Frequently Asked Questions:
- 78% of the housing in the Phillips Neighborhood is rental
housing. With lack of ownership and low income, there is often lack of
care and upkeep. However, the urban environment is constantly changing
with much revitalization happening. Nice-looking new homes and businesses
are sometimes located next to buildings and homes that are in disrepair and
vital need of being upgraded.
- The Phillips Neighborhood was declared a Federal Disaster
Area in 1996.
- 24% of residents have recently worried more about food
running out before they had money to buy more, 10% missed rent or mortgage
payments and 13% used a food shelf.
- 48% of Phillips’ residents live below the poverty line.
- The unemployment rate for the Phillips Neighborhood is
pushing 15%.
- 21% of the Phillips adult community do not own a car.
- It is estimated that there are approximately 50,000
illegal immigrants in the Twin Cities with a high concentration in the Phillips
Neighborhood.
- While 16% of "Phillips" adults have been
diagnosed with depression, 40% of the residents who wanted mental health care
were either delayed or did not receive it. Lack of insurance coverage and
concerns about cost were the most frequently cited reasons for this.
Studies have shown that mental health issues are more and more frequently
linked with chemical dependency causing more problems.
- One third of Phillips residents were uninsured in terms
of health insurance for either part or all of the past year.
Community Emergency Service | | Meals on Wheels | | | Pounds of food in | 61,170 | Meals Served - Sept. | 4,077 | | Pounds of food out | 63,980 | Meals Served - YTD | 26,719 | | Housing aid | $10,698 | Clients Served - Sept. | 1,173 | | Non-housing aid | $4,468 | | | | Food Shelf Recipient | 682 | | | | Friday Produce Client | 891 | | |
- Dollars donated to CES to purchase food goes 5
to 15 times further than your dollar spent at the store. Because of our
food purchase connections, we are able to purchase hamburger for $.04 per
pound. Many other foods we can obtain for $.16 per pound. This kind of miraculous purchasing power
helps many, many families for relatively few dollars. Food
donations and/or funds to buy food are always welcome.
- To keep costs down so that more dollars are available for those with crisis needs, CES has a high volunteer base. There are many "Volunteer Opportunities", all the way from office work to sorting food to interviewing clients and many possibilities in between.
- According to our auditors, only about 3% of our budget goes to
fundraising. Much of the staff costs
that are apparent in the salary and/or personnel cost category actually
represent programming dollars. Referrals
(which help to avoid unnecessary duplication of services that other
organizations provide) and efforts to help resolve underlying needs of clients
are two major areas of focus at CES.
This requires a significant investment of staff time, but in the long
term, such emphases are in the best interests of the client and, also, show
good stewardship of limited resources.
For example, when someone needs help with an imminent gas shutoff, it is
far more effective for a CES staff to refer him/her to the federally funded
Fuel Assistance Program than to pay all of those costs out of our limited
funds. CES interacts with nearly 60
other agencies for networking and referral purposes. You will notice in the Statistical Summary found
in “What We Do – CES Accomplishments”, referrals were valued at almost $2.5
million.
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