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Austin Public Health Report on PY26 Community Action Plan MISSION: To prevent disease, promote health, and protect the well-being of our community. TOP 5 NEEDS: Housing; Basic Needs; Employment; Health; Income Community Services Block Grant 2026 Contract Programmatic/Financial Report October 13th, 2026 The Community Services Block Grant funds the delivery of services to low-income Texas residents in all 254 counties. These funds support a variety of direct services in addition to helping maintain the core administrative elements of community action agencies. For the City of Austin, the grant provides funding for the delivery of basic needs, case management, preventive health and employment support services through the City’s seven (7) Neighborhood Centers. Mission: The Neighborhood Services Unit aims to improve the lives and health of people experiencing poverty by providing public health and social services and connecting residents of Austin and Travis County to community resources. ◼ Basic Needs (food, clothing, information and referral, notary services, transportation, car safety education and car seats, tax preparation, fans, Thanksgiving food baskets and other seasonal activities); ◼ Preventive Health (screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar including a1C, and cholesterol; pregnancy testing; health promotion presentations, coordination and participation in health fairs, immunizations, coordination of wellness activities, linkages to medical home providers and diabetes case management); ◼ Case Management (individual/family support counseling, advocacy, self-sufficiency case management, crisis intervention, linkages with employers, educational opportunities and training, and working with individuals on quality-of-life issues); ◼ Employment Support (intake, assessment and goal setting, job readiness training, job placement assistance, and job retention services) Expenditures Categories Personnel Fringe Benefits Other Total 2026 Contract Budget $ $ $ $1,148,214 Cumulative Expenditures through 8/31/26 $508,179.71 $281,873.10 $ $790,052.81 Percent of Total 69% 1 Neighborhood Services Unit Success Stories From the nurse’s own words: I have a client whom I see at Austin Reconciliation Church for Health Screenings. They were unaware that their sugar was elevated until I screened them. Their A1C was elevated, and they were having symptoms of elevated blood sugar. The client did not have health insurance but MAP staff were at the outreach event. They signed them up and I called CommUnityCare to get them seen the same week. I also assisted the client with an appointment to get bus passes at the St. John Neighborhood Center. The client was given educational materials on prediabetes and nutrition. Client did see the doctor and was reluctant to start the medication. They were given medicine from Mexico and they wanted to try that medicine first but it was not helping. Discussed with the client their reluctance about taking the medication and they were just nervous about how it would make them feel. The client trusted me to try it and their A1C came down after a few months from 12 to 8. The client has changed their eating and drinking habits. They have begun exercising and seeing the doctor regularly. They are also coming in for screening from time to time and are still working on lowering their A1C. 2