About Contact Ministries
This clinic operates under a SLIDING SCALE model.This means that it MAY NOT be free depending on your income.You will be required to prove financial need in order to receive free services or services at a reduced cost.This is a health care center funded by the federal government.This means even if you have no insurance you can be covered.The center is also income based for those making an income.This health center can cover services such as checkups, treatment, pregnancy care (where applicable), immunizations and child care (where applicable), prescription medicine and mental and substance abuse where applicable.Contact them at the number provided for full details.Contact Ministries is a Community Health Center.Contact Ministries is a Homeless Health Center.In order to get more information on this clinic, click on the icons below. You may be required to join for free in order to access full contact information.
Housing/Rental Assistance may be available, preventing eviction and establishing housing for those in need. Additionally, Contact Ministries assists families in relocating to transitional housing that may be more suitable and affordable for them.
Food Pantry: Hunger is an ever-growing issue in our community. We help many people a day with assistance in accessing food. We make referrals through formal agreements with other food pantries in our community. When available we have non-perishables for emergency situations.
Seasonal Programs include school supplies both at the beginning and throughout the school year, fans in the summer and coats, blankets, and winter clothing in the cold. Holiday assistance in the form of food and gifts are provided for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. We average about 100 families at Thanksgiving and 450 families at Christmas.
Medical Assistance for emergency prescriptions is provided, as funds are available. These funds come from some small grants and the churches in our community. Capitol Community Health Care provides medial attention for our residents. In addition, a grant from King's Daughter's offers financial assistance for prescriptions for individuals over the age of 55 years.
Clothing and Household Items are available to those in need. Our Basement Boutique (clothing store) is open and operated by shelter residents and volunteers every Wednesday from 9am-12pm for women's shopping for the first 20 clients to sign up. Tuesdays is our men's shopping days where volunteers gather the requested needs of the first 10 men to sign up. Although space is limited, we do have an assortment of clothing and household items to help our shelter residents and any individuals in need. We work to find donations of furniture to aid our shelter families in setting up their new homes.
Case Management: All clients' seeking assistance from Contact Ministries must meet with one of our Case Managers for an assessment. Information gathered from this assessment along with the clients' input and future goals are used to develop a restoration plan for the client's future. Referrals are provided to help the client's overcome the challenges of homelessness and unemployment. Plans of service are created based on the clients' level of need, their personal strengths, and their personal goals. Ongoing interaction with the client and the service provider is offered to coordinate the plan. The Case Manager oversees services provided to ensure that the client and the service providers are engaged in activities related to the original plan of action.
Advocacy: Our case managers provide Client Assessment and Advocacy. We work to assess and personalize the response to all client needs. The case managers provide direct service and access available resources for the client. Follow-up management is also provided for our clients.
Transportation is provided to shelter residents to attend interviews and appointments. In addition, transportation is offered to other clients, as funds are available. Contact Ministries also has vans available to take the mothers and children in our shelter to off-site training and events.
Since this is a sliding fee scale clinic, we have provided the Federal Poverty Guidelines below. Visit the Contact Ministries website listed above to see what the level is needed for free care.
Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2023
Persons In Family Household | Poverty Guideline Salary per year |
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1 | $14,580 |
2 | $19,720 |
3 | $24,860 |
4 | $30,000 |
5 | $35,140 |
6 | $40,280 |
7 | $45,420 |
8 | $50,560 |
For Households with more than 8 persons, add $4,480 for each additional person.
*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get reduced or free services from some clinics, they use a sliding fee scale based on your income.When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.
Health Care Center
Federal Healthcare
This is a health care center funded by the federal government. This means even if you have no insurance you can be covered.The center is also income based for those making an income. This health center can cover services such as checkups, treatment,pregnancy care (where applicable), immunizations and child care (where applicable), prescription medicine and mental andsubstance abuse where applicable. Contact them at the number provided for full details.
Community Health
Contact Ministries is a Community Health Center.
Homeless Health
Contact Ministries is a Homeless Health Center.