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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />Intensive Services: Social Work Case Management <br />• 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 />