Ok. So I am already tired of thinking about cuts to CSBG. Trying to predict what is going to happen, trying to sift through all the contradicting information, trying to visualize what this means for my agency and the State of Missouri…but the truth is…I still have a current job to do and right now I need to focus on the Agency’s Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment(CNNA) . I start county Focus Groups next week to gather more primary data for the development our CCNA report. I modified the Half in Ten poverty quiz and merge it with regional and state data to produce a PowerPoint that can be utilized to start discussions on poverty. I am unaware if you can take it from my FB page or the “SlideShare” web-site and modify it for your own region and state. If you cannot pull the PowerPoint from the web, just email me and I will send a modifiable version. I hope you find it useful.

1. Northeast Missouri Community Action Agency MissionTo assist individuals, families and communities achieve their greatest potential.VisionThe vision of Northeast Missouri Community Action Agency is a better way of life!

2. Northeast Missouri Community Action Agency Northeast Missouri Community Action Agency or NMCAA--Established in 1965--Located in Northeast Missouri Serving *Five counties: Adair Clark Knox Schuyler Scotland --Non-for-profit agency, funded through State and Federal grant allotments--Operating budget of approximately four million dollars a year --Provides services through fourteen NMCAA Service/Head Start Centers --118 personnel--Governed by a fifteen member Board of Directors--Head Start is additionally governed by a 9 member Policy Council --Direct and Indirect services (community partnerships and referral networks) to low income populations. *NMCAA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program provides direct services to seven additional counties in northeast Missouri including Macon, Marion, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Shelby, and Sullivan.

3. NMCAA Organizational Structure

4. Direct Services Head Start Promoting the growth and development of children, parents and staff Comprehensive educational and social service programs for 322 children from birth to age five and their families (Including Prenatal) Developmental screenings and assessments, medical and dental exams and follow-up, home visits The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Nutrition program established to improve the quality of meals and snacks served in childcare settings NMCAA’s CACFP initiative provides support for 39 licensed or registered day care homes with approximately 700 children benefiting from healthy, nutritious meal service Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Energy Assistance (EA) NMCAA provides approximately 1900 households with support each year through the energy assistance program Energy Crisis Intervention Program(ECIP) NMCAA provides support for approximately 1200 families in Northeast Missouri through the ECIP program annually NMCAA’s ECIP program provides, at no cost, up to 50 air condition units per year to households in need Emergency Services Dollar More Households can receive a maximum of $600 per year though the Dollar More program. NMCAA supports approximately 35 households per year

5. Direct Services Emergency Services Dollar More Households can receive a maximum of $600 per year though the Dollar More program NMCAA supports approximately 35 households per year Lewis County Rural Electric Cooperative Onetime utility support to low-income Lewis County REC customers up to a maximum of $600 per program year NMCAA has utilized this program each year to assist 40 households. Missouri Housing Trust Fund (MHTF) Provide eligible program participants with rent or utility deposits for establishing a new residence (Homeless or Evection) NMCAA uses the MHTF program to support between 18-20 individuals and families per year Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESGP) Provides assistance to households that are homeless or in threat of becoming homeless ESGP funds are available in Clark, Knox, Schuyler, and Scotland counties NMCAA helps on average 45-50 individuals and families per year through the ESGP program. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Eviction prevention program designed toprovide eligible program participants with emergency rent/mortgage assistance, rent payments, and utility assistance NMCAA assist between 25-30 households per year by utilizing FEMA funding. Keeping Current The program will be funded by AmerenUE shareholders and its customers The pilot program provides for tiered bill credits, arrearage forgiveness and a requirement for eligible customers to apply for available Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and weatherization assistance. NMCAA expects to assist 20 to 25 households through the Keeping Current program

