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r • <br /> Organization Name : Homeless Assistance Center <br /> Program Name : Assets Build Futures <br /> Funder: Children ' s Services Grant <br /> 4. List staffing needed for your program, including required experience and estimated <br /> hours per week in program for each staff member and/or volunteers (This section <br /> should conform with the information in the Position Listing on the Budget Narrative <br /> Worksheet). <br /> Staffing required for program implementation include an art instructor with a background in art <br /> and working with special needs children and a child development specialist with a Ph . D . in <br /> Education. The Executive Director, MSW, will provide on-going supervision of the staff and <br /> program activities . Instructor/Artist, Debbie Fox, would return to conduct the art program and <br /> Dr . Beverly Whitely would serve as the Child Development Specialist . <br /> 5. How will the target population be made aware of the program ? <br /> Homeless Families are referred to RAC either through self - referral, local community agencies <br /> or word of mouth. Families entering the program, complete a comprehensive assessment and <br /> individual case plan, which identifies specific goals and objectives and the various individual and <br /> family needs which impact the family and causes them to be homeless . Issues which are common <br /> need areas include : employment, mental health, substance abuse, debt, legal issues, <br /> transportation, family support and housing . Other needs are identified which impact the <br /> unification and/or reunifacation of the family as a unit such as parenting skills, special needs of <br /> children, school, and relationships within the family . <br /> As families enter residential programs, they will be made aware of, and be required to participate <br /> in, the available family programs such as identified in this proposal . Families will receive an <br /> orientation to these programs as a part of their assessment and plan development process . <br /> 6. How will the program be accessible to target population (i.e. location, transportation, <br /> hours of operation)? <br /> The majority of group and individual activities will be accessible to homeless families at the <br /> residential facility, however, some field trips may be included . Individual and group <br /> activities will be made available when the children are ( i . e . after school and weekends) and <br /> when the parents are ( evenings, weekends, and/or throughout the day) . No transportation is <br /> required since the majority of the activities occur on the residential premises . <br /> 7 <br />