
2025 Annual Report
By Leslie Cherry, Chief Executive Officer

Housing Assistance Program
Housing helped over1,300 families in Jefferson and Lewis County which totaled more than $10 million in landlord subsidies between both counties.

Food Pantry
Our food pantries, located in New Bremen, Harrisville, Port Leyden, and Copenhagen, provided the equivalent of 37,593 meals to families in need.
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Weatherization Assistance Program
We increased energy efficiency to 41 homes; this included replacing windows and adding insulation in walls, attics, and crawl spaces.

Rep Payee and FEP
We offer money management tips and face-to-face meetings with people to help provide tools for them to build a better relationship with their money. The agency also provided Rep payee services for 17 people.
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Thrift Store
Opportunity Knocks is a great resource for volunteerism and the proceeds from sales at the thrift store generate funds for services grants don't cover.

Victim Services
Victim Services helped 289 people, as well as provided 383 protected nights in our safe dwelling.

Critical Needs
We helped 145 individuals with $26,000 in critical needs funds. Unmet critical needs come in many forms: vehicle repairs, monthly car or insurance payments, or other household needs like furniture, appliances, clothing, gas cards, car seats, medical devices and many more.
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Car Seat Program
Our car seat program, consisting of 4 car seat technicians, provided 39 car seats for our counties smallest residents.
