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Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency, Inc. <br />a. Focusing on wages that would move a family above poverty based on family size and <br />identifying job opportunities for families that would most likely result in success for them <br />b. Creating a more intensive work search /employment plan that requires job seekers to be <br />accountable to their Family Development Specialist. <br />c. Requiring families to take incremental steps toward achieving self - sufficiency that build upon <br />the prior step and is geared toward the specific attainment of a specific job. For instance, <br />participants who take the class and obtain the certificate for forklift training, are guided toward <br />companies and openings that need that skill and are hiring people who are eager to obtain <br />jobs in that area. <br />3. Describe activities that your agency has undertaken to advocate for and empower low- income <br />individuals and families to achieve economic independence and security. <br />In May 2012, SRCAA made a conscientious choice to shift the approach used with families from a <br />deficit -based model to one of empowerment and strengths. This model requires the entire network <br />to think of ways to empower families to achieve their own goals and to improve the internal <br />systems of service delivery to be able to meet people where they are. The last few years in North <br />Carolina and in the U. S. have left many families in the lower socio- economic strata to be faced <br />with more challenges to their economic independence and their present and future security. <br />Since 2012, SRCAA has been training all staff working directly with families and individuals in the <br />strengths -based model called the "Family Development Credential ". This initiative began sweeping <br />the country in the 1980s in an effort to teach workers to effectively serve, advocate and empower <br />families and teach those same skills to families. The model teaches workers to partner with families <br />and help them set proper goals and activities for themselves so they can become self - sufficient. <br />Advocacy is taught in the curriculum and SRCAA staff learns skills and core competencies that <br />when used with families improve the families' ability to not only identify, but reach those goals. <br />By taking a more comprehensive approach to assisting families and individuals with achieving <br />economic independence, SRCAA is currently training staff who works directly with families to <br />become credentialed as a Global Career Development Facilitator. The Global Career Development <br />Facilitator credential (GCDF), is recognized on six continents. Global Career Development <br />Facilitators (GCDF) are trained to assist individuals with informed decisions when considering their <br />individual career development through the utilization of best practices, a variety of personality, <br />interest and employment assessment tools, and career development models. <br />Advocacy and teaching self- advocacy is taught in both curriculums and SRCAA staff learns skills <br />and core competencies that when used with families improve the families' ability to not only <br />identify, but reach those goals. The current economic climate has created more challenges and <br />staffs are constantly brainstorming strategies to meet the families' constantly changing needs. <br />All new staff will be enrolled in a strengths -based model within a year of employment since <br />empowerment models have been proven to help families achieve self - sufficiency. <br />Other strategies involve, inviting families to participate in volunteer activities and to represent the <br />agency at community forums, and other agency events, to tell their story and to be proud to share <br />their accomplishments when asked. Success stories are being published regularly in the agency's <br />electronic newsletter and Family Services participants who have risen above poverty or achieved <br />several program successes, represented the program at the Annual Board meeting in November <br />2015. <br />Fiscal Year 2016 -17 Community Services Block Grant Application <br />Page 9 of 28 Attachment number 2 \n <br />F -11 Page 295 <br />
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