2016-632-E Finance - Community Empowerment Fund - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:BF9F1016-CEDB-4BF6-9DF2-A6DAB623164C t A- continued Provider's Outside Agency Application MAIN APPLICATION Program/Project Description (Label your responses as outlined below; not to exceed 3 pages.) Please provide the following information about the proposed program/project: b) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address the chosen Town/County priority? Recognizing the need for wrap-around support and the varied circumstances of homeless and near- homeless individuals, CEF's advocates meet every week with their members to provide person- centered support. Advocates check on progress towards goals, take new action steps, and brainstorm possibilities. More broadly, CEF's day-to-day operations serve as a one-stop center for individuals and families to receive comprehensive help. Advocates assist our members with: • Employment: Building resumes, applying for jobs, acquiring interview attire, gaining soft skills, upgrading knowledge • Financial Capability and Financial Services: Opening bank accounts, building budgets, setting up direct deposit, monitoring expenses, planning for the future, setting savings goals, building credit • Housing: Searching for housing, paying bills on time, accessing weatherization resources, reducing utility expenses • Community Resources: Connecting to public benefits and to agencies to assist with basic needs, emergency food, mental health services, primary and acute health care, and public benefits These activities combine to create personalized pathways out of acute crisis situations to financial security. In order to best assist members in achieving independence, our advocates remain in contact with members after their move from the shelter. Our relationships continue beyond these transitions, providing us the opportunity to help members realize long-term dreams of financial stability and security. As a melded approach including education,job training, and mentoring within the Town/County's service array, CEF supports the needs of low-resource adults and individuals with disabilities (30% of CEF's members have a disability). In August of 2015 CEF expanded our Advocate Program to incorporate a pilot of an Integrated Service Center approach. Through co-located services and an integrated service delivery model, CEF proposes to provide person-centered support that encourages multiple agencies to coordinate services seamlessly and avoid duplication. Integrated service delivery is an evidence-based model "by which human service organizations share resources in order to coordinate care and service delivery. It involves seeing clients as three-dimensional individuals who often have more than one need at a time, and it requires a high level of collaboration between organizations and agencies in order to be effective" Social Solutions, 2015). Additionally, research demonstrates that integrated service delivery models which bundle employment, work supports, and financial capability services were "three to four times more likely to achieve a major economic outcome, such as gaining employment or building an emergency savings fund, than were un-integrated services (LlSO National Office, 2015). o) Describe the local need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Consolidated Plan or other community priorities (i.e, Council/Board Goals). Cite local data to support the need for this program and the population being served. The Orange County HOME Consortium Consolidated Plan identifies the need for support services for homeless persons and persons who are at-risk of becoming homeless as a high priority area, The Plan goes on to further identify the high priority of services for disabled persons. Additionally, Main Application 1/25/2016 8:36:39 AM P c 7 o t 2 5