CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER INC

4A.COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND MY HOME CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC. PREPARES FAMILIES OF LOW TO MODERATE INCOME TO BECOME FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING BY HUD-CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELORS. HOMEOWNERS IN DISTRESS ARE ALSO GUIDED THROUGH FINANCIAL INTERVENTION SERVICES, WORKSHOPS, FORECLOSURE MITIGATION AND PERSONAL COUNSELING TO HELP THEM AVOID FORECLOSURE AND MAINTAIN THEIR HOME BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS. ADDITIONALLY, IN 13 COUNTIES IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA, CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC. WEATHERIZES THE HOMES OF RURAL FAMILIES FACED WITH VERY HIGH ENERGY BILLS. SPECIAL PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED AND TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF TWELVE SO THAT THEIR ENERGY BILLS WILL BE REDUCED AND THEIR COMFORT AT HOME WILL BE INCREASED. CENTRO CAMPESINO FARMWORKER CENTER, INC. CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL CONTRACTORS TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN DEPRESSED AREAS.IN ADDITION, CENTRO PROVIDES HURRICANE RESISTANT ,MEASUREMENTS FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES. GRANTS MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO OFFER THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT NO COST TO FAMILIES.

4B. EMPLOYMENT / JOB TRAINING AND DISASTER RELIEF EMPLOYMENT AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS: CENTRO CAMPESINO WAS AWARDED COMMUNITY BUILDER STATUS BY BANK OF AMERICA FOUNDATION (ONE OF 60 ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE TO RECEIVE 200,000 FUNDING) TO IMPLEMENT A JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT PROGRAM TO ASSIST COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN FINDING PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME WORK AT A LIVING WAGE LEADING TO ADVANCEMENT AND BENEFITS. THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE SOUTHERNMOST MIAMI DADE COUNTY. THE PROGRAM IS CALLED OPEN DOORS AND ENABLED CENTRO CAMPESINO TO BE A 2021 ACCESS POINT FOR CAREER SOURCE SOUTH FLORIDA. DISASTER RELIEF: DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM PROVIDES DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT, ACCESS TO ELIGIBLE RESOURCES, AND HOME REPAIR ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS STILL AFFECTED BY HURRICANE IRMA. FUNDING ENABLES CENTRO CAMPESINO THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE DISATER-RELATED HOME EMERGENCY REPAIR AND HOME REMEDIATION (BASIC AND INTERMEDIATE REPAIRS) FOR THE HIGHLY VULNERABLE POPULATION AND/OR LOW INCOME FAMILES IN MIAMI DADE AND MONROE COUNTIES. HOUSEHOLDS WHO MEET ELEGIBILITY CRITERIA WHICH INCLUDES PROOF OF DISATER RELATED NEEDS CAUSED BY HURRINE IRMA, PROOF OF RESIDENCY, AND OWNERSHIP OR RENTAL AGREEMENT OF ANY DISATER DAMAGED DWELLINGS, INCOME THAT IS 125% OR LESS, INSURANCE PAYMENT STATEMENTS, DOCUMENTATION THROUGH A LOCAL INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM OF ALL RESOURCES PROVIDED FOR DISASTER ASSITANCE, AND WILLINGNESS TO SIGN ALL REQUIRED AGREEMENTS FOR RELAEASE OF INFORMATION AND DATA SHARING. DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT IS OFFERRED TO ANYONE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE IRMA. IN RESPONSE TO THE 2020 HEALTH CRISIS, THE PROGRAM EXPANDED SERVICES TO COVID-19 OUTREACH RESPONSE, PROVIDING ACCESS TO COVID-19 TESTING & VACCINES, OUTREACH EDUCATION, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, FOOD AND FOOD ASSITANCE.