$36,737 raised by 127 donors
100% complete
$30,000 Goal
House of Neighborly Service (HNS), in Loveland and Berthoud, assists people living in South Larimer County with basic need services: food, clothing, transportation assistance, housing stability, and more. Our goal is to provide help, resources, and hope tp stabilize people in low-income and/or situational crises through direct program services.
Your donation to HNS helps create a kinder, more neighborly community by providing funds for basic needs services to those in need. Together, we can provide stabilization for households and prevent further crises. Help us reach our 2023 goal of $30,000!
Donations of $250 or more to HNS are eligible for the 25% Homeless Contribution Tax Credit upon completion of application.
A single father of two children, ages 3 and 9, came in holding his utility bills. He had received House of Neighborly Service's information with his shutoff notice and came to see if we could help. He lost a good paying job and the new one he found to replace it does not pay as much, causing them to struggle financially. He said he has gone without food to pay his utility bill. When asked if he would like a food basket, his response was, "Is it free?". We were able to provide food for his family, pay off his utility bills, provide a gas voucher to help him get to work, and resources for food stamps, LEAP, housing assistance and affordable options for childcare.
House of Neighborly Service assists and advocates for people challenged by the effects of poverty or situational crises.
"Help for Today" refers to the immediate services we provide to families and individuals that come to HNS with emergency requests when their situation has reached a critical level of need.
"Hope for Tomorrow" describes the further assistance that is provided when resource navigators meet individually with each client as they help them with essential services, referrals to other services, scheduling of educational classes, or phone calls made on their behalf to increase their success within the current situation as we help stabilize families and prevent further crises.
In 2022, HNS provided 42,033 services to 5,405 people through the food pantry, clothing program, utility/transportation/prescription assistance, Parents as Teachers, family navigators, Family Promise of Larimer County (a program for families experiencing homelessness), Guiding Connections (a program for adults experiencing homelessness), Holiday, Birthday, and Back To School Programs.
ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND
House of Neighborly Service is a home-grown agency started in 1961 by the ministerial council of churches and other Southern Larimer County residents to help neighbors that were facing critical situations. They believed in establishing one organized central agency to meet many of the emergency needs that poverty-stricken individuals and families faced then and still are facing today. On January 5, 1968, HNS was incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado. Today HNS remains a vital part of our community. HNS is a BBB Accredited Charity.
Organization name
House of Neighborly Service: Help, Resources, Hope
other names
HNS
1961
Tax id (EIN)
84-0568546
Category
Human Services
Organization Size
Large Organization
Colorado State Tax Credits
Colorado Enterprise Zone Credit
Address
1511 East 11th Street Suite 100Other
HNS - Berthoud PO Box 203, 375 Meadowlark Dr.Larimer County, CO, US
Berthoud, CO, US
Loveland, CO, US