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<br />individuals, and seniors, and reduces the risk of compromising their self-sufficiency.
<br />Also, DSFRC provides essential services such as nutrition education and life skills
<br />training, job preparation and placement services, counseling, childcare, free acute
<br />medical and dental care, and enrollment in affordable health care plans. Referrals are
<br />made to other agencies for specialized services such as housing and additional food
<br />resources. DSFRC served a total of 9,915 unduplicated persons. Of these clients, 1,662
<br />were persons with disabilities or special needs, and 2,494 were female heads of
<br />households. DSFRC's achievements included:
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<br />. Six hundred sixty-six (666) families were served each month, totaling 7,993
<br />families served this fiscal year, a 75% increase over the projected goal. Case
<br />management services were provided to assess each family's needs, and the above-
<br />mentioned services were provided accordingly.
<br />. Forty-two thousand one hundred seventy five (42,175) meals were provided per
<br />month, totaling 506, 1 00 meals. This is a 34% increase over DSFRC's projected
<br />goal.
<br />. Nineteen hundred one (1,901) families maintained their housing for the first three
<br />months following the use of basic needs services.
<br />. Seven hundred fifty-seven (757) families maintained employment after their first
<br />month ofreceiving basic needs services.
<br />. Two thousand six hundred ten (2,610) families receiving comprehensive support
<br />services reduced their risk of unemployment and homelessness.
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<br />. Through the Recreation-Link (Rec Link) Program, the City provides financial assistance
<br />to children in low-income families for day care and recreational opportunities. By
<br />providing reduced recreation fees, low-income children can participate in a variety of
<br />recreation programs such as drama camp, ceramics classes, swimming lessons, after-
<br />school care and summer camps. Rec Link provided 197 scholarships for low-income
<br />children in l49 households to attend the City's various recreation programs, substantially
<br />exceeding its scholarship goal by 1 lO%.
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<br />. With money from its General Fund, the City provided funding to 2 1 non-profit social
<br />service agencies that offer services such as childcare, adult literacy, health and
<br />counseling, and catering to the needs of several target groups such as the homeless,
<br />adults, youth, persons with disabilities, and children and women in crises. Four CDBG-
<br />funded agencies (DSFRC, ECHO Housing, BFWC, and Project Literacy) also received
<br />General Fund monies in FY2006-07, reflecting the City's leveraging efforts for CDBG.
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<br />. Adult Literacy
<br />. Project Literacy promotes adult, youth and family literacy through tutoring, community
<br />outreach, volunteerism and collaborative partnerships. Project Literacy provides free
<br />literacy support services and a computer lab to the functionally illiterate population. This
<br />program's primary goal is to help low/moderate-income individuals gain literacy skills
<br />that they can apply in social, educational, employment, and community settings, thereby
<br />increasing their independence and self sufficiency. Project Literacy provided adult
<br />literacy services to 238 students, of which 81 were new students, exceeding their goal by
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