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Empower House asks county to continue liquor-tax support after serving 92 people in recovery
Summary
Empower House Ministries reported serving 92 clients last year, an average client age of 34 and requested continued distribution of Wabaunsee County liquor-tax funds to support operations and the program budget.
Melissa Landis, director of Empower House Ministries, presented the organization's annual impact and budget to the commission and requested continued allocation of county alcoholic liquor tax proceeds.
Landis reported that Empower House served 92 individuals in the last year, with an average client age of 34 and an average income of $3,691. According to the minutes, 78% of residents were not employed when they moved in, and "of those employable they found jobs within 13 days." Landis reviewed the program's four phases of recovery, life-skill clinics, and the annual budget and formally requested continued liquor-tax support from Wabaunsee County.
Commissioners acknowledged the report; no formal funding decision is recorded in the minutes for June 1.
