Family Empowerment Project (FEP)

The Family Empowerment Project is a new project funded by the County of Fresno Employment and Temporary Assistant to provide family support and advocacy services including SSI advocacy to refugee families. The projects primary goal is to help CalWORKs and low-income families to receive family support and advocacy services to become self-reliant and self-sufficient in the community.

The goal of the project are to :

Promote healthy, stable and financially self-reliant families
Increase knowledge of community resources available including SS to help prevent and/ or address physical, social and mental health problems
Educate participants on life skills needed to cope with demands or working, children, money management, health and other issues

Services include but not limited to:

Outreach
Intake and assessment
Community resources education
Assisting in completing SSI eligibility application and following up
Advocacy
Preventive, motivational and educational services
Transportation for emergency or urgent situation and case by case with advanced schedule
Information and referral services

Staff:

Xa Vang - Project Coordinator                                                      Bounleuth Chansombath - Case Manager
Phone:(559) 255-8395 Ext. 202                                                      Phone: (559) 255-8395 Ext. 204
E-mail: xavang@fresnocenter.com                                                  E-mail: bounleuthc@fresnocenter.com
Job Duty: Supervise staff and case management                             Job Duty: Case management to Laotian clients

Neliya Yanovich – Case Manager

Phone: (559) 255-8395 Ext. 201

Email: neliya@fresnocenter.com

Job Duty: Case Manager to Russian and Ukrainian clients