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Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency SRCAA staff learn skills and core competencies that when used with families improves the families' ability to not only identify, but reach those goals. The current economic climate has created more challenges and staff are constantly brainstorming strategies to meet the families' constantly changing needs. Other strategies involve, inviting families to participate in volunteer activities and to represent the agency at community forums, and other agency events, to tell their story and to be proud to share their accomplishments when asked. This year, success sotries are being published regularly in the agency's electronic newsletter and two Family Services participants who have risen above povery will speak at the Annual Board meeting. SRCAA will continue to provide various educational workshops and training mechanisms to empower low- income families and individuals. The overall goal of SRCAA is to assist low - income individuals to gain a sense of ownership and a stake in their community while strengthen their families. The agency will continue to be an active member of state and national associations that advocate on behalf of low- income families to eradicate poverty. ROMA Goals 1, 2 4, 5 and 6 DHHS Excels -Goals t and 2 Low income People Become More Self- Sufficient; The Manage resources that provide an elevated level of effective conditions in which low income people live are improved; and efficient delivery of services and programs to North Agencies increase their capacity to achieve results; Carolinians; Expand understanding and use of information to Partnerships among supporters and providers of services to enhance the health and safety of North Carolinians low- income people are achieved; Low - income people, especially vulnerable populations, achieve their potential by strengthening family and support systems 4. Describe how your agency plans to make more effective use of, coordinate and form partnerships with other organizations and programs including: State welfare reform efforts; public and private resources; religious organizations, charitable groups, and community organizations. SRCAA staff, program managers and the Executive Director participate on relevant Boards, Committees and planning entities in both Rowan and Cabarrus Counties such as the NC Workforce Development Board managers and partners meetings; the Salisbury and East Spencer Housing Authority partner meeting, the Goodwill sponsored Business Advisory Board, the Project Re -Entry partners meeting and many more. Our agency will continue to increase our visibility and our impact by forming new partnerships with organizations and continuing to host Community Forums. Two recent examples of increasing our visibility and our impact are: In the summer of 2013 SRCAA participated in funding allocation committees at the local United Way (UW). While the goal of the allocation planning process was to renew funding for other UW organizations, it allowed the UW and 70 other community partners to get to know SRCAA and our purpose. Secondly, SRCAA now has a signed memorandums of understanding in Cabarrus County with for profit entities to help meet the needs of participants like — County Cleaners, Dollar General, O'Reilly's AutoParts, Homewood Suites (for reduced hotel nights for homesless families) and Shaw University for space usage and student referrals for higher education. Fiscal Year 2014 -15 Community Services Block Grant Application Page 10 of 49 Attachment number 2 G -2 Page 278