HUMAN SERVICES
VISION AND MISSION:
VISION:
Our Human Services Pillar helps Wasatch County residents have their basic needs met so they can work towards having a greater sense of self-reliance and well-being.
MISSION:
Our mission is to address the unmet basic needs of the residents in Wasatch County, including hunger and housing while building resilience and self-reliance.
INITIATIVES:
CURRENT INITIATIVES:
Our key programs for hunger are:
– Partnerships with CCPC Food Bank, Wasatch Community Action Food Bank, Roonies Recognizes, and Wasatch High School Food Pantry
– Food Drive Coordination: we coordinate a rotating responsibility across Heber Valley to supply food donations to the food pantries all through the year.
– Summer Mobile Food Pantry: CCPC delivers food to children in low income areas when they are not in school. WCF coordinated and ensures food donations continue to come in.
– Holiday Food Provisioning: provides 2 weeks of food for children during the holidays when they are not in school and have no access to school breakfasts and lunches
Our key programs for housing include:
– Code Blue Housing: provides shelter during the coldest nights
– Emergency Housing: provides short-term housing for individuals and families experiencing an unexpected housing need
– Transitional Housing: provides longer-term housing for individuals and families working towards self-reliance
– Low-income Housing: ensures there is sufficient housing for self-reliant working individuals and families
Our key programs for self reliance include:
– Partnerships with 211Utah.org, Rural Health Association of Utah, CCPC, Community Action Services, and Nationwide Circle Program Office
– Initial support work to enable Circle program in Heber Valley
– Consolidate service information, and transition service to 211Utah.org/RHAU.org
Other ongoing key programs we’re involved in:
– Wasatch Community Service Alliance
– Christmas Food Box Program
– Children’s Weekend Food Backpack Program (partnership with CCPC and WPN)
– 9/11 Day of Service
– Coat Drives
PAST PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES:
– Art Classes for patients with dementia at RMCC
– WHS West Campus Food Pantry expansion to include breakfast
– Transitions Chalet
– Healing Hunger Here
– Souper Bowl of Caring
– $300,000+ in COVID Ecconomic Support to Local Heber Valley Residents
