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Salisbury -Rowan Community Action Agency, Ix. b. Community Resources: Salisbury -Rowan Community Action Agency, Inc. (SRCAA) partners with many nonprofit human service agencies, schools, colleges, community development organizations, governmental entities and faith organizations to aid our participants In reaching their goals and to change the way business is conducted in the community on their behalf. Managers and staff in both counties actively build partnerships and work together with those partners to address poverty causes and seek solutions for the eradication of the barriers to economic self-sufficiency for Rowan and Cabarrus County residents. (F) Resources Needed: c. Agency Resources SRCAA continues to enhance its internal systems. The information technology systems used by our staff provide outcome data; however, there are multiple departments using different systems. Since January 2013, Information technology (IT) was outsourced to improve internal IT communication systems. This advancement allows staff working with families to serve them more efficiently and expediently. Other resources are needed to develop a database system for interface and tracking the work being done with families agency wide. Reporting of outcomes to various funders would be greatly enhanced if these resources come available. d. Community Resources: Community resources that decrease the rising numbers of homeless persons and or those in need of Affordable Housing in Cabarrus and Rowan County is a resource needed. Community Service providers have identified the need for increased strategies to address housing and homelessness. Additional community resources, such as the newly formed Homeless Task force in both Rowan and Cabarrus County, are working to develop a community -wide strategy to end homelessness through affordable housing and other immediate solutions for low-income families to reduce homelessness or transiency. This is important to our participants to continue to be informed of different avenues and strategies to expedite placements in subsidized housing options. Section III: Objective and Strategy (G) Objective Statement: Objective Statement: To provide support and comprehensive services to assist eighty-five (65) new individualsRamilies and sixty (60) carryover families to increase their skills and income to rise above poverty level by June 30, 2019 Strategies for Objective: Provide support and comprehensive services to low-income families and individuals to develop occupational skills and increase income so they may rise above the poverty income level Fiscal Year 2018-19 Community Services Block Grant Application Page 22 of 37 Attachment number 2 \n F-6 Page 110