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Resource Manual ELMORE COUNTY RESOURCE MANUAL This manual was developed with support and contributions by Central District Health, the Elmore County Health Coalition, St. Luke’s Elmore, and more. To conserve paper, please only print the pages needed. 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS 03 Food 22 Care 06 Housing 25 Education 09 Goods 26 Work 10 Transit 27 Legal 11 Health 29 Veterans 20 Money Submit resource updates to [email protected] Disclaimer: This manual provides a list of resources located in Elmore County and the neighboring area. The resources contained in this manual do not indicate support of a service, product, or person. The manual does not guarantee the availability of services. The Elmore County Resource Manual is approved by the Elmore County Health Coalition. Any versions of the Manual that do not contain this message are not approved for distribution. FOOD Community Gardens Allegheny Mountain Institute (AMI) - Mountain Home Parks & Rec - Farm & Food Systems Fellowship Community Garden Coordinator: Jessa Fowler 795 S 5th W St, [email protected] Mountain Home, ID 83647 Link to application: Phone: 208-587-2112 https://form.jotform.com/203074924742152 Website: https://mountain- home.us/departments/parks-rec/parks/ Food Delivery Meal delivery services including Meals on Wheels and meal kits that are delivered to an individual’s home Home Delivered Meals Mountain Home Senior Center (Seniors) Phone: 877-508-6667 1000 N 3rd E Website: https://www.momsmeals.com/our- Mountain Home, ID 83647 programs/ltss-hcbs/ Phone: 208-366-5715 Fax: 208-587-9053 Must have Medicare and/or Medicaid to qualify Website: http://mountainhomeseniorcenter.org/ Team Rubicon Three Island Seniors Website: 492 E Cleveland Ave https://teamrubiconusa.org/applynow Glenns Ferry, ID 83623 Phone: 208-366-2051 Website: https://www.glennsferryidaho.org/local/three- island-senior-center/ Food Pantry Food boxes that include the staples needed to feed families and individuals El-Ada Community Action Partnership Grace Lutheran Church 585 N 3rd E 2422 American Legion Blvd. Mountain Home, ID 83647 Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 208-587-8407 Phone: 208-587-4513 Idaho Foodbank Locator Our Lady of Good Counsel, Website: https://idahofoodbank.org St. Vincent De Paul 342 E Jackson St. Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 208-587-3046 South Fork Boise River Senior Center Three Island Senior Center & Pantry 350 N Pine Featherville Rd. 492 E Cleveland Ave. Mountain Home, ID 83647 Glenns Ferry, ID 83623 Phone: 208-653-2595 Phone: 208-366-2051 Website: https://www.glennsferryidaho.org/local/three- island-senior-center/ 3 FOOD Help Pay For Food Idaho Department of Health & Welfare Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Central District Health Dept Program (SNAP) 520 E 8th N Temporary Assistance for Families in Mountain Home, ID 83647 Idaho (TAFI) Phone: 208-587-4409 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children up to age 5 2420 American Legion Blvd. Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 877-456-1233 Website & Application: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/ Meals Congregate or dine-in meals that are prepared and served on site, some have the option to take meals to go COVID-19 School Feeding Sites Mountain Home Senior Center (Seniors) Website: www.sde.idaho.gov/cnp 1000 N 3rd E Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 208-366-5715 Our Lady of Good Counsel, South Fork Boise River Senior Center St. Vincent De Paul 350 N Pine Featherville Rd. 342 E Jackson St. Mountain Home, ID 83647 Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 208-653-2595 Phone: 208-587-3046 Three Island Senior Center & Pantry 492 E Cleveland Ave. Glenns Ferry, ID 83623 Phone: 208-366-2051 Nutrition Education Cooking Matters Online Diabetes Prevention Program 3562 South TK Avenue Phone: 954-383-9419 Boise, ID 83705 Website: https://www.diabetesfree.us/ Phone: 208-336-9643 Website: https://idahofoodbank.org/ This program helps people with income at or below 200% of federal poverty guidelines. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Central District Health Dept 520 E 8th N 4 FOOD Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 208-587-4409 Supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children up to age 5 5 HOUSING Help Pay For Housing Escoshio Manor Apartments Elmore County (Section 515 Housing) 150 S 4th E, Suite 3 595 W 5th St N, #4 Mountain Home, ID 83647 Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 208-587-2160 Phone: 208-587-9104 Website: Provides financial assistance to renters who cannot https://affordablehousingonline.com/housing- afford to pay their rent and are at risk of eviction search/Idaho/Mountain-Home/Escoshio-Manor- Apartments/9368#contact Fairway Apartments Housing Improvement Program (HIP) (Section 515 Housing) Phone: 208-238-2301 1835 E 8th N Website: Mountain Home, ID https://www.bia.gov/bia/ois/dhs/housing- Phone: 208-587-9104 improvement-program Website: https://affordablehousingonline.com/housing- search/Idaho/Mountain-Home/Fairway- Apartments/9367#contact