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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY NONPROFIT / QUASI AGENCY REQUEST FOR FUNDING In 2020, all UP IRC programs provided 15,256 units of services that included MSGP, emergency food boxes, clothing and household services to our clients and referrals made to collaborative agency partners. Through UP's Crisis Stabilization Program, 1,568 unique households received crisis counseling to stabilize their lives. Since 2014, 467 individuals worked with our workforce development program to develop job skills, acquire jobs, and have worked with our Success Coaches on career development. In 2020, 58 households increased their income moving 21 families out of poverty toward self-sufficiency. This was during the time of COVID-19 restrictions. J. bnerny ust any cerurncauons anaior accrearrarions oorarnea oy your agency. Although the services provided at the IRC UP Center do not require any licenses or accreditations, our direct services staff are required to receive annual training from the Florida Department of Children and Families. Frontline staff are trained in the areas of Security Awareness, HIPAA, Domestic Violence and Civil Rights. Additionally, staff receive training from the Retail Learning Institute, a division of Coca- Cola, an online learning platform that provides internationally recognized certifications in Customer Service, Business Ethics, Sexual Harassment, Professionalism, and Safety and Hygiene, 4. How does your program differ from similar ones provided in the community? How do the programs nr rnose orrerea ov orner UP Programs differ from similar ones provided in the community by focusing on the root causes of poverty, specifically the economic cause. The Level UP program focuses on individuals with barriers to employment to improve their economic situation and move them out of poverty. In 2014, UP sharpened its focus on employment through our job readiness program, the Success Training Employment Program (STEP). STEP does not to duplicate services already being provided to individuals within the county by design. UP's Workforce Development programs provide support to those who are not currently served due to moderate to extreme barriers to employment. Individuals with barriers such as lack of work history, poor work history, criminal records and educational limitations are not preferred choices for programs that focus on making quick and easy placements of highly qualified candidates. Our program does not disenfranchise those individuals. Our goal is to work with those individuals and provide them the resources to transition from unemployment/underemployment to self-sufficiency; providing them the ongoing resources they need to progress in employment and ultimately permanently break the cycle of poverty in their lives. UP Programs compliment those offered by other agencies through partnerships by incorporating those providers into the large onsite facility. Additionally, through our efforts with STEP, we recognized the need to design an Education Program that serves the community but also prepares potential STEP participants. Education Courses are often provided by community partners and include topics such as Financial Management, Nutrition, Computer Skills as well as Level Up. Community Partnerships that compliment UP's Workforce Development programs include area banks, area health providers and Indian River State College. 132