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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04201999 - C138 Co I FHS#11 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS t; _ '* CONTRA COSTA FROM: Family and Human Services Committee COUNTY'g' aa•.. DATE: April 20, 1999 SUBJECT. Status Report on the Children and Families Policy Forum SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION{S} & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIPN(S): ACCEPT the attached report on the status of the Children and Families Policy Forum, BACKGROUNDIREASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS On April 12, 1999, Sara Hoffman, acting staff to the Children and Families Policy Forum, reviewed the attached report with the Family and Human Services Committee. The report provides an overview of the Policy Forum accomplishments over the past year as well as activities and challenges for the coming year, Bath Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier and Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema agreed that the larger Policy Forum membership should be surveyed prior to any decision being made on the future of the Policy Forum. In addition, they agreed to meet with the Executive Committee of the Policy Forum at its June 21, 1999 meeting, On the Children's Deport Card, Supervisor DeSaulnier stated his objective was to be able to do something similar to the Children Now's report card and, specifically, to be able to compare the County to itself over time as well as to compare with other counties. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: —YES SIGNATURE; RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR®RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER Xr , SIGNATURE(ft MARK DESAULNIER CLAY B.UILKE ACTION OF BOARD ON P r z s APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED ,OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ® - - _ ___--- 3 TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES; NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ABSENT: ABSTAIN. ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact:Sara Hoffman,3364090 ATTESTED April 20, 1999 PHII, BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND CbUKTY ADMINISTRATOR CC., CAO Policy Forum E cadre Comm€ w{via GA0,1 BY eDEPUTY FHS#11 BACKGROUNDIREASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS (cont'd); Supervisor CeSaulnier also expressed a desire for more communication on the activities of the Policy Forum!. He requested increased communication with the Board of Supervisors and questioned if the Community College Board, school boards and other constituent bodies were receiving sufficient information and opportunity for feedback. Supervisor Uilkema agreed with Supervisor DeSaulnier concerning communication, saying that she was not sure what was going on. Supervisor Uilkema also stated that she does not yet see a correlation between the actions of the Policy Forum and improvements in the well being of children and families. She asked how has the Policy Forum made a difference. She wants to see verifiable data. Also, Supervisor Uilkema stated that if the Policy Forum is strictly a networking group, then it should be disbanded as it is too expensive a format. Supervisor Uilkema further emphasized that her remarks should be viewed as constructive criticism rather than disparaging remarks. Supervisor Uilkema commended the work on the Outcomes Pilot and the Welcome Home Baby project, suggesting that reports on both subjects should be made to the Board of Supervisors. She felt the work of the Policy Forum in stimulating the creation of the Transportation Alliance was excellent and also approved of the grant making efforts. She emphasised that she felt that the Policy Forum needs to be project oriented. Sara Hoffman explained that the work of the Policy Forum is not direct service to clients but rather focusing on awareness and ownership of children's issues as well as stimulating capacity within the system to be more collaborative and outcome based in its approach in order to improve services to children and families. For example, the Parenting Summit is not for parents, but rather professionals who work with parents. The Outcomes Pilot is designed to assess how we can better measure the results of our efforts; although, it does create specific outcome accountability systems for the four pilot programs. Shelley burdock, chair of the Policy Forum's Parenting Task Force, concurred with the dilemma of focusing on the client vs the .system. In Cooperative Extension, they conduct classes for parents; however, staff limitations affect the number of classes they can hold. Consequently, they also teach the teachers. However, its