CROSSROADS MINISTRY OF ESTES PARK

 

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Executive Director:
Virgil Good

Address:
PO Box 3616
Estes Park, CO 80517
Phone:
970-577-0610
Fax:
970-577-9692
Email: epcrossroads
@beyondbb.com

Executive Director: Virgil Good
Board Chair:
Sarah Fink

 

Information about
Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park

MISSION STATEMENT:

Crossroads Ministry exhibits Christian love by providing basic human services to residents in need in the Estes Valley.

Brief history of organization:

Crossroads Ministry began as a food pantry established by St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church (St. Bart’s) in 1982, following the Lawn Lake flood that damaged many areas of the Estes Valley. By 1985, the St. Bart’s congregation realized that community need for temporary assistance surpassed the support a single church could provide. Estes Valley Interfaith Council sponsored Crossroads Ministry’s application for tax exempt status. Nonprofit tax exempt status was received from the State of Colorado in 1985. Federal 501(c)(3) federal exempt status was received from the IRS in 1987. Over the years, the agency added emergency assistance with rent, housing, utilities, medical, transportation and other basic human service needs, plus a self-sufficiency program focused on money management and energy efficiency training for low income households.

How many total clients are served annually:
459 households composed of 1,144 individuals of whom 417 are children.

How are Empty Stocking funds expended to
benefit your clients:
All funds received from the Northern Colorado Empty Stocking Fund, from 2007 to date, have been expended entirely for direct emergency assistance services to low income households in need.

Since 2007, Northern Colorado Empty Stocking grant funds were used as follows:

  • $25,358.14 to 83 households for rental assistance to prevent eviction and stabilize daily living situations
  • $1,509.39 to 24 households for utility assistance to prevent or restore utility service disconnects
  • $1,427.44 to 42 households for doctors visit co-pays, prescription refills, and other medical needs
  • $3,186.01 to 126 households for gasoline assistance for critical needs travel
  • $158.17 to 17 households for laundry services
  • $31,639.15 total assistance to 292 households with an average cost per assist per household of $108.35
The average number of members in households is 2.7 members per households. When a household receives a service, all members of the household benefit. By funding services to 292 households, NCESF benefited an estimated 788 individuals

What is the true, lasting impact of the Empty
Stocking Fund on your organization/clients:
The most true lasting impact on Crossroads Ministry and its client households is that 292 households in crisis need had some portion of their needs met, their emergency circumstances resolved, and their living situations stabilized. The most lasting impacts of the Northern Colorado Empty Stocking Fund are to those individuals who received emergency help in their crisis circumstances, one person and one family at a time.