HASTINGS FAMILY SERVICE
301 EAST SECOND STREET, HASTINGS, MN 55033 www.hastingsfamilyservice.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HASTINGS FAMILY SERVICE (HFS) IS A COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT AGENCY PROVIDING A RANGE OF EMERGENCY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR OVER FORTY-FIVE YEARS TO ASSIST AND GUIDE NEIGHBORS FROM THE HASTINGS, MINNESOTA, AREA WHO LACK FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, SUPPORT, OR TRANSPORTATION. MISSION: THE PEOPLE OF THE HASTINGS AREA REACHING OUT AS FAMILY IN SUPPORT AND SERVICE TO ONE ANOTHER. HFS PROVIDES HELP AND HOPE IN A SPIRIT OF CARING AND RESPECT, KNOWING THAT UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE JOB ELIMINATION, REDUCTION IN WORK HOURS, OR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES CAN HAPPEN TO ANY ONE AT ANY TIME. THE CURRENT ECONCOMY HAS CREATED NUMEROUS VULNERABILITIES, AND HFS STRIVES TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED WHILE PROVIDING FULFILLING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS. DURING 2020, INDIVIDUALS SERVED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE PROGRAMS OFFERED BY HASTINGS FAMILY SERVICE TOTALED 2,450.

EMERGENCY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - HASTINGS FAMILY SERVICE PROVIDES GRANTS AND VOUCHERS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DURING EMERGENCIES. GRANTS AND VOUCHERS MAY BE PROVIDED TO ASSIST WITH SOME EXPENSES, SUCH AS HOUSING, UTILITIES, AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS, GAS, PRESCRIPTIONS, DIAPERS, FORMULA, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. IN 2020, 130 GRANTS TOTALING 10,806 WERE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES, 99 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED NONFOOD EMERGENCY VOUCHERS, AND 691 FAMILIES RECEIVED EMERGENCY BAGS AND FREE SHELF ITEMS. FOOD SHELF - HFS PROVIDES PEOPLE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY, SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE WITH A SEVEN-DAY SUPPLY OF GROCERIES. IN ADDITION, INDIVIDUALS MAY RECEIVE A VOUCHER TO A LOCAL GROCERY STORE TO PURCHASE PERISHABLE ITEMS OR ADDRESS SPECIFIC DIETARY NEEDS. EMERGENCY BAGS OF FOOD FOR 1, 2, OR 3 DAYS ARE ALSO PROVIDED. THE FOOD SHELF PROVIDED 284,646 POUNDS OF FOOD TO 1,214 FAMILIES AND THANKSGIVING DINNER TO 96 FAMILIES IN 2020. FOOD SHELF CLIENTS WERE ALSO REFERRED TO OTHER PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES, SUCH AS COUNTY ASSISTANCE, FOOD SUPPORT, OR OTHER NON-PROFITS. HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE - HASTINGS FAMILY SERVICE PROVIDES HELP WITH THE EMERGENCY NEEDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IN 2020, HFS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 18 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

SUPPORTIVE MEALS ON WHEELS - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLINA HEALTH REGINA HOSPITAL, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES HOT MEALS AND A SAFETY CHECK FOR THE ELDERLY,PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, AND THOSE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY. IN 2020, 12,863 MEALS WERE DELIVERED TO 129 SENIORS. JUST FRIENDS - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION AND ASSISTANCE WITH GROCERY SHOPPING TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN THE HASTINGS COMMUNITY. IN 2020, VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 532 TRANSPORTS, LOGGING 13,572 MILES. PROJECT SHARE - FAMILIES IN NEED RECIEVE FOOD, GIFTS, AND TOYS DURING THE HOLIDAYS. BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND INDIVIDUALS MAKE DONATIONS, FUNDRAISE, ADOPT FAMILIES, HOST GIFT TREES, AND PARTICIPATE IN TOY AND FOOD DRIVES TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS. IN 2020, 237 FAMILIES CONSISTING OF 909 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED BY PROJECT SHARE. SCHOOL SUPPLIES - HFS PROVIDES A BACKPACK FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO CHILDREN AT ALL GRADE LEVELS WHO ARE IN NEED. IN 2020, 242 STUDENTS FROM 118 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED SCHOOL SUPPLIES THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. CLOTHING VOUCHERS - HFS PROVIDES VOUCHERS FOR CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FROM RIVERTOWN TREASURES TO THOSE WHO NEED ASSISTANCE. IN 2020, HFS PROVIDED VOUCHERS VALUED AT 14,189 TO 231 FAMILIES.

COMMUNITY RIVERTOWN TREASURES - CLEAN, SEASONAL, CAREFULLY INSPECTED, GENTLY USED CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC, AND ALL STORE REVENUE SUPPORTS HFS'S PROGRAMS. THE ENTIRE INVENTORY OF RIVERTOWN TREASURES IS DONATED BY THE COMMUNITY. BUSINESS CENTER - HFS PROVIDES FAXING, COPYING, USE OF A COMPUTER AND PHONE FREE OF CHARGE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. VOLUNTEERS - HFS RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE HELP AND HOPE TO ITS NEIGHBORS. HFS IS ACCREDITED THROUGH THE POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION SERVICE ENTERPRISE AND MAINTAINS THAT CERTIFICATION BY USING VOLUNTEERS TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION EFFECTIVELY. VOLUNTEERS SERVE IN BOTH HIGH-LEVEL AND ENTRY-LEVEL CAPACITIES, ULTIMATELY FREEING UP STAFF TO FOCUS ON HIGHER LEVEL STRATEGIC DUTIES NECESSARY TO ENSURE HFS ADDRESSES THE ONGOING ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN THE HASTINGS COMMUNITY. IN 2020, VOLUNTEERS PERFORMED 12,090 HOURS OF SERVICE FOR HFS, EQUIVALENT TO 5.8 FULLTIME EMPLOYEES.

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