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05 Johnston - Lee- Hamett Community Action, Inc. Planning Process Narrative Continued 4. Describe how your agency plans to make more effective use of, coordinate and form partnerships with other organizations and programs including: State welfare reform efforts; public and private resources; religious organizations, charitable groups, and community organizations. JLHCA is a charter member of the Job Link Centers in both Johnston and Lee Counties and agency staff member's work very closely with the Division of Employment Services staff in all three counties to help participants locate employment. We will coordinate with other programs in our service areas in an effort to pool resources and provide services to more low - income people. Collaborative efforts will involve joint workshops conducted or through the sharing of information that would benefit our participants. We hold seats on each other's boards or committees to ensure that representatives from the public, private and poor sectors are aware of services. The Executive Director is a member of the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc., Bank of Four Oaks Advisory Board, BRAC Board member, Weatherization Policy Advisory Council, Johnston County Board of Elections, Smithfield -Selma Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Committee, a lifetime member of the North Carolina Community Action Association Board, Southeastern Association of Community Action Agencies, Johnston County Citizens' Association Assistant Secretary and Tribute to Excellence Committee chair, Johnston County Jury Commission, Living Well Partnership of Johnston County/Healthy Carolinians Board member, Johnston County Area Transportation System Advisory Board, Selma Area Ministerial Association, Chairman of the Johnston County Emergency Food and Shelter Board, Chairman of the Lee County Emergency Food and Shelter Board, Legal Services Advisory Council, United Way of the Greater Triangle Executive Directors Council, United Triangle Resource Investment Cabinet, the Johnston County Continuum of Care and the Balance of State Committee. Duke Helping Home Advisory Subcommittee and the Regional Lead for the Lee County Housing Committee. The CSBG Director is a lifetime member of the North Carolina Head Start Association and the North Carolina Community Action Association, Johnston County Child Fatality Task Force, Johnston County Community Child Protection Team, 1st Vice - President of the North Carolina Community Action Association, Johnston County Human Services Council, Princeton Area Ministerial Association, Smithfield -Selma Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Committee, Living Well Partnership of Johnston County /Healthy Carolinians Task Force, Johnston County Citizen's Association Chairperson and Tribute to Excellence Committee Banquet (funds are awarded annually for scholarships for six (6) local high school seniors), Johnston County Continuum of Care /Regional Housing Committee, Lee County Continuum of Care /Regional Housing Committee and the Balance of State Committee. Program staff in the agency work in conjunction with other organizations /entities to guarantee that the low- income families obtain services. A coordination of services through information and referrals and follow -up play an important role in this project. We partner with local community partners in order to increase the availability of resources to low - income people in the agency's three county service areas. We partner with public and private resources using a variety of methods such as cross training. As members and the founder of the Johnston County Human Services Council, we meet quarterly to discuss any concerns or opportunities that may have become available since the last meeting. We also provide training for each other's clients and staff to make sure that areas of needs/concems are identified and addressed. The agency is diligent in keeping private citizens informed about programs and other initiatives with goals that help stamp out the causes of poverty. This is accomplished by issuing information through year -in- reviews, website, news releases, announcements to churches and other community groups /organizations. Staff attends faith-based activities, civic organizations and other community groups' functions to keep them abreast of services that our agency offers. The agency focuses on operating programs that help eliminate the core issues that threaten to destroy the ability of low- income people to become stable; therefore it is vital that we work together as a team. The private and public Fiscal Year 2015 -16 Community Services Block Grant Application Page 8 of 49