The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provides an array of
funding for local community initiatives, including assistance for program-eligible
households in areas such as education, employment, emergencies, housing,
nutrition and health care. Community programs are intended to encourage
families toward self-sufficiency. CSBG programs are administered during
the year by fifteen community action agencies located throughout South
Carolina with satellite offices in all of the state's 46 counties.
(CSBG is a block grant funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.)
General
Emergency Assistance Program (GEAP) The Community Services Block
Grant (CSBG) also provides assistance with general emergencies to program-eligible
households in areas such as utility bills, food, clothing and medical
services.
Local
Initiative Projects are services and activities which target the
anti-poverty goals as set forth in Section 675(C)(1) of the CSBG Act.
Those include projects pertaining to employment, education, youth leadership,
income management, energy, health, emergency, housing, nutrition and
other areas in which there may be obstacles that impede the attainment
of social and economic self-sufficiency by low-income persons. Specific
anti-poverty goals and program strategies for a given service area are
determined by the local community action agency through an annual community
needs assessment, a community's own analysis of poverty-related problems.
Emergency
Shelter Grant Program (ESGP) is a competitive grant issued each
year to community-based shelters and traditional housing facilities;
non-profit organizations that provide housing and counseling assistance
to the state's homeless population and to those at-risk of becoming
homeless.
Weatherization
Assistance Program (WAP) provides home weatherization assistance
to improve the quality of life for low-income families, particularly
for the elderly, people with disabilities and children by improving
the energy efficiency of their homes while ensuring their health and
safety. The Weatherization Assistance Program for each of the state's
46 counties is coordinated through eight community action agencies.
(WAP is a formula grant funded by the U.S. Department of Energy).
Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides home energy assistance to help
eligible low-income households meet their home heating and/or cooling
needs. (LIHEAP is a block grant funded by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services).
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