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COMMUNITY SERVICES
Project BRAVO’s Community Services Program helps families work toward economic independence. Programs address basic needs, as well as connect people to resources that help families stay healthy, increase their income, and thrive in our community.
The Career Connections Program (formerly CARE) supports adults enrolled in college or trade schools. A Career Support Specialist helps program participants with financial assistance, motivational support, and guidance to existing resources. Once program participants graduate, they receive additional support to complete certification exams, buy work equipment, and find a job that pays a living wage.
The utility assistance program provides payments for gas, electric, and propane utilities. The payment each household receives depends on the amount of federal funds Congress allocates to the LIHEAP grant, as well as other factors such as individual utility consumption, the household makeup, and maximum household amounts determined by the government.
Project BRAVO's Health & Wellness Program (formerly Patient Assistance Program) connects individuals to free and/or low cost health services in our community. The program also focuses on connecting people to medication assistance sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, and providing free eye exams and eyeglasses.
The AguaExperanza Program provides safe drinking water to low-income Colonia residents. Project BRAVO provides safe drinking water through partnerships with two technology companies. HydroPanel technology through SOURCE uses solar power to collect water from the air and produce drinking water. Devices produced by Vida Water filter non-potable water so that it is safe to drink. Project BRAVO provides financial assistance so that one or both of these technologies can be installed in the homes of people that do not have access to a municipal water source.