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Family Services addresses the needs of disadvantaged families using a holistic approach.  It seeks to strengthen the family's initiative in forgoing a relationship between the family and resources needed to eliminate their programs.  The program components are Case management and Crisis.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">We served 82 case management clients</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> 18 families rose above the poverty level</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> 30 individuals found employment</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> 13 individuals completed an educational or training program.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> 12 found affordable housing</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> 26 families were assisted with emergency assistance.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The average wage rate was $8.49</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The average change in annual income per participant family - $7,543.61</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Crisis Program</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">3,880  individuals were assisted with crisis.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>During the Christmas season, our agency assisted several familieswith toys, gifts, or food.  We worked hand in hand with the United Way in all three counties, several churches, civic organizations and human service agencies to assist families in crisis.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Weatherization/HARRP Program</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Weatherization Program receives funds from the North Carolina Office of Economic Opportunity with federal pass-through funds.  Weatherization means fixing homes to be warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.  Another objective of the program is to reduce the energy cost for families.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Heating Assistance Repair Replacement Program is designed to eliminate hazardous conditions and energy waste caused by faulty home heating appliances.  The program will replace or repair a hearing system.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Weatherized 99 houses in the three county areas.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Assisted 46 families with heating assistance repair or replacement.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Single Family Rehab</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>North Carolina Housing Finance funds the Single Family Rehab Program.  The program effects the rehabilitation of owner-occupied site-built or modular dwellings for the very low and low-income elderly and handicapped homeowner in Johnston County.  This program will end April 2009.  We were funded to renovate 10 homes.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Economic Development Program</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Economic Development Program is an in-house renovation program. During fiscal year 2008-2009, we renovated four houses, which were bid upon in other counties. We also assisted the Johnston County Housing Group with locating homes in the Johnston County area.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Housing Preservation Program</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Funded through the U.S. Department of Agricultural Rural Development Program, the Housing Preservation Program performs minor repairs on owner-occupied homes.</B></div> <div> <B>In 2008-2009, we repaired 10 homes.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>HUD Housing Counseling Program</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The HUD Program is under through the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  We are funded to do Pre-purchase Counseling, Homebuyer Education Workshops, Delinquent/Default Counseling, and Reverse Mortgage Counseling.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1 client received Pre-purchase counseling.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">17 clients received Delinquent/Default Counseling.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12 clients received Reverse Mortgage Counseling.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">116 clients received rental counseling.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Economic Development Program</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Economic Development Program is an in-house renovation program.  We received our General Contractor's License this program year.  We again, have the ability to build as well as renovate houses.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Renovated 3 houses, which we bided on in other counties.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Assisted the Johnston County Housing Group with locating homes in the Johnston County area.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>       <IMG SRC="19668850.jpg" border=0 width="104" height="133" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                            </div> <div> <B>Johnston-Lee-Harnett Head Start </B></div> <div> <B>Report to the Community 2008-2009</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Johnston-Lee-Harnett Head Start is a federally funded non-profit early childhood program that is committed to offering quality and comprehensive services to children and families that meet Head Start guidelines.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Age- Actual Enrollment</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>3-yr olds …………255</B></div> <div> <B>4-yr olds………….452</B></div> <div> <B>Total……………....707</B></div> <div> <B><U>Avg. Monthly Enrollment:</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Primary Language</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>English: 524 (74%)</B></div> <div> <B>Middle Eastern & South Asian 5 (1%)</B></div> <div> <B>Spanish: 178 (25%)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Racial/Ethnic Composition</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>White                               107       (15%)</B></div> <div> <B>Black                               366       (52%)</B></div> <div> <B>Asian                                 3          (1%)</B></div> <div> <B>Bi-Racial                         26         (4%)</B></div> <div> <B>Other (Hispanic)           205       (29%)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Center Information</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>14  Centers</B></div> <div> <B>13  Centers with 4 - star licenses</B></div> <div> <B>1    Centers with a 3-star license</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Child Screenings</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Developmental </B><B><U>__698_</U></B></div> <div> <B> </B><B><U> _66_</U></B><B> requested, received and needed </B></div> <div> <B>  intervention services.