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impact people’s access to housing and transportation, the degree of community support they
enjoy, and their access to wealth and power, to name a few. In this framework, "downstream=
individual life outcomes such as household income, life expectancy, individual risky behaviors
(e.g., smoking, substance misuse), disease, and infant mortality are seen as the result of ubiquitous
but often unseen or unacknowledged upstream influences.
II.
AGENCY DESCRIPTION
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates, Inc. is a not-for-profit Community Action Agency established
under the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. It is the federally and state designated
Community Action Agency for Steuben and Yates Counties in the Finger Lakes Region of New
York and is overseen by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the New York
Department of State, Division of Community Services. Guided by a vision of a strong community
where all individuals and families prosper, Pro Action’s mission is to work to build a
community of resilient individuals and families who can meet their basic needs, overcome
adversity, and prosper. Now in its 57th year of operation, the agency annually provides
outcome-focused programs and services to more than 15,000 individuals.
Pro Action is an "umbrella" agency providing leadership, policy guidance, coordination, and
support for a wide array of services and local initiatives critical to building our community's
capacity for positive change. Our comprehensive family of services empowers participants to
access a broad network of support while promoting efficiency in service delivery. More than 250
dedicated Pro Action employees provide services each year to residents of both Steuben and
Yates Counties, as follows:
III.
COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
A. CSBG ROMA and the ROMA PLANNING CYCLE
All Community Action Agencies (CAAs) use the Results Oriented Management and Accountability
(ROMA) performance management system. It is a continuous cycle (illustrated below) that
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