COMMUNITY PROGRESS COUNCIL INC

Programs

1. Housing counseling and education: the hce program provides a comprehensive assessment of client needs to homeless and low-income individuals and families to help them achieve self-sufficiency. Cpc's hud-certified counselors provide first-time homebuyer workshops and one-on-one counseling, supported by funding from pennsylvania housing finance agency (phfa) and hud. Clients who participate in the homebuyer workshops and counseling may be eligible for reduced down payment and closing costs from a number of sources. The counselors also provide renter education and counseling and foreclosure counseling, along with financial education for those seeking to achieve financial goals from saving, improving credit scores, or becoming homeowners. 562 people attended a financial literacy or homebuyer education workshop or worked on housing and financial goals through one-on-one counseling, 59 prevented foreclosure and remained in their homes, and 14 people purchased a home after attending a workshop or counseling.

   $268,743 spentof which $18,930 as grants$230,669 earned by the program
   2% of program spending

2. Head start/early head start/pre-k: provides high-quality, comprehensive preschool services, including education, nutrition, and health services including vision, hearing and dental screenings to income-eligible infants, toddlers, and pre-school-age children and their families throughout york county. The program also serves children with disabilities and engages family coaches who work with parents to enrich their participation and to help them understand their child's development. Funding is provided by the u.s. Department of health and human services and the pennsylvania department of human services (through head start supplemental assistance). These programs served 395 children and their families during the program year.

   $7,050,912 spentof which $294,526 as grants$7,740,312 earned by the program
   64% of program spending

3. Women, infants, and children (wic): provides supplemental food and nutrition education for pregnant and breast-feeding women, mothers who have given birth within the last six months, and children up to five years of age. Assistance is available based on residence, income, and other qualifications and aims to prevent and reduce health and dietary problems during pregnancy and early growth stages of a child's development. Funding is provided by the pennsylvania department of health. This program served 10,319 families during the year.

   $1,861,276 spentof which $38,100 as grants$1,956,891 earned by the program
   17% of program spending

4. Intake and coaching, self-sufficiency program, foster granparents program: intake & coaching: resource navigators provide a crisis assessment of new participants to determine how to address any immediate needs. Participants work through a support plan and then are referred to a self-sufficiency coach or family coach to work on medium and long-term needs. All participants go through a cpc self-sufficiency assessment with a coach and discuss the following indicators: employment, education, income, transportation, childcare, housing, health insurance, and food security. By implementing the intake and coaching process, cpc has been able to ensure that all participants are provided comprehensive, integrated services to meet a variety of needs. The self-sufficiency program empowers and coaches low-income families to attain a family sustaining wage to achieve and maintain economic self-sufficiency and live free of public assistance. Cpc offers a 16-session facilitated conversation "getting ahead in a just getting by world" where participants investigate how poverty affects their lives and their communities. Through the conversation, participants examine their current situation, build…

   $1,852,764 spentof which $88,795 as grants$2,260,057 earned by the program
   17% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,033,695.