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Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency 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: b. Agency Resources: SRCAA is in the process of revamping 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 and being sought to develop a database system for interface and tracking the work being done with families. Reporting of outcomes to various fenders would be greatly enhanced if these resources come available. In the past 12 months, sequestration cuts at the Federal Level have adversely impacted the Head Start community and our administrative capacity to serve families. CSBG funds were spared any cuts to date but budgets have not been finalized. Strategies to supplement the CSBG funding will put the agency in a strategic position economically. c. Community Resources: Community resources that address the rising numbers of homeless persons and or those in need of Affordable Housing in Cabarrus and Rowan counties is a resource need yet untapped. Providers at Workforce meetings have identified the need for a strategy to address housing and homelessness. At the SRCAA Board Retreat in October 2013, 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 and a community -wide strategy to end homelessness, is important to our participants coupled with a strategy to expedite placements in subsidized Dousing options. Section III: Goal and Strategy 5. Long -Range Goal: To provide support and comprehensive services to low- income families and individuals to develop skills and income so that forty -five (45) may rise above the poverty income level before 0613012016. 6. Strategies for Achieving Long -Range Goal: Fiscal Year 2014 -15 Community Services Block Grant Application Page 21 of 49 Attachment number 2 G -2 Page 289