VIFCC offers the following services:

Clothing:  One complete clothing outfit for each household member

                     Every 30 days

Household Items:  Towels, sheets, dishes, pots & pans (depending

                     on availability)  Every 30 days

Choice Food Pantry:  Allows client to choose food staples based on

                     Family needs.  Every 30 days

Financial Assistance:  Allocated only for rent if client has eviction

                     notice or utility bill to forestall shut-off.

                     Twice in a lifetime with two years in between asst.

                     We also provide financial assistance for prescriptions for

                     life threatening illnesses. 

Bus Tokens: Provided for transportation to job interviews, drs. appt.,

                    Agency appt.s, or educational purposes.

                    Ten tokens per month

Special Programs: Our Back-to-School Program provides clothing,

                    new shoes, back-packs and school supplies to over

                   700 children.  The Christmas Program provides over 300

                   families with a food basket and new toys and clothing for

                   the children of the participating families.

VIFCC is a Satellite location for the following agencies:

Goodwill Industries: Provides a Job Placement Specialist to help our

                        clients find employment.  They provide resume assistance,

                        the know-how’s of interviewing and job leads for qualified

                        applicants.

                        Every Wednesday 10am-2pm

Community Action Agency: Provides an Intake Coordinator to assist

                        our clients with their Duke Energy bill including signing

                        them up for PIP or HEAP programs offered through

                        Hamilton County.

                        Every Monday and Friday by appt. only                                     

Prevent Blindness Ohio:  Provides a trained specialist to administer

                        free vision screening and furnish prescriptions to qualified

                        applicants.

                        Once a month

FreeStore/FoodBank: Provides a Foodstamp/Medicaid Enrollment

                        Broker to assist clients with the complicated process of

                        applying for food stamps and/or Medicaid.

                        Every Wednesday by appt.

BARiS Project: Benefits Acquisition Results in Self-Sufficiency

                       assists eligible clients in receiving Social Security Disability

                       and/or SSI benefits, and free tax preparations.

                       By appointment only