BARRIO ACTION YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER

Family Source Center Barrio Action Youth & Family Center, together with the collaborating agencies, shall provide a continuum of core services designed to financially empower poor, very-low, and low-income families to become self-sufficient by increasing family income through the provision of asset-building programs and also to prepare low-income youth to graduate from high school and qualify for post-secondary education. FamilySource Program Contractors shall provide universal access or intensive services to poverty, very-low and low-income residents. Universal access is defined as emergency or short-term services. Such services may include information and referral, multi-benefit screening, access to a community resource room or emergency rental assistance through the Emergency Rental Assistance Subsidy (ERAS) program. FamilySource Contractors shall identify poverty, very-low, and low-income residents in need of intensive services and accept referrals for youth and/or parent/guardians referred by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the City's Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) program, the City's WorkSource and YouthSource System, and other City programs. Intensive Services shall target the family unit, comprised of at least one parent/guardian and at least one middle or high school youth. Customers receiving intensive service are reserved for individuals who may be single, foster or emancipated youth, or in other special circumstances. The FamilySource Center (FSC) staff will assess the needs of each customer/family to establish need for Intensive Services. At the point when FSC staff determines that significant staff intervention will be required to serve the family/customer, the staff will proceed with enrolling the family/customer in the appropriate Intensive Services.