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<br />¦ The SRM's commitment is honored when the remainder needed to avoid <br />disconnection or for reconnection has been committed to or paid in full. <br />¦ The SRM does have the authorization to be a Guarantor for deposits to <br />Piedmont Electric; but a contract has not been initiated. There is a concern <br />regarding essentially "escrowing" funds to cover the guarantees. Escrowing <br />money for guarantees makes money unavailable for other emergency needs. <br />At this time, the SRM does not assist with initial utility deposits unless granted <br />money is received and designated for deposits. <br />Samaritan Relief Ministry <br />Dependable Funding Sources as of January 2003 <br />Funding Source Amount <br />FEMA $8,208 food only) <br />Duke Power - "Share the Warmth" $7,158 (heating and coolin only) <br />United Way $26,585 <br />Local Grants(include Orange County <br />and Town of Hillsborough) $16,000 <br />*Other <br />TOTAL $57,951 <br />*Other grants, fundraising and contributions are not dependable as to the amount <br />received each year. These sources of revenue would normally go towards the <br />SRM general fund. <br />C. Inter-Faith Council for Social Service (IFC) <br />*(Note: Updated information from draft report not yet received) <br />Current Needs: <br />As reported at the November 14th meeting, IFC staff and volunteers began to <br />experience disturbing trends affecting their clients and those who are in greater <br />need as early as last year. Recently IFC has noticed that these trends are not <br />only continuing but also expanding in scope. The economic realities for their <br />clients seem to be moving in the wrong direction. <br />Crisis Intervention Policies and Practices: <br />¦ Inter-Faith Council's Crisis Intervention Program has a financial assistance <br />limit of $250 per household per 12-month period. Most financial requests are <br />related to either rent/mortgage or utility needs.