THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

The purpose of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program is to provide a range of services and activities having a measurable and potentially major impact on causes of poverty in the state. Through the 16 Community Action Agencies (CAAs) across the state, a range of programs are offered to help low-income persons become independent and self-sufficient. These programs and services advocate, organize, and develop institutions as a means of improving community conditions. This program enables low-income persons to become more employable and better trained to handle their finances, to improve their housing and to make use of social and human services available to them.

Total of Direct FFY 2002 Service Projects by Category

(October 1, 2001 - September 30, 2002)

	FFY 2002 CSBG	Estimated Number of
Service Project	Funds Allocated	Persons Assisted *

Employment	$606,978	4,015
Education	657,690	36,688
Emergency Services	1,935,293	160,902
Housing	832,085	5,528
Income Maintenance	263,904	7,070
Welfare Independence	341,871	14,105
Linkages	1,656,685	61,407
Nutrition	1,994,476	102,667
Health	507,807	32,742

TOTAL	$8,796,789	425,124

* The number of persons served is duplicated within individual programs and across all programs.

Unduplicated Demographics

Male	75,226
Female	139,705
Total	214,931

White Non-Hispanic	101,018
Black Non-Hispanic	105,316
Hispanic	6,224
Native American	716
Asian	429
Other	1,228
Total	214,931

AR DHS Statistical Report SFY 2002

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HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

FFY 2002 (October 1, 2001 - September 30, 2002)

The Home Energy Assistance Program helps low-income households with home energy costs by providing financial assistance through the Winter Assistance Program and Crisis Intervention Program. Each program provides assistance to a household's energy supplier or, under certain circumstances, to the applicant. The Crisis Intervention Program provides assistance to eligible households facing energy-related emergencies.

Winter Assistance Program
	Households Served	55,952
	Average Benefit	$89

Crisis Intervention Program
	Households Served	25,517
	Average Benefit	$131
Summer Regular Assistance
	Households Served	0
	Average Benefit	$0

Crisis Cooling Program
	Households Served	0
	Average Benefit	$0

Funding
	Federal LIHEAP Allotment	$10,959,034
	Carry Forward Funds	$210,000

Major Expenditures And Transfers
	Winter Expenditures And Transfers	$4,984,256
	Crisis Intervention Program	3,642,227
	Transferred To Weatherization	1,643,855
	Assurance 16 And Administration	425,210
	Summer Regular Assistance	0
	Crisis Cooling Program	0

LIHEAP ASSISTED HOUSEHOLDS

Male	14,236
Female	67,233
Total	81,469

White	43,467
Black	36,338
Spanish American/Hispanic	895
Oriental, Asian Or Pacific Island	230
American Indian/Alaskan Native	216
Indochinese	111
Other/Unknown	212
Total	81,469

AR DHS Statistical Report SFY 2002

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WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS

An estimated number of houses to be weatherized and

people to be assisted for the time period of:

(April 1, 2002 - March 31, 2003) are as follows:

DOE

ESTIMATED

SEX

RACE


		Male	Female	White	Black	Native Amer.

Owner	512	153	359	274	235	3
Renter (Single)	49	14	35	26	20	3
Renter (Multi)	14	4	10	8	6	0
Mobile Home	148	44	104	80	67	1
Total	723	215	508	388	328	7

Elderly	356	142	214	252	104	0
Disabled	323	129	194	229	94	0
Native Americans	7	4	3	0	0	7
Child - Occupied	270	108	162	191	79	0
Shelter	6	4	2	4	2	0

LIHEAP

ESTIMATED

SEX

RACE


		Male	Female	White	Black	Native Amer.

Owner	199	59	140	105	79	15
Renter (Single)	200	60	140	104	86	10
Renter (Multi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mobile Home	100	30	70	52