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FY 2010-2011 CAPER -7- September 19, 2011 • DSFRC's Family Support Services Program provides "Basic Needs' services to low- income and working poor individuals and families experiencing life/financial crises. This includes emergency food and clothing and other family support services, including medical and dental services, employment counseling, and housing assistance. Referrals are also made to other partner organizations, such as the San Leandro Unified School District, the Salvation Army, Kaiser Permanente, San Leandro Hospital and Eden Hospital, and Building Futures with Women and Children, that provide health care, dental care, child care, housing and utility assistance, employment, and educational services. By providing access to comprehensive "just in time" family support services - basic needs services, DSFRC helps clients stabilize their lives and become more self- sufficient. For FY 2010-2011, DSFRC served 14,811 total unduplicated persons, of which 297 were homeless persons, 1,491 were persons with disabilities or special needs, and 3,118 were female heads of households. DSFRC's other achievements included: • 26,493 meals were provided to 3,938 families over the course of the year. • 1,723 families decreased their risk of compromising their self-sufficiency by maintaining their employment, searching for employment, and doing volunteer work. • 1,723families who received comprehensive services were able to maintain their employment or find temporary employment. • 1,008 clients who self- identified as homeless and/or financially unstable received one-on-one assistance and referral to the HPRP program, shelters, and below market rate (BMR) units within and outside the San Leandro city limits. • DSFRC-'s Community Counseling Program provides crisis intervention and short-term counseling to individuals, couples, families, children/youth, seniors and groups. Community Counseling Services include mental health assessments and a variety of consultation services including group counseling for anger management, domestic violence intervention (for perpetrators), and parenting skills. Individuals and families facing personal and familial challenges receive mental health support in confidential settings that enable them to develop tools and skills to deal with the challenging situations and to improve the quality of their lives. For FY 2010-2011, seventy-eight (78) San Leandro individuals (in group, family, couples or individual sessions) received crisis intervention and/or short-term community counseling services and access to eligible family resource center services. About 41% (or 32) of these 78 individuals reported a reduction in the severity or frequency of the presenting issue as supported by a decrease in high-risk behavior. • Girls, Inc. Pathways Counseling Center's Family Strengthening Program delivers mental health services at five (5) San Leandro Unified School District schools, specifically including Washington Elementary School. Mental Health Clinicians conduct clinical assessments, provide individual and group therapy sessions, and offer consultation services that assist students in succeeding in school by addressing their emotional and behavioral problems that interfere with their learning. For FY 2010-2011, a total of 193 assessments and therapy appointments were provided for thirty-eight (38) Washington