2018-518-E DSS - Exchange Club Family Center outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 2F546B53- F2D1- 407D- A1C7- 26EB823DOFFD Program Description (3 pages OR LESS) Please provide the following information about the proposed program: t) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a Town /County prioritylgoal? The Children's Parents program will provide parenting classes to families at -risk for and/or involved in child abuse and neglect. Parenting class series are twelve sessions and are one and 12 hours in duration. Professionally trained instructors use tested curricula to teach the parents. Three main models are used: Strengthening Families, Triple P, and Children's Parents. All have been evaluated for their effect on families and are promising practice or evidence -based in their ratings. The combining of evidence -based and promising practice curriculums for the classes is a purposeful effort by the agency to be comprehensive to the needs of families in the community. A growing body of research is determining that combining elements of various evidence -based models are leading to medium to large beneficial effects for strengthening families (Samuelson, 2010; Brown, Whittingham Boyd, McKinlay, and Sofronoff, 2014). Emphasis within the classes is on sharing, discussing individual situations, and practicing new skills. Each class has "homework" in order to fully integrate the knowledge back into the home. Couples are encouraged to attend. Parenting classes are offered at times and locations that are accessible by parents. Child care and meals /snacks are offered to address barriers to attendance. Topics such as: Parenting Skills, Child Development, Communication, Complex Childhood Trauma, Child Abuse and Neglect, Domestic Violence, Problem Solving, Anger Management, Creative Discipline, Family Values, Substance Abuse, Attachment/ Family Connections, and Self-esteem are discussed. A key issue with at -risk parents is their ability to understand their role as parents, understanding their own parenting history, knowing child behavior and the ability to intervene to help their children succeed. The program helps parents Increase in these skills. Parenting classes also provide an opportunity for families to practice social skills and develop social support. The classes provide services to many priority areas of concern for the community including: direct parent coaching and mentorship, life skills, and referrals to concrete supports which collectively increases access to safety -net services for families; and increased positive health outcomes for families. u) Describe time community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment, Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities, Town of Chapel Hill Council Goals, Carrboro Board Priorities, or other Community priorities (i -e_ Council/Board Goals). Reference local data {using the provided links, i.e. Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment} to support the need for this program. Child abuse and neglect is a significant present problem in Orange County. From July 2016 to June 2017, there were 895 children reported for child abuse and /or neglect in Orange County (Duncan et al., 2018). Of the 895 children reported for abuselneglect, 39.66% of them were between the ages of 0 -5. As of December 2017 there were 91 children in foster care in the county (Duncan et. al, 2018). Children that end up in the foster care system often stay in the system longer than a year increasing the cost for taxpayers. From July 2016 to .tune 2017, 80.86% of the children than were in the Orange County foster care system remained in the system for over a year (Duncan et. al, 2018). This child maltreatment data speaks to the need for population targeted intervention services in the County to address the issue of child abuse and neglect/trauma. The program will directly address these statistics by providing interventions to help families PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/2212018 12 :44:36 PM Page 21 of 27