Low Income/Subsidized Rental Housing Section 8 Housing Voucher Program Phone: 877-428-8844 1276 W River St., Suite 300 Website: http://housingidaho.com/ Boise, ID 83702 Phone: 208-345-4907 Assists with locating and securing low cost rentals to low-income families Assists very low income families to obtain safe and affordable rental housing on the private market Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) Grant Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing 444 West Fort Street Authority (SICHA) Boise, ID 83702 Phone: 208-585-9325 Phone: 877-827-3702 Website: https://www.sicha.org/ Website: https://www.va.gov/housing- assistance/disability-housing-grants/ A SICHA representative comes to the El-Ada office in Mountain Home 585 N 3rd St Mountain Home, Idaho 83647 Phone: 208-587-8407 Housing Advice Local resources to assist and advise with concerns regarding housing discrimination Idaho Housing Hotline Intermountain Fair Housing Council Phone: 877-428-8844 5460 W Franklin Rd., Suite M Website: http://housingidaho.com/ Boise, ID 83705 Phone: 208-383-0695 Maintenance & Repairs Weatherization Assistance Program 6 HOUSING 585 N 3rd E Street Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 208-587-8407 Website: https://eladacap.org/services/ Residential Housing Includes assisted living, long-term care, memory care units, and more Ashley Manor Senior Living Chase Away The Clouds 940 W 8th S Street Phone: 208-890-4663 Mountain Home, ID 83647 Website: Phone: 208-587-9968 https://www.chaseawaytheclouds.com/default Website: https://ashleymanorseniorliving.com/ .html Provides temporary housing for adult cancer patients who need to travel twenty-five miles or more to the Treasure Valley for cancer treatment. Certified Family Homes The Cottages Assisted Living & 404 South 8th Street Memory Care Boise, ID 83720 735 S 5th W St Phone: 208-334-0711 Mountain Home, ID 83647 Website: Phone: 208-580-1121 https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/services- Website: https://assistedlivingidaho.com/ programs/medicaid-health/services-and- facilities-available-elderly-or-disabled-adults Country Living Retirement Homes Poplar Grove Assisted Living 1200 E 6th S St 356 E Cleveland Ave Mountain Home, ID 83647 Glenns Ferry, ID 83623 Phone: 208-587-9073 Phone: 208-366-2631 Website: https://www.countrylivingretire.com/ Website: http://stonebridgeassistedliving.com/poplar- grove-assisted-living-glenns-ferry-id/# Residential Care by The Arc of Idaho Ronald McDonald House 4402 Albion St 139 East Warm Springs Avenue Boise, ID 83705 Boise, ID 83712 Phone: 208-343-5583 Phone: 208-336-5478 Fax: 208-343-5683 Website: https://www.rmhcidaho.org/what-we- Website: https://www.thearcinc.org/residential- do/ronald-mcdonald-house/ care Housing for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. St. Luke’s Long-Term Care 895 North 6th East Street Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 208-587-8401 Fax: 208-587-0503 Website: https://www.stlukesonline.org/health- 7 HOUSING services/service-groups/long-term-care Must have Medicare or Medicaid Temporary Shelter City Light Home for Women and Children Corpus Christi House- Day shelter only 1404 W Jefferson St. 525 Americana Blvd. Boise, ID 83702 Boise, ID 83702 Phone: 208-368-9901 Phone: 208-426-0039 Elmore County Domestic Violence Council The Finally Home Transition in Place and Hotline Program Phone: 208-587-3300 9492 Emerald St. Boise, ID 83704 Housing for individuals and/or families who have Phone: 208-433-4430 experienced physical, verbal, or emotional abuse by a spouse or intimate partner Interfaith Sanctuary Housing Services River of Life Rescue Mission 1620 W River St. 575 S 13th Boise, ID 83702 Boise, ID 83702 Phone: 208-343-2630 Phone: 208-389-9840 8 GOODS Baby Supplies Grace Lutheran Church Idaho Diaper Bank 2422 American Legion Blvd. Website: http://www.idahodiaperbank.org/ Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 208-587-4513 List of organizations that provide baby diapers and wipes Clothing & Home Goods 12 Baskets Idaho Youth Ranch Thrift Store 287 S Commercial St 385 N 2nd E St. Glenns Ferry, ID 83623 Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 208-590-9223 Phone: 208-587-2360 St. Vincent De PaulThrift Store Salvation Army - Mountain Home 250 E 5th N Mountain Home, ID 83647 Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 208-598-0933 Phone: 208-587-0701 Medical Supplies Envision Idaho Assistive Technology Project Phone: 208-338-5466 Phone: 800-432-8324 Fax: 208-338-6543 Website: https://idahoat.org/ Website: https://www.envisionsight.org/glasses-hearing- aid-recycling Supporting the work of Lions Clubs, this is an eyeglass and hearing aid recycling program. Mobility Supplies Norco, Mountain Home Phone: 727-946-0963 1405 American Legion Blvd Website: https://wheelchairs4kids.org/ Mountain Home, ID 83647 Phone: 208-587-2277 Wheelchairs 4 Kids provides wheelchairs, home and vehicle modifications as well as other assistive and therapeutic devices for children that have limited mobility due to illness, accident or abuse. It is our goal to allow all kids to participate in life fully.
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