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Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provides the identity and the core administrative structure for Big Five, which operates under grants and contracts which come from a variety of federal and state agencies. The CSBG funding leverages an annual budget of approximately 8.5 million dollars.
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During the year, Big Five provides directly or sponsors the provision of services and/or information and referral to other services and assistance to over 20,000 low-income persons and families in rural southeast Oklahoma. Services and assistance provided by Big Five directly include: training for employment; remedial education; GED; Head Start including medical, dental and mental health services; habilitation training services to mentally retarded/developmentally disabled citizens; financial counseling; income tax reporting, affordable housing; housing weatherization; owner-occupied housing rehabilitation; housing counseling; homeless prevention; emergency food and clothing; emergency shelter; ; food vouchers; adult literacy training; garden seed; transportation to health care and shopping; Christmas baskets; senior volunteer services; and, information and referral.
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Big Five maintains strong linkages with other local service providers such as: the Oklahoma Department of Human Services; child care providers; church and civic organizations; emergency shelters; youth shelters; sheltered workshops; schools, public and private; and other training institutions.
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