SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC

HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM - HEAD START IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES SCHOOL READINESS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. IT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FROM BIRTH TO AGE FIVE. BY PARTNERING WITH PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES, HEAD START HELPS ENSURE CHILDREN ENTER SCHOOL PREPARED TO LEARN AND THRIVE, WHILE ALSO STRENGTHENING FAMILIES THROUGH RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. SCAP, INC. OPERATES A HEAD START PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AND A EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM. SCAP, INC. IS FUNDED TO SERVE 790 CHILDREN IN OUR BASE GRANT, AT 10 SITES IN SIX COUNTIES (BLADEN, COLUMBUS, BRUNSWICK, ROBESON, HOKE, AND SCOTLAND). THE ROBESON GRANT FUNDS 167 CHILDREN AT THREE SITES IN ONE COUNTY (ROBESON). TOTAL FUNDED ENROLLMENT: 957

CSBG PROGRAM - THE COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SELF SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES DESIGNED TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND RISE OUT OF POVERTY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25, WHICH WAS YEAR ONE OF ONE. WE ARE NOW WORKING ON ONE YEAR PLANS VS THREE. WE WORKED WITH 151 INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN OUR SEVEN-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. TWENTY-THREE (23) OF THE PARTICIPANTS ROSE ABOVE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. THIRTY (30) PARTICIPANTS OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT, AND FIFTEEN (15) PARTICIPANTS GAINED BETTER EMPLOYMENT. OF THOSE GAINING EMPLOYMENT THIRTEEN (13) SECURED MEDICAL BENEFITS. TWENTY-SEVEN (27) PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED EDUCATIONAL GOALS. THREE (3) OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO SECURE STANDARD HOUSING. OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO ASSIST IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BECOME SELF- SUFFICIENT AND TO REVITALIZE OUR COMMUNITIES FOR THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY.