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

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11`x1 - J 1 1 1 L Orange County Partnemhap for Young Children S PROJECT AB T1 C T qt APR 3 0 w 1. F ro je Activ Title+ r-ocus on Fa rn i 1i es: 1 r te-n siv e H o me Visiting P rag ra m 4 2. Purpose of P rol'ecUA ivi : orx the spwe ukw,pleam;irmda a b6rw sumnapy 9 ycUf prate fn 1-DO s of Iesz- Nnw do rot mtwh a se or Lwmmd the 9mm Pf ed.) Fowl on F aml Hes h ich is based o n th a healthy Fa it reS Mod ei, will target farni lies with ch i Id ren ages th ree or yo ung er who a at h hest ris k for Hd a base and neg I ect tneause of Bath e r th a parent's or ch lid's h-e-af#h or psycho-so dal pro bl erns. The project will increase the c�a pa cfty of the Ora nge Cou r4y h eaith and h Uman -service de I every system to Identify and meet the needs of h Ig h,nsk famil iics. Add ressing ch I Id abuse a nd neg l and Rco r pa rent)ng a re th a top priorities of vahous ccrnmu nib grOLPS i nctU i ng th e 0 ra ng e a unty Fa rtnersh ip (a r Yo ung Ch 1.Idren a nd th a cou rd's Hea fthy Caro[in is ns Task Fa rce, Th e lack o f comer ehe news home vis4ti rVlces Is a cMical g a p in the Current service delivery syste rn Focus a n Fa rn i1 les wil I provide Into naive home visit)ng services (at least wee�Jy home visit$) to Tamil ies 8$ requested by the ilk untJ I the child reaches age three. For thane fami rie-s enrol led In tree pmg ram, th e gceJ:s will be to improve parent i Id i nterecfio n' ensure adequate use of preventive family support se rvim, and decrease chi Id mattreatment. The program is based an a collabc stave F 1 rtteg ratio n of MLIti Pie se rvice provid era who provide support semi ces to 1•a mi lies in Orange Cc U nty. Key fe2tLres i ncludc u nivemal scre-ening, a single site for family assessm ent, arvd custorn 6tzed family intervention Se ryi , ArI expanded Child o f oord Mrs atfio n am i11 provtd a ntrol� family assessment and community coordination of servim. Wth the family's interest and invoivement, the most appropriate service provider(s) will be determi ned a nd refe rn I mill be established, Any family Identiiled as n e eding and wanting intensive home visid ng becauu of high-n'sk circumstanm gill be served by this project. The project will be staffed by a profs coord inator' a sc�cja1 worke rT a rtur F are Intake and refers I worker a nd a pa rt-time admi nislrati ve a ista nt. In addito n, a team of vo I unteer will be recruited and trained to provide a pars professional support tea rn a pproach fo r these home visiting service. 3+ Wh at s pecifi c Par tnersh i p goal(a) i�a add mssed by th�Is project? H ow d oes the pro po se d activity h 91 p ch i I dre n aMve at ach ool healthy and ready to 3 uc ceed? m prove the h eolth of young child ren and their far rril l - Enh ante fa rn III ed uvatic n and s u pport sere ices_ Ensu re th at aIJ yo ung chi Wen are safe from violen��r rf'nprove the dellvery of hu m a n SofV1 CeS flo r young C i Idre n and their faM ill ea. - 4, Des crl be the po pulation of ch tf d rain an or farnilies served by th is p rojecL H ow marry c h Mid re n Tam 11 les or other professionals, eft, wwi 11 be seined? ti Farn i lies wfth ch 11dron 04 who are at high-est risk of chi W abuse and n eglect. 500 fami I ion W.1 I recreive universal SrPPOrt men Inn, 50 families V0911 receive intenive Nine visiting services. What s p e-cific, messu rable o utc ornes wi I I be ac h ieved by this p roje -90 of f ramii ies in the program wwi 11 not have su hsta n#i at uses of d ild a buse and neg lect, -9 0 of cm i ldrarr served i n the program will be tzp to data on well chi ki care exam Inations and immu n izat o na L -,jo of fa m it ieS i n the progra rn wA 11 demonstrate improved res on a post-,test of pare nti ng knowl edge and s Iii Iis L -Level o f sati sfaction of provid ere with the Cc ilado rative lomcess w 11 also be a ed as will I evel o f pa re rat � satisfaction with the program. 6. Tire stab le fo r th is project: begi n ni ng d ate Ju ly t, 199 8 endi ng d ate 4u rte 301 1 9139 with Coral r1 uatio n ntir� ant c n add ition aJ fund Inn L