The Family Access Network (FAN) received $15,000 through Trust Management Services, LLC (TMS) to support client funds in Central Oregon. FAN advocates utilize client funds to directly connect children and their family members to necessities including seasonally-appropriate clothing, healthy food, and hygiene items, as well as provide rent relief, utility assistance, and transportation support to those in need.
This support is critical, especially as students return to school and the weather becomes colder. FAN’s client funds allow advocates the flexibility to immediately meet the needs of local families who are low-income, living in poverty, or experiencing housing instability.
“FAN often collaborates with local partner organizations to connect our families to resources, but client funds allow FAN advocates to directly address certain urgent needs quickly and efficiently,” said Robyn Ridolphi, FAN project manager. “Funding through TMS is helping our local students start the school year off with their basic needs met and we are so grateful for this partnership.”
TMS contracts with Braemer Charitable Trust to evaluate grant requests by Oregon nonprofit organizations. Each year, three regions are funded on a rotating basis with priority given to projects that emphasize education, community service, arts and culture, youth activities, or historical preservation.
Unique to Central Oregon, FAN began in 1993 and currently employs 27 advocates at 65 sites in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties. These advocates work tirelessly to help families break the cycle of poverty. The direct placement of FAN advocates within schools allows FAN to effectively reach and connect children and families in need to essential resources to thrive.
