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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="06f006e0erlcgo.jpg"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="993" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 78 WIDTH="995"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="78" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="995" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 28 ><NOBR><div>                                             <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What We Do"><U>What We Do</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Volunteer"><U>Volunteer</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Donate"><U>Donate</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id130.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U>Events</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News/Information"><U>News/Information</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Sleep Out 2008"><U>The Sleep Out 2008</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#336699" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>What We Do</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Housing "><U>Housing </U></A></div> <div> <B>Services</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Caring for Kids Intiative"><U>Caring for Kids Intiative</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Employment Services"><U>Employment Services</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CONECT"><U>CONECT</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="case_management.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Case Management"><U>Case Management</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Project Success"><U>Project Success</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id98.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AdoptaNeighborhood"><U>Adopt-a-Neighborhood</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Transportation"><U>Transportation</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Special Programs"><U>Special Programs</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Food Shelf"><U>Food Shelf</U></A></div> <bR> <div> _________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Join Mailing List"><U>Join Mailing List</U></A></div> <div> <B>_________</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home Page"><U>Home Page</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="7fb779e0.jpg" border=0 width="119" height="158" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Client Services</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="657" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2784 WIDTH="651"><div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Food Shelf"><U><I><B>Food Shelf</B></I></U></A></div> <div> IOCP's Food Shelf provides supplementary, no-cost food to families and individuals as often as once a week. A partial-choice option provides for the selection of several items in addition to the bags of nonperishables, breads/baked goods, and meat, which are distributed to each participant. The quantity provided is based both on family size and special needs. </div> <bR> <div> Food is distributed Mondays (4-6 pm), Wednesdays (9 am-noon and 4-6 pm), and Fridays (9 am-noon). First-time users should make an appointment with a case manager by calling 952-473-2436.</div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> Staffed entirely by community volunteers, the Food Shelf distributes more than 700,000 pounds of food each year to people living in the IOCP service area. Every March, IOCP participates in the Minnesota FoodShare drive for the hungry.</div> <bR> <div> Food donations are accepted Monday through Friday, 9 am-5 pm. </div> <bR> <div> <I>For more information about the Food Shelf or to donate or volunteer, please contact</I></div> <div> <I>Susan Fetterer, 952-516-6061</I>.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="case_management.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Case Management"><U><I><B>Case Management</B></I></U></A></div> <div> This intensive, one-on-one service connects clients to resources and support that help them move from crisis to choices to change. IOCP case managers help clients with a range of short- and long-term challenges:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">housing</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">child care</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">transportation</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">parenting</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">mental and physical health</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">budgeting</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">life management</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">general problem solving</div> <bR> <div> Case managers provide referrals to an array of services and resources within the community. They also provide advocacy, education and modeling, counseling and support, accountability and encouragement.</div> <bR> <div> Case managers offer financial assistance to families facing emergencies related to utilities, transportation, child care, medical expenses, and other basic needs. Housing assistance addresses immediate and critical housing needs (emergency shelter, rent assistance, damage deposits, moving expenses, foreclosure prevention).</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Project Success"><U><I><B>Project Success</B></I></U></A></div> <div> Project Success is a transitional housing and family support program. It couples six months to two years of rent support with intensive case management and other support services (tenant training, budgeting and financial literacy training, group support). The goal of the program is to assist families in moving beyond the need for rent support within two years. Project Success serves families who were at one time imminently homeless clients of IOCP. </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Housing Case Management</B></I></div> <div> IOCP provides intense, in-home case management to formerly long-term homeless families. The goal is to bring about housing and family stability for these families.   </div> <bR> <div> <I>For more information or to support or volunteer in any of these service areas, please contact Wendy Geving, </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:wgeving@iocp.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:wgeving@iocp.org"><U><I><U>wgeving@iocp.org</U></I></U></A></FONT><I>.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Employment Services</B></I></div> <div> IOCP takes a comprehensive approach to employment and professional development that helps adults find jobs and achieve their goals. Employment Services clients work with a team of IOCP staff to prepare for successful employment. Case Managers work with job seekers to address personal barriers. </div> <bR> <div> IOCP's Employment Specialist assists clients to explore career paths, build skills, prepare for and conduct a job search, and develop retention plans.  </div> <bR> <div> The Employment Specialist works closely with area employers in an effort to understand their needs and build the program around those needs. </div> <bR> <div> Skill-building opportunities are provided via resource centers located throughout Plymouth and through job shadowing and internship opportunities made possible by volunteer employer partners.  </div> <bR> <div> <I>For more information about Employment Services or to support or volunteer, please contact Kathryn Johnson, Employment Specialist, at </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:kjohnson@iocp.