What are the greatest CHALLENGES of working in your Community? Housing and transportation for people who are not on Medicaid, but need help with Transportation. Limited financial resources Resources that truly help. Many of the resources we have do not address the root causes of the challenges our families face. We continue to treat symptoms and provide relief as we can but cannot prevent the systemic issues leading to poverty and homelessness. Limitations by local government and policies. "Limited resources. Many services/providers/resources/program don't have the capacity, funding and/or resources to take on additional clients. Therefore, resulting in long waitlists and/or inability for an individual to obtain assistance. This is a small community which can pose challenges in regards to the cross-over of professional/personal relationships." getting adults involved in their child's education, Mental health resources, counseling, etc is severely lacking Limited child care, housing, and Pendleton is not very walkable. I find that the majority of folks with little to no income in our community are more often than not facing challenges due to mental health or drug abuse. Lack of community resources in small towns, particularly smaller available workforce. COVID pandemic has worsened this phenomenon. Lack of available workers in human services - child care, disability service workers, elderly care, etc. Overcoming program limitations (income limits, etc.) Inequality of resources. Seniors and disabled members do not get the same benefits/resources as those on straight Medicaid. The income threshold is higher for those who are considered "low income", but someone making less on medicare, SSI, or disability does not get as much help, such as with free transportation. Great amount of need Not enough staff to get our classrooms going I cover 12 Eastern Oregon counties. Attempting to get smaller counties engaged with fair housing at every level. Unable to get local jurisdictions (city and county) to see the importance to fair housing laws and to want to engage with creating policy/ordinances that provide equity in housing for all, i.e. available housing stock that does not create rent burden, medium housing stock that does not create rent burden, etc. Certain county governments are slow getting on board to following fair housing laws and adhering to new House Bills and Senate bills that would increase housing stock and provide affordable options to renters. Having local organizations direct eligible senior citizens to Desert Sage Manor for affordable housing. Assisting the most vulnerable population. language barriers Lack of resources Transportation is an issue, specialty care, substance abuse services. Language barriers; Spanish but mostly other South American languages Sharing the importance of Covid vaccines. There are a lot of dead ends. You can refer a client to services but they do not get help. Language Transportation, housing , affordable child care Not enough resources, the challenges of the pandemic and the inpact it has had on families in need. Keeping the workers long we than a week CAPECO | Community Needs Assessment Report | 2021 219
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