difficult to balance between direct service, where you can track outcomes, and supporting other professionals where the results are not so easily identifiable. Uanna Fabella, Assistant Social Service Director, stated that the Policy Forum has been very helpful in bringing together multi departmental efforts, such as Welcome Home Baby. She felt that Welcome Home Baby program would not have been developed without the leadership of the Executive Committee. Henry Clarke, Local One, staged that labor has not received copies of the Children's Deport Card and, to his knowledge, no one from the Labor Coalition had been appointed as a member of the Policy Forum. Sara Hoffman responded that Elaine Swenson, Public Health Nurse, was the Labor Coalition representative and she was very active in the Policy Forum and a member of the parenting Task Force. Gayle Uilkema said that she herself did not know who was on the Policy Forum and that there was: obviously a gap in perception. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY � OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ` 65 l Fine Street, I l th Floor Martinez, California 94.553 Telephone: 331-3-1080 Fax: 335-1098 DATE: April 7, 1999 TO: Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier, Chair Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, Member Family and Human Services Committee FROM: Phil Batchelor, Chair , Children and Families Policy Forum SUBJECT: Status Deport on the Children and Families Policy Forum Established by the Board of Supervisors in 1996, the 41 member Children and Families Policy Forum was charged with: increasing awareness of children and families issues; >_ increasing ownership of children and families issues; >_ supporting collaborative, multi-system, outcome-based strategies that improve the well being of children and families. This report reviews accomplishments over the past year as well as activities and challenges for the corning year. Children's Report Card The Children's Report Card has proved to an important venue for achieving the Policy Forum's objectives. 8,0401 copies of the first Children's Report Card were distributed to agencies, organizations and individuals. Over 80 presentations were made to groups ranging from the Mayors Conference and Police Chiefs Association to community organizations, advisory boards and commissions. This widespread distribution resulted in some excellent suggestions for improving both the content and design of the 1998 report card. The "10&are everybodry's business!" Children's Report Card was published in November 1998, financed through the generous support of the John Muir/Mt. Diablo Community Health Institute and :raiser Permanente. It includes 23 indicators, five more than the 1997 edition. In addition, through the Public Managers Association, cities identified their primary concerns regarding children and families issues which were included in the document. Honor Roll Award winners were also highlighted. In some instances, such as substance abuse, data was developed specifically for the Children's Report Card. The juvenile court judges tracked all delinquency and dependency cases for three months to identify substance abuse involvement in those cases. In addition, a task force of the Policy Forum developed "typical" delinquency and dependency case scenarios and then costed out the scenarios over the life of each case. To date, over 8,114 copies of the Children's Report Card have been distributed (see attached list) and various presentations have been made to groups such as the Business Leaders Alliance and Association of Bay Area Governments, To ensure that the perspectives of the various agencies involved in the Children's Policy Forum are reflected in presentations, Executive Committee members provided commentary on specific outcomes, which was compiled into a master slide presentation. The distribution and marketing plan for the Children's Report Card was developed by the Policy Forum's Marketing Committee. Honor Roll Awards and Conference In November 1998, fifteen Contra Costa programs were honored for epitomizing collaborative, outcome-based approaches to improving the well being of children and families. Honor Roll Award winners were chosen from 65 nominations, a tribute not only to the rich diversity of programs in our County but also the went to which the Children's Policy Forum has a presence in our community. The Honor Roll Awards were presented at a conference which also unveiled the Children's Report Card. Each of the five outcomes of the Report Card were discussed by a representative in that field (Executive Committee members), while the awards were presented by members of the Board of Supervisors and Mayors Conference. The conference was co-sponsored by the Mayors Conference and the Contra Costa Times. Costs were offset through generous contributions from the Cowell Foundation and Dean Lesher Foundation. In addition, following the conference, the Contra Costa Times ran a series of articles about the Honor Roll Award winners and their programs. They have also displayed quarter-page ads on the Report Card, the outcomes and the Honor Roll Award winners. 