Riedel Foundation awards grant for homeless prevention and assistance

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Project Community Connect is the latest organization to receive a grant award from the Riedel Foundation. Riedel trustee April Baldwin presented a $7,500 check to PCC for an upcoming event to combat homelessness in Hannibal.

PCC is the host of a one-day event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center, 301 Warren Barrett Drive, to serve low-income households in Marion and Ralls counties. The focus is to prevent homelessness and to provide assistance to people at risk of homelessness.

Services and programs will be available to meet housing, educational and employment needs. Medical screenings, behavioral health programming, procurement of IDs/birth certificates and other barriers to housing stability and improved quality of life are offered. Approximately 70 vendors will be on hand to offer services like free haircuts, socks and health screenings.

“Through PCC and the involvement of local agencies and community resources, we are able to break down barriers to enable households access to safe, decent housing with education and supportive services to maintain housing,” PCC committee member Theresa Kendrick said in a press release.