ESC Annual Report 2019

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From Our Chief Executive Officer A Year In Review It is once again the time of year to share with our funding sources, our board members, our community partners, our staff and all other interested parties information about the undertakings of Economic Security Corporation of Southwest Area (ESC). And, it is truly my pleasure to say thank you to all of those who have helped us to ensure that we meet our mission of “working within our communities to alleviate the conditions of poverty and provide individuals and families with opportunities that will enable them to achieve economic security.” Let’s Talk Finances The state of our agency remains strong. Funding resources for 10/1/17 through 9/30/18 totaled $18,522,968. ESC operates some 38 different programs utilizing approximately 40 funding sources. Of Particular Interest Although the number of programs we administer is large, of particular interest has been the implementation of our new Early Head Start Child Care Partnership (CCP) grant, our United States Housing and Urban Development Grant designed to construct 20 apartments to provide permanent housing for homeless veterans and seniors with disabilities, and our purchase of 13 new school buses to transport Early Head Start children. In addition, it appears that this year will result in additional funds to continue to provide services to even more individuals and families in need. A Message Previously Stated A few years ago I wrote to you about a book that I read by Pulitzer Prize winning author David K. Shipler, titled “The Working Poor.” What he had to say was so important that I want to share with you, again, the way Mr. Shipler characterized a typical slip into poverty. For practically every family the ingredients of poverty are part financial and part psychological, part personal and societal, part past and part present. Every problem magnifies the impact of the others, and are so tightly interlocked that one reversal can produce a chain reaction with results far distant from the original cause. A run-down apartment can exacerbate a child’s asthma, which leads to a call for an ambulance, which generates a medical bill that cannot be paid, which ruins a credit record, which hikes the interest rate on an auto loan, which forces the purchase of an unreliable used car, which jeopardizes a mother’s punctuality at work, which limits her promotions and earning capacity, which confines her to poor housing. If she or any other impoverished working parent added up all of her individual problems, the whole would be equal to more than the sum of its parts. It isn’t that individuals want to be in poverty, it isn’t that people are lazy; rather, it is that problems are interlocking. As Mr. Shipler says, a job alone is not enough. Medical insurance alone is not enough. Good housing alone is not enough. Reliable transportation, careful family budgeting, effective parenting, effective schooling is not enough when each is achieved in isolation from the rest. There is no single variable that can be altered to help working people move away from the edge of poverty. Only where the full array of assistance is taken into consideration can America fulfill its promise. Summary In addition to the new programs I outlined above, I am happy to report that ESC received increases this past year in virtually every program that it administers on behalf of low-income individuals and families. It is with boundless gratitude that we commend our legislators at the state and Federal levels for their understanding and willingness to help those less fortunate and those unable to help themselves. Economic Security Corporation Local Theory of Change BROAD AGENCY GOALS: Children are ready for school SERVICES/ STRATEGIES: Families are ready to engage FAMILY • Increased engagement child development • Increased engagement in community • Sufficient income to support needs • Insured and equipped with medical payment options The agency is ready to support OUTCOMES: AGENCY • Increased knowledge of agency programs internally and externally • Higher employee wages • Increased flexible funding • Established communication strategy Early Head Start Head Start Asset Development Rental Assistance Housing Assistance Employment Assistance Case Management Utility Assistance Agency Capacity Building The community is ready to invest COMMUNITY • Increased reliable transportation options • Increased affordable/ quality childcare options • More living wage employment opportunities • Additional safe, healthy, affordable, energyefficient housing units Resource Development Communication Strategy Poverty Simulations Weatherization Home Repair Housing Development Job Creation Leadership Training We look forward to continuing to provide innovative, as well as time tested, programs that will meet our client’s needs. John Joines, CCAP Chief Executive Officer 4 COMMUNITY ACTION CORE PRINCIPLES PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 5
Children are Ready for School HEAD START/ EARLY HEAD START Children from lower income families can have many barriers to school readiness. In the Head Start and Early Head Start programs, children and families receive child development education, family support, health, dental, mental health & nutrition services and transportation. Early Head Start serves prenatal women and children ages 0-3 years old. Each family is assigned a home visitor who provides weekly, biweekly, or monthly home visits, based on the program option the family has chosen. Children are assessed in all areas of development and growth. All services are provided in conjunction with the child’s parents. Early Head Start also offers free or reduced fee full-day childcare opportunities for parents who are working and/or going to school full-time. individualized information and experiences to assist the child’s growth and the parent’s competence and confidence in their understanding of child development and the five essential early learning domains: Language, Cognitive, Approaches, Social-Emotional and Physical. ESC’s Early Head Start Center-Based 2017/2018 Final School Readiness Results that we have assessed children specifically on mathematics. The focus for the current program year is on genuine conversations with infants and toddlers to increase their use and understanding of language. The Head Start and Early Head Start’s Effort to Prepare Children for Kindergarten School readiness goals mean the expectations of children’s status and progress across domains of language and literacy development, cognition and general knowledge, approaches to learning, physical well-being and motor development, and social and emotional development that will improve their readiness for kindergarten. Economic Security Corporation Head Start and Early Head Start assesses children at regular intervals throughout the year. The data is then aggregated to analyze results and make informed decisions regarding adjustments to individual child, classroom and program strategies. Mathematics , 82% Literacy , 91% Social-Emotional, 91% Physical, 98% Early Head Start Home-Based School Readiness Results Cognitive , 98% Language , 89% Results of the Early Head Start School Readiness Assessment for the 2017/2018 program year in the home-based option show that over 90% of the children enrolled maintained or increased their rate of development to that of age expected level or above. These 6 results exceed our target goal of seeing 90% of children performing at age expected level or above in each of the EHS developmental domains. In the home-based option, we continue to support parents as their child’s first and most important teacher through weekly visits, sharing Results of the final Early Head Start school readiness assessment for the 2017/2018 school year shows that at least 90% of the infants, toddlers, and twos enrolled in our center-based option meet or exceed widely held expectations for their age in 4 of the 6 domains. There were 2 domains where the infants, toddlers, and twos fell below our 90% goal. The overall language results show that 89% of the children meet or exceed widely held expectations and the overall mathematics results show that 82% of the children meet or exceed the widely held expectations. This is the first assessment that was completed using TEACHING STRATEGIES Gold. In addition, this is the first time language results have been reported separate from literacy and the first time Exploring the Environment SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL SKILLS: Emily had a great time exploring the boxes made for play, trying things that might fit in the holes, exploring with her brother, and MAKING NEW FRIENDS! 7
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