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Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Community Services Block Grant Program Fiscal Year 2014 -15 Application for Funding Planning Process Narrative (continued) ROMA Goal 2, 4 and 6 DHHS Excels -Goals 1 and 3 Low income People Become More Self- Sufficient; Partnerships Manage resources that provide an elevated level of effective among supporters and providers of services to low- income and efficient delivery of services and programs to North people are achieved; Low - income people, especially vulnerable Carolinians; Offer outreach and services to individuals and populations, achieve their potential by strengthening family and families identified as being at risk of compromised health and other support systems safety, 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, preparations 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. During the upcoming months and years, FDS 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 (CSDG) will partner with Head Start to improve the way fathers are treated as integral family members in goal the goal attainment process. ROMA Goal 5 and 6 DHHS Excels -Goals 1 and 5 Agencies increase their capacity to achieve results; Low- income Manage resources that provide an elevated level of effective people, especially vulnerabfe populations, achieve lhefr potential and efficient delivery of services and programs to North by strengthening family and other support systems Carolinians; Provide services and protection to individuals and families experiencing serious health and safety needs who are not, at least tem oraril , able to assist themselves. 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 Fiscal Year 2014 -15 Community Services Block Grant Application Page 12 of 49 Attachment number 2 G -2 Page 280