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H. Accessible new or expanded transportation resources, or those that are saved from
reduction or elimination, that are available to low-income people, including public or
private transportation

o A rural CAA contracts with the local Area Agency on Aging to utilize three agency vans
to transport low-income workers to and from employment on a regular basis, when the
vans are not being used for senior services, assisting approximately 100 participants
annually.
(Report as 1 project/initiative and 100 opportunities.)

o As a result of CAA advocacy with a local transportation authority, two new bus routes
serving low-income neighborhoods are established that can transport up to 600 low-
income workers annually to and from centers of employment.
(Report as 2 projects/initiatives and 600 opportunities.)

o A CAA uses a combination of CSBG, Department of Transportation, and private funds to
contract with a local high school auto mechanics training program to increase by 30 cars a
year the number of available and affordable cars for community low-income families.
(Report as 1 project/initiative and 30 opportunities.)

I. Accessible or increased educational and training placement opportunities, or those that
are saved from reduction or elimination, that are available for low-income people in the
community, including vocational, literacy, and life skill training, ABE/GED, and
postsecondary education

o During the reporting period, a CAA receives State certification and funding to provide
vocational training in commercial transportation to 100 low-income participants annually.
(Report as 1 project/initiative and 100 opportunities.)

o In partnership with the local school system, a CAA creates six new evening courses in
English language proficiency taught by school system personnel in an agency facility.
Each course can enroll up to 15 students and the six courses are offered in the fall and
spring of each year. Six courses x 15 students x 2 seasons = 180 new educational
placement opportunities.
(Report as 6 projects/initiatives and 180 opportunities.)

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