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)

 

 

 

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

 

 

Unduplicated Demographics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

LIHEAP ASSISTED HOUSEHOLDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

LIHEAP

ESTIMATED

SEX

RACE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SHELTER PLUS CARE PROGRAM

 

 

The Department of Human Services is the grantee for two Shelter Plus Care grants that are managed through the Office of Community Services.  The grants are for one or five-year periods and each grantee has a different grant cycle.  Shelter Plus Care (S+C) is a program designed to provide housing and supportive services on a long-term basis for homeless persons with disabilities, (primarily those with serious mental illness, chronic problems with alcohol and/or drugs, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), or related diseases) and their families who are living in places not intended for human habitation (e.g., streets) or in emergency shelters.  The programs allow for a variety of housing choices, and range of supportive services funded by other sources, in response to the needs of the hard-to-reach homeless population with disabilities.

 

The program funded under DHS is Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TRA).   Under the TRA, an applicant may request funds to provide rental assistance on behalf of program participants who choose their own housing units.  The Department has two project sponsors who operate four Shelter Plus Care grants (Greater Little Rock Community Mental Health Center, Inc.-3 and Arkansas Supported Housing Network-1).

 

 

TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

 

 

One hundred twelve (112) people were provided rental assistance.

¨       Racial breakdown:

Hispanic – 0, Asian/Pacific Islander – 0,

Black – 64, Native American – 0, White – 48

¨        75 persons diagnosed with mental illness.

¨        18 persons diagnosed with dual diagnosis

      (mental illness and substance abuse)

¨       50 persons with AIDS or related disease

¨       71 persons diagnosed with substance abuse

¨        3  persons with a physical disability

¨        2  persons with developmental disabilities

¨       11 persons who are victims of domestic violence

 

 

LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL

 

Federal Fiscal Year 2002 (October 1, 2001 – September 30, 2002)

 

The Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program assists persons whose income falls at or below the HUD low-income level for their county of residence and have children age six and under in the household with an elevated blood lead level.

 

The program provides grants to cover the cost of inspection for lead-based paint, dust-wipe testing, and lead-based hazard control or abatement work on houses of eligible families. 

 

 

This program was not funded for Federal Fiscal Year 2002.

 

                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM

 

 

There are 21 refugees in the state, who are known to be eligible for services under the Refugee Act, at the end of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2002.  There were no known new arrivals during the period.  The State Department has confirmed that there were no persons assured for arrival during the period.

 

There was approximately $111, 359.00 in federal funds expended during SFY 2002.  This represents an increase of $3,217.00 from the previous year.  A breakdown of the expenditures is shown below:

 

 

 

 

EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM

 

 

In SFY 2002, the Emergency Shelter grants Program received $1,067,000 in federal funds and 67 shelters were funded.  The breakdown of statistical information and characterization of these facilities is as follows:

 

 

 

The estimated number of homeless individuals in the state for calendar year 2002 was 15,217.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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