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5. Gaps and Duplication in Services: Describe how your proposed project fills a gap in <br />homeless and/or affordable housing services in Kittitas County. Include a description of <br />how the project is or isn't a duplication of current servi'i:es. 1250 words max.) <br />Connecting Shelter clients to resources and programs that address their <br />individual issues is a gap in current Shelter administration. FISH has a history of <br />helping people make those connections and will bring that experience to the Shelters. <br />Currently, volunteers provide food to the shelters by gleaning from FISH's Pantry. <br />While the meals combat hunger, they are not planned in a way that keeps people <br />satisfied until the evening meal and are not always portable so Shelter participants can <br />take them. Historically 56.4% of the food gleaned for breakfast has been pastries or <br />other sugary breakfast items that generally deplete energy and leave people hungry by <br />mid-morning. Usually suppers consist of unbalanced meals. Open Table staff are <br />trained, professional cooks experienced in planning and preparing low-cost meals that <br />fortify and are long-lasting . They will use a meal plan that provides a balanced meal <br />intended to defend against winter illnesses , protecting not only the Shelter participants, <br />but also the volunteers and the community. <br />There is no duplication of services but rather an overall reinforcement of the <br />Shelter program. The program will offer improved care for the homeless by providing the <br />basics of a decent meal, a warm place to sleep through the winter and the potential for <br />help if it's wanted. The continuity of oversight and involvement by the community's <br />social agencies will help assure there is no duplication of services and will provide in a <br />way that is fiscally responsible. <br />10