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Salvation Army reports rising demand, seeks staffing and equipment support
Summary
Kathy Pinkerton of the Salvation Army told the board the organization is seeing more people seeking services, will receive county funds for rent and utility assistance starting in July, has applied for a DNR grant to replace a failed halal freezer, and has submitted an AmeriCorps grant to add a three-quarter time resource navigator.
Kathy Pinkerton of the Salvation Army updated the Story County Board of Supervisors on service demand and operational needs. Pinkerton said the agency continues to see increasing numbers of people using the pantry and shelter programs, and she thanked the board for Story County funding that will support rent and utility assistance beginning in July to prevent homelessness.
Pinkerton described a recently failed freezer that stored halal food and said she has applied to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for a grant to replace it; the freezer failure has limited the organization’s ability to take culturally appropriate donations and buy certain items from the food bank. She also said she has applied for an AmeriCorps grant to fund a three-quarter time resource navigator (case-management) position and noted the Salvation Army currently has only three staff members handling a growing workload.
Board members thanked Pinkerton for the organization’s role in creating and staffing the county’s warming place during the past winter and for continuing operational support to people who could not be housed. Pinkerton praised recent staff additions and volunteers and said additional staff capacity would help the agency answer phones faster and provide more consistent case management.
