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Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency,Inc. (c) Race/Ethnicity for the agency's service area With regard to race, 71.5%of North Carolinians are White, 22.1%are Black and 9%are of Hispanic or Latina origin. In Rowan 80.1%are White, 16.6%are Black and 8.3%are of Hispanic origin. In Cabarrus 76.5%are White, 17.6%are Black and 10.1%are of Hispanic origin. (D) Explain how the persons are adversely affected. Area shelters are over-crowded and the homeless rate has increased with a continuous migration from other service areas causing shelters to reach capacity. Each year those in our community who struggle financially seem to face additional challenges. Families continue to be at risk for homelessness due to the lack of employment opportunities,education and occupational skills training in addition to credit challenges that include eviction judgments which prevent them from qualifying for most housing. Homeownership rates in NC are approximately 66.4%of the population;in Rowan nearly 68.8%of the population is homeowners and nearly 73%of the population in Cabarrus is homeowners. Most of the persons served in the Self-Sufficiency program are not homeowners and are not eligible for homeownership due to low incomes and poor credit ratings. Section II: Resource Analysis (use additional sheets if necessary) (E) Resources Available: a. Agency Resources: Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency, Inc.(SRCAA)has the internal capacity to serve its families. Support from three other programs internally for Youth,Weatherization, Head Start and Early Head Start allow us to assess families'needs beyond what is provided by Community Services Block Grant(CSBG)funding. Family Development Specialists and Workforce Investment Opportunity Act(WIOA)Career Development Specialist collaborate on referrals within the agency. They work together to help families overcome barriers and achieve goals. Internal collaboration increases the potential for success for program participants while minimizing the stress for competing goals set by multiple programs. It also enhances the capacity for families to receive additional services of which they were not previously aware. b. Community Resources: Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency, Inc.(SRCAA)partners with many nonprofit human service agencies,schools,colleges,community development organizations,governmental entities and faith organizations to aid our participants in reaching their goals and to change the way business is conducted in the community on their behalf. Managers and staff in both counties actively build partnerships and work together with those partners to address poverty causes and seek solutions for the eradication of the barriers to economic self-sufficiency for Rowan and Cabarrus County residents. Fiscal Year 2097-18 Community Services Block Grant Application Attachment number 2\n Page 22 of 37 F-9 Page 125