Resource Link

NEW from
Rural Resources!

Coming to Lakeside Library October 2nd!!

Connecting rural residents with vital program, services

Rural Stevens County residents will soon be able to go to their local libraries for free and personalized information on programs and services that could improve their lives.

Resource Link, a joint project of Rural Resources Community Action and the Stevens County Public Library System, will connect people in outlying areas to the help they need, including job training, child and family programs, housing, food, senior services, transportation, and utility assistance and weatherization.

Starting the week of September 21, 2009, a resource specialist from Rural Resources will be visiting nine libraries to meet one-on-one with residents interested in learning about local, state and federal programs and services for which they may be eligible.

"It can be a burden, particularly in winter, for rural residents to come to our offices in Colville," said Rural Resources Executive Director Barry Lamont. "So we're bringing Rural Resources to them."

Funding for the joint project comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the federal stimulus package enacted early this year to help improve the economy in the wake of the recession.

Stevens County Library Director Amanda McKeraghan says the program will be a welcome addition to the many resources already offered at the nine libraries.

"People living in outlying areas already depend on their local libraries for other resources including books, magazines, multimedia and Internet access, so basing this outreach project here was a natural choice," she said.