2017-078-E DSS - The Exchange Club's Familv Center in Alamance - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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Docunign Envelope ID:ABmeoc1�09-4o41-B52n-6E84ro73FAA6 EXHIBIT A - PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION CONTINUED MAIN APPLICATION experience, 11 years of programmatic administration and implementation, and over 15 years of clinical and service delivery experience. f) Describe specifically the period over which the activities will be carried oUt, the frequency with which the activities will be carried qu{. and the frequency with which services will be delivered. Include an implementation timeline. Implementation of programming will begin immediately as Parent Aide services already exist on a smaller scale in the county due to current funding levels. Home visits for programming occur weekly and last anywhere from 1-4 hours depending upon the risk level in the home. Families are enrolled into services for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 18 months wfth a 13 month average. g) Provide a bulleted list of other ogmnoieS, if any, with which your agency coordinates/collaborates to accomplish or enhance the Projected Results in the Program(s) to be funded. For each, give specific examples of the coordinatedlcollabor-ative efforts. • Department of Social Services and Department of Health: The agency also collaborates with the departments on Child & Family Team Mmetingu, Permanency Planning rneet(ngs, and has collaborated in the past on funding for services in the county. The agency also works closely with the department to access needed governmental services such as Medicaid, Housing, and TANF funds. Both departments also provide the agency with referrals of families that need services. Currently the agency has a Memorandum of Agreement with Orange County's Department of Social Services over a treatment program offered by the agency in the county. • Department of Juvenile Justice and Orange County Court System: Both have also served in collaboration with our agency by also submitting referrals for assistance with client families dealing with issues of neglect and abuse. Court counselors and lawyers work with the agency through child and family team rneet|ngs, court heaMngm, and other collaborations to ensure client success in treatment. • Orange County I Chapel Hill School System / UNC-Chapel Hill: Schools within the system are inopo�antfor ideDtif�ngtsrnilieaat-hskphmrtninuo�onoentin child xva�argsvgtems. Schools play a key role inagoisUOQ the agency im targeted marketing 0Omninghtvor disadvantaged populations in the county. The University of NC-Chapel Hill works with the agency in providing Master's level Social Work Interns to assist the agency in providing volunteer Parent Aide services in Orange County. • Mental Health/Social Service Agencies/Local Mental Health Entities: All these have become more prevalent in making referrals and providing access to services client families might need to achieve their goals. • Exchange Clubs/Churches/Business: These entities assist the agency by providing monetary Uonationa, concrete donations for items needed by families, and volunteers for serving families in Orange County. h) Describe what would happen if requested funding is not awarded at all or if a reduced allocation is recommended. If the full funding request was not allocated to the agency, the agency would reduce the number of clients served, apply for matching funds, and reduce the number of hours of the position. i) Include any other pertinent information. Previous research on the evidence-based Parent Aide program has estimated the cost per family (for the total number of months of service) is on average$2,700 per family. The Parent Aide program is a very cost effective competitive service for preventing child abuse and neglect. Most other interventions are short in duration (4-8 weeks)and cost anywhere from $6,000-12,000 per family. Main Application 1/24/2016 4:55:46 PM Page 9 of 2 1