United Way of Blair County Appendix 1: Summary of IMPACT FUNDING: A community plan _____________________________________________________ Summary of the United Way of Blair County Impact Funding: A Community Plan Page numbers help you locate this information in the IMPACT FUNDING: A COMMUNITY PLAN document available at www.unitedwayofblaircounty.org/impact-grants. Focus Area #1: Income, page 6 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS ISSUE OBJECTIVES PAGE Increase public awareness and utilization of community/county resources for job training & 6 education. Awareness Facilitate job training & education initiatives to Education and Training match the economic vision of current & future job 6 trends of the county. Assure that all children and adults in County Basic Budgeting Practices 6 are provided with basic budgeting courses. Focus Area #2: Meeting Emergency Needs, pages 7-9 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS ISSUE OBJECTIVES PAGE Lack of 24/7 Emergency Assure that Blair County will have a sufficient Shelters and Education on number of emergency shelter beds 7 “accessible” Basic Needs Availability 24/7 for men, women, and children. Assure the a one-call information center (PA 211) Lack of education and is able to provide an updated database that all communication on how to 7 Blair County residents can use to find the help access emergency services they need. Assure that runaway and/or homeless youth, or Safe Shelter youth and adults at risk due to family conflict, 8 have access to the services and support they need. Lack of awareness of Assure all people with special in Blair Disaster/Emergency process of identifying County can be identified/notified in an 8 Services individuals with special emergency. during an emergency Assure that all people have access to food, Disaster Response shelter, and clothing in of 9 disaster/emergency. APPENDIX 1, page 2
United Way of Blair County Appendix 1: Summary of IMPACT FUNDING: A community plan _____________________________________________________ Summary of the United Way of Blair County Impact Funding: A Community Plan Page numbers help you locate this information in the IMPACT FUNDING: A COMMUNITY PLAN document available at www.unitedwayofblaircounty.org/impact-grants. Focus Area #1: Income, page 6 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS ISSUE OBJECTIVES PAGE Education and Training Awareness Increase public awareness and utilization of community/county resources for job training & education. 6 Facilitate job training & education initiatives to match the economic vision of current & future job trends of the county. 6 Basic Budgeting Practices Assure that all children and adults in County are provided with basic budgeting courses. 6 Focus Area #2: Meeting Emergency Needs, pages 7-9 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS ISSUE OBJECTIVES PAGE Basic Needs Lack of 24/7 Emergency Shelters and Education on Availability Assure that Blair County will have a sufficient number of “accessible” emergency shelter beds 24/7 for men, women, and children. 7 Lack of education and communication on how to access emergency services Assure the a one-call information center (PA 211) is able to provide an updated database that all Blair County residents can use to find the help they need. 7 Safe Shelter Assure that runaway and/or homeless youth, or youth and adults at risk due to family conflict, have access to the services and support they need. 8 Disaster/Emergency Services Lack of awareness of process of identifying individuals with special during an emergency Assure all people with special in Blair County can be identified/notified in an emergency. 8 Disaster Response Assure that all people have access to food, shelter, and clothing in of disaster/emergency. 9 APPENDIX 1, page 2
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