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Hearing </B><B><U>___696___ </U></B><B>Screened and </B><B><U>___4___</U></B><B> needed</B></div> <div> <B>and received intervention services</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Speech</B><B><U> __696_____</U></B><B> Screened and </B><B><U>___33__ </U></B><B>needed</B></div> <div> <B>and received intervention services.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Funding</U></B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Head Start                       $3,607,610.00</B></div> <div> <B>Other Resources          $102,777.00   </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The program has 121 employees and 37% are former Head Start parents.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Kindergarten Readiness Activities</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Literacy activities, Developmentally appropriate academic activities, Independence and self-sufficiency, and Transition Readiness.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Parent-Involvement Activities</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Parent Training, Resource Fair, Center Committee Meetings, Policy Council, and Fatherhood activities.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Teacher Information</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>100% of centers have teachers with Associates or Bachelors degrees</B></div> <div> <B>14% of Head Start teachers have a Bachelors degree or higher</B></div> <div> <B>10 Teachers are enrolled in a higher education program</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Health & Nutrition Services</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>288,000  nutritious meals/snacks served to children.</B></div> <div> <B>98% of children had up to date physicals</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dental Examinations - </B><B><U>_696__</U></B><B> received dental exams, </B><B><U>_9_</U></B><B>% identified as needing services and </B><B><U>_97</U></B><B>% received treatment.  Dental homes identified for </B><B><U>_696_</U></B><B> children.  All other dropped before exams could be completed or parents refused services.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>_100%</U></B><B> of the children enrolled more than 45 days completed or were up-to-date on their immunizations.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>_691_</U></B><B>mental health screenings with </B><B><U>__563_</U></B><B>follow-up's performed, and there were approximately </B><B><U>_6_</U></B><B> mental health referrals to outside agencies.  </B><B><U>__4__</U></B><B> of these children received mental health services during the operating year.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>_100 % </U></B><B>children had identified medical homes by end of enrollment </B></div> <div> <B><U>_7__%</U></B><B> children identified needing medical treatment and received treatment.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Family Information</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Number served                                     665</B></div> <div> <B>Number on TANF                                    26     (4%)</B></div> <div> <B>WIC.                                                          217     (33%)</B></div> <div> <B>Number below Poverty Level          612</B></div> <div> <B>Number above Poverty Level            53</B></div> <div> <B>Single Parent Families                       414     (62%)</B></div> <div> <B>Employed                                               465     (70%)</B></div> <div> <B>Family Information Continued</B></div> <div> <B>Unemployed                                          200          (30%)</B></div> <div> <B>In School or Training                             35          (5%)</B></div> <div> <B>Less than High School                       279           (42%)</B></div> <div> <B>High School or GED                            304          (46%)</B></div> <div> <B>Some college                                           67          (1%)</B></div> <div> <B>Bachelors                                                 15          (2%)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Family Services</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Crisis Intervention                                 33          (5%)</B></div> <div> <B>Housing Assistance                                 3          (1%)</B></div> <div> <B>ESL                                                            101          (15%)</B></div> <div> <B>Health Education                                   332          (50%)</B></div> <div> <B>Parenting Education                            514          (77%)</B></div> <div> <B>Adult Education                                     279          (42%)</B></div> <div> <B>Job Training                                              20          (3%)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Partners in Service</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Health Departments, Public Schools, Partnership for Children, More at Four, Departments of Social Services, Community College, Mt. Olive College, UNC-Greensboro, Fayetteville State University, area Dentists, N. C. Cooperative Extension, and Johnston County Industries.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Special Needs Children</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>67 children (10%) had disabilities</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   Hearing Impairment</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   Speech or language impairment</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   Autism</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   Non-categorical/developmental delay</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Head Start Wrap-Around</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Head Start Wrap-Around Program is funded through the Johnston County Partnership for Children to provide before and after-school care for our Smithfield Center Children.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">We assisted 90 Wrap-Around children.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Head Start More At Four</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Head Start More At Four Program is funded by the Johnston County Partnership for Children and the Lee County Partnership for Children and the Harnett County Partnership for Children.   </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Johnston County More At Four served 108 children.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Lee County More At Four served 54 children.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Harnett County More At Four served 99 children.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Johnston-Lee Head Start 2008-09  Child Outcomes Progress</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1970f490.png" border=0 width="527" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Johnston-Lee Head Start Budget Expenditures</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="19840590.png" border=0 width="576" height="345" ALT="Microsoft Office Excel Chart" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>