Help Before Harm

Expanding

The Family Services Initiative

Family Services Initiative

Pinellas County, Florida

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Learning

Objectives

Families in Urgent Need of

Stability

Evolving Process Redesign

Cost Efficiencies through

Responsive Partnerships

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Sources: Census 5-Year Estimates 2014; Feeding America Map the Meal Gap 2014

Pinellas County Population: 920,015

Households with Children: 84,183

(21%)

Single-Parent Families: 30,005 (14%)

Families in Poverty: 14,900 (18%)

Food Insecure Children: 39,060 (24%)

Pinellas

Families

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Family

Services

Initiative

JWB

Backbone

2-1-1

Front Door

PEMHS

Navigator

CFBHN

Data

Core

Partners

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What

Makes

FSI

Work?

Responsive Partnership

Rapid Intervention

Utilization Review

Open and Transparent

Communication

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Examples

of

System

Redesign

Hotels

Transportation

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42%

24%

16%

5%

13%

Incidentals from Child Protection InvestigatorsOctober 2014 - September 2015

Emergency Housing (42%)

Furniture (24%)

Transportation (16%)

Food (5%)

Other (13%)

210 Incidentals authorized for 130 unique families at an average cost of $312 per incidental

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$2,700 FSI Funds Invested1

$50,000 Child Welfare Costs Avoided2

Note: 1FSI funds spent to stabilize the family, 2Out-of-Home Foster Care for 2 children for approx. 10 months (2014)

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Self-Sufficiency

Matrix

Average Improvement

Access to ServicesHousing

Child CareTransportation

IncomeChild Education

FoodEmployment

Support SystemMental Health

Parenting Skills

Note: Improvement is Pre to Post Modified Arizona Scale and Washington Scale; Fiscal Year 2014-2015; N=698

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One

Family’s

Story

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Questions

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Website

www.JWBPinellas.org/Family-Services-Initiative-FSI

Presenter

Contact

Jeanine Evoli, LCSWJEvoli@JWBPinellas.org

Jennifer Artiaga, LCSWJArtiaga@JWBPinellas.org

& Implementation

Dr. Marcie A. BiddlemanMBiddleman@JWBPinellas.org

System Design

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Learn

Validate

Surprise

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MIS S I O N : The J uve n ile W e lfa re Bo a rd (J W B) inve s t s in p a rtne rsh ip s , inn ova t io n a nd a d vo c a cy to s t re n g th e n Pin e lla s Count y c h ild re na nd fa m ilie s .

VIS IO N : T h e v i s i o n o f t h e J u v e n i l e W e l f a r e B o a r d i s t ha t c h ild re nin Pine lla s Co unt y will have a fu tu re o f m o re suc c e ss fu l a nd sa t is fying live sb e c a use o f the e ffo rt s o f J W B a n d it s p a r tne rs .

OV ERVIEWThe J uve n ile W e lfa re Bo a rd is a p ub lic ly fund e d , m iss io n -d rive n o rg a n iza t io ntha t is a ll a b o u t Pinellas County c h ild re n a nd fa m ilie s and b e lie ve s a ll kid sm a t te r. W e im p ro ve the ir live s th ro ug h p ro g ra m s , p a rtne rsh ip s a nd a d vo c a c ytha t u lt im a te ly b e ne fit the w ho le c o m m unit y.

J W B w as c re a te d in 19 4 5 b y the c it ize ns o f Pine lla s Co unt y w ho w e re thefirs t in the na t io n to c o lle c t ive ly say all c h ild re n m at te r b y inve s t ing t a x d o lla rsto im p rove the ir fu tu re s .

J W B re sp o ns ib ly inve s t s in p ro g ra m s with p ro ve n re su lt s a nd c re a te s inno va t ivep a rtne rsh ip s tha t b e ne fit te ns o f tho usa nd s o f c h ild re n a nd fa m ilie s e a c h ye a r. O ur e ffo rt s a lso s t re ng the n ne ig hb o rho o d s , c o m m unit ie s a nd sc ho o ls , m a kingth is a b e t te r p la c e fo r e ve ryo ne to live .

J W B is g o ve rne d b y a n 11–m e m b e r Bo a rd o f Dire c to rs a nd ha s id e n t ifie d th re es t ra te g ic fo c us a re a s : Sc ho o l Re a d ine ss , Sc ho o l Suc c e ss , a nd the Pre ve nt io n o fCh ild Ab use a nd Ne g le c t .

