Northwest Assistance Ministries

NAM IS A COMMUNITY-BASED MULTI-PROGRAM SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY STRIVING TO MEET BASIC HUMAN NEEDS THROUGH NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS. NAM TOUCHED THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 122,000 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR.

THE EMERGENCY BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM PROVIDED CLIENT SERVICES TO 8,682 INDIVIDUALS AND 14,852 FAMILY MEMBERS. NAM'S EMERGENCY BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM ASSISTED 421 CLIENTS WITH RENTAL AND MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE, TOTALING $779,724. OVER $25,000 IN UTILITY ASSISTANCE WAS GRANTED TO 73 CLIENTS. THROUGH NAMS BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROJECT, 300 CHILDREN RECEIVED SCHOOL SUPPLIES. NAM'S RESALE SHOP, 707 INDIVIDUALS WERE PROVIDED WITH CLIENT VOUCHERS TO GET ESSENTIAL ITEMS FROM THE RESALE SHOP. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH MOVING WATERS, THE RESALE SHOP PROVIDED CLOTHING TO 534 HOMELESS CLIENTS.THE JOANNE WATFORD NUTRITION CENTER SAFELY PROVIDED NUTRITIOUS GROCERIES, INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE, MEAT AND DAIRY TO 13,613 INDIVIDUALS. MANY OF THESE CLIENTS WERE NEW. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMON MARKET, THE JOANNE WATFORD NUTRITION CENTER FURNISHED OVER 4,000 FRESH FOOD BOXES TO 2,850 CLIENTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK, NAM HOSTED DRIVE-THRU FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS SERVING 652 FAMILIES AND 109 LOW-INCOME SENIORS. THANKSGIVING AND HOLIDAY MEALS WERE GIVEN TO 1,579 FAMILIES.NAMS HOUSING HOMELESS SERVICES PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 207 FAMILIES. THROUGH GOVERNMENT GRANTS, THESE FAMILIES RECEIVED EXTENSIVE AID, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, RENT/UTILITIES SUPPORT, HOUSING PLACEMENT, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS TOTALING OVER $ 911,193, ENSURING STABILITY BY COVERING PAYMENTS 781 TIMES IN THE YEAR.NAMS VETERANS SERVICES PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 57 FAMILIES. THROUGH VETERANS FUNDING, THESE FAMILIES RECEIVED EXTENSIVE AID, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, RENT/UTILITIES SUPPORT, HOUSING PLACEMENT, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS TOTALING $124,000, ENSURING STABILITY BY COVERING PAYMENTS 75 TIMES IN THE YEAR.

MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERED A TOTAL OF 242,294 NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR 1,192 HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN NAMS 24 ZIP CODES, WHICH WERE DELIVERED BY 700 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. OVER 140 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MONTHLY GROCERY DELIVERIES AND SATURDAY FROZEN MEALS. 6,293 FRESH BOXES OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS WERE PROVIDED THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMON MARKET. AS PRESCRIBED BY THEIR PHYSICIANS, 106 SENIORS RECEIVED WEEKLY NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS. HOMEBOUND SENIORS COMPANION ANIMALS WERE PROVIDED PET FOOD AND PET SUPPLIES, WHICH WERE DONATED BY THE HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY. YOUNG AT HEART SENIOR CENTER, A TOTAL OF 203 SENIORS WERE SERVED AND PARTICIPATED IN 5,065 VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES (PHYSICAL FITNESS, DANCE, FRENCH LANGUAGE AND WELLNESS CLASSES). THE 60+ CAF CONGREGATE MEAL PROGRAM SERVED 4,768 HOT MEALS AND FURNISHED 2,511 RIDES TO THE YOUNG AT HEART SENIOR CENTER.

NAMS FAMILY VIOLENCE CENTER ASSISTED 399 SURVIVORS, PROVIDING 74,280 SERVICES INCLUDING CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, CASE MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, ACCESS TO SHELTER, EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION, CLIENT ADVOCACY, AND LEGAL ADVOCACY. THROUGH ECONOMIC STABILITY FUNDING, CLIENTS WERE ASSISTED WITH RENT, UTILITIES, AND CHILDCARE TOTALING $95,281. A TOTAL OF 5,479 PHONE CALLS WERE ANSWERED ON THE 24-HOUR HOTLINE FROM VICTIMS IN CRISIS OR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING HELP. YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED IN FIVE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS: KLEIN, ALDINE, CY-FAIR, TOMBALL AND SPRING. PRESENTATIONS OR AWARENESS EVENTS WERE PRESENTED TO 1,530 INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY.A TOTAL OF 778 COUNSELING SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.THROUGH A PROGRAM OFFERED BY RING, 60 CLIENTS WERE SUPPLIED WITH RING CAMERAS, PROVIDING VITAL SAFETY AND SECURITY. THE FAMILY VIOLENCE CENTER ASSISTED 63 CLIENTS WITH OBTAINING A PROTECTIVE ORDER THROUGH THE HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE.THE LEARNING AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER PROVIDED FINANCIAL EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND COACHING SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 221 ADULTS. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (HCDE), ANOTHER 3,180 STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED, ENABLING THEIR ENROLLMENT IN GED AND ESL CLASSES THROUGH NAMS FACILITIES, REFERRALS, AND MARKETING INITIATIVES. 68 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE GRANTED, AIDING 40 INDIVIDUALS IN SECURING EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORTING 35 OTHERS IN SKILL ENHANCEMENT. NAM JOINED FORCES WITH WORKTEXAS TO ORGANIZE TWO JOB FAIRS, COLLECTIVELY SERVING AROUND 700 PARTICIPANTS, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 23 EMPLOYERS PRESENT AT EACH EVENT.NAM CLIENTS OFTEN RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE SERVICE AND PARTICIPATE IN MORE THAN ONE OF ITS PROGRAM AREAS. THROUGH NUMEROUS COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS, 634 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A VARIETY OF SERVICES ON-SITE AT NAM. NAM COULD NOT FULFILL ITS MISSION WITHOUT VOLUNTEERS. IN FY 2022-2023 OVER 3,000 NAM'S DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 51,410 HOURS OF SERVICE.