2 Parenting Professionals Conference In April 1998, the Children's Policy Forum sponsored the Generating Access for Parenting Solutions Conference for Parenting Professionals. Feedback from the 125 participants was excellent on both the workshops and the keynote speaker. Success of the first conference and the overwhelming response that such events were necessary on an ongoing basis resulted in agreement to stage a 1999 Conference. The 1999 Parenting Conference is scheduled for April 28, 1999. Dr. Marion Diamond, a world renowned brain development research expert and author of".Magic Frees of the mind" will be the keynote speaker. In addition, there will be 10 workshops on various aspects of parenting. The 1999 parenting conference is being co-sponsored by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Learning Center, Kaiser Permanente and the John Muir/Mt. Diablo Community Health Institute. Conference attendance is expected to be at between 200 and 250 participants. Other current activities of the Parenting Task Force include: ■ collaborating on the health resource "warm" line with the Lucille Salter Packard. Children's Hospital at Stanford to provide free health and parenting advice ■ developing a community resources pilot program with Mt. Diablo Unified School District to link teachers with resources available to help at risk kids ■ producing CCTV Family Links parenting programs ■ planning an advisory corrunittee summit to encourage information sharing among committees dealing with parenting issues. Executive Committee Projects and Task Forces The Executive Committee initiated several projects in 1998, some of which are being carried forward to 1999. Projects include: # Outcomes Pilot - In 1998, four programs (Marcus School, Independent Living Skills Program, Family Reunification Housing Program and the Multi disciplinary Interview Center)were selected to pilot the feasibility of tracking the impact of specific program activities on outcomes. The final report will be reviewed by the Executive Committee.at its April 1999 meeting. 3 # Blended Funding - The Executive Committee sponsored a day long workshop for all County departments on federal Financial participation in programs involving mental health case management. 4 Welcome Home Baby r 'Welcome Horne Baby is a program development project of the Executive Committee involving Community Services, Social Service and the Health Services Department. It: is an intensive program for at risk parents of newborns which will follow the child from birth to age three. To date, the collaborative effort has resulted in development of $274,000 in funding support with additional grant applications currently under submittal. # Use and Costs of Drugs and Alcohol - In 1998, the Drug and.Alcohol Task Force assessed the cost of alcohol and drug abuse on health, social services, law enforcement and education services in Contra Costa County by defining typical scenarios for dependency and delinquency cases and determining their cost on each of the systems over the life of the child. Together with the leadership provided by the fit. Diablo Unified School District in releasing their substance abuse use survey, the task force data was very helpful in strengthening our understanding of alcohol and drug use. + Policy Leadership and Guidance - The Executive Committee of the Policy Forum acts as the Local Children's Coordinating Committee and as such reviews ,and approves the submittal of all Healthy Start grants in the County. It is also the oversight committee for the Family Preservation and Support Program. In addition, in accordance with SafeFutures funding, it is the "key leadership group" for oversight and direction. The Larger Policy Forum The larger Policy Forum has acted very much as a networking group. No decisions are asked of the larger Policy Forum, participation gees well beyond the membership and the number of"friends" in attendance often rivals the number of members. The Policy Forum currently meets on a quarterly basis. The March 1999 meeting focused on Community Outcome #1, Ghildtrn.Readyfor and Succeeding in School. Joe {wick, Superintendent of Schools, gave a presentation on legislative initiatives. This was followed by brief updates on Family, Maternal and Child Health Programs; Child Health and Disability Prevention Program; Youth