J uve n ile We lfa re Bo a rd o f P ine lla s Co unt y14 155 58 th St re e t No rth , Cle a rwa te r, FL 3376 0P: (727) 4 53–56 0 0 F: (727) 4 53–56 10E: Co m m unic a t io n s@J W BPine lla s .o rgJW BPin e lla s .o rg │ @ J W B P i n e l l a s

S TRATEGIC F O CU S A REA SSc hoo l Readine s s : J W B b e lie ve s e ve ry c h ild d e se rve s to e n te r kind e rg a rte nre a d y to le a rn . The g o a l o f J W B’s sc ho o l re a d ine ss p ro g ra m s is fo r c h ild re n tog a in the b a s ic skills t he y ne e d w he n s t a rt ing sc ho o l, b u ild ing a fo und a t io n fo rlife long le a rn ing .

Sc ho o l Suc c e s s: J W B b e lie ve s e ve ry c h ild d e se rve s the o p p o rtun it yto le a rn a nd suc c e e d , d e m o ns t ra t ing p ro g re ss in a ll d e ve lo p m e nta l a re a s toinc lud e so c ia l/ e m o t io na l, c o g n it ive , lite ra c y, a nd p hys ic a l. Enric h ing a ndsup p o rt ing the le a rn ing a nd d e ve lo p m e nt o f the whole child is t he g o a l o fJ W B’s sc ho o l suc c e ss p ro g ra m s .

Preve ntio n o f Child Ab use & Ne g le c t: J W B b e lie ve s e ve ry c h ild d e se rve sto g ro w up a nd th rive in a sa fe e nviro nm e nt . J W B inve s t s in p ro g ra m s a ndp a rtne rsh ip s tha t p ro m o te c h ild sa fe t y a nd w e ll-b e ing , a s w e ll a s those that offer kno wle d g e a nd skills in p a re n t ing tha t fo s te r fa m ily s t a b ilit y.

J W B C o l l e c t i v e I n i t i a t i v e s• Preventable Child Deaths• Childhood Hunger• Grade-Level Reading• Mentoring & Tutoring

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FACTSAT-A-GLANCE

FACTS AT-A-GLANCE

Investing in children. Strengthening our community.

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J W B B U D GET

J W B’s re ve n u e s c o n s is t p rim a rily o f a d va lo re m p r o p e r t y t a x e s , p lu s o t he r re ve n u es t re a m s in c lu d in g in te re s t , c o n t rib u t io n s a n d g r a n t s . O u r a d va lo re m p r o p e r t y t a x ra te is le s s t h a n 1% (.8 9 8 1), a n d we inve s t a n n u a lly w it h in t h re e s t ra te g ic fo c u s a re a s : Sc h o o l Re a d in e s s , Sc h o o l Su c c e s s , a n d t h e Pre ve n t io n o f Ch ild Ab u se a n d Ne g le c t .

FY 2014-2015 To t a l P ro g ra m Investments: $ 4 6 , 7 5 0 , 5 6 3

Sc h o o l Re a d in e s s Pro g ra m s$ 8 ,850,224

Sc h o o l Su c c e s s Pro g ra m s$ 17 , 3 4 9 , 38 6

Ch ild Ab u se & Ne g le c tP re ve n t io n Pro g ra m s$ 20,550,953

HIGHLIGHTS & S U CCES S ES

B u i l d i n g L i t e r a c y S k i l l sLaunched Early Readers, Future Leaders & distributed 10,000 new books to kids

Fa m ily Se rvic e s In itia tive10,428 fa m ilie s s t re n g t h e n e d

Ch ild No u rish m e n t1 4 5 , 1 8 8 me a l s d i s t r i b u t e d p l u s i n c r e as ed a c c es s t o f o o d i n t h e s u mme r

• 2–1–1 Ta m p a Bay Ca re s• ARTZ 4 LIFE Academy• Big Bro t h e rs Big Sis te rs

o f Ta m p a Bay• Boys & Girls Club of

the Suncoast• CASA• Ce n t ra l FL Be h a vio ra l

He a lth Ne t wo rk• CAP/ Un io n Ac a d e m y NFC• Cit y o f Clearwater• Cit y o f Du n e d in• Cit y o f La rg o• Cit y o f St . Pe te rsb u rg• Cops ‘n Kids• Dire c t io n s fo r Livin g• Ea rly Le a rn in g Co a lit io n

o f Pine llas Co u n t y• Fa m ily Ce n te r o n

De a fn es s• Fa m ily Re so u rc e s• F l o r i d a A f t e r s c h o o l

N e t w o r k• Flo rid a De p t . o f He a lt h -

Pine llas Co u n t y

• GA Food Services , Inc .• Gir ls , Inc .• Gir l Scouts of West Centra l

F lor ida• GRAYDI NFC• Gu lf Co a s t J e w ish Fa m ily

& C om m un it y Se rvic e s• Healthy Start Coalition of

Pinellas• Hig h Po in t NFC• Inte r Cu lt u ra l Ad vo c a cy

In s t it u te• J a me s B . S a n d e r l i n N F C• Le a lm a n & Asia n NFC• Ma rt in Lu t h e r Kin g J r. NFC• Ma t t ie W illia m s NFC• O p e ra t io n PAR• PACE Ce n te r fo r Girls• PARC• PEMHS• Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Police Athletic League• Pine llas Ho m e le s s Le a d e rsh ip

