Community Resource Center of Teton Valley

Case management: in 2023, the crc staff spend 249.5 hours providing case management services to 187 households. This program assisted clients with multiple services to connect them to necessary resources such as energy assistance programs, employment, housing, food programs and other means of assistance to ensure clients become more stable. Crc staff also provided 440.75 hours of direct contact with clients and assisted them by providing 245 hours of advocacy work with landlords and other agencies on their behalf. Through our case management services and application assistance, our clients received 75,398.54 in assistance from regional and state programs for rent, utilities, food and other basic needs.

Food for good: food for good is our food rescue program, where food that is just expired, bruised, or overstocked, is rescued and re-distributed to anyone who needs it. 23 volunteers logged 1,407.5 hours of service to rescue food totaling 45,214 pounds from area grocery stores and restaurants. This food was subsequently re-distributed at various times and locations throughout the Community as free food for all. Any food no longer appropriate for human consumption was provided to local farms for compost and farm animal food.

Quality of life financial assistance: in 2023, the crc disbursed 42,758.41 on behalf of a total of 81 clients for basic needs. 78% of funds disbursed paid for rent and/or temporary housing, 21% paid for gas and car repairs need for client to remain active in the workforce, and the remaining 1% of funds disbursed went toward other basic needs such as utility bills, prescriptions and medical bills.

Other Community Resource Center programs are in line with the organization's mission of connecting those in need with a network of resources. The Teton Valley cares event has continued to have impactful attendance and we continue to collaborate with another local nonprofit, the education foundation of Teton Valley. This event provides free medical, vision, hearing and dental screenings, haircuts, clothing, toiletries and connection to local resources to ensure that our Community's youth and their families are able to go into the new school year prepared. In 2023, we served 142 children and their families. Two new programs were launched in 2023: a firewood rescue program, in collaboration with the Teton county transfer station and Teton Valley Community recycling. Untreated, dimensional wood, without hardware, is salvaged from the scrap pile at the transfer station and stored in an enclosed trailer in the Community Resource Center parking lot, providing free firewood to anyone who needs it. Additionally, the launch of a financial literacy program has become an integrated component of the case management process, providing clients with tools and exercises to budget their expenses and work towards long-term financial stability.