COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION
1001 SW BASELINE STREET, HILLSBORO, OR 97123 www.caowash.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ELIMINATE THE CONDITIONS OF POVERTY AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ENCOMPASSES CAO'S HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS. * HEAD START IS FUNDED FOR 821 PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN, AGES 3 TO 5, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND STRIVES TO PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. CHILDREN WERE IN THE FOLLOWING MODELS: 719 IN PART-DAY PRE-KINDERGARTEN; 80 IN FULL SCHOOL DAY-FULL SCHOOL YEAR; 18 IN FULL-DAY FULL-YEAR; AND 4 AT COFFEE CREEK CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, 71% TO 95% OF THE CHILDREN HAD MET OR EXCEEDED WIDELY HELD EXPECTATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAINS. * EARLY HEAD START IS FUNDED FOR 112 CHILDREN, AGES 0 TO 3, WITH 84 CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN IN A HOME-BASED MODEL; 24 IN FULL-DAY FULL-YEAR CLASSROOMS; AND 4 AT THE COFFEE CREEK CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. EARLY HEAD START PROMOTES PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, COGNITIVE, AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS AND SUPPORTS POSITIVE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS. BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, 56% TO 100% OF THE CHILDREN HAD MET OR EXCEEDED WIDELY HELD EXPECTATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAINS. * TEACHING STRATEGIES GOLD, A RESEARCH-BASED ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT ALIGNS WITH THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM (RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULUM), HEAD START CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY LEARNING FRAMEWORK, AND OUR PROGRAM'S SCHOOL READINESS GOALS ARE USED TO TRACK CHILDRENS' DEVELOPMENT IN MULTIPLE DOMAINS. CHILDREN MADE SIGNIFICANT, MEASURABLE GAINS IN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COGNITIVE REASONING, FINE AND GROSS MOTOR COORDINATION, LANGUAGE LITERACY DEVELOPMENT, AND MATHEMATICAL SKILLS.

ENERGY & EMERGENCY RENT PREVENTS HOMELESSNESS AND ASSURES THAT FAMILIES CAN REMAIN SAFE AND WARM IN THEIR HOMES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE FACING EVICTION OR TERMINATION OF HEAT AND ELECTRICITY SERVICES. * 6,825 FAMILIES STAYED WARM AND SAFE IN THEIR HOMES WITH HEAT AND ELECTRICITY BILL PAYING ASSISTANCE FROM COMMUNITY ACTION. * 416 FAMILIES FACING EVICTION REMAINED IN THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF RENT ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY ACTION. * 661 FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS WERE STABILIZED WITH SHORT-TERM RENT ASSISTANCE.

HOUSING & HOMELESS SERVICES FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING LONG-TERM, STABLE SOLUTIONS FOR RENTERS, AND UTILIZES A HOUSING FIRST MODEL - GETTING HOMELESS PEOPLE HOUSED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND GETTING THEM THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN LONG-TERM STABILITY. RENT ASSISTANCE FUNDS AIM TO INTERVENE AND PREVENT HOMELESSNESS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE BY PROVIDING A RANGE OF SUPPORT FROM EMERGENCY PAYMENTS TO LONGER TERM ASSISTANCE DEPENDING ON ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR HILLSBORO FAMILY SHELTER IS THE LEAD PARTNER IN A THREE-SHELTER NETWORK IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. DURING A STAY IN OUR SHELTER, STAFF HELP RESIDENTS DEVELOP A PLAN TO FIND PERMANENT HOUSING AND ADDRESS OTHER NEEDS THAT WILL SUPPORT LONG-TERM SELF SUFFICIENCY AND STABILITY. * 99 HOMELESS CHILDREN AND PARENTS HAD THE CHANCE TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET BY STAYING AT COMMUNITY ACTION'S HILLSBORO FAMILY SHELTER. * 2,453 FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR AT IMMINENT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS WERE ASSESSED FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE CONTINUUM OF HOUSING PROGRAMS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. * 204 FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WERE RE-HOUSED WITH SHORT-TERM RENT ASSISTANCE. * 75 FAMILIES GRADUATED FROM THE RENT WELL PROGRAM, GAINING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL TENANTS.

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