The Far west Helping Foundation mission is a deep commitment to work as partners in fostering sustainable development. Rather than impose, we seek to empower and support through collaboration. We work hand-in-hand with those we seek to assist as well as others striving to support the most vulnerable. Peoples and communities must increasingly be able to meet the needs of their citizens whether by providing community food bank, social services, health care, education, Hopwa, Housing, Consulting, Emergency and Services and community development.

The number of homeless and individuals lacking basic supplies for sustenance is growing. It is one of the most burning issues of modern society—generally linked to economic collapse. It may lead to other issues such as unemployment and the spread of disease. Even though it is more striking in third world countries, people in metropolitan areas of developed countries face this problem as well.

Almost two-thirds of the residents of this neighborhood have annual incomes of less than 80 percent of the area median of $54,000. One-fourth of the neighborhood arrived in this country in the last five years and are still establishing their families and employment. An estimated 15 percent of the population is over age 65, and approximately one-third of these rely on Social Security and Medicare. The remainder of the low-income residents are working in low wage, low skill positions that are often part-time, intermittent, or otherwise do not provide health insurance plans. An estimated 40 percent of this neighborhood does not have access to health insurance. This creates a tremendous need for free primary social services throughout the neighborhood.   www.fwhfc.org