Program areas at ACTS
Human services - during the fiscal year, one of our critical services is to provide financial assistance for households facing disconnections of their utilities. in fy2022, we assisted 841 families and distributed $349,614 in funding for this effort. While the total number of households assisted decreased from previous years, the total amount paid was larger because our clients owed more money on their bills. We also had to send many families to other agencies since we had limited resources.families were bringing us utility bills that represented upwards of six months of Service that had accrued. As a result, we spent more per client than in fy2021. Total households: 841total utility bills paid: $349,614we assist those in need of various forms of housing from emergency shelter to permanent housing. Evictions have started again and are accelerating. in pwc evictions tripled between october and december. Homelessness is an issue that many families continue to face.between our beverly warren house and domestic violence safe houses, we provided shelter to 364 individuals, and we were able to transition 124 households into permanent housing!total sheltered: 364total households moved into permanenthousing: 124
Thrift store - during the fiscal year, we provide almost 36,000 pounds of food to almost 700 families every month Through our hunger prevention center. We are also able to provide other essential needs for the entire family including toiletries, diapers, pet food, and household cleaning supplies. in 2022, we assisted 6,900 households and distributed 416,017 pounds of food.the credit for this success of our hpc is due to the crew of volunteers that continue to help us as we only have three staff members run the hpc. Special credit continues to go to the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, which provided its young missionaries as volunteers, since they were unable to do their normal overseas work. We could not have done our jobs without them.total households: 6,900total pounds of food distributed: 416,017
Trauma services - sexual assault and domestic violence staff and volunteers provide real-time, supportive, and empowering services for victims who have experienced trauma. We do this Through real-time safety planning in collaboration with police officers on-scene, court advocacy, hospital accompaniment, and individual and group support sessions for primary and secondary victims. in fy2022, sexual assault services assisted 1,105 victims, an increase of 95 from fy2021. The domestic violence staff assisted 5,597 victims, an increase of 1,987 victims over a 50% increase. One important Service is our work with the pwc police department in domestic violence situations. This Service begins with a lethality assessment protocol call from the pwc police department. The responding officer to a dv call puts the victim on the phone with acts and our advocate provides options for the victim, including immediately transporting them to a safe location. We then help the victim Through an advocate that assists the victim in getting all the services they require. Acts provides advocacy and assistance with getting protective orders, getting them into permanent housing, and providing on-going individual and group support for the victim and their children. Both the domestic violence and sexual assault services staffs see clients both virtually and in-person. This allows more flexibility to our clients to better meet their needs. Our staff members continue to make certain that victims receive the best in supportive care and advocacy.total sexual assault clients: 1,010total domestic violence clients: 5,597due to the rollout of 988, the standup of the regional crisis center, and the loss of staff and volunteers the helpline reduced its hours to m-f 9am 9pm. Even with reduced hours and being the secondary backup for 988, our trained staff and volunteers answered crisis calls, responding to anything from information about services in the area to suicides in progress. in 2022, our team answered 11,851 crisis calls, including 2,299 suicide calls. Our senior link program, which provides reassurance and check-in calls to home-bound older adults is a lifeline for many. in 2022, we made 9,412 senior link calls, a decrease of 3,362 calls due to staff and volunteer availability. Acts is only funded to make 960 senior link calls and our staff and volunteers almost make 10 times that number. Pwc is not funding the helpline in fy24 and acts will no longer accept crisis calls; however, the senior link program will continue with limited funding.total crisis calls: 11,851total suicide calls: 2,299total senior link calls: 9,412