Fiscal Year 2007 - Outreach Grants
Summary of Funded Projects
The following organizations received outreach grants
from the Food and Nutrition Service in fiscal year 2007. A brief summary
of each grant project is provided.
Arizona Community Action Association (ACAA), $74,937, 2-year Project
Location: Phoenix, Arizona Target Area: Maricopa County, Arizona Target Population: Working Poor, Seniors, Immigrants (Hispanic)
Project Summary: ACAA will set up a network of 11
community and faith-based organizations. It will use a train the trainer
model to teach staff and volunteers of the network members to conduct
pre-screening and application assistance. Radio advertising will promote
food stamp outreach mini-fairs at community sites, including retailers.
Asian American Civic Association, Inc. (AACA), $49,966, 1-year Project
Location: Boston, Massachusetts Target Area: Boston, Cambridge, Malden, Quincy, and Somerville,
Massachusetts Target Population: Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cambodian Immigrants
Project Summary: AACA will host workshops about the FSP
in order to educate clients on site at their offices and at partners
including community-based organizations and a community health center.
Lessons about FSP will also be incorporated into ESL classes.
Pre-screening will be offered and information will be disseminated at
community venues. AACA will also participate in community events.
Capital Area Community Action Agency, Inc. (CACAA), $72,127, 1-year
Project
Location: Tallahassee, Florida Target Area: Calhoun, Franklin, Jefferson, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon, and
Liberty Counties, Florida Target Population: Working Poor, Seniors, Immigrants (Hispanic)
Project Summary: CACAA will establish collaborative partnerships with
community agencies to distribute materials and raise awareness. In
addition, CACAA will offer pre-screening and application assistance on
site. Earned media will help extend the messages.
Caritas of Waco, $73,344, 18-month Project
Location: Waco, Texas Target Area: McLennan, Falls, Bosque, Hill, Freestone, Limestone
Counties, Texas Target Population: Working Poor, Seniors
Project Summary: Through partnerships with food pantries, senior
centers, social service agencies, churches, and extension offices, a
food stamp outreach program will be implemented in a six county area.
Community events will be held and staff and volunteers from partner
agencies will be trained to pre-screen and provide application
assistance.
Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc. (CPACS), $73,992, 1-year
Project
Location: Doraville, Georgia Target Area: Metropolitan Atlanta including DeKalb, Gwinnett, Fulton,
Cobb and Clayton Counties, Georgia Target Population: Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Lao Immigrants
Project Summary: Through this unique model, bilingual (Vietnamese,
Korean, and Chinese) community health advocates will go into the
community to conduct outreach through distribution of information.
Pre-screening will be offered on site at CPACS and at community sites
such as Asian senior centers, churches, and at community events.
Community Partners, Inc., $75,000, 1-year Project
Location: Amherst, Massachusetts Target Area: Berkshire, Franklin, and Hampshire Counties, Massachusetts Target Population: Working Poor, Seniors, Immigrants (Hispanic,
Southeast Asian, Eastern European)
Project Summary: Through this unique model in a rural area, bilingual
outreach workers from three community health centers will use laptops to
assist residents to apply for food stamps using an online application at
people's homes and community locations. Health centers will also
disseminate information.
Future Foundation, $75,000, 1-year Project
Location: East Point, Georgia Target Area: East Point, Georgia Target Population: Working Poor, Seniors
Project Summary: A community outreach and education strategy will
include targeted outreach in the form of materials distribution and
participation in community events, such as health fairs. Pre-screening,
application assistance and follow up will be provided. Earned media and
FNS public service announcements will be used to raise community
awareness.
Health Masters Club, $54,660, 1-year Project
Location: Orlando, Florida Target Area: Orange County, Florida Target Population: Seniors, Immigrants (Hispanic)
Project Summary: Through this new model, a specially equipped van will
travel to low income neighborhoods in ten selected zip codes stopping a
designated community locations to offer pre-screening. Flyers
distributed several days before the van's scheduled arrival will raise
awareness of the services. The van's outreach worker will also
distribute information.
Hunger Action Network of New York State, $75,000, 15-month Project
Location: New York, New York Target Area: Hudson Valley Region of New York State including Dutchess,
Putnam, Ulster, Rockland, Sullivan, and Westchester Counties Target Population: Working Poor, Seniors, Immigrants (Hispanic, Chinese,
Russian)
Project Summary: Hunger Action Network will use an existing help line to
pre-screen callers via phone. The help line will be promoted through
community newspaper ads and by partners. Results of a mapping project
illustrating community demographics against emergency food locations and
locations of free Internet access will be used to train partners to
promote and facilitate online pre-screening.
Jeffco Action Center, $71,709, 2-year Project
Location: Lakewood, Colorado Target Area: Jefferson County, Colorado Target Population: Working Poor, Seniors, Homeless
Project Summary: Food stamp outreach will be incorporated into the
Center services. Pre-screening, application assistance and follow up
will be provided. Information dissemination will also take place.
Numerous partners including health providers, local churches, and low
income and senior housing units will help extend the reach of the
project.
Little Dixie Community Action Agency, Inc., $69,653, 1-year Project\
Location: Hugo, Oklahoma Target Area: Choctaw, Pushmataha, and McCurtain Counties, Oklahoma Target Population: Working Poor, Seniors
Project Summary: Staff will pre-screen and provide application
assistance to clients on site and at community locations in rural areas
as well as attend community events. Food stamp outreach will be
incorporated into the agency's intake process. Advertisements in
community papers and on radio will help raise awareness.
TEARS, Inc., $75,000, 1-year Project
Location: Phenix City, AL Target Area: Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama Target Population: Working Poor, Seniors
Project Summary: TEARS will distribute information and attend community
events, make one-on-one presentations to residents of low income
neighborhoods as well as offer pre-screening and application assistance.
Through partnerships with two school districts, TEARS will distribute
information to low-income parents.
Toledo Area Ministries, $73,809, 1-year Project
Location: Toledo, Ohio Target Area: Lucas County, Ohio Target Population: Working Poor, Seniors
Project Summary: Volunteers from member churches and other organizations
will be trained to pre-screen and provide application assistance.
Pre-screening will be offered at senior centers, faith-based food
pantries, local churches and employers of low wage workers.
Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, $75,000, 2-year Project
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Target Area: Ramsey and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota Target Population: Vietnamese, Karen, and Somali Immigrants
Project Summary: This project will increase awareness of the FSP among
Vietnamese, Karen, and Somali populations through dissemination of
linguistically appropriate materials through community events, radio
programs, and ethnic newspapers. Pre-screening and application
assistance will also be provided. Staff will be bilingual and
bicultural.
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11/21/2008
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