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Transcript of Lane County Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Lane County
Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Contact Information
Serafina Clarke 682-3020
Diana Avery 682-6731
Warm-up Activity
If you are a parent or know a parent, what was or is one of the hardest things about it?
Is there one thing that you can think of that would have made or would make a positive difference?
Who Are We?
Commission on Children and Families:21 Member volunteer board: three youth, eighteen
additional members, majority lay
Department of Children and Families:6 staff plus an AmeriCorps OSSC service member
Broad Focus: Children 0-18 and their families
Joint Priorities: prevention, collaboration, mobilizing our community in support of our children, youth and families
Sample of 2009 Highlights
Collaborative Efforts:
Increased quality infant/toddler child care around Lane County: 95 full-time slots since January 2008
Helped increase the number of FREE summer lunches by 10% to 140,273 meals for children & youth ages 2-18, and supported a new parent pilot program
Created new Peer-to-Peer mentoring program for youth with mental health issues: now serving 20 youth
Child care in the Courthouse (downtown Eugene) provided a safe place for 330+ children three mornings a week since February 2008
Local Board of County Commissioners
Local Board of County Commissioners
Local CommissionCommission on Children and Families
Local CommissionCommission on Children and Families
Department StaffDepartment Staff
Local Department of Children and Families Director
Local Department of Children and Families Director
LegislatureLegislature
State Commission Staff
State Commission Staff
GovernorGovernor
State Commission on Children and
Families
State Commission on Children and
Families
Lane County Department of Children
and Families 2009-2011
AdministrationDivision Community
Mobilization Division
Prevention Practices Division
Department & Divisions
Overall Department• Connect, energize, and mobilize the
community promoting the health and well being of all Lane County residents through prevention
Administration Division• Efficient & effective operations
Department & Divisions
Prevention Practices Division• Fund effective research-based and innovative
prevention programs in the community
Community Mobilization Division• Build and support community collaborations,
service integration, develop resources and engage community in supports for our children, youth and families
Lane County
Department of
Children and
Families 2009-11
Prevention
PracticesDivision
Community
MobilizationDivision
CASA
Child Care
Family Resourc
e Centers Family
Support and
Connection
Healthy Start
Relief Nurseri
es
Service Efficiencies
Accountability
Inclusive Strategic Planning
Networking,
Education, Training
Leveraging
Resources
Administration
Division
Advocacy &Public
Awareness
Value of Prevention
Parent-child centers, similar to Lane County’s school-based Family Resource Centers, have been shown to “cut crime, welfare and others costs so much that they saved more than $7 for every $1 invested.”
Home-visiting programs, like our local Healthy Start, save taxpayers $4 for each $1 invested
Community Mobilization
In 1999, the Oregon Legislative Assembly charged Commissions on Children and Families in every county to create more caring communities through community mobilization. They defined community mobilization as: “…government and private efforts to increase community awareness and facilitate the active participation of citizens and organizations in projects and issues that will have positive impact on the well being of children, families, and communities.”
Strategies
In order to build awareness of and support for prevention strategies which build a healthy community, we:
1. Enhance service effectiveness, efficiency and accountability through community collaborations;
2. Leverage public and private resources to invest in prevention programs;
3. Advocate for and increase public awareness of issues and solutions affecting our children, youth and families;
4. Facilitate inclusive community planning, collaboration and decision-making; and,
5. Provide training, education and networking.
Community Planning Process
Putting the Pieces Together
Achievable Outcomes for Lane County’s Children & Families: A Six Year Plan
Lane County Commission on Children & Families
SB 555
1999 mandate from Oregon State Legislature Comprehensive planning process for services
to children, youth and families County-wide participation by all 36 counties Phases I, II and III complete Now Phase IV:
Six year timeframe beginning January 2008 Each county has identified 2-5 local focus
issues to work on collaboratively
Why narrow the range of priorities?
Many needs, fewer resourcesConcentrating resources on priority
issues will allow for greater impactSeeking areas that will benefit from
collaborative efforts
Local process
Data collectionCommunity telephone surveyFocus areas from plans and planning
staffCommunity meetingsAgency provider meetingsPlan developmentApproval by Commission on Children &
Families and Board of County Commissioners
2007 Telephone Survey Results:What did the community think?
Children’s Health and Welfare – 90% considered 4 issues “very important”Abused children (97%)Hungry children (94%)Health care (91%)Children in poverty (90%)
2007 Survey Results:What did the community think?
Children’s EducationChildren being ready for kindergarten – 56%
rated “very important”High school dropping out – 84% “very
important”
2007 Survey Results:What did the community think?
Social issues – 90% rates “very important”School violenceTeenage drug useJuvenile crime
What Does the Data Tell Us?Mental Health Services for Children
Number of Homeless Oregonians per 10,000 on Any Given Night
What Does the Data Tell Us?
Substance Abuse Prevention Services
Percent Reporting Use of Tobacco During Pregnancy
What Does the Data Tell Us?Substance Abuse Treatment
Percent of 11th Grade Students Reporting Binge Drinking in Past 30 Days
What Does the Data Tell Us?Early Childhood
Rate of Unduplicated Victims of Child Abuse per 10,000 Children (17 and Younger)
What Does the Data Tell Us?
High Risk Juvenile Crime Prevention and Young Offenders
Juvenile Arrests for Serious Drug Crimes per 10,000 Juveniles (Age 10-17)
What Does the Data Tell Us?Public Health
Percent of Babies Whose Mothers Received Prenatal Care Beginning in the First Trimester
Today’s