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State of North Carolina <br /> Division of Social Services <br /> Contract Application Page 7 of 7 <br /> III. Service Program Description <br /> The contract between Orange County Department of Social Services and Orange County <br /> Schools was a result of a response to a request for proposals. The Welfare Reform Task <br /> Force identified the need for services expanded services to teen parents. <br /> The Intensive Teen Support Project was designed to expand case management services to <br /> pregnant and parenting teens. Research studies support that intervention and preventive <br /> services to teen significantly impact their ability to successfully care for their children and to <br /> be self-sufficient. <br /> The goals of the project are: <br /> ♦ Keep teen parents in school <br /> ♦ Help teens avoid a second pregnancy <br /> ♦ Improve health care for the teen parent and the child <br /> ♦ Assist teens further their education <br /> ♦ Prepare teens for employment and self-sufficiency by strengthening the employability <br /> skills of teen parents <br /> ♦ Enhance parenting skills <br /> Orange County Schools will hire a full-time social worker to provide case management <br /> services to eligible teens, serve on the Adolescent Parenting Community Advisory <br /> Committee, coordinate teen support group meetings,recruit and train volunteers, complete <br /> required documentation, and submit monthly reports. The social worker will facilitate a <br /> school based support group for teen parents focusing on health, academic, and career planning <br /> issues. In an effort to ensure collaboration within the schools, monthly team meetings to <br /> coordinate health care, education,child care issues and family dynamics will continue. <br /> Reimbursement <br /> Orange County Schools will be reimbursed based for expenditures as outlined in this contract <br /> in the Purchase Contract Budget. Verification of expenditures must be submitted to the <br /> Department of Social Services on a monthly basis and no later than the 5d'of the month <br /> following the month of expenditure. Reimbursement will be processed within 15 days of <br /> receipt. <br /> Performance Measures <br /> ♦ Maintain a caseload of 12-16 teen parents <br /> ♦ Develop a case plan with each teen parent outlining specific goals <br /> ♦ Participate in bi-monthly CAC meetings <br /> ♦ Submit a monthly status report by the 2nd workday of the month <br /> ♦ Recruit,train and match volunteers with teens <br /> ♦ Maintain data on number of teen parents within school system <br /> Outcomes <br /> ♦ 85 percent of teen mothers active in the program will avoid a second pregnancy <br /> ♦ 85 percent of teen mothers will continue their education <br />