These goals focus on the family, the community and the granting agency and include:
■Low-income people become more self-sufficient. (Family)
■The conditions in which low-income people live are improved. (Community)
■Low-income people own a stake in their community. (Community)
■Partnerships among supports and providers of services to low-income people are achieved. (Agency)
■Agencies increase the
ir capacity to achieve results. (Agency)
■Low-income people, especially vulnerable populations, achieve their potential by strengthening family and other supportive systems. (Family)
Based on local community needs assessments, strategic planning and community issues, CAAs determine the strategies to best meet poverty issues in their communities. Achieving Self-Sufficiency
In designing Individual Self-Sufficiency Plans (ISSP) consumers are assessed in seven (7) domain areas: housing, employment, education, health, childcare, transportation and nutrition. Using a matrix, family risk levels are evaluated with specific goals and objectives designed to help families move from "in crisis" to "thriving". EOC provides financial support to help clients increase and/or acquire new vocational skills and education and assists to eliminate barriers that have kept low-income people out of the work force. Consumers are referred to other community resources to further address needs. Funding
EOC receives funding support from the following sources:
■Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
■Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
■Department of Health & Human Services (for Head Start)
■Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Funds (VPK)
■United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
■John's Island Community Service League
■United Way
■Grants
■Contributions
