Community Response Coalition Of Kentucky Inc

CRCKY PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY IMMIGRATION ISSUES THROUGH DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND REFERRALS TO OTHER AGENCIES THAT CAN ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS.

PAYMENTS FOR RENT ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS MADE DIRECTLY TO LANDLORDS TO AVOID EVICTIONS AND HOMELESSNESS. 2020 WAS A HIGHLY UNUSUAL YEAR DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. IMMIGRANTS IN PARTICULAR - BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL FORMS OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE - WERE AT A HIGHER RISK OF EVICTION AND HOMELESSNESS. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THIS, CRCKY PROVIDED EMERGENCY RENT ASSISTANCE TO 239 FAMILIES. PAYMENTS WERE MADE DIRECTLY TO LANDLORDS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, CLIENT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BY PHONE. MOST HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED ONE MONTH'S RENT ASSISTANCE; SOME RECEIVED MORE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. THOSE HOUSEHOLDS WITH SERIOUSLY ILL IMMIGRANTS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH CANCER, COVID-19 AND AFTER-EFFECTS REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION (LONG-HAULERS), AND THOSE WITH HOSPITALIZATIONS THAT PREVENTED THEM FROM WORKING WERE ALSO HELPED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. THESE EFFORTS WERE MADE IN SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ISSUANCE OF HOUSEHOLD QUARANTINES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. ASSISTANCE WITH RENT RELIEVED THE PRESSURE ON WAGE EARNERS TO DISREGARD THE QUARANTINES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A HOME FOR THE FAMILY.

PAYMENT FOR INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR NON-ENGLISH SEEKING CLIENTS TO ASSURE ACCESS TO CRC SERVICES AND APPROPRIATE REFERRAL TO OTHER AGENCIES. FACILITATING LANGUAGE ACCESS IS A CORE CRCKY VALUE. MOST OF OUR CLIENTS DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH OR DO NOT SPEAK IT FLUENTLY. CRCKY IS STAFFED ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS AND ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THEM SPEAK SPANISH OR ANOTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE. CONSEQUENTLY, WHEN INTAKE WORKERS SPEAK WITH NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS, THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE OUR PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETATION SERVICE TO TALK WITH A CLIENT. WE WORKED WITH ACCESS LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS, A LOCAL NON-PROFIT THAT CHARGED $1 A MINUTE FOR PHONE INTERPRETATION AND HAS NO MINIMUM NUMBER OF MINUTES REQUIRED. PRE-PANDEMIC, WE ALSO PAID FOR IN-PERSON INTERPRETATION. MAKING INTERPRETATION SERVICES AVAILABLE TO NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS ASSURES THAT THEY WILL HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO OUR DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND APPROPRIATE REFERRAL TO OTHER AGENCIES. SPANISH, FRENCH AND SWAHILI ARE EXAMPLES OF LANGUAGES WE ENCOUNTER.

PAYMENTS WERE MADE DIRECTLY TO UTILITY PROVIDERS ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS TO AVOID UTILITY SHUT-OFFS AND/OR DISCONNECTIONS. AS KENTUCKY EXPERIENCED ONE OF THE COLDEST WINTERS WE HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN UTILITY SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. MOST HOUSEHOLDS HAD FAMILY MEMBERS WITH COVID-19 AND/OR YOUNG CHILDREN WHO WOULD NOT HAVE DEALT WITH THE COLD WELL. WATER ACCESS WAS PARTICULARLY CRITICAL DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. PAYMENTS WERE MADE DIRECTLY TO UTILITY PROVIDERS TO AVOID UTILITY SHUT-OFFS AND/OR DISCNNECTIONS.

CAR USE ($400); FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS ($1,013); HOTEL (TEMPORARY HOUSING)($5,310); LEGAL FEES ($1,140); PHONE CALLS FOR CLIENTS ($248); VIDEO VISITATION ($26). ALTHOUGH WE ONLY SPENT $853 ON FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS, THIS SUM DOES NOT ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE AMOUNT OF FOOD AND BABY SUPPLIES PROVIDED TO CLIENTS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, CLIENTS WERE REFERRED TO A LOCAL FOOD BANK, GOD'S PANTRY, FOR FOOD STAPLES. WHEN THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE, CRCKY PARTNERED WITH ANOTHER LOCAL AGENCY, FLACA (FOUNDATION FOR LATIN AMEERICAN AND LATIN CULTURE AND ARTS), TO BRING BASKETS OF FOOD AND BABY SUPPLIES AS NEEDED. WHEN GOD'S PANTRY WAS CLOSED, CLIENTS IN URGENT NEED OF FOOD RECEIVED CRCKY-FUNDED FOOD DELIVERIES FROM ALDI. CRCKY VOLUNTEERS STARTED DELIVERING FOOD TO CLIENTS IN JUNE, WHEN THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S OFFICE STOPPED DELIVERING FOOD. CRCKY PARTNERED WITH FLACA AND CASA DE LA CULTURA VOLUNTEERS TO BRING FOOD TO ANY HOMEBOUND IMMIGRANT IN THE LEXINGTON AREA. IMMIGRANT HOUSSEHOLDS IN SURROUNDING AREAS RECEIVED CRCKY-FUNDED FOOD DELIVERIES FROM KROGERS.

