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fe:--'> Jr ' <br />tef : <br />^ i: <br />v^<r <br />Emergency Services <br />WHHS received Hennepin County funds for emergency food, shelter, clothing and <br />transportation services. The program is delivered in cooperation with Interchurch Community <br />Association, Interfaith Outreach, St. Louis Park Emergency Program and Westonka Community <br />Action Network as well as Home Free Shelter, Sojourner Shelte.- and 12 area police <br />departments. In 1991, a total of $101,232 served 3,181 West Hennepin residents with food, 490 <br />with shelter and rent, and 372 with clothing and other needs. <br />Energy Conservation Programs <br />We provide the Project AIR/House Doctor (weatherization and audit program) and Home <br />Energy Check-up Programs in 30 suburban cities. As part of these, we also have local <br />Community Energy Councils to provide citizens advice to each program. This is funded by <br />utilities and the State of Minnesota. <br />Directory of Services <br />40,000 copies of our mini-directory of human serviv.es have been distributed. We publish two <br />combination directories and how to guides: "Basic Tools: A Survival Skills Guide for the <br />Unemployed and Underemployed" and "Home Sweet Home: A Guide to Help Find Affordable <br />Housing." We also publish directories for clients of our Emergency Services Program and our <br />Energy Assistance Program. <br />Information and Referral <br />We do an average of about 100 information and referral calls per month. <br />Mazebusters <br />Mazebusters is an empowerment program for low income parents on AFDC in the W est <br />Hennepin Suburban area. It was funded by the McKnight Foundation as part of their Families <br />in Poverty Initiative. Participants in the program, "Mazebusters" are trained as peer counselors <br />and information and referral specialists. Their job is to assist low income people in accessing <br />available services. We are currently seeking funding to continue the program.. <br />Suburban Head Start Task Force <br />This task force has as its goal to make Head Start available to suburban Hennepin residents. <br />Since its inception, the number of Head Start kids coming from the suburbs has doubled, and <br />for many western Hennepin communities, services are being provided in a more accessible way. <br />West Hennepin Human Services Planning Board worked with suburban legislators to <br />successfully gain funding for suburban Head Start and to begin the Learning Readiness <br />Program. <br />Service Coordination <br />We provide assistance to a number of service coordination groups including: Emergency <br />Service Providers, Mental Health Aftercare Providers, West Metro Interagency Transition <br />Committee, West Suburban Interagency Early Intervention Committee, and Teens Alone.