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Sallsbury-Rowan Gommunity Action Agency, Inc. Community Services Block Grant Program Fiscal Year 2018.19 Application for Funding Planning Process Narrative (continued) 9. Describe how your agency will ensure coordination with the emergency energy crisis intervention program under title XXVI (relating to low-income home energy assistance). SRCAA, Inc. is aware of the Wealherization Assistance 1HARRP Program that provides services to Rowan and Cabarets County residents in an effort to save energy and reduce expenses. Community residents in need of these services will continue to be referred to the services in Rowan and Cabarrus County. In addition, referrals will be provided to participants to enroll in the Energy Assistance Program through the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as the crisis assistance programs through Cooperative Christian Ministries, Rowan Helping Ministries, The City of Kannapolis and the Salvation Army. 10. Describe the needs of low-income youth and your agency's efforts to promote increased community coordination and collaboration in meeting the needs of low-income youth. As an active partner of Centralina Workforce Development Board and Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) NexlGen program. SRCAA understands that these at -risk youth are oftentimes categorized as runaways, are in foster care, and are pregnant teens, and teen offenders. Their needs include basic literacy skills, the need for a high school diploma or equivalent, andlor standard housing due to homelessness or disability services. SRCAA is committed to ensuring that the youth receive support through the coordination of services offered by both SRCAA as well as WICK In addition to offering General Education Diploma (GED) opportunities, youth participate in employment and professional development workshops offered through the CSBG program. Additionally, the youth and their families are encourage to apply for the CSBG program to provide further support in obtaining self-sufficiency. 11. Descdbe your agency's method for informing custodial parents in single -parent families that participate in CSBG programming about the availability of child support services. In addition, describe your method for referring eligible parents to the child support off ce[s]. Family Development Specialist completes a comprehensive assessment with program participants to address the needs of the families. When a non-custodial parent does not provide adequate financial and emotional care of the child/children, the participant is informed of the availability of child support services, and provided a referral in both Rowan and Cabarets County to the Department of Social Services' Child Support Division to enable the participant to file for child support. In the event that the participant needs assistance with completing the necessary paperwork to file for support, or are in need of transportation to the Department of Social Services, the Family Development Specialist will provide the necessary supportive services to ensure access to services. Fiscal Year 2918-19 Community Services Block GrantAppllcatlon Page 16 of 37 Attachment number 2 \n F-6 Page 104