PAYMENTS FOR RENT ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS MADE DIRECTLY TO LANDLORDS TO AVOID EVICTIONS AND HOMELESSNESS. 2020 WAS A HIGHLY UNUSUAL YEAR DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. IMMIGRANTS IN PARTICULAR - BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL FORMS OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE - WERE AT A HIGHER RISK OF EVICTION AND HOMELESSNESS. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THIS, CRCKY PROVIDED EMERGENCY RENT ASSISTANCE TO 239 FAMILIES. PAYMENTS WERE MADE DIRECTLY TO LANDLORDS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, CLIENT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BY PHONE. MOST HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED ONE MONTH'S RENT ASSISTANCE; SOME RECEIVED MORE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. THOSE HOUSEHOLDS WITH SERIOUSLY ILL IMMIGRANTS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH CANCER, COVID-19 AND AFTER-EFFECTS REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION (LONG-HAULERS), AND THOSE WITH HOSPITALIZATIONS THAT PREVENTED THEM FROM WORKING WERE ALSO HELPED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. THESE EFFORTS WERE MADE IN SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ISSUANCE OF HOUSEHOLD QUARANTINES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. ASSISTANCE WITH RENT RELIEVED THE PRESSURE ON WAGE EARNERS TO DISREGARD THE QUARANTINES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A HOME FOR THE FAMILY.

PAYMENT FOR INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR NON-ENGLISH SEEKING CLIENTS TO ASSURE ACCESS TO CRC SERVICES AND APPROPRIATE REFERRAL TO OTHER AGENCIES. FACILITATING LANGUAGE ACCESS IS A CORE CRCKY VALUE. MOST OF OUR CLIENTS DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH OR DO NOT SPEAK IT FLUENTLY. CRCKY IS STAFFED ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS AND ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THEM SPEAK SPANISH OR ANOTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE. CONSEQUENTLY, WHEN INTAKE WORKERS SPEAK WITH NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS, THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE OUR PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETATION SERVICE TO TALK WITH A CLIENT. WE WORKED WITH ACCESS LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS, A LOCAL NON-PROFIT THAT CHARGED $1 A MINUTE FOR PHONE INTERPRETATION AND HAS NO MINIMUM NUMBER OF MINUTES REQUIRED. PRE-PANDEMIC, WE ALSO PAID FOR IN-PERSON INTERPRETATION. MAKING INTERPRETATION SERVICES AVAILABLE TO NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS ASSURES THAT THEY WILL HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO OUR DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND APPROPRIATE REFERRAL TO OTHER AGENCIES. SPANISH, FRENCH AND SWAHILI ARE EXAMPLES OF LANGUAGES WE ENCOUNTER.

PAYMENTS WERE MADE DIRECTLY TO UTILITY PROVIDERS ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS TO AVOID UTILITY SHUT-OFFS AND/OR DISCONNECTIONS. AS KENTUCKY EXPERIENCED ONE OF THE COLDEST WINTERS WE HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN UTILITY SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. MOST HOUSEHOLDS HAD FAMILY MEMBERS WITH COVID-19 AND/OR YOUNG CHILDREN WHO WOULD NOT HAVE DEALT WITH THE COLD WELL. WATER ACCESS WAS PARTICULARLY CRITICAL DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. PAYMENTS WERE MADE DIRECTLY TO UTILITY PROVIDERS TO AVOID UTILITY SHUT-OFFS AND/OR DISCNNECTIONS.

CAR USE ($400); FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS ($1,013); HOTEL (TEMPORARY HOUSING)($5,310); LEGAL FEES ($1,140); PHONE CALLS FOR CLIENTS ($248); VIDEO VISITATION ($26). ALTHOUGH WE ONLY SPENT $853 ON FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS, THIS SUM DOES NOT ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE AMOUNT OF FOOD AND BABY SUPPLIES PROVIDED TO CLIENTS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, CLIENTS WERE REFERRED TO A LOCAL FOOD BANK, GOD'S PANTRY, FOR FOOD STAPLES. WHEN THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE, CRCKY PARTNERED WITH ANOTHER LOCAL AGENCY, FLACA (FOUNDATION FOR LATIN AMEERICAN AND LATIN CULTURE AND ARTS), TO BRING BASKETS OF FOOD AND BABY SUPPLIES AS NEEDED. WHEN GOD'S PANTRY WAS CLOSED, CLIENTS IN URGENT NEED OF FOOD RECEIVED CRCKY-FUNDED FOOD DELIVERIES FROM ALDI. CRCKY VOLUNTEERS STARTED DELIVERING FOOD TO CLIENTS IN JUNE, WHEN THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S OFFICE STOPPED DELIVERING FOOD. CRCKY PARTNERED WITH FLACA AND CASA DE LA CULTURA VOLUNTEERS TO BRING FOOD TO ANY HOMEBOUND IMMIGRANT IN THE LEXINGTON AREA. IMMIGRANT HOUSSEHOLDS IN SURROUNDING AREAS RECEIVED CRCKY-FUNDED FOOD DELIVERIES FROM KROGERS.