Alcohol and Drug Treatment Initiatives; Iron Deficiency Anemia Program; the Public Environmental Health 4 Advisory :ward activities and Invest in Kids. In addition, brief updates were made on the status of both the marketing committee and the parenting task farce. Future of the Policy Forum s At its March meeting, the Executive Committee discussed informal feedback from the Family and Human Services Committee as to whether or not the Policy Forum should continue. There was unanimous agreement among Executive Committee members that its monthly meetings have been very helpful in strengthening interagency relationships and stimulating collaborative initiatives. Furthermore, the Executive Committee has an oversight/review responsibilities with regard to Healthy Start, SafeFutures and Family Preservation and Support. With regard to the larger Policy Forum, the Executive Committee agreed that the greatest value of the Forum is the networking which occurs during the meetings. The meetings also give people an opportunity to hear what is happening with the task farces and other projects and helps create buy-in and support for the County's policy and program direction on children and families issues. The March discussion focussed around one of the community outcomes was very well received. The Family and Human Services Committee may wish to consider the fallowing options, or others, with regard to the future of the larger Policy Forum: I. Continue as is. As noted before, the Policy Forum is a networking group for the exchange of information is a recruiting ground for task force and committee members and creates buy-in and support from constituencies on projects and activities. 2. Modify the Policy Forum.. Another option would be to alter the membership, function and/or meeting structure. For example, the larger Policy Forum could be reconfigured into an annual day long conference to address children's issues, perhaps with workshop options that focus on each of the five community outcomes. 3. .abolish the larger Policy Forum. It may be that the Family and Human Services Committee feels that the original objective of increasing awareness and ownership of children and families issues has been accomplished. In which case, there may be no need to continue the group. cc: Executive Committee 5 Children's Report Card Distribution Organization Name #of Copies Description "Children are everybody s business" conference attendees 417 AAUW 30 Nancy Hobart ABAG-Assn of Bay Area Governments 70 Acalanes School District 20 Alameda County 1 Genevieve Okada,Research Asst. Alameda County Administrator's Office 1 Ken Gross,Principal Admin Analyst Antioch Community Awareness 160 Children's Safety Da Antioch Union School District 30 Armstrong, Kathy 3 Ashbuam,Aaron 10 Walnut Creek Realtor AUHSD 25 Battered Women's Alternatives 25 Bertera,Jolene 2 West County parent Brookside Communty Health Ctr 12 Brossa,Bianca 1 Health Services Dept. Business Leaders Alliance 5 PowerPoint Presentation CC/Bay Area Foundations 58 CC Libraries 120 CCC Library Branches 3000 CCC Department Heads 500 CCC Ernployee Flyer Requests 41 CCC pausing Authority 50 CCC Service Integration Tears 8 CCHP 160 California Healthy Start UC Davis 1 Lisa Villarreal,Dir.UC Davis Field Office Calf0mia Social Services Dept. 1 Glen Brooks,Jr.,CalWORKS Reg,Advisor,SF Center for Human Development 30 Distribute to Board&Members Children's Advocates 20 Tani Van deBrooke(Education/Su KF CitylCoEty of San Francisco 1 Dept of Children,Youth&Families-Ellen Dektar City of San Ramon 20 City Council&Dept. Heads City of San Ramon 15 Bruce Baker.301 Hilltop Rd.,Tacoma Park,MD Common Interest Polq Assn. 1 20910 CommunitServices Rept. 85 42 sites Conference No Shows 45 County Welfare Directors Assn 58 c/o John Cullen Court Appointed S tial Advocates 100 Education/Plannin Davila-Luevano,Argentina 1 Social Service Worker Deer Valley High School 1 Ciel Valle PTA 50 DeSaulnier, Su rvlsor Mark 20 for distribution Deutschman,Chuck 1 CCC Substance Abuse Div. Diablo Valley CollNe Library 23 Carol Bartlett Discovery CounseRqg 60 istribute to board&?56airs Dooley, Dr.Diane 1 CC Realonal Medical Center Early Childhood Ment.Health Programs 1 Arlette Merritt lwast Say Works/Employer Connection 10 Family Resource Centers 20 Use by clients First Baptist Church of Antioch 1 Pat Clu k-Reed 415159 1 Children's Report Card Distribution Organization Dame #of Copies Description Foundation consortium 5 Francesca Wright Fresno Count Human Services 15 Attn: David Kent Gertner, Supervisor gonna 50 San Ramon/Danviiie Sch Dist.,CASA,agencies Grant,Dr. Marlene 1 Family Ct. Svcs. Health Services Dept 5 Communicable Disease urograms Health Services Dept. 10 Health Services De t.pro ram staff 95 