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Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency, Inc. After working together intemally for one year, staff at SRCAA are revisiting when the best time to enroll youth in need of CSBG assistance is. It is important that they develop the work readiness skills offered by the WIA funded program first and develop a sense of maturity so they are ready to be successful in Family Services and can keep up with the demands on them to attain full time employment. 6. Provide a description of how your agency will support innovative community and neighborhood - based initiatives related to the purposes of the Community Services Block Grant (fatherhood initiatives and other initiatives with the goal of strengthening families and encouraging effective parenting). SRCAA continues to participate in community -wide coalition- building and resource development to meet the needs of individuals and families and reduce barriers to family and community growth. At the beginning of the school year, parents sign a partnership agreement that they will be fully involved with their children, and set goals for their family. This gives low- income families the capability to make decisions, initiate programs, and obtain resources to encourage stronger families in our area. Parent trainings are also offered in areas such as: Parenting skills, child and health development, preparation of food, and child abuse and neglect. By offering these services, parents' skills are strengthened and parents' understand the responsibility they have to their children. SRCAA continues to provide support to families as they learn new skills. Internally, the merging of departments included an intentional effort to train Family Development Specialists in Head Start in the Parent, Family and Community Engagement Framework. The ultimate goal of the framework is to ensure families understand what school readiness is. One way to improve and enhance the families' in Head Start will be to ensure they are enrolled in the Family Self Sufficiency program. A strategic focus will be placed on increasing the enrollment of Hispanic families and making the programs within SRCAA more seamless. During the upcoming months and years, FDS's will train families in core competencies of parenting and school readiness. SRCAA will also be in conversation with the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) to increase father - focus. Family Services (CSBG) will partner with Head Start to improve the way fathers are treated as integral family members in goal the goal attainment process. 7. Describe activities that your agency has undertaken or plans to undertake, on an emergency basis, for the provision of such supplies and services, nutritious foods and related services, as may be necessary to counteract conditions of starvation and malnutrition among low - income individuals. Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency, Inc. has established partnerships with local food banks, churches, and nonprofit organizations. Referrals are given to the participants to obtain emergency food assistance as well as referrals to the local Department of Social Services for the Food and Nutrition Program. We also offer food and nutrition workshops hosted by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension. SRCAA staffs ensure that income eligible participants are enrolled in SNAP however in 2013 -14 most if not all participants had to undergo Food Stamp reauthorization and that process had families going up to four months without food assistance last year. For those families and those who are not SNAP eligible food banks and food cards from local emergency organizations, SRCAA does provide emergency assistance. R. Describe 11OW your agency will coordinate the provision of employment and training activities with entities providing activities through statewide and local workforce investment systems under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Fiscal Year 2015 -16 Community Services Block Grant Application Page 11 of 44 Attachment number 1 F -13 Page 184