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joint Orange Chatham Community Action (JOCCA) (~/ <br />70CCA provides services to very low-income families and individuals with the goal of improving <br />their quality of every day Iife..70CCA offers the following services (1) nutrition and aging; (2) <br />self-sufficiency services; (3) job training and employment; (4) community based assistance and <br />teen court for youth offenders; and (S) energy conservation/weatherization and heating <br />assistance. <br />Major Services <br />J`~ Nutrition and Aoing -meals served for seniors 3-5 days per week at six countywide sites. <br />Community Services Block Grant Prooram -provides self-sufficiency and nutrition services <br />and assistance to qualifying persons. <br />Workforce Investment Act programs -adult and youth programs that focus on the <br />training needs of the business community and affect the placement of eligible citizens in <br />jobs with reasonable stability and growth potential. <br />~''~ Juvenile Justice Programs -program places eligible youth in ,jobs; restitution accounts are <br />set up and paid to victims as directed by court; community service projects are identified <br />and completed; workshops are provided covering such topics as substance abuse and <br />conflict resolution. <br />~'' Teen Court -alternative disposition for undisciplined and delinquent teens who are first- <br />time offenders with non-violent misdemeanors. <br />~' Weatherization Assistance -grants to low-income residents for home weatherization and <br />heating system improvements. <br />Measures <br /> FY 01-02 FY 02-03 FY 03-04 FY 04-OS <br /> Actual Actual Estimated Pro'ected <br /># Meals served to seniors 31,263 32,000 29,673 33,360 <br /># People served through CSBG <br /> 71 60 69 70 <br />ro ram <br /># Served through job training and <br /> <br />lacement services 366 250 450 500 <br /># Served through Juvenile .Justice <br /> <br />Pro rams 25 N/A N/A N/A <br /># Participants in Teen Court 80 70 70 N/A <br /># Weatherization assistance units 152 58 71 65 <br />Agency Budget <br /> FY 01-02 <br />Actual FY 02-03 <br />Actual FY 03°04 <br />Estimated FY 04-OS <br />Pro'ected <br />Total Bud et $1 893 722 1 545 973 $1 782 116 1 305 672 <br />Oran a Count Contribution 100 000 100 000 100 000 100 000 <br />Orange County's contribution supports general operations of the Joint Orange Chatham <br />Community Action. This agency's primary expenditure categories are staff and <br />operations. <br />26 <br />