Description of FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION Clinic, Child Development and Community Center programs and services.

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 The overall goal of FSA Child Development Centers is
preparing all children attending our centers for school
success while receiving care in a safe, secure, challenging
environment.
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 Enriched cognitive environment ensures that children have
access to high quality learning experiences and that they
become effective learners in the development of cognitive,
language, speech, physical, psychosocial, and self-help
skills.
UnitedWay Education Funding - School Readiness
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Math
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Writing
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Health and Science
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 Critical Needs:
 James A.Venable Community Center located in Cabazon (Region 4)
 NortonYounglove Community Center in Highgrove (Region 6)
• Providing Health,Wellness and Human Service programs
• Providing Emergency Food Assistance
UnitedWay Critical Needs Funding – Emergency Food
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 Increase in demand for food assistance:
 25-50% increase in new clients being served due to;
 Employment loss
 Recovering from the recession
 Working poor
 Housing foreclosures
 Deciding how to use income
(bills vs. food, medical vs. food,
housing vs. food)
 More than one family per household
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9. +UnitedWay Critical Needs Funding – Emergency Food
 Existing programs:
 Riverside County DPSS Emergency Food and Shelter program
funds: serves over 200 families in need a year
 Partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank for food distribution:
serves over 600 families per month
 United Way funding allows FSA to serve an additional 100 families
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 Client choice model: the best model for varying cultural and
nutritional needs while reducing waste
 Supportive Case Management: identifies families in need of
emergency food assistance
 UnitedWay of Inland Valley:
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11. +UnitedWay Critical Needs Funding – Emergency Food
 2014 – 15 Request:
 Continued support to serve an additional 200 families
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