S Program Funding from the Orange County Partnership for Young Children (Smart Start) to the Orange County Health Department

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CI NC;E COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR YCUNG CHILDREN P ROJ ECT ASS TFC T 199749 PROJECT TITLE: Enhancement of the Child Service Coordination Prop ( ) Service DeRvery System PURPOSE OF F ROJ ECrt: Th a Ru rpose o f this project Is to simplify and In crease accm to ea dy interventic n se rvi -s for chi A ren 04 Ern proving the CSC d elivery system, which provides services to ove r 40 0 d iidren each year. Orange County has many resources for families to a=ss- however, the system is often cure bemire fa r fa rn riles to negotiate. Facilitating cc rn m urticatio n r Word in at1c n and 0o Rieborati on among parent, chi Id -service coo rdinato rs and others wo rking with young childreii, e nsures tJ at fa mi lies are a ppropr`rately match ed with service a nd are-abI a to access and nev-rgete the service deI ivery system as easily as passibfe. Th a coordinate r of thi s program Wil C continue to focus on developing the CSC Program as the singJ a entry poi n# for services for ildren with, or at dsk for, special new in Orange Cou r PROJECT GOALS This project addresses several Partnership goals inoitd!ng+ * To improve the del cry of human services for young chikdren ay;prov[dTng a :single access po Int for parents and providers, interagency staff workshops and puNio awareness activities. To enhance health and early interventio n -seMces by provicii rig commu nity outreach, ch ild find activities, Interagency refamal intake and tracking. To stre nqthen fa m Hy education and suppo rt services by providing on ne oonsu Itatic n andlo r tech nical assists nee to providers and parents as ind]cated- To adv anee th a heahh of yo ijrrg children and th a rr f$rniJ Ras by providing education, resource a nd rate rral regard'ng specific issLies d u d rig parent-contacts in comenu nity-based Setting S P R OJ ET TARG ET PC PU LATIO N: The to rg at populations served by the prof cot In chid e t he tcJ lowi rig; Parents of c�ildren birth to five year-9 c f ag s who Cave, c r are at i1sX for, deve I o pfr ental delays (dim coati i t Ira q Fll es, essay and assig n a n estimated 140 referrals to sputa CSC provide, Fro1�e FonaLS Who provWe service to young chi W ran (rag ul or phone consu Gtatio ns with approximately 40 profewionais and outreach through ors.,site visits to at least 10 service previdr . Child Se rvice Coordinators from partici gating agencies (6 a rrteregan cy teem meetings and ongoi n; oc tta+cn, education and to n ical assistance). PROJECT OUTCOMES: Program effectiveneu VA9J I be evaluated by the following outoorne measures. I- I n crease the n umber of chi Id ran id a ratified fo r earl intervention services throng h the CSC 2. 90 of providers iM report irn provern ant i n rnteregen wordi nation, com r n unication and , u nd a rsta nding of rmurces whf ch an han ce the delivery of servius to ehitd mn and fam it i as in th i s county as rneasu red by satisfaotic n SLrveys, 3. 95 o f-pare ats will repo rt J nereased kn oW edge re I ated to th a care o f their child dLe to CSC progra m involve ment 4- Enh a nee th e q tial ity of d irect cl lent contacts' avelu ated by parent and professional su rveys F to over 400 ch i Id ren each year by provid i rig ee nsu I tation and education to ai I CSC providers. PROJECT TIMETABLE. Beg in n i rig-. July 1, V 99 7 E nd Wg; June 30' 11299 03