2023 Annual Impact Report FINAL - Flipbook - Page 7
In Steuben and Yates Counties, certain conditions restrict, rather than create, economic opportunity. These conditions
are identified as causes of poverty. They include (1) lack of an available, engaged, and qualified workforce with skills to
match available jobs; (2) alcohol/opiate/heroin/painkiller or other drug abuse/addiction (3) limited access to
transportation to get to work, and (4) availability of adequate, safe and affordable child care.. Pro Action customers
earn low incomes despite working. Of 3,178 individuals over the age of 18 receiving Pro Action services, 42% are
working. Despite this, 70% of households served by Pro Action programs have incomes below 200% of the Federal
Poverty Level. Among families participating in Head Start, 59% have one or both parents working, and 41% have
neither parent working. 76% of enrolled families are living in poverty or receiving public assistance.
At Pro Action, we believe people have what it takes to create the future they want for themselves, even in the face of
limited opportunities and barriers to advancement. Pro Action programs in the Prosperous Futures domain help pave
the path to economic opportunity and support people as they bounce back from adversity. These programs provide
guidance and tools for job seekers to find and secure good jobs while helping them develop skills and supporting their
success in the workforce.
The Local Need
Unemployment in our
service area is higher than
the national rate. 42% of
survey respondents stated
the need for more higherpaying jobs, and more fulltime jobs.
Average weekly wages and
median household income
are lower than state rates in
both counties.
Transportation is
identified as a top barrier,
with nearly 20% of
respondents needing
access to a reliable vehicle.
14,923 individuals (12.5% of
the population) in the
service area live in poverty.
Nearly 1 in 3 children under
the age of 18 in Steuben
and Yates Counties live in
poverty.
Our Reach
Our Annual Impact
660 TANF applicants
received case management
and gained skills for
employment.
216 program participants
obtained or retained
employment, including:
666 participants in the Youth
Empowerment Program
completed training; 283
accessed financial literacy
education; 149 searched for
a job.
94 Summer Youth program
participants completed preemployment skills training.
31 people age 55+ enrolled
in the Senior Community
Service & Employment
Program and entered
subsidized employment.
49 individuals received
assistance through
Wheels for Work.
18 adults were matched
with an Adult Literacy
tutor.
41 TANF Case
Management Participants
56 Youth Empowerment
Program Participants
6 Senior Community
Service and Employment
Program participants
19 Wheels for Work
participants
94 Summer Youth
Employment Program
participants
4 Adult Literacy tutors
provided 1,545 hours of 1:1
or small-group tutoring.
