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Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency, Inc. Section II: Resource Analysis (use additional sheets if necessary) 3. Resources Available: a. Agency Resources: Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency 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 CSBG funding. Family Development Specialists and 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: 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. Some partners are Rowan and Cabarrus County Department of Social Services, Rowan Helping Ministries, Cooperative Christian Ministries, Rowan and Cabarrus County Salvation Army and various other faith based, and non - profit organization, all who help us, serve our constituents more efficiently. 4. Resources Needed: c. Agency Resources: SRCAA continues to enhance its internal systems. The information technology systems used by our staff provide some outcome data however there are multiple departments using different systems. In January 2013, IT was outsourced to improve internal IT communication systems, consequently sites external to the main office in Salisbury were better connected through email and IT services. This advancement allows staff working with families to serve them more efficiently and expediently. Other resources are needed to develop a database system for interface and tracking the work being done with families agency wide. Reporting of outcomes to various funders would be greatly enhanced if these resources come available. d. Community Resources: Community resources that decrease the rising numbers of homeless persons and or those in need of Affordable Housing in Cabarrus and Rowan county is a resource needed. Community Service providers have identified the need for increased strategies to address housing and homelessness. At the SRCAA Board Retreat in October 2014, affordable housing options were a prioritized topic. While the Board discussed home ownership, more immediate solutions for low- income families to reduce homelessness or transiency, will be at the center of future Board Planning discussions. Additional community resources, such as the newly formed Housing Advocacy Commission formed by the City of Salisbury will try to develop a community -wide strategy to end homelessness. This is Fiscal Year 2016 -17 Community Services Block Grant Application Page 18 of 28 Attachment number 2 \n F -11 Page 304