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16 B. Direct Program Services Patricia Gee will hire and supervise contract staff who will provide the following direct services for the participants in the program. Educational and Outreach Component — Develop and implement a monthly program of educational outreach services to 25 pilot program participants, 21 Dept. of Chapel Hill ACHIEVE! participants and others as described in the TANF Pilot Housing grant. The purpose of this educational outreach is to supplement the education relating to self - sufficiency strategies that participants will receive in workshops under this grant. In addition, the newsletter and other educational materials to be developed will be distributed to 125 other families in TANF and Section 8 programs to assist them to access education and services to enhance their ability to provide for their families. A .5 FTE Education and Training Associate will be hired under contract to Gee Associates, Inc. to coordinate these efforts and to assist with monthly trainings conducted by program sub - contractors. She/he will report directly to Ms.Gee. Case Management Component - Provide case management services for the planned 25 program participants as described in the TANF Pilot Housing grant. Case management will follow an intensive family- centered model, with weekly contact between the case manager and participants. Project participants develop self - sufficiency goals and objectives and detailed action plans for the period of their participation in the program. The caseworker coordinates closely with sub - contractors managing the rental assistance and utility /rent deposits /emergency funds programs. She/he is responsible for assisting families to access needed services, to stay employed and to improve their employment status, to access skills- building and education services, to track performance, and otherwise to assist families to stay on track toward self - sufficiency and home ownership. Funding would provide for a 1.0 FTE contract case manager who will report to Ms. Gee. Contractor Administrative and Direct Service Capacity Gee Associates, Inc., is a consulting practice specializing in services for private and public not - for -profit organizations, including strategic planning and organizational development; program design, implementation and evaluation; community -based program strategies and resource development. Patricia Gee has close to 20 years of executive management experience in non- profit organizations and has authored more than $7 million in successful foundation, corporate and government grants. She is noted nationally for her expertise in creative program design and in facilitating multi - organizational collaboration. Most recently Ms. Gee designed and managed the new ACHIEVE! self - sufficiency program for public housing residents through the Town of Chapel Hill, Department of Housing. Gee Associates, Inc. was incorporated in the State of North Carolina in December, 1998. Prior to that, it had operated as a sole proprietorship in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Massachusetts clients included the City of Boston, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Foundation, Roxboro Community College, community -based public health coalitions in Boston, Worcester and Woburn. If funded, the Orange County TANF Housing contract would be the first for the firm since its incorporation in North Carolina. (Consulting resume attached.)