• 2,727 of the individuals served by BROC in 2008 were children.
• BROC’s Outreach staff assisted 1,099 individuals with household budgeting.
• BROC’s emergency food shelves were utilized 8,776 times.
• An average of 91 day care home providers and 934 children participated in the
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
• BROC worked with 244 homeless families to find safe, affordable housing.
• Temporary housing was provided at Jen’s Motel for 78 homeless families.
• 162 Reach Up participants received job skills training at our Good Cents Stores
• 251 households were weatherized in order to help conserve energy and lower heating bills.
• 52 participants met their savings goal toward acquiring an asset—homeownership, post-secondary
education, or micro-business start-up through the Individual Development Accounts (IDA) program.
• 18 new businesses were started, 176 businesses were expanded or enhanced and 27 jobs were created through
the Micro Business Development Program (MBDP).