6. Direct Services Weatherization provided to households in an effort to reduce energy use and expenses by installing cost effective, energy efficient measures that result in safer, healthier, and more comfortable homes NMCAA’s weatherization crews deliver these services yearly to 55 single family, multi-family, and mobile homes across Northeast Missouri. Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) Community Coordination/Resource Development (CCRD) Initiatives Gardening Communities Low wage earners are engaged ,along with community partners, in all process of establishing and maintaining either a community garden or an individual garden Currently supporting Schuyler County and Adair County Seeks to engage 50 participants in 2011 General Education Diploma (GED)Supports Providing GED preparation classes in communities where service are not available Currently implemented in Clark County 15 individuals are expected to receive their GED in 2011 Extended Children Intervention Supports Extending educational supports to children and low wage earning families into primary grade school systems Schuyler and Adair Counties are being piloted for this project Estimated that 30 households will receive supports service Transportation Supports Focus is providing vehicle maintenance education and reduce vehicle maintenance cost for low wage earners Currently implemented in Knox and Adair Counties Hopes to assist 30 households in 2011 Family Development Credentialing (FDC) To enhance case management services provided to low wage earners in the region. Year long FDC classes are provided to NMCAA employees and other social services agency employees 12 NMCAA employees are targeted to receive their FDC certification in 2011.

8. Intake/Assessment/Referrals (IAR)

9. comprehensive system used to provide low-income individuals and families with the appropriate supports needed to achieve their greatest potential

10. IAR’s assist individuals and families in expediting emergency support services, identifying specific individual and family needs, and referring individuals and families to appropriate agency and/or community resources to meet targeted goals

11. NMCAA supports 1200 customers each year though the Intakes/Assessment/Referral process.

12. Family Supports

13. assists any low-income individual in achieving employment or educational goals that would improve employability

14. NMCAA can support an unlimited number of individuals through the Family Support initiative.

15. Life Skills

16. provides, through a series of classes, useful information and skills development to low-income youth and adults

17. Information and skills that individuals can apply to daily living practices and use to attain personal goals

18. NMCAA provides life skills classes to 100 individuals, on average, each year

19. Back to School Readiness

20. provides school age youth with school supplies, information, health screenings, and other related services to better prepare participating youth and their families for the upcoming school year

22. Poverty Quiz PowerPoint adapted from the Half in Ten Project Half in Ten is a project of www. Halfinten.org

24. $10.78 per hour/$22,422 per year

25. $15.22 per hour/$31,657 per year

27. Regional Data Household Income Source: Missouri Department of Economic Development, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC), Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, All Industries, Public and Private, data for calendar year 2009.

29. $21.00

30. $15.00

32. Regional Data Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps) Source: Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division, Annual Data Report, Fiscal Year 2007.

34. $22,350

35. $40,350

37. Regional Data Living Wage Employment Source: Poverty in America, Living Wage Calculator, 2008. (© 2010 Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier and The Pennsylvania State University)

39. One in five

40. One in four

42. Regional Data Food Insecurity Source: University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources 2010 Food Atlas

44. $500 Billion

45. $600 Million

47. Regional Data Poverty Rates Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), 2008.

49. African American

50. Asian American

52. State Data Source: Poverty Rate by Race/Ethnicity - Kaiser State Health Facts

55. Regional Data Households In Poverty Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 1, 2000.; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2008 Data Release, December 2009.Note: American Community Survey data only available for areas with 20,000 or more persons.

57. Suburban

59. Regional Data Rural Homelessness One of every four rural families pays too much for their housing, and 189 of the nation's 200 poorest counties are rural. Rural minorities are disproportionately poor. The overall rural poverty rate is 14.6 %, while 33 % of African Americans, 27 % of Hispanics, and 30 % of Native Americans in rural areas are poor. Nearly 30 % of non-metro households – more than 6.2 million – have at least one major housing problem. Funding for federal rural housing programs has not kept pace with need.

61. $30,000

62. $20,000

64. StateData Wealthiest County: St. Charles County County Seat: St. Charles Population: 349,407 Median Income: $57,309 HH in Poverty: 2.8% Poorest County: Shannon County County Seat: Eminence Population: 8,423 Median Income: $24,835 HH in Poverty: 26.9% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), 2008.

66. $800.00

67. $1,000.00

69. Regional Data Earned Income Tax Credits Source: Brookings Institute, Earned Income Tax Credit Series, Interactive Data, 2006.

71. 2.3 Million

72. 3.3 Million

74. Regional Data Unemployment Rate Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, November 3, 2010.

76. 200,000

77. 150,000

79. Regional Data Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Source: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri Information for Community Assessment (MICA), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Persons, March 2009.

82. Regional Data Poverty Rate Change Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), 2008.

84. One in three

85. One in four

87. Regional Data Poverty Ratio

89. Anxious

90. Sad

92. Focus Group Discussion