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25 <br /> 4 . Project #4: Case Management Services Project at Inter-Faith Community House,Community <br /> School for People Under Six and Sycamore Preschool <br /> a. Type of activity: Case Management/Advocacy <br /> b. Description of activity: Staff and volunteers provide outreach, assessments and develop <br /> individual family plans to address unmet needs. The initiative will work to identify resources, <br /> educate families about service opportunities and help them access services in a timely fashion. <br /> Family support meetings will be conducted to achieve project goals and to help promote <br /> independence. <br /> c. Agencies/organizations involved, and description of their collaboration: Inter- <br /> Faith Council Community House,Community School for People Under Six, Sycamore <br /> Preschool and Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools' social work staff collaborate on this project. <br /> Organizers meet monthly, share resources, and work together to solve problems, staff cases, <br /> and plan and evaluate the project's effectiveness. <br /> d. Target population: Homeless children 0-5; homeless pregnant women; children 0-5 and <br /> their families at Community School and Sycamore Preschool; children 0-5 and their families <br /> who were in the IFC shelter during the last six months. <br /> e. Expected outcomes, including time-frame: (all through June 1995, except where <br /> noted) <br /> +Increase agency services for a minimum of 200 homeless and other low income children <br /> under the age of 5. <br /> +Provide immunizations for 200 children either through the local health department or the <br /> Community House Childrens' Clinic. <br /> Develop medical histories for at least 50% of all children served at Community House and <br /> assist 100 children with free or affordable medical services through the shelter's clinics and <br /> Orange County Comprehensive Health Services. <br /> •:Develop a parent support group of at least 10 parents from the collective program sites. <br /> Increase parent support group to include 25 parents by October, 1994. <br /> •:Develop a specific parent support group at the IFC shelter. <br /> Provide pre-natal and other support services for at least 15 expectant homeless mothers. <br /> Enroll a minimum of 75 homeless children in subsidized day care. <br /> Recruit and train 10 volunteers to serve as family advocates and to provide transportation to <br /> link families to housing, employment, and educational services. <br /> Continue case management services for a minimum of 10 families after they leave <br /> Community House. <br /> •:Provide team leadership to both case managers and collaborate with other agencies (OPC <br /> Mental Health, Department of Social Services,Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Hillsborough <br /> school systems) in an effort to provide comprehensive services to young children. <br /> f. Implementation plan, including time-frame: Two full-time case managers will <br /> implement the project's specific objectives by June 1, 1994. The case management team is in <br /> place and will meet at least monthly through June, 1995. <br /> g .Types of funds: Services <br /> h.Total amount: $65,000 <br /> i . Budget: Attached <br /> j. Funding recipient: Inter-Faith Council <br /> (1) Public XX Private <br /> (2) Federal Tax ID #: <br /> (3) Name and Title of person authorized to sign contract: <br /> Chris Moran, Director <br /> (4) Name, title, address, and phone of contract administrator: <br /> Chris Moran, Director <br /> Inter-Faith Council <br /> 100 W. Rosemary St. <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> 967-0643 <br /> 23 <br />