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

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 2F546B53- F2D1- 407D- A1C7- 26EB823DOFFD Director who has a Master's degree with 12 years of executive level management and administration experience, 13 years of programmatic administration and implementation, and over 17 years of clinical and service delivery experience. Backup staff members are trained Bachelor level instructors with experience in social work, counseling, or human services. Volunteers, or paraprofessionals can be used for assistance with childcare under the supervision of the Supervisor. Volunteers receive the same internal 12 hour training on Child Abuse and Neglectl Parent Aide services that the professional staff is given. Volunteers are also interviewed and reference /background checked to ensure safety of working with children. x) Describe the specific period over which the activities will be carried out and include an implementation timeline. Implementation of programming will begin immediately as Children's Parents already exists in Alamance County due to current donations. The funding will provide for 3 12 -week sessions of Children's Parents and classes each week will be one and 1/2 hours in duration. Locations of the classes will be in Chapel Hilt and HillsboroughlEfland area. y) Why is funding this program a good investment for the community? How does funding this program add value to the community? (250 words OR LESS) Child abuse costs the nation $220 million every day (Prevent Child Abuse, Cost data, 2012). Many societal problems have their roots in childhood trauma_ Costs are hidden in the social service systems, healthcare costs, and poverty initiatives. Parenting classes are a necessary part of the clinical continuum of services to address risk factors for abuse /neglect in communities. The Children's Parents program is a very cost effective ($1700 per session) competitive service. Other parenting curriculums require multiple instructors, expensive training, and [art longer which leads to an average cost of $12,000- 18,000 session series. Children's Parents is purposefully designed to mitigate barriers to driving up costs and partner with community sources to add in-kind resources to assisting with session costs. This project will partner with local churches to provide in -kind space, childcare resources, and food to mitigate session costs. z) 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 and apply for matching funds. aa) What percentage of your target population is low - moderate income? Although services are open to everyone, and abuselneglect is not just a lower socio- economic issue, referrals to our services tend to come in sources in such a way that 50% of families come from low-moderate income levels. bb)What efforts do you make to seek feedback about your program from your target population (e.g. survey, evaluations, etc. ?) The agency has a Quality Improvement process that uses informal (feedback) and formal (satisfaction surveys) means to collect, analyze, and use data to inform program changes. This process occurs continually throughout the year. Client representation on agency committees also are a part of this process- cc) Include any other pertinent information. PROGRAM INFORMATION 112212018 12:44:36 PM Page 2 3 of 27 i I