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N.C.Department of Health and Htunaa Services Page_I <br /> FY 199&99 <br /> CONTRACT ADDENDUM <br /> OranCR County 9853400068 <br /> Office,Section,or Branch Contract Number <br /> t?range GouM Heath Deria� .Home Visiting Project <br /> Contractor Activity <br /> SCOPE OY SERVICES <br /> Under this contract the following services will be provided by the Contractor. <br /> 1. The Contractor will assure that the Home Visiting Demonstration Project provides inteusive.home visiting <br /> services to families who are identified as needing this level of service. Intensive home visiting includes <br /> the following: <br /> • Caseloads of no more than 25 families <br /> Use of universal screening or self-referral forms <br /> • Voluntary participation by families <br /> • Minimum of weekly visits for a specified period,followed by less frequent visits <br /> based on family's and worker's assessment of family's needs <br /> • Use of curriculum or protocol which guides work with families <br /> • Ability to work with family from prenatal period or birth of child until child is at <br /> least three years old <br /> • Initial and ongoing staff training <br /> 2. 'The Cont,raetot agrees to assume responsibility for the immediate direction and programmatic supervision <br /> of the activities supported through the contract. <br /> 3. Project staff will be hired by April 30, 1998. <br /> 4. Project staff will receive orientation and initial training for home visitors by May 15, 1998_ <br /> 5. Use of the North Carolina Family Resource and Referral Checklist and the Family Interest Form will be <br /> implemented by the Contractor. The Contractor will educate other community service providers about <br /> these tools and will encourage their use in multiple sites in the community. <br /> 6. The Contractor will=participate in a multi-agency advisory group to guide Project development and <br /> implementation and to assure the integration of the Project services into the community's existing <br /> continuum of services for pregnant women,young children and their families. This group must include <br /> consumers. <br /> 7. A home visiting.curriculum/protocol for guiding work with families will be developed/initiatied by April <br /> ^0, 1998. <br /> .8. The Contractor agrees to collect project data,provide reports as requested by DHHS and participate in all <br /> evaluation activities required by the state and its evaluation contractor. <br /> RrAcwcd by <br /> Initials Oats <br /> OHMS 3300 <br />