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• Five new positions were created (intake coordinator, program director, and three case managers) • The three case manager positions and the intake coordinator position have been filled and training has been completed for the newly hired case managers on the Family Achievement Program service delivery model. • Outreach to key community non-profit agencies as potential partners for the Family Achievement Program. • Partnerships with the Fairfax County Department of Family Services, Neighborhood and Community Services, and Adult and Community Educations have been finalized with the development and execution of memorandums of understanding. • Identification of potential participants for the Family Achievement Program. o • Participants are referred from Fairfax County Coordinated Services Planning. Additionally, potential participants are identified from families currently receiving services from United Community that meet the basic eligibility requirements of this initiative (income requirements and a dependent child living in the home). • Weekly food distribution to needy families including emergency food supplies. o o United Community operates a food pantry, which they use to supply families with supplemental food.

• Program expenditures through April 2021 totaled $104,788.

• Food Impact and Emergency Assistance provided: •

• After the screening and assessment phase, eligible families received financial assistance, as necessary, to support self-sufficiency based upon their identified needs in the areas of employment, education, training, housing, transportation, medical, housing, and utilities. The financial assistance was paid to third parties and was not paid directly to the participants/families. •

• United Community served 1,098 unduplicated households (3,914 individuals) with emergency food supplies through their food pantry. •

• Rental and utility assistance was paid on behalf of over 100 families, which directly prevented eviction and the disconnection of utilities. Virginia Transit Association In FY23, the General Assembly appropriated $1,000,000 to the Virginia Transit Association to offer competitive grants for public transportation (as defined in Virginia Code §33.2-100) and public transportation demand management service fare passes.