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Agency Name Fiscal Year 2012 -13 Application for Funding Planning Process Narrative (continued) 5. Describe how your agency will establish linkages between governmental and other social services programs to assure the effective delivery of such services to low- income individuals, to avoid the duplication of such services and to fill identified gaps in services, through the provision of information, referrals, case management and follow -up consultations. With collaboration with our local Department of Social Services, Rowan Helping Ministries, Cooperative Christian Ministries, Salvation Army, various faith based organization, and nonprofit organizations, we are able to serve and refer our clients to organizations that will address their need. By continuing to collaborate about with other human service agencies this helps to minimize the gap and prevent duplication of services. 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). 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 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, it strengthens parenting skills, responsibility and families. The fatherhood initiative with Head Start has continued to be implemented by holding monthly fatherhood meetings and activities. Activities include: reading to the children, workshops, clean -up day, and visiting day with the children. Over 100 Rowan County residents met to discuss the West End Neighborhood Transformation Plan with fourteen identified areas of need. The goal is to transform the neighborhood that surrounds our agency into a mixed community by first revitalizing public housing, streets, parks, and add public amenities. The agency is a member of the West End Neighborhood Transformation Committee. Fiscal Year 2012 -13 Community Services Block Grant Application Page B of 24 Attachment number 1 F -7 Page 186