The donations keep coming: yesterday we received $300 from St. Peter in Chains in Hamilton and Zion Lutheran Church in Middletown! Thank you so much for your generous support! To my Butler County church-attending readers, please encourage your pastor or congregation to donate this week! Every donation makes a difference.
Today Alex and I are heading to Darke County to meet with a potential OBB site. It's a bit of a drive, but it's worth it if we can get more sites on board in Darke County. There are only 2 or 3 active sites in the entire county, so the more sites there are, the more access residents of that community have to services. It has been a struggle to recruit sites in our rural areas. The agencies we talk to know of one site in their area and are afraid that by becoming a site they will step on that site's toes. They don't realize how much of a relief it can be for a site to have a little help in serving all of their clients, especially during tax season! And the truth is that some people will simply prefer visiting one site over another for whatever reason. We want our clients to feel comfortable and empowered--the more sites we have on board, the more likely they are to feel secure in the application process.
So fingers crossed! We hope today's mission will be a successful one.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Hello! I'm from Darke County. What are you trying to accomplish?
ReplyDeleteHi! I work with a program called the Ohio Benefit Bank, which helps low and moderate income Ohioans with the application process for public benefits and free tax assistance. The OBB operates at agencies/organizations/churches all around the state. Part of my job is to locate new agencies to house the program, which has been difficult in our rural counties, like Darke and Miami. Today we visited the YMCA of Darke County to try to expand the program and get them on board, and we're optimistic! Do you work with an agency/church/organization in Darke County? Would you maybe be interested in bringing the OBB to you?
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