ACTION PATHWAYS INC
PO BOX 2009, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28302 www.actionpathways.ngo

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Organizations Filed Purposes: AS AN ANTI-POVERTY ORGANIZATION, WE ADVOCATE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, THROUGH DEVELOPING PATHWAYS INTO ECONOMIC STABILITY AND BY PROVIDING ALERS AND CHALLENGES TO ACTIONS AND POLICIES THAT FOSTER DISADVANTAGED, POOR, AT-RISK COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS.

ACTION PATHWAYS, INC. IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY OFFERING A COMPREHENSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE APPROACH TO HELPING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN ECONOMIC SECURITY, EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING THEM A PATH FORWARD IN LIFE. FORMERLY KNOWN AS CUMBERLAND COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, INC. (CCAP), ACTION PATHWAYS, INC. HAS DEVELOPED AND OPERATED SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOR 50 YEARS. ACTION PATHWAYS, INC. IS PART OF A NATIONAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS WHOSE PROMISE IS TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES, EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF HOPE, IMPROVE COMMUNITIES, AND MAKE AMERICA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. WE CARE ABOUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER. WE SEE A STRONGER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE VIABLE COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE BY INVESTING IN THE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WE SERVE. ACTION PATHWAYS, INC. CAN CREATE A MEANINGFUL AND SUSTAINABLE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ACTION PATHWAYS, INC. HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY TO SERVE 922 PRESCHOOL, INFANT/TODDLER CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN. IN 2019, HEAD START WAS IN ITS 52ND YEAR OF OPERATION. HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL, SOCIAL AND DISABILITY SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 816 CENTER-BASED AT-RISK CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO FIVE, 96 INFANTS AND TODDLERS IN PRIVATE CHILD CARE CENTERS AS WELL AS HOME-BASED SERVICES TO 10 INFANTS/TODDLERS AND PREGNANT WOMEN. ACTION PATHWAYS, INC. HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START HAS FOURTEEN 5-STAR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS AND TWO 4-STAR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS LICENSED THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY EDUCATION. EACH CENTER IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED THROUGHOUT CUMBERLAND COUNTY TO ENSURE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE MOST IN NEED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. SERVICES ARE FREE TO CUMBERLAND COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AS APPROVED BY THE POLICY COUNCIL. IN 2019, ACTION PATHWAYS, INC. HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START WAS RE-FUNDED TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR 642 PRE-SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ADDITION TO 184 INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND PREGNANT WOMEN. INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED FOR EACH PARTICIPANT, AND THEIR FAMILY, TO ENSURE THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS ARE MET. CHILDREN ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM AT SIX WEEKS OF AGE AND REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES UNTIL AGE THREE, AT WHICH TIME PARENTS MUST REAPPLY FOR PRESCHOOL HEAD START SERVICES FOR THE UPCOMING PROGRAM YEAR IF THE CHILD'S BIRTHDAY FALLS ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 31ST. PREGNANT MOTHERS ARE ALSO ENROLLED FOR SERVICES WHEN ELIGIBLE. THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM IS A FEDERAL PASS-THROUGH GRANT THAT SERVES NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO ALL CHILDREN ATTENDING THE HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM. APPROXIMATELY 291,488 MEALS WERE SERVED TO HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START CHILDREN IN 2019. THE NUTRITION SERVICE AREA PROVIDES EACH CHILD WITH 1/2 TO 2/3 OF THEIR DAILY NUTRITIONAL NEEDS AND CONTRIBUTES TO EACH CHILD'S PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. MEALS CONTINUE TO INCORPORATE MORE WHOLE GRAINS AND FRESH FRUIT AND A REGISTERED DIETICIAN IS AVAILABLE TO REVIEW MENUS TO ENSURE ALL DIETARY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. THE NUTRITION COORDINATOR PRESENTS MENUS TO THE HEALTH/NUTRITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR INPUT AND APPROVAL. CHILDREN WITH ALLERGIES ARE PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES FOR EACH AND EVERY MEAL. MEALS ARE NOT ONLY NUTRITIOUS; THEY ALSO REFLECT VARIETY AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES RELATING TO NUTRITION ARE PROVIDED AS WELL AS THE ENGAGEMENT OF PARENTS IN NUTRITION TRAININGS. PARENTS ARE ALSO REFERRED TO THE LOCAL WIC PROGRAM AND PROVIDED INFORMATION ON THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES AS WELL AS REFERRALS TO THE FOOD BANK OPERATED UNDER ACTION PATHWAYS, INC. ACTION PATHWAYS, INC. HEAD START DUALLY ENROLLED AND SERVED 258 NC PRE-K CHILDREN IN 2019. NC PRE-K IS A STATE-FUNDED, COMMUNITY-BASED PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FOUR YEAR OLD CHILDREN, WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE SERVED, WITH A VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THIS FULL-DAY PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUNG CHILDREN WITH ACCESS TO AN EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM AND PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE TO ENHANCE THEIR SCHOOL READINESS. THE PRE-KINDERGARTEN STANDARDS ARE BUILT ON THE PREMISE THAT IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL ACADEMICALLY IN SCHOOL, CHILDREN NEED TO BE PREPARED IN ALL FIVE MAJOR DOMAINS OF DEVELOPMENT. SCHOOL READINESS GOALS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR EARLY HEAD START AND PRESCHOOL HEAD START CHILDREN. TO FURTHER INCREASE SCHOOL READINESS, PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN RECEIVE BACKPACKS EQUIPPED WITH ITEMS TO ENHANCE SUMMER LEARNING AND FURTHER PREPARE THEM FOR KINDERGARTEN. TO ASSIST WITH SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICE AREA CONDUCTED TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTED "SELF REGULATION" FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WERE PROVIDED IN THE CLASSROOM AND PARENTS WERE PROVIDED WEEKLY MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES TO DO WITH THEIR CHILD AT HOME.FAMILY ADVOCATES ARE AVAILABLE AT HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START CENTERS FOR ALL FAMILIES. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FAMILY ADVOCATES, FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP FAMILY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS THAT INCLUDE GOALS SPECIFIC TO THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF EACH FAMILY SUCH AS THE PURSUIT OF EDUCATION, PURCHASE OF A HOME, OBTAINING A DRIVER'S LICENSE, ETC. IN 2019, 1,120 ENROLLED FAMILIES DEVELOPED FAMILY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH 1,378 FOLLOW-UPS COMPLETED PROGRAM WIDE.ACTION PATHWAYS SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA (SHFB OR FOOD BANK) IS A DIVISION OF ACTION PATHWAYS. WE ARE A MEMBER OF "FEEDING THE CAROLINAS AND FEEDING AMERICA. THE FOOD BANK SERVES SOME 260 NON-PROFIT AGENCIES WITH FEEDING PROGRAMS IN SEVEN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES. OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES BLADEN, CUMBERLAND, DUPLIN, HARNETT, HOKE, ROBESON AND SAMPSON COUNTIES.THE FOOD BANK'S MISSION IS TO FEED THE HUNGRY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BY SOLICITING AND JUDICIOUSLY DISTRIBUTING HEALTHY FOOD AND GROCERY PRODUCTS THROUGH A NETWORK OF NONPROFIT PARTNERS, AND TO BE AN ADVOCATE THAT EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY ON THE PROBLEMS OF AND SOLUTIONS TO DOMESTIC HUNGER.THE FOOD BANK COLLECTS USABLE GROCERY ITEMS, LARGELY DONATED FROM SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTES THEM THROUGH A NETWORK OF NON-PROFIT PARTNERS.SOME OF OUR 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:IN 2019, THE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 13.3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD OR 11,083 MILLION MEALS THROUGH SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. IN ADDITION TO GENERAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION, THE FOOD BANK ENGAGES IN "THE HUNGER RELIEF FOR KIDS" BACKPACK PROGRAM, A PROGRAM WITH 53 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN ALL 7 COUNTIES WITH OVER 2,400 CHILDREN BEING SERVED ON FRIDAYS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. A TOTAL OF 229,363 POUNDS AND ESTIMATED 191,135 MEALS.THE FOOD BANK OPERATES A MOBILE FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM AS A DIRECT SERVICE TO THOSE AT-RISK OF HUNGER, FACING BARRIERS OF LIVING IN FOOD DESERTS, OR LACKING TRANSPORTATION TO REACH A PANTRY TO ACCESS NUTRITIOUS FOOD. MOBILES OFFER FLEXIBILITY IN MOVEMENT OF PRODUCTS IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER WITH OR WITHOUT AGENCY INVOLVEMENT, WHILE MAINTAINING AN ATMOSPHERE OF DIGNITY. 104 DISTRIBUTION EVENTS WERE CONDUCTED IN OUR SERVICE AREA, WITH 32 MOBILES DISTRIBUTING OVER 451,585 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE ONLY.TEFAP (THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOOD PROGRAM) IS ADMINISTERED BY THE FOOD BANK THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (NCDA). THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF 61 PARTNER AGENCIES WE SERVED 71,477 HOUSEHOLDS CONSISTING OF OVER 205,886 INDIVIDUALS.CSFP (COMMODITIES SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM) THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTHCAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (NCDA). THIS IS A PROGRAM FOR SENIORS. WE BEGAN 2018 WITH A CASELOAD OF 100 INCREASED TO 700. IN JULY OF 2019, WE REACHED A CASELOAD OF 900 SENIORS EXPANDING INTO ALL SEVEN COUNTIES. A FOOD BOX IS PROVIDED TO SENIORS SIXTY YEARS OF AGE AND ABOVE MONTHLY. SHFB DISTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 317,234 POUNDS. THE "CHARLIE CART PROJECT" WAS INITIATED TO PROMOTE NUTRITION EDUCATION AND INFORMATION. THIS IS A FREE STANDING TRAVELING KITCHEN, FULLY SELF-CONTAINED CART THAT CHEF/VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEGUN UTILIZING TO PREPARE HEALTHY SAMPLES FOR PARTICIPANTS DURING FRESH PRODUCE DISTRIBUTIONS.VOLUNTEERS: BUSINESSES, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP FOR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS FOOD DRIVES, BOXING OR SORTING CANS GOODS AND GROCERIES, DISTRIBUTING FOOD AT MOBILE PANTRY LOCATIONS AND ASSISTING WITH DISTRIBUTIONS AT FRESH PRODUCE MARKET EVENTS. VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR 2019 TOTALED 17,121 HOURS DONATED BY 5,067 VOLUNTEERS.HUNGERCANTWAIT.ORG IS SHFB'S WEBSITE LAUNCHED IN 2018, LIKES" HAVE INCREASED FROM 400 TO OVER 4,298 IN 2019.

