UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK

HOUSING & STABILIZATION SERVICES: HOUSING SERVICES - ACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES RELATED TO SERVICES THAT KEEP LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AT-RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOUSING HOUSED, AND THOSE WHO HAVE LOST HOUSING REHOUSED. THOSE WHO ARE HOUSED CAN RECEIVE RENT ASSISTANCE TO HELP COVER THE COST OF RENT. THOSE WITHOUT HOUSING CAN RECEIVE MOVE-IN ASSISTANCE TO HELP MOVE INTO HOUSING. PROGRAM CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH CLIENTS TO HELP THEM IDENTIFY AND WORK TOWARD GOALS RELATED TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO HOUSING, SUCH AS MOTEL AND HOTEL VOUCHERS. SHELTER SERVICES - ACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES TO OPERATING THE GARY LEIF NAVIGATION CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES A LOW-BARRIER SHELTER AND WRAPAROUND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO HELP UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND TRANSITION TO PERMANENT, STABLE HOUSING. VETERAN SERVICES - THIS PROGRAM HELPS HOMELESS VETERAN FAMILIES OBTAIN HOUSING AND OTHER BENEFITS AND RESOURCES TO HELP FAMILIES REMAIN HOUSED. PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. MONEY MANAGEMENT - MONEY MANAGEMENT HELPS QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS WITH MANAGING MONEY AND PAYING THEIR BILLS THROUGH REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICES.

CHILD SERVICES: DOUGLAS COUNTY HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START - ACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE FEDERALLY AND STATE FUNDED HEAD START PROGRAM AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM AND TO AN OREGON PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM, PRESCHOOL PROMISE. THE HEAD START PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES MEALS TO CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE USDA. THE HEAD START PROGRAM PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR LOW INCOME AND/OR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, BETWEEN THE AGES OF THREE TO FIVE, THROUGH CLASSROOM PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR THE PUBLIC-SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. THE EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES FOR PREGNANT MOMS AND CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO THREE YEARS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF HOME-BASED SERVICES AND CENTER-BASED SERVICES. PARENT EDUCATION AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT ARE PROMOTED THROUGH PARENTING SUPPORT GROUPS, VOLUNTEERING IN THE CLASSROOM, AND ASSISTANCE IN PROGRAM PLANNING. SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE OFFERING DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS, DENTAL SCREENINGS AND HELPING FAMILIES TO FIND PLACES TO OBTAIN MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES. REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE ALSO OFFERED TO FAMILIES. HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM - UCAN OPERATES THE HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM IN DOUGLAS, KLAMATH, AND LAKE COUNTIES. THE GOAL OF THE HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. PRIOR TO OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER BIRTH, PARENTS ARE SCREENED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM. ALL SERVICES ARE VOLUNTARY. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP TO ASSURE HEALTHY CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. HOME VISITORS HELP PARENTS DEVELOP NURTURING, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR BABIES SO THAT THEY THRIVE. PARENTS RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT, INFANT CARE AND HOW TO KEEP THEIR BABIES HEALTHY, AND LEARN ABOUT RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR BABIES. NURSE HOME VISITING PROGRAM - THROUGH UCAN'S NURSE HOME VISITING PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE DOUGLAS COUNTY PREGNANT WOMEN, FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES FROM NURSES. PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH NURSE HOME VISITING INCLUDE MATERNITY CASE MANAGEMENT, BABIES FIRST AND CACOON. WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN PROGRAM (WIC) - UCAN PROVIDES WIC SERVICES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. WIC IS A NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT HELPS PREGNANT WOMEN, NEW MOTHERS, AND YOUNG CHILDREN LEARN HOW TO EAT WELL AND STAY HEALTHY. WIC WORKS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND NUTRITION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN DURING CRITICAL YEARS OF A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT.