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• Funds utilized by a social worker when financial barriers prevent stabilization of a <br /> family <br /> Intensive Services: Social Work Case Management <br /> • The homelessness prevention/rapid rehousing/emergency solutions grant <br /> program helps families who are at risk to become homeless remain housed <br /> Intensive Services: Social Work Case Management <br /> • Funds utilized by a social worker when financial barriers prevent stabilization of a <br /> family <br /> Dustan Lowell discussed a case with a family of three in which the mother was non- <br /> ambulatory and the child was developmentally delayed. He said the home was infested with <br /> cockroaches, and there were safety and sanitation concerns for the child and family. DSS <br /> worked with the family for a year to provide pest control, as well as education from staff on <br /> budgeting and other decisions to make the home clean and safe for the child. He said funds <br /> were used to pay for the services. <br /> He said adult services had a case where an older gentleman with medical issues was <br /> living in a cluttered, dirty and unsafe environment. He said caseworkers were able to work with <br /> him and provide services to bring the gentleman home from the hospital, after cancer <br /> treatments, to a clean safe environment. <br /> Sharron Hinton presented the following slides: <br /> Intensive Services3 <br /> • For families who have complex barriers, intensive services can assist with <br /> attaining self sufficiency or enable them to live more independently <br /> Intensive Services: Homelessness Programs <br /> • The homelessness prevention/rapid rehousing/emergency solutions grant <br /> program helps families who are at risk to become homeless remain housed <br /> Sharron Hinton said a $1 million grant was received in 2009 to provide homeless <br /> services. She said these monies have transitioned to a much smaller Emergency Solutions <br /> Grant of$116,000. She said $60,000 of that money is contracted with IFC to provide shelter <br /> operations. <br /> A video was shown of clients who have utilized these services. <br /> Sharron Hinton said the first grant that was received had much more flexibility, but the <br /> second grant has more stipulations, and County dollars sometimes have to be combined with it <br /> in order to successfully help clients. <br /> Nancy Coston presented the following slides: <br /> Additional Programs for Consideration <br /> • Financial Counseling <br /> • Dress for Success <br /> • Subsidized Employment <br /> • Wheels to Work <br /> • Car Incentives <br /> • Job Coaching <br /> • Fatherhood Initiative <br />