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Letter from Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee
I am pleased to have this opportunity to affirm CAC’s commitment to Transforming Western. The People Plan embodies a life-changing spirit of hope; its goal is to improve the community and make Western Heights a better place to live. We will work alongside residents and with our partners to make Transforming Western successful. It will take all of us working together to create a network of opportunities for today and the future.
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Created in 1964, CAC is governed by citizens representing lower-income persons served by CAC, local government, and the community. CAC has more than five decades of social service experience as a trusted community partner promoting self-sufficiency and independent living for low-income families, seniors, and other vulnerable populations. We will use this expertise and our relationships with residents and partners to improve employment, income, health, and educational outcomes for people living in Western Heights and the surrounding community. Case management is the foundation of the CAC approach to helping people. It is a comprehensive approach based on a model that uses proven 2 Generation (2 Gen) principles to simultaneously meet the needs of parents and their children.
Our approach includes both children and adult programming; it takes a holistic approach to achieve results for the whole family. It includes comprehensive needs assessment, plans using proven scales that measure family and individual well-being, and data-driven tracking and outcome reporting. Case management will draw on a full range of supporting services provided directly by CAC or our comprehensive complement of committed partners. Supportive services will be based on identified needs. They will be available to all age groups from infants to seniors and facilitate established employment, income, health, and educational goals. We are enormously excited that a new Head Start facility serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and families is part of the People Plan. Head Start provides evidence-based, high-quality early learning preparing children to enter kindergarten ready to learn and their families to move out of poverty. CAC looks forward to harnessing the power of people and partners to ensure that everyone can realize their fullest potential. We are committed to achieving that vision and honored to have the opportunity. Barbara Kelly
Executive Director Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC)
