What CSBG Services are Available?
Community Action Agencies use CSBG funds to address the following six conditions of poverty:
- Securing and Retaining Meaningful Employment
- Securing Adequate Education
- Making Better Use of Available Income
- Obtaining and Maintaining Adequate Housing and Suitable Living Environment
- Obtaining Emergency Assistance Through Loans, Grants, or Other Means to Meet Immediate and Urgent Family and Individual Needs
- Improving Nutrition
Each Community Action Agency develops local programs that respond to the needs of low- income families and communities. Typically Community Action Agencies use CSBG resources in conjunction with other federal, state and local resources to provide the following range of services:
- Community Coordination and Planning
- Advocacy
- Intake Assessment and Referral
- Emergency Food, Rental, Housing or Utility Assistance
- Case Management
- Mentoring and Tutoring
- School Readiness for Children
- Head Start and Early Head Start
- Education Workshops (Money Management, Parenting, Nutrition, Interviewing)
- Employment and Training Activities (Job Readiness, Skill Training, Work Experience, Job Placement)
- Home Energy and Weatherization Assistance
- Health Services
- Adult and Child Literacy (GED Study)
- Housing Development, Rental Assistance and Transitional Housing
- Asset Development and Micro-Enterprise Development
- Community Development and Revitalization
- In-Home Services
- Earned Income Tax Credit Outreach and Clinics
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