ASPIRE SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SOME 221 CUMBERLAND AND SAMPSON COUNTY FAMILIES WHOSE INCOME IS 150% OR LESS OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES DURING 2019. CLIENTS WERE PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE COACHING AND MENTORING, JOB READINESS SERVICES, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, ADVOCACY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO REACH THEIR INDIVIDUAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY GOALS.OUTCOMES INCLUDE: 221 PARTICIPANTS SERVED16 FAMILIES ROSE ABOVE THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES36 OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT OR BETTER EMPLOYMENT3 OBTAINED JOBS WITH MEDICAL BENEFITS20 COMPLETED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS RESULTING IN A DIPLOMA, CERTIFICATION OR DEGREE17 OBTAINED SAFE HOUSING89 RECEIVED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE55 RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT ASSISTED IN MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT55 RECEIVED EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL GOALSSUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM : THE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM PROVIDED YOUTH PARTICIPANTS WITH JOB READINESS TRAINING, INDIVIDUAL COACHING, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, EXPOSURE TO CAREERS MATCHING THEIR TALENTS AND INTERESTS AND PAID INTERNSHIPS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2019. FOURTEEN (14) ELIGIBLE CUMBERLAND AND SAMPSON COUNTY YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 15 - 17, WERE PROVIDED PAID SUMMER EMPLOYMENT THAT ALLOWED THEM TO DEVELOP EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, PROFESSIONALISM, TEAMWORK EXPERIENCE AND WORKPLACE ETIQUETTE. YOUTHS WORKED 20 HOURS PER WEEK FOR FIVE WEEKS AND EARNED $7.25 PER HOUR.

WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (WAP): THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES SAVE ENERGY, REDUCE THEIR ENERGY BURDEN AND STAY SAFE IN THEIR HOMES. THE PROGRAM'S FOCUS IS ON THE ELDERLY, THE DISABLED, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, HIGH ENERGY USERS AND THE ENERGY BURDENED. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTED 168 LOW INCOME FAMILIES.HEATING AND AIR, REPAIR REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (HARRP): THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE CITIZENS WITH REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT OF HEATING AND AIR UNITS IN HOMES THROUGHOUT THE 11-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. THE PROGRAM ASSISTED 92 HOUSEHOLDS USING HARRP FUNDS.DUKE ENERGY HELPING HOME FUND (HHF): THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS LOW INCOME QUALIFIED NORTH CAROLINA FAMILIES SAVE ENERGY AND MONEY THROUGH HOME ENERGY REPAIRS AT NO COST TO THE PARTICIPANT. HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED ENERGY-SAVING UPGRADES. SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PROGRAM INCLUDED: HEALTH AND SAFETY REPAIRS UP TO $3,000 PER HOME, APPLIANCE REPLACEMENT UP TO $2,000 PER HOME AND HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM REPAIR UP TO $4,000 PER HOME. HELPING HOME FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE N.C. UTILITIES COMMISSION DURING THE DUKE ENERGY AND PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS MERGER. USING DUKE HHF FUNDS WE WERE ABLE TO LEVERAGE HHF FUNDS ALONG WITH WEATHERIZATION FUNDS TO ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES.THE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA HEALTHY HOME INITIATIVE (HHI) PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST INCOME-QUALIFIED HOUSEHOLDS INCREASE OVERALL HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH THE INSTALLATION/REPAIR OF HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES AT THE CUSTOMER'S RESIDENCE IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD (HHI) FUNDING ALLOWS API TO LEVERAGE WEATHERIZATION FUNDS TO BETTER ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

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