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- SI ■ ■ ; 'I- \ ' .,S; <br />i., <br />4'V <br />w. <br />^■- <br />i <br />I &Vll€^iA■ wwmmm I s <br />west heimepin human services plonning board <br />vemon avenue south, st. louis park, minnesota 55416 <br />920>5533 <br />WEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES PLA^^NIN G HOARD <br />'-i- <br />■fe <br />&M..p <br />u <br />m > <br />M <br />t- <br />W' <br />iv <br />m- <br />Vr' <br />iS’- <br />; rl <br />■ar <br />-M. <br />% <br />i'-'I? <br />West Hennepin Human Services ‘''anning Board (WHHS) acts mainly as a planning and <br />coordinating agency through which citizens are a part of the decision-making process in <br />delivering needed health and social services for the 219 square mile West Hennepin area. It <br />provides education, consultation and technical assistance on issues pertaining to human service <br />delivery systems. It provides linkages betvw en governmental units, consumers and service <br />providers; increases awareness of available human service resources; identifies and advocates <br />for needea services and improvements of the existing services system; and assists others in the <br />development of human services programs. WHHS also coordinates the delivery of services <br />when there is no other agency to do it. Oui* work in the Emergency Services Program, the <br />House Doctor/Project AIR/Home Energy Check-up Program, and the Energy Assistance <br />Program are examples of this. We are working to promote programs such as the Community <br />Energy Council programs that tie the needs of municipal efforts with those of human services. <br />WHHS is the only agency providing these planning and coordinating services to the West <br />Heiuiepin area. We rely heavily on the involvement of volunteers to maximize cost <br />effectiveness and increase citizen involvement. <br />We view ourselves as an advocate for the residents of our member cities. We work to make <br />services more accessible on a decentralized basis and get a fair share of human tax service <br />dollars back into our communities. This effort is critical for suburban residents to have equal <br />opportunity and access to services as do their urban o jnterparts. We also work for the <br />establishment of new or exoanded services when a neec is documented through our research <br />and needs assessment process. <br />PROGRAMS AND SERVICES <br />Energy Assistance Program <br />There are tvMsnty^fi« decentralized intake sites operated by WHHS which area residents can <br />apply for the Energy Assistance Program. <br />During the 1991-1992 Energy Assistance Program, the following assistance was received by <br />residents of Suburban Hennepin County th ough WHHS. The 1991-92 program year ended <br />May 1, 1992. <br />4,394 Suburban Hennepin households (th's Is 12,918 individuals) applied for heating <br />assistance from our program. <br />$1,218,086 of heating grants was distributed to Suburban Hennepin residents; $64,000 fr- <br />crisis heating assistance and 48,946 for energy-related repair.