Benton County Fish Services
Your contributions to FISH helped 43 families facing eviction stay in their homes in 2002. Preventing homelessness is one of the many vital functions served by the FISH program which is administered through the Vina Moses center. FISH provides emergency financial assistance of many other kinds to families and individuals in need as well. More details are provided in the sidebar below. The United Way of Benton County,Cities of Corvallis and Philomath and your contributions help continue the struggle against homelessness.
Volunteers receive requests by phone. All relevant information is gathered and a decision is made as to what assistance can be provided. The decisions are made on a case by case basis, with help from a experienced supervisor. Our goal is to help families remain in their homes, with basic human needs intact. Thus, their ability to maintain payments in the future is an important part of the decision making process. All funds are released directly to the vendor, not the clients themselves.

The financial squeeze on the FISH program is greater than most of the other programs at Vina Moses. The recent limits and added co-pays for prescription drug coverage from the OHP and the loss by many more of health insurance altogether has increased the number of FISH requests for health services. The Center,as well as many agencies in Benton County have experienced funding cuts from United Way. Our funds were cut about 30%. Please consider a gift to the FISH program. We will of course honor your wishes for your gift. Go to financial gift page