Bo a rd

• Public Defender’s Office –Sixth Judicial Circuit Court

• R’Club Child Care• Re lig io u s Co m m u n it y

Se rvic e s• Sixt h J u d ic ia l Circ u it Co u rt• St . Pe te rsb u rg C olle g e• St . Pe te rsb u rg

Free Clin ic• So c ie t y o f St . Vin c e n t d e

P a ul• Su n c o a s t Ce n te r• Tarpon Springs Housing

Authority• Truancy Intervention

Program• Th e Ch ild re n ’s Ho m e• UMCM Su n c o a s t• YMCA o f Gre a te r St .

Pe te rsb u rg• YMCA o f t h e Su n c o a s t• Y o u t h D e v e l o p me n t

F o u n d a t i o n• Y o u t h D e v e l o p me n t

I n i t i a t i v e s

J W B F U N D ED PA RTN ERSB Y THE N U MB ERS

$ 4 6 , 7 5 0 , 5 6 3Inve s te d in se rvic e sfo r c h ild re n & fa m ilie s

5 2 , 9 1 1Ch ild re n & Pa re n t sSt re n g t h e n e db y J W B’s inve s t m e n t s

52 Ag e n c ie s & 79 ProgramsFu n d e d in p a r t n e rsh ipw it h J W B

11–Me m b e r Bo a rdo f Dire c to rsProvid in g g o ve rn a n c e& g u id a n c e fo r J W B

8 Ne ig h b o rh o o dFa m ily Ce n te rs (NFCs)Plac e -b a se d c o m m u n it yh u b s fo r fa m ilie s

3 Co m m u n it y Co u n c ilsBrid g e to Mid -, No rt h -, So u t h -P in e lla s Co u n t y

37%

19%

4 4%

(Fo r a d d it io n a l b u d g e t in fo rm a t io nvisit J W BPin e llas .o rg )

J W B EXECU TIVE LEA D ERS HIP TEAMDr. Ma rc ie A. Bid d le m a n , DMExe c u t ive Dire c to r

Lynda M. Leedy, JDChief Ad m in is tra t ive Officer

Bria n J a ru sze w ski, J DCh ief Fina n c ial O ffice r

J u d it h Wa rre n , MPAChief Operating Officer

J W B B O A RD O F D IREC TO RS

Dr. J a m e s Se w e ll, Ph D, Cha irGu b e rn a to rial A pp ointe e

Brian J. Aungst, Jr., Vic e Cha irGu b e rn a to rial A pp ointe e

Susan Rolston, Se c re t a ryGu b e rn a to rial A pp ointe e

Th e Ho n o ra b le Bo b Dillin g e rP ub lic De fe n d e rSixt h J u d ic ia l Circ u it

Dr. Mic h a e l A. Gre g o , Ed DSu p e rin te n d e n tP in e lla s C ou n t y Sc h o o ls

Th e Ho n o ra b le Be rn ie Mc Ca b eSta te At to rn e ySixt h J u d ic ia l Circ u it

Mic h a e l Miku rakGu b e rn a to rial A pp ointe e

Th e Ho n o ra b le Pa t ric e Mo o reSixt h J u d ic ia l Circ u it Co u rt J u d g e

Ra ym o n d H. Ne riGu b e rn a to rial A pp ointe e

Th e Ho n o ra b le Ka re n Se e lPin e lla s C ou n t y C om m is s io n e r

Maria EdmondsGu b e rn a to rial A pp ointe e

S u m m e r L e a r n i n g5,857 children served in Summer Bridge & other summer programs

Q u a l i t y E a r l y L e a r n i n gGains for all age levels & for all learning & developmental areas

P r o m i s e T i m e3,850 children served demonstrating 87% math gains & 88% reading gains

P r e v e n t a b l e C h i l d D e a t h sLaunched Warning Signs campaign plus 1,000 kids received free swim lessons

V o l u n t e e r I n c o m e T a x A s s i s t a n c eMore than %5.6 million returned to Pinellas County Families & the economy

K i n d e r g a r t e n C o u n t s7,000 coloring books & parent tip sheets distributed to help improve attendance

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