Give the Gift of Hope – We Appreciate Your Support!
Dear Friends,
I hope this letter finds you safe and doing as well as possible during this pandemic. Interfaith Community Outreach is responding to the ever-present needs our community is experiencing; circumstances made more difficult due to Covid-19. We count on your long-term support,as your support is what allows us to respond swiftly in times of need to aid our neighbors.
Unfortunately, we had to shut down our physical program operations in March. We pivoted quickly to provide our services to our neighbors in need through online applications and phone interviews. Although demand for support in our community increased two-fold as a result of Covid-19, we provided and will continue to provide support.
In response to the increased demand, ICO added new Covid-19 related programs including temporary assistance for remote learning childcare and internet for school aged children. An example of need in our community where ICO provided temporary assistance is a struggling single father with a first-grade daughter. He lost his job because he could not leave his daughter home alone during Covid-19. Facing eviction, he reached out to ICO. We secured a spot at a local remote learning camp and covered his rent. As a result of the temporary assistance he received from ICO, this father was able to find employment and support his household. He is one of the many families impacted by this pandemic.
As a bright light in our community, providing temporary assistance to struggling families and individuals in need, we count on supporters like you. ICO has provided over $459,000 in outreach to help struggling individuals and families with every day expenses including: Mortgages, Rents, Utilities, Medical Expenses, Cancer Outreach and Transportation Costs, Burials, Emergency Dental Expenses, Prescriptions, and Car and Insurance Expenses.
We are so thankful for supporters like you and appreciate how you make caring for your community a priority. Your tax-deductible donation will help ICO continue its mission.
On behalf of a grateful community,
Jenniffer Albanese,
Executive Director
