LINDA HIETER
Has your community sought any additional resources outside of Horizons for your projects?
OUR COMMUNITY HAS SOUGHT AND BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN PARTNERING WITH MANY RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF HORIZONS AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HORIZONS PROGRAM HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING ENHANCED SERVICES OUTSIDE OF OUR REGULAR SERVICE AREA.
How has your community partnered with communities and/or organizations beyond Horizons?
OUR COMMUNITY HAS PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS OTHER HORIZONS AND NON-HORIZONS COMMUNITIES THROUGH SHARED RESOURCES AND SUCCESSES, AND THROUGH PARTNERING TO PRODUCE LOCAL TRAININGS. WE HAVE ALSO PARTNERED WITH ORGANIZATIONS WHICH INDLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR PLANNING FUNDING FOR OUR COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT; WITH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE FOR A VISTA MEMBER TO WORK ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; WITH THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO OBTAIN A 5 YEAR GRANT TO ASSIST IN FUNDING OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM (WHICH HAS VALUABLE POVERTY REDUCTION AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ELEMENTS); WITH THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A GRANT TO PURCHASE A BRAND NEW SHUTTLE BUS FOR OUR CANYON AREA BUS SERVICE (C.A.B.S. - TO TRANSPORT ELDERLY, DISABLED AND LOW INCOME FOR IN-TOWN AND OUT OF AREA SERVICES); WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO FOR A SUMMER INTERN TO WORK ON THE C.A.B.S. PROJECT; WITH THE CITY OF RIGGINS TO BE THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR VARIOUS GRANT AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS; WITH THE IDAHO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GRANT FUNDING; WITH THE COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP FOR FUNDING ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCE SHARING; WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOR A BUILDING MATERIALS RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE TRANSFER SITE (TO REDUCE COST OF HOME REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, TO REDUCE THE COST OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL THROUGH RECYCLING AND ACCESS TO A LOCAL TRANSFER SITE); AMONG MANY OTHERS.