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Community Services Division identifies services needed for families, develops resources for families and creates partnerships to implement those services. The Community Services Division also provides technical assistance and capacity building opportunities to organizations and families in Ward 7 to help them to become self-sufficient.

Community Engagement
Community engagement is essential to effectively building the capacity community groups to address family issues and create family support networks in their respective neighborhood. It is the hub of information referrals, making varius resources available to the community.

Fatherhood Initiative
Provides training and supportive services to help fathers develop and sustain positive relationships with their children and families.

Mini-grants
Awarded to  eligible community-based organizations to implement ideas that: help expose youth to services; help reduce the feeling of abandonment and alienation experienced by youth due to trauma caused by losses; keep families together and reduce out-of home placements to greatest degree possible; expand community support to at-risk youth; and help youth of Ward 7 develop and improve leadership skills so that problems are solved by and within the neighborhood.

Capacity Building and Technical Assistance
Provided to families through the Financial Literacy Program, Success Families Initiative, and mini-grants. ERFSC also provides technical assistance to small organizations to assist them in becoming self-sufficient. 

Financial Literacy
Teaches the basic principles of sound financial management to Ward 7 residents. The program is based on the FDIC "Money Smart!" model.