Salisbury Rowan Community Action Agency Inc

SALISBURY-ROWAN COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EDUCATION, CHILD CARE, AND OTHER SERVICES TO THE UNDERPRIVILEGED RESIDENTS OF SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA AND TWO SURROUNDING COUNTIES.

HEAD START - THE SALISBURY-ROWAN COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY'S (SRCAA) HEAD START PROGRAM PROMOTES THE SCHOOL READINESS OF CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO 5 FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES BY ENHANCING THEIR COGNITIVE, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SRCAA OPERATES TWENTY-ONE (21) EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS IN FIVE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES: ROWAN, DAVIDSON, MONTGOMERY, MOORE, AND STANLY. APPROXIMATELY 1,098 CHILDREN ARE SERVED BY SRCAA'S HEAD START PROGRAM EVERY YEAR. SRCAA ALSO PROVIDES EARLY HEAD START, WHICH SERVES INFANTS, TODDLERS, PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE INCOMES BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. HEAD START PROVIDES A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS CHILDREN'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:-LANGUAGE AND LITERACY-COGNITION AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE-PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH-SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT-APPROACHES TO LEARNINGHEAD START PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO ENROLLED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHICH INCLUDE HEALTH, NUTRITION, SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER SERVICES DETERMINED TO BE NECESSARY BY FAMILY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, IN ADDITION TO EDUCATION AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. HEAD START SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO EACH CHILD AND FAMILY'S ETHNIC, CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC HERITAGE. HEAD START EMPHASIZES THE ROLE OF PARENTS AS THEIR CHILD'S FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER.SRCAA'S FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS PROVIDE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO OVER 800 PARENTS ANNUALLY. THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES THAT SUPPORT:-FAMILY WELL-BEING AND POSITIVE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS-FAMILIES AS LEARNERS AND LIFELONG EDUCATORS-FAMILIES AS ADVOCATES AND LEADERS

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT - A FEDERAL, ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM, SERVING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN ROWAN AND CABARRUS COUNTY TO OBTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN SUPPORT OF OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND INCOME MANAGEMENT.

CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM - THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) IS AN IMPORTANT NUTRITION RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN SRCAA'S HEAD START PROGRAM. APPROXIMATELY 1,098 CHILDREN 0-5 YEARS OF AGE RECEIVE BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND SNACKS AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM. EACH DAY SRCAA SERVES 3,150 MEALS, AND APPROXIMATELY 463,175 MEALS ARE SERVED EACH YEAR. CHILDREN IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM RECEIVE WELL-PLANNED MEALS AND SNACKS THAT PROVIDE A VARIETY OF FOODS AND THE NUTRIENTS NEEDED FOR GOOD HEALTH AND ENERGY.THE CACFP PROGRAM PROVIDES PROPER NUTRITION AND PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN YOUNG CHILDREN'S COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE MAIN GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INSURE THAT CHILDREN RECEIVE HEALTHFUL MEALS AND SNACKS. STAFF AND PARENTS PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON NUTRITION THROUGH CACFP. AS A PARTICIPATING AGENCY, SRCAA MAINTAINS RECORDS THAT INCLUDE DAILY ATTENDANCE, MEAL COUNTS, MENUS, ENROLLMENT AND ELIGIBILITY, ALONG WITH TRAINING DOCUMENTATION FOR CENTER PERSONNEL.