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:kjohnson@iocp.org"><U><I><U>kjohnson@iocp.org</U></I></U></A></FONT><I>, or Wendy Geving at 952-288-2569, </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:wgeving@iocp.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:wgeving@iocp.org"><U><I><U>wgeving@iocp.org</U></I></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CONECT"><U><I><B>CONECT </B></I></U></A></div> <div> <B>Community Organizations Networking Compassionately Together</B></div> <bR> <div> CONECT has been serving families living in multi-unit apartment neighborhoods throughout Plymouth since 1995. CONECT works with more than 800 families through on-site resource centers, focusing on family stability, community building, youth success, and adult employment. Staff works in close partnership with residents, partner agencies, and volunteers.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">CONECT serves the following communities:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Regency Pointe, 3205 Harbor Lane North </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Lakeview Commons, 15215 18th Avenue North </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Kimberly Meadows, 17363 County Road 6 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Willow Woods, 10850 South Shore Drive</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Shenandoah Woods, 2205 Shenandoah Lane North </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Plymouth Colony, 1805 County Road 101 North</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Stone Creek, 1020 West Medicine Lake Drive</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vicksburg Commons, 6100 Shenandoah Lane</div> <bR> <div> <I>For more information about CONECT or to support or volunteer, please contact:</I></div> <div> <I>Kris Korsmo at </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:kkorsmo@skypoint.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:kkorsmo@skypoint.com"><U><I><U>kkorsmo@skypoint.com</U></I></U></A></FONT><I> or Jessica Graanstra at </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:jgraanstra@iocp.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:jgraanstra@iocp.org"><U><I><U>jgraanstra@iocp.org</U></I></U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Adopt-a-Neighborhood</B></I></div> <div> Adopt-a-Neighborhood is a collaboration of more than a dozen area congregations and other groups working with CONECT staff to build relationships with CONECT neighborhoods. Partner churches and organizations work with staff to bring members into volunteer opportunities within an identified community. Volunteers engaged in Adopt-a-Neighborhood build relationships with families and kids, and become part of the creative process that is building community and supporting neighbors.  </div> <bR> <div> <I>For more information about Adopt-a-Neighborhood or to volunteer, please contact: Wendy Geving, </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:wgeving@iocp.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:wgeving@iocp.org"><U><I><U>wgeving@iocp.org</U></I></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Rides Program </B></I></div> <div> Rides to medical/critical life appointments and Adult Basic Education classes are provided to community residents, regardless of income. Ride requests are taken between 9 a.m. and noon, Monday through Friday, by phone volunteers who then link passengers with volunteer drivers.</div> <bR> <div> <I>For more information about the Rides Program or to volunteer, please contact Susan Fetterer, 952-516-6061.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Special Programs</B></I></div> <div> Throughout the year IOCP volunteers coordinate special programs that further help the people we serve. </div> <bR> <div> <I>Holiday Adopt-a-Family</I></div> <div> The Adopt-a-Family program links families requesting holiday gift assistance with sponsors who anonymously provide gifts for every family member, based on a suggestion list provided by the registered family. About 500 families register each year and several thousand volunteers participate as sponsors. </div> <bR> <div> <I>Holiday New Client Program</I></div> <div> The Holiday New Client program provides gifts to families who are new to IOCP during the holiday season. The level of gifts provided depends upon donations received during this same time. </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Back to School (BTS)</B></I></div> <div> BTS provides the required supplies to help more than 600 kids have a strong start to the school year. Each year the community contributes needed supplies and volunteer time to sustain the program.  </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Baby Layettes</B></I></div> <div> Welcome Home, Baby! provides layettes for families expecting a newborn. Baskets may include blankets, infant clothes, diapers, and other nursery necessities, thanks to donations from the community.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Birthday Shelf</B></div> <div> Birthday gifts for people of all ages are available for families served by IOCP. Donations of gift items are sought year-round. Also available are birthday bags, which contain party favors, cake mix, presents, and all the trimmings for making a child's birthday a special occasion. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Easter Baskets</B></div> <div> At Easter, volunteers prepare and distribute about 600 baskets filled with toys and goodies. </div> <bR> <div> <I>For more information or if you would like to support or volunteer for a special program, please contact Susan Fetterer, 952-516-6061.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News/Information"><U><B>Housing</B></U></A></div> <div> IOCP is committed to providing long-term housing solutions for the families it serves. We have forged partnerships with city, county, and business groups as well as individuals to pursue affordable housing options in the western suburbs. During 2006-07, IOCP developed 54 units of affordable housing in Plymouth and Wayzata, thanks to partnerships with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity and CommonBond Communities.</div> <bR> <div> <I>For more information about IOCP's long-term housing initiatives, go to </I><I><U>Housing</U></I><I> or contact Kim Vohs, Housing Director, </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:kvohs@iocp.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:kvohs@iocp.org"><U><I><U>kvohs@iocp.org</U></I></U></A></FONT><I>.</I></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Caring for Kids Intiative"><U><B>Caring for Kids Initiative</B></U></A></div> <div> CfKI is a partnership between Kids' Care Connection at Messiah Methodist Church, Wayzata School's Family Learning Center, and IOCP. The goal of the initiative is to ensure that every child in our community has access to quality child care and pre-K programs, and that parents have the support and resources they need for family stability.</div> <bR> <div> <I>For more information, go to </I><I><U>Caring for Kids Initiative</U></I><I> or contact Nancy Johnson, 952-288-2568 or </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:njohnson@iocp.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:njohnson@iocp.org"><U><I><U>njohnson@iocp.org</U></I></U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Advocacy</B></div> <div> In addition to providing immediate and long-term assistance to people who come to IOCP for help, we advocate on their behalf and pursue public policy change. It is part of our commitment to improving the quality of people's lives for the future.</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> ©2003 Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners - All rights reserved</div> </td> </tr></table></body>