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Hillcrest Bruce Mission reports expanded dental clinic, food pantry and job-training outcomes to Ashland commissioners
Summary
Mike Maynard of Hillcrest Bruce Mission told commissioners the mission provided broad social services last year — a permanent dental clinic serving about 650 patients, expanded recovery meetings, food distribution to thousands, and job-placement and education outcomes for participants funded partly by city opioid-abatement and CDBG support.
Ashland — Representatives of Hillcrest Bruce Mission briefed the Board of Commissioners on Feb. 11 about the nonprofit’s expanded services and the community outcomes achieved with city and grant support.
Mike Maynard, representing the mission, said the organization has added Narcotics Anonymous meetings in its preschool facility so that peer-support groups now meet six days a week. In July the mission launched a full-service dental clinic that has registered about 650 patients; the clinic partners with Care Mobile, which provides dentists and retained local hygienist and assistant staff.
Maynard highlighted food and holiday programs: more than 4,000 families used the mission’s food pantry last year (over 8,000 individuals delivered), 220 children received Christmas gifts through the mission’s programs, 190 seniors received Christmas gifts via partnerships, and the mission ran a low-cost Christmas store that served over 1,400 shoppers and distributed more than 18,000 items in under three weeks.
Workforce and recovery outcomes: Maynard told commissioners the mission’s opioid-abatement–funded peer-support specialists helped more than 50 people enter inpatient rehabilitation and supported work-placement programs that provide financial-management classes, digital skills, resume help and other supports. He said 31 people obtained permits or driver’s licenses, 14 received donated vehicles, 33 people earned GEDs, 72 people started college through the mission’s programs (25 already graduated), and 165 people gained employment and left government assistance; seven former participants have become homeowners.
Why it matters: Maynard credited city funding sources — Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG), opioid-abatement funds and other local support — and the mission’s partnerships with local educational and workforce entities for these outcomes. He asked commissioners to note how city support is leveraged into services and individual outcomes.
Commissioner comments: Commissioners and the mayor praised the mission’s work; one commissioner shared a story of an individual who moved from low-income housing to becoming an RN and homeowner with mission support.
What was not specified: The presentation did not include the mission’s full audited budget or per-program cost breakdowns in the transcript; those details were not requested or provided during the meeting.
Next steps: Commissioners received the report; no formal action was taken during the meeting.