CHDP,CCS,MCH,HRIP,CPSP,PC Hercules Homeowners/CommOrgs, 30 Invest in Kids 1 Office use Johnson, Rojelle 1 Vallejo Kaiser 53 Waiting Booms Kaiser Permanente Health Education 1 Janene Swanson Kelly,Kathy I Antioch Klein, Karen B. 1 Children's Services Consultant-SF Kids in Common-San Jose 1 Stephani Becker John Muir/Mt, Diablo Community Health 220 Board Education&hosp depts&wafting rooms JSPAC 85 c%Darlene Smith,Probation Juvenile Justice Commission 15 c/o Darlene Smith,Probation Klout for Kids 16 Leg at, Marianne 1 Danville Legislators 7 Lewin Group 1 Ngoc Bu►-Tong r San Francisco Manuel,Vincent 1 City of Pittsburg Martin,Phillip 1 Concord Martinez Middle School 2 Parenting,Program (Bonnie Baldwin,MFCC Mayors Conference 400 for cfty councils,qity offices and dept.heads Montgomery_Coun Maryland 1 Scott Goldman W. Diablo Unified School District 100 W.Diablo Unified School District 160 School site admin/board member W.Diablo Unified School District 20 PTAs Nafl Assn of Child Advocates 25 w San Diego Mtg. N.CA Council for the Community 2 Ed Schoenberger,Pres&David Millitzer Coor Novato Unified School District 1 OCCC 1 Mina Gibson-Oakland Oakland Child Health&Safety initiative 1 Greg Hodge,e, Exec.Dir. grant writers,cabinet members,Supt Council, 10 Office of Education 45 Jud es Office of Education 208 Pdnel als/Adult Education Oki,Diane 1 El Sobrante Orange County PIC 1 ,Parenting Conference-4/28 250 Sponsored by PF Parenting Task Force Partners In Innovation 3 John Ott President,2 to send to N.Carolina Pegasus Proect 2 PEO Martinez} 30 PIC Board 32 Education/Planning FDIC E)ecutive Director 100 PIC Management 18 Education/Planning PIC State Colleagues 50 Education/Planning PTA-Del Valle&Las Tram us 250 Annual Sacramento Til and Conference PTA-32nd District 100 residents&school rig als 4/5/99 2 Children's Report Card Distribution Organization Name #of Copies Description Pittsburg High School 30 Probation Officer/Staff Placer Coun!y 9 Anita Reese Planned Parenthood 1 Ma aret DePriester,CCC Policy Forum Executive Committee 18 12114/98 Retreat Poulin, Use 1 Social Service Worker Probation Dept. Managers 12 do Carlene Smith, Probation Prject Heartbeat 1 Sharon K.-San Di o Riverside SBA I Jerry Craig,Asst.Director RSVP 2 c/o Bernice Russ-Walnut Creek St. Marys College 1 Beth Brennan San Mateo County 13 San Mateo Co.Human Svcs Agency 1 Madelyn Martin, Dir Planning &Development Santa Clara County 1 Supervisor Joe Simitian(Judy Kramer) Santa Clara County 4 Jules Marquart, Mental Health Division Santa Clara County 4 Alice Poster,Deputy Coun!j Becutive Santa Monica Human Services Div 2 Shasta County 1 Helly Lenz, Prop 10 Commission Staff Linda So 1 Pittsbu Social Service Dept. 110 do Lynn Yane (for dlstributioh Social Service-Antioch Office 80 ShirleyKalinowski Sonoma County Health Services Dept. 1 Laura TIM De Andrade, Frog. Planner State Rep.-Tom Torlakson 25 UCLA School of Public Health 1 Madlen Beinkian Ujima FamI!X Recovery 30 United Way-SML(Santa Rosa) 1 Lupe Nuno, Fund Dist. r. U.S. Dept.of Agriculture 1 Allen Ng, Reg.Admin.Food&Nutrition,SF U.S.Dept.of Education, Region IX 7 Lon!Hancock Walnut Heights Elementary School 2 Cheryl Da ori,Teacher "YMCA-Pleasant Hill 23 Tim B Youth Power 2 Richmond/El Sobrante Zu man, Howard 1 Pinole-uses to fund awards pTgram 8114 415189 3 a `' ► �`. �► uo J r W lk I til to � '„„� � � cis• *fl Ov — r- oo TO .00 ev° crit m � 'oo CA oo . co AT LO d µar�,'� �•�&' o �� Bodo �' "'� °= " ., rn81 zi 'rim • 5 ' -« e .. -*� ``• $ ao ° n ro�a • OR CA ft )PIPmw O- cr tr _ . CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 1 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 651 Pine Street, i Ith door Martinez, California 94553 Telephone: 335-1080 Fax: 335-1098 DATE: April 7, 1999 TO: Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier, Chair Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, Member Family and Haman Services Committee FROM: Phil Batchelor, Chair Children and Families Policy Forum SUBJECT. Status Report on the Children and Families Policy Forum Established by the Beard of Supervisors in 1996, the 41 member Children. and Families Policy Forum was charged with: >- increasing awareness of children and families issues; >� increasing ownership of children and families issues; supporting collaborative, multi-system, outcome-based strategies that improve the well being of children and families. This report reviews accomplishments over the past year as well as activities and challenges for the coming year. Children's Re ort Card The Children's Report Card has proved to an important venue for achieving the Policy Forum's objectives. 