The Importance of Partnerships in Buncombe Building Human Capital initiatives

1. Building
Human Capital
The Importance
Understanding the
new face of poverty
of Partnerships
The Buncombe
County Story

2. The Importance of Partnerships
Building
Safety Net Affordable Economic Child Legal
Future
Health Care Housing Development Welfare Advocacy
Workforce
•FQHC Contract •Mountain • EDC: •Graduation •Transitioning •Cone, OTT, Red
Housing Chamber, Count Initiative: Teens path
•Eblen y, City, ABTCC BC Schools
House/Sick •BC Workforce •Chronic •Pisgah
Call Housing • ABTCC •Valley Child Care Neglect
Policy/Program Entrepreneurial •ABTCC Child Care •SOAR
•ABCCM •Habitat for Foundation, Bus
•CAYLA
Humanity iness Incubator
•Three Streams •Mission Possible
•City/County • BC Economic
HCBG •Targeted
Development
Scholarships
•BC Rental Policy
Assistance •Job Priorities
Policy/Programs •Skilled Trade
•Priority with Training
Public Housing

3. The Importance of Partnerships
Mountain Area Employment Security Community Action
Workforce Development Commission Opportunities
Asheville-Buncombe Technical OnTrack Financial
Community College Education & Counseling
YWCA
Helpmate Domestic One Youth at a Time Goodwill Employment
Violence Services Mentoring Services Preparation & Training
Asheville-Buncombe Policy Studies, Inc.
Community Christian Ministries MANNA Food Bank
(Non-custodial parent program)
Transportation Auto Repair BEACON (Safety net for
Providers Providers crisis services)
United Way – Children
Income Initiative First
Work First - Formal Contractual Arrangements &
Community Partners for Referral Services

4. The Importance of Partnerships
United Way – Income Initiatives

5. Programs Funded under United Way’s
Income Initiatives
Agency Program 2010-11 Funding
Children First/Communities in Schools Advocacy & Community Engagement 10,000
Children First/Communities in Schools Family Resource Centers 40,000
Green Opportunities Green Opportunities Training Team 30,000
Homeward Bound Pathways to Permanent Housing 50,000
Irene Wortham Center Supported Employment 17,404
Just Economics of WNC Living Wage Employer Certification 20,000
Literacy Council of Buncombe County Adult Basic Education 4,000
Literacy Council of Buncombe County English for Speakers of other Languages 15,000
MANNA Food Bank MANNA Packs for Kids 27,000
MANNA Food Bank Food Distribution 79,370
Mediation Center, The Gang Violence Prevention 20,000
Mountain Housing Opportunities Emergency Home Repair 102,898
OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling Financial/Housing Counseling 86,480
OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling Home Base Housing Counseling 25,000
OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling Money Self-Sufficiency 23,000
Pisgah Legal Services Homelessness Prevention Project 78,000
Pisgah Legal Services Immigrant Self-Sufficiency 33,067
Salvation Army Social Services 50,000
Swannanoa Community Council Emergency Help Program 17,480
YWCA New Choices 20,000
TOTAL $748,699

6. Medicaid in Buncombe County
A Community Collaboration
for Providing Access to Services
for Clients in Need
vision values models tools concepts community
er
Multiple Methods of Access
11 Community Partner Access Points
• Buncombe County DSS • Mission Hospital
• Buncombe County Department of Health • RHA/Families Together
• Buncombe County Medical Society • CarePartners
(Project Access) • MANNA FoodBank
• Emma Family Medical Clinic • WNC Community Health Services
• Saint Joseph’s Hospital • HS West