGENCY ON AGING, HEART OF ILLINOIS UNITED WAY, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, AS WELL AS MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS, SUCH AS MOLINA AND MERIDIAN. THE PROGRAM ALSO DEPENDS ON DONATIONS AND COMMUNITY FUNDING. MEALS ARE PREPARED, PACKAGED, AND DELIVERED FROM NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:30 A.M. AND 1:30 P.M. FROZEN MEALS FOR DINNER AND OR WEEKENDS ARE PROVIDED TO SENIORS WITH THE GREATEST NEED BASED ON CASE COORDINATION UNIT REFERRALS AND PARTICIPANT INTERVIEWS. NOT ONLY DO WE PROVIDE FOR OUR CLIENTS' PHYSICAL HEALTH BY DELIVERING NUTRITIOUS MEALS, OUR PRESENCE ALLOWS US TO ALSO PROVIDE A WELLNESS CHECK AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY FOR CLIENTS, OFFERING MUCH NEEDED SOCIAL CONTACT. FOR MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE SERVICES, THE ONLY PERSON THEY SEE ON A REGULAR BASIS IS THEIR MEALS ON WHEELS DRIVER. THIS BENEFITS OUR CLIENTS BY HAVING SOMEONE WHO CONSISTENTLY CHECKS ON THEM. CITY OF PEORIA:NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASSOCIATION DELIVERED 101,652 MEALS TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS OVER 60 IN THE CITY OF PEORIA FROM JULY 2019-JUNE 2020. RURAL PEORIA :NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASSOCIATION DELIVERED 37,492 MEALS TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS OVER 60 IN RURAL PEORIA FROM JULY 2019-JUNE 2020.TAZEWELL CONGREGATE AND HOME DELIVERED MEALS:NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASSOCIATION CONTRACTED WITH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AGENCY ON AGING AS MEAL PROVIDER FOR THE TAZEWELL COUNTY MEALS PROGRAM. 46,465 MEALS WERE SERVED FROM JULY 2019-JUNE 2020.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH:NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASSOCIATION PROVIDED A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS FROM JULY 2019-JUNE 2020. WITH THE HELP OF 15 CHURCHES AND SERVICE GROUPS, WE CONTINUED TO BE THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN PEORIA SERVING A HOT MEAL ON SUNDAYS. VOLUNTEERS SERVED 3,092 MEALS TO CHILDREN, ADULTS, SENIORS AND SOME OF WHOM ARE HOMELESS. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR BI-MONTHLY FOOD PANTRY TO CARRY MORE ITEMS AND INCORPORATED MORE FRESH FOODS AND MEATS. VOLUNTEERS HANDED OUT 759 FOOD BOXES. DURING THE HOLIDAYS, WE PROVIDED TOYS TO 523 CHILDREN THROUGH TOY SHOP, AND 97 THROUGH ANGEL TREE. WE DELIVERED 1,500 BAGS OF WRAPPED GIFTS TO SENIORS, AND GAVE AWAY 700 WINTER COATS AT OUR ANNUAL COAT GIVEAWAY. CRITTER MEALS ON WHEELSNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASSOCIATION SERVED 165 CRITTERS WITH CRITTERS MEALS ON WHEELS FROM JULY 2019-JUNE 2020. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY GRANTS AND LOCAL SUPPORT. EVENING AND SUMMER MEALSNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OFFERS SUMMER MEALS AT OUR LOCATION, AS WELL AS COMMON PLACE, PROCTOR RECREATION CENTER, DISTRICT 50 SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON, AND ART INC. WE SERVED 2,013 BREAKFAST MEALS AT TWO SITES AND 3,881 LUNCHES AT FIVE SITES. CLOSE TO 500 CHILDREN ALSO RECEIVED WEEKEND SNACK PACKS TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR DIETS OVER THE WEEKEND. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR WE SERVED 22,804 AFTER SCHOOL MEALS AT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, COMMON PLACE, AND DREAM CENTER. CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED ALSO RECEIVED HOMEWORK HELP AND PARTICIPATED IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ART AND MUSIC, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND NUTRITION.

EDUCATION:OUR ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM ASSISTS ADULT LEARNERS WITH ADULT BASIC EDUCATION TO IMPROVE THEIR LITERACY SKILLS AND ALSO GED SERVICES. INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEER TUTORS IN ONE-ON-ONE SETTINGS OR SMALL GROUP CLASSES AT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OR IN COMMUNITY SPACES. ADULT LEARNERS RECEIVE 1-10 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION PER WEEK DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY AND SKILL LEVEL. THE ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM WERE BRAND NEW TO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2020. THE YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING TO CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EDUCATION BY PROVIDING HOMEWORK SUPPORT, AND INDIVIDUALIZED TUTORING. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATION, ENRICHMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO PROVIDED.

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