8,4001 copies of the first Children's Report Card were distributed to agencies, organizations and individuals. Over 84 presentations were .Wade to groups ranging from the Mayors Conference and Police Chiefs Association to community organizations, advisory boards and commissions. This widespread distribution resulted in some excellent suggestions for improving both the content and design of the 1998 report card. The "Fids are everybody's business!" Children's Report Card was published in November 1998, financed through the generous support of the john Muir/Mt. Diablo Community Health Institute and Kaiser Permanente. It includes 23 indicators, five more than the 1997 edition. In addition, through the Public Managers Association, cities identified their primary concerns regarding children and families issues which were included in the document. Honor Ryall Award winners were also highlighted. In some instances, such as substance abuse, data was developed specifically for the Children's Report Card. The juvenile court judges tracked all delinquency and. dependency cases for three months to identify substance abuse involvement in those cases. In addition, a task force of the Policy Forum developed "typical" delinquency and dependency case scenarios and then costed out the scenarios over the life of each case. To date, over 8,114 copies of the Children's Report Card have been distributed (see attached list) and various presentations have been made to groups such as the Business Leaders Alliance and Association of Bay Area Governments. To ensure that the perspectives of the various agencies involved in the Children's Policy Forum are reflected in presentations, Executive Committee members provided commentary on specific outcomes, which was compiled into a master slide presentation. The distribution and marketing plan for the Children's Report Card was developed by the Policy Forum's Marketing Committee. Honor Roll Awards and Conference In November 1998, fifteen Contra Costa programs were honored for epitomizing collaborative, outcome-based approaches to improving the well being of children and families. Honor Roll Award winners were chosen from 65 nominations, a tribute not only to the rich diversity of programs in our County but also the extent to which the Children's Policy Forum has a presence in our community. The Donor Roll. Awards were presented at a conference which also unveiled the Children's Report Card. :Each of the five outcomes of the Deport Card were discussed by a representative in that field (Executive Committee members), while the awards were presented by members of the Board of Supervisors and Mayors Conference. The conference was cosponsored by the Mayors Conference and the Contra Costa Times. Costs were offset through generous contributions from the Cowell Foundation and bean fesher Foundation. In addition, following the conference, the Contra Costa 'Times ran a series of articles about the Honor Roll Award winners and their programs. They have also displayed quarter-page ads on the Report Card, the outcomes and the Honor Roll .Award. winners. 2 Parenting Professionals Conference In April 1998, the Children's Policy Forum sponsored the Generating Access for Parenting Solutions Conference for Parenting Professionals. Feedback from the 125 participants was excellent on both the workshops and the keynote speaker. Success of the first conference and the overwhelming response that such events were necessary on an ongoing basis resulted in agreement to stage a 1999 Conference. The 1999 Parenting Conference is scheduled for April 28, 1999. Dr. Marion Diamond, a world renowned brain development research expert and author of"Magic Trees of the Mind" will be the keynote speaker. In addition, there will be 10 workshops on various aspects of parenting. The 1999 parenting conference is being cosponsored by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Learning Center, Kaiser Permanente and the John Muir/Mt. Diablo Community Health Institute. Conference attendance is expected to be at between 200 and 250 participants. Other current activities of the Parenting Task Force include: ■ collaborating on the health resource "warm" line with the Lucille Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford to provide free health and parenting advice ■ developing a community resources pilot program with Mt. Diablo Unified School District to link teachers with resources available to help at risk kids ■ producing CCTV Family Links parenting programs ■ planning an advisory committee summit to encourage information sharing among committees dealing with parenting issues. Executive Committee Projects and Task Forces The Executive Committee initiated several projects in 1998, some of which are being carried forward to 1999. Projects include: + Outcomes Pilot - In 1998, four programs (Marcus School, Independent Living Skills Program, Family Reunification Housing Program and the Multi disciplinary Interview Center) were selected to pilot the feasibility of tracking the impact of specific program activities on outcomes. The final report will be reviewed by the Executive Committee at its April 1999 meeting. 3 # .trended Funding - The Executive Committee sponsored a day long workshop for all County departments on federal financial participation in programs involving mental health case management. + Welcome .Horne .Baby - Welcome Home Baby is a program development project of the Executive Committee involving Community Services, Social Service and the Health Services Department. It is an intensive program for at risk parents of newborns which will follow the child from birth to age three. To date, the collaborative effort has resulted in development of $274,000 in funding support with additional grant applications currently under submittal. + Use and Costs of Drugs and Alcohol - In 1998, the Drug and Alcohol Task Force assessed the cost of alcohol and drug abuse on health, social services, law enforcement and education services in Contra. Costa County by defining typical scenarios for dependency and delinquency cases and determining their cost on each of the systems over the life of the child. Together with the leadership provided by the Mt. Diablo Unified School District in releasing their substance abuse use survey, the task force data was very helpful in strengthening our understanding of alcohol and drug use. # Dollar Leadership and Guidance - The Executive Committee of the Policy Forum acts as the Local Children's Coordinating Committee and as such reviews and approves the submittal of all Healthy Start grants in the County. It is also the oversight committee for the Family Preservation and Support Program. In addition, in accordance with SafeFutures funding, it is the "key leadership group„ for oversight and direction. The Larger Poicy F The larger Policy Forum has acted very much as a networking group. No decisions are asked of the larger Policy Forum, participation goes well beyond the membership and the number of "friends" in attendance often rivals the number of members. The Policy Forum currently meets on a quarterly basis. The March 1999 meeting focused on Community Outcome #1, Children Readyfor and Succeeding in School. Joe Ovick, Superintendent of Schools, gave a presentation on legislative initiatives. This was followed by brief updates on Family, Maternal and Child Health Programs; Child Health and Disability Prevention Program; Youth Alcohol and Drug Treatment Initiatives; Iron Deficiency Anemia Program; the Public Environmental Health 4 Advisory Board activities and Invest in kids. In addition, brief updates were made on the status of both the marketing committee and the parenting task force. Future of the Policy Forum At its March meeting, the Executive Committee discussed informal feedback from the Family and Human Services Committee as to whether or not the Policy Forum should continue. There was unanimous agreement among Executive Committee members that its monthly meetings have been very helpful in strengthening interagency relationships and stimulating collaborative initiatives. Furthermore, the Executive Committee has an oversight/review responsibilities with regard to Healthy Start, SafeFutures and Family Preservation and Support. With regard to the larger Policy Forum, the Executive Committee agreed that the greatest value of the Forum is the networking which occurs during the meetings. The meetings also give people an opportunity to hear what is happening with the task forces and other projects and helps create buy -in and support for the County's policy and program direction on children and families issues. The March discussion focussed around one of the community outcomes was very well received. The Family and Human Services Committee may wish to consider the following options, or others, with regard to the future of the larger Policy Forum. I. Continue as is. As noted before, the Policy Forum is a networking group for the exchange of information is a recruiting ground for task force and committee members and creates buy-in and support from constituencies on projects and activities. 2. Modify the Policy Forum. Another option would be to alter the membership, function and/or meeting structure. For example, the larger Policy Forum could be reconfigured into an annual day long conference to address children's issues, perhaps with workshop options that focus on each of the five community outcomes. 3. Abolish the larger Policy Forum. It may be that the Family and. Human Services Committee feels that the original objective of increasing awareness and ownership of children and families issues has been accomplished. In which case, there may be no need to continue the group. cc; Executive Committee 5 Children's Report Card Distribution Organization Name #of Copies Description "Children are everybody's business" conference attendees 417 KA-UW 30 Nancy Hobart ABAG-Assn of Bay Area Governments 70 Acalanes School District 20 Alameda County 1 Genevieve Okada, Research Asst. Alameda County Administrator's Office 1 Ken Gross, Principal Admin Analyst Antioch Community Awareness 160 Children's Safety Day Antioch Union School District 30 Armstrong, Kathy 3 l Ashbuarn,Aaron 10 Walnut Creek Realtor AUHSD 25 Battered Women's Alternatives 25 Bertera,Jolene 2 lWest County Parent Brookside Communty Health Ctr 12 Brossa,Blanca 1 Health Services Dept. Business Leaders Alliance 5 PowerPoint Presentation CC/Bay Area Foundations 58 CC Libraries 120 CCC Library Branches 3000 CCC Department Heads 500 CCC Employee Flyer Requests 41 CCC Housing Authority 50 CCC Service Integration Teams 8 CCHP 160 California Healthy Start UC Davis 1 Lisa Villarreal, Dir. UC Davis Field Office Calfornia Social Services Dept. 1 Glen Brooks,Jr.,CaIWORKS Reg.Advisor,SF Center for Human Development 30 Distribute to Board &Members Children's Advocates 20 Toni Vary deBrooke(Education/Supt) Cfty/County of San Francisco 1 Dept of Children,Youth&Families-Ellen Dektar City of San Ramon 20 City Council&Dept. Heads City of San Ramon 15 Bruce Baker-301 Hilltop Rd.,Tacoma Park, MD Common Interest Policy Assn. 1 20910 Commun4 Services Dept. 85 42 sites Conference No Shows 45 County Welfare Directors Assn 58 cto John Cullen Court Appointed Special Advocates 100 Education/Planning Davila-Luevano,Argentina 1 Social Service Worker Deer Valley High School 1 Del Valle PTA 50 DeSaulnier, Supervisor Mark 20 for distribution Deutschman,Chuck 1 CCC Substance Abuse Div. Diablo Valley College Library 23 Carol Bartlett Discovery Counseling 60 Distribute to board&funders Dooley, Dr.Diane 1 CC Regional Medical Center Early Childhood Ment. Health Programs 1 Arlette Merritt East Bay Works/Employer Connection 10 Family_Resource Centers 20 Use by clients First Ba tilt Church of Antioch 1 Pact Ciu k-Reed 4/5/99 1 Children's Report Card Distribution Organization Name #of Copies Description Foundation Consortium 5 Francesca Wright Fresno Count Human Services 15 Attn. David Kent Gerber, Supervisor Donna 50 San Ramon/Danville Sch gist.,CASA,agencies Grant, Dr. Marlene 1 Family Ct.Sacs. - Health Services Dept 5 Communicable Disease Programs Health Services Dept. 10 Health Services Dept.program staff 95 CHAP, CCS, MCH, HRIP, CPSP, PC Hercules Homeowners/Comm. Orgs. 30 Invest in Kids 1 Office use Johnson, Rojelle 1 Vallejo Kaiser 53 Waiting Rooms Kaiser Permanente Health Education 1 Janene Swanson Kelly,Kathy 1 Antioch Klein, Karen B. 1 Children's Services Consultant-SF Kids in Common-San Jose 1 Stephani Becker John Muir/Mt. Diablo Community Health 220 Board Education &hosp depts&waiting rooms JSPAC 85 c/o Darlene Smith, Probation Juvenile Justice Commission 15 c/o Darlene Smith, Probation K€out for Kids 16 Leggat, Marianne 1 Danville Legislators 7 Lewin Group 1 Ngoc Bul-Tong-San Francisca Manuel,Vincent 1 City of Pittsburg Martin, Phillip 1 Concord Martinez Middle School 2 Parenting Program(Bonnie Baldwin, MFCC) Mayors Conference 400 for city councils ,city offices and dept. heads Montgomery County Maryiand 1 Scott Goldman W. Diablo Unified School District 100 W. Diablo Unified School District 160 School site admin/board member W.Diablo Unified School District 20 PTAs Nat'l Assn of Child Advocates 25 -San Diego Mtg. N.CA Council for the Community 2 Ed Schoenberger, Pres&David Millitzer Coor Novato Unified School District 1 OCCC 1 Dina_ Gibson- Oakland Oakland child Health&Safety Initiative 1 Greg Hodge, Exec. Dir. grant writers,cabinet members,Supt Council, 10 Office of Education 45 Judges Office of Education 208 Princ' als/Aduit Education Oki, Diane 1 El Sobrante Orange County PIC 1 Parenting Conference-4/28 250 Sponsored by PF Parenting Task Force Partners In Innovation 3 John Ott President, 2 to send to N.Carolina Pegasus Project 2 PEO(Martinez) 30 PIC Board 32 Education/Planning PIC Executive Director 100 PIC Management 18 Education/Planning PIC State Colleagues 50 Education/Planning PTA-Del Valle&Las Trampus 250 Annual Sacramento Trip and Conference PTA-32nd District 100 presidents&school principals 4/5/99 2 Children's deport Gerd Distribution Organization Name #of Copies Description Pittsburg High School 30 Probation Officer/Staff Placer County 1 Anita Reese Planned Parenthood 1 Margaret DePr€ester, CCC Policy Forum E)ecutive Committee 18 12/14/98 Retreat Poulin, Use 1 Social Service Worker Probation Dept. 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