Organizations Filed Purposes:
SEE PART I, LINE 1.
TO BUILD PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES BY SERVING LOCAL FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN PURSUIT OF SELF-RELIANCE.
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENTPROVIDED SERVICES TO INCOME ELIGIBLE PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN UP TO 5 YEARS OF AGE. THE SERVICES ARE COMPREHENSIVE WITH THE CORNERSTONES OF PARENT AND CHILD EDUCATION, HEALTH, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY ASSET BUILDING. EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START ARE PROGRAMS COMMITTED TO GIVING EVERY VULNERABLE CHILD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED. AACH IS A PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AITKIN COUNTY TO PROVIDE AT RISK FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ASSISTANCE.
COMMUNITY SERVICES HAS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS: EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCEPROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND/OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES WHO EXPERIENCED A TEMPORARY HOUSING CRISIS THAT COULD HAVE RENDERED THEM HOMELESS. FUNDS HELPED BY ASSISTING WITH MORTGAGES, RENT, DEPOSITS, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, AND EMERGENCY SHELTER COSTS, BUT ALSO INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO PREVENT FUTURE HOUSING EMERGENCIES (BUDGET COUNSELING, RESOURCE REFERRALS, OR A PERMANENT HOUSING PLAN).HOMELESS YOUTH PROGRAMSPROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND/OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AT-RISK AND HOMELESS YOUTH (21 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER). FUNDS HELPED BY ASSISTING WITH RENT, DEPOSITS, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, AND INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY (BUDGET COUNSELING, GOAL SETTING, RESOURCE REFERRALS). VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCEPROVIDED FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO ENSURE INCOME TAX FORMS WERE FILED WITH ALL THE TAX CREDITS THEY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR. INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO USE THE TAX REFUNDS TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLES, HOMES AND CREDIT WHICH ALSO HELPED TO STIMULATE THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON FINANCIAL LITERACY TOPICS.FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATIONPROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE AND CLASSROOM STYLE FINANCIAL COACHING AND EDUCATION SESSIONS. PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT BUDGETING, DEBT REDUCTION, REPAIRING CREDIT, BUILDING ASSETS AND HOW TO NAVIGATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PRODUCTS. CLASSES WERE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE SEVEN-COUNTY SERVICE AREA AND ONE-ONE-ONE SESSIONS WERE ALSO SCHEDULED FOR PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.FOOD SHELF SUPPORTSTAFF MEMBERS REGULARLY DONATED TO AREA FOOD SHELVES (BI-WEEKLY COLLECTIONS ARE HELD. GARDEN SEEDS WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO AREA FOOD SHELVES IN THE SPRING TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO START GROWING THEIR OWN FOOD.CLOTHING ASSISTANCEPROVIDED VOUCHERS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN AN EMERGENCY OR CRISIS SITUATION, TO PURCHASE CLOTHING AND NECESSITIES AT AREA LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THRIFT STORES.VEHICLE DONATION PROGRAMPROVIDED VEHICLES TO HOUSEHOLDS THAT WERE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT BUT LACKED TRANSPORTATION TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT. VEHICLES ARE DONATED TO LAKES & PINES BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REPAIRED THROUGH A VOCATIONAL PROGRAM AT A FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND DISTRIBUTED TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE REFERRED BY PROGRAM PARTNERS.SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) OUTREACHPROVIDED OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO AREA INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE. THIS IS FORMERLY KNOWN AS FOOD SUPPORT OR FOOD STAMPS.SOCIAL SECURITY OUTREACH, ADVOCACY & RECOVERY (SOAR)PROVIDED OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO AREA INDIVIDUALS THAT SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND HOMELESSNESS OR ARE ENROLLED ON ANY STATE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. HEALTHCARE ACCESS/MNSUREPROVIDED OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO AREA INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO OBTAIN AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE, EITHER THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS OR PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES THROUGH THE HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE CALLED MNSURE.LIVE WELL AT HOMEPROVIDED ASSESSEMENTS TO SENIORS AND DISABLED PERSONS AND MATCHED THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE CHORE SERVICES AND GROCERY DELIVERY AIMED TO KEEP THE SENIOR/DISABLED PERSON IN THEIR HOME RATHER THAN ENTERING A NURSING HOME OR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY.
WEATHERIZATIONTHE GOAL IS TO REDUCE AIR FILTRATION AND LOWER ENERGY COSTS WITH INSULATION, WEATHER STRIPPING, CAULKING AND INSTALLATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT DOORS, WINDOWS, ETC. BY INSULATING HOMES THAT WOULD NOT RECEIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, FAMILIES EXPERIENCE A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE. IT ALSO REDUCES GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND REDUCES THE NATION'S DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL. 67 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED BY THIS PROGRAM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Robert Benes | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $94,979 |
| Tiffany Starks | FISCAL DIRECTOR | 40 | $57,798 |
| Stacy Thaler | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Vicki Wunder | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Haberkorn | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Ripka | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Walbridge | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Foss | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Burkhardt | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Roberta Folkestad | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Duke | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Laura English | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Marcum | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gene Anderson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Anderson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Robinson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Peterson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Niemi | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carla Bruggeman | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Johnson | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Hallan | 2ND VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Genny Reynolds | 1ST VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Brad Larson | CHAIRPERSON | 1.5 | $0 |
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