Primary Outreach Strategies

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Primary Outreach Strategies

• Community Events, Education Campaign
• Hispanic Health Council, Hartford, CT
• Lone Star Legal Aid, Houston, TX
• Legal Aid of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
• Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Philadelphia, PA
• City of Oakland, CA
• Southern Good Faith Fund, Pine Bluff, AR
• Harbor Interfaith Services, San Pedro, CA

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Primary Outreach Strategies

• Working with Employers
• Jewish Vocational Service, Boston, MA
• Alamo Area Development Corp, San Antonio, TX
• Working with Retailers
• FoodChange, New York, NY

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Primary Outreach Strategies

• Working with Other FNS Programs
• Community Food Bank, Tucson, AZ
• Outstationing, Site Visiting
• The Outreach Center, Morganton, NC
• Shared Harvest Food Bank, Fairfield, OH
• Food Bank of Northern Nevada, Sparks, NV
• City Housing Authority, Milwaukee, WI
• Community Action Council, Worcester, MA

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Primary Challenges

• Assisting the homeless
• Follow up
• Encouraging seniors to apply
• Addressing client transportation issues
• No auto
• No money for fuel
• No mass transportation
• Aiding those who want help but refuse to apply.

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Most Effective Techniques

• Give presentations followed by an opportunity to
  make private appointments for pre-screening.
• Address audiences/clients in their own language.
• Take the application process to the people.
• Out-stationing at pantries
• Mobile units
• Establish processing sites in the community

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Most Gratifying Experience

• Inspired by the work
• Witnessing the improvement in clients quality
  of life
• Helping clients rise above circumstances improves
  their self esteem.
• They get jobs and better housing as a result.
• Local office comments
• People prepped by the FSO worker get benefits
  quickly.
• Gratifying to be involved with other agencies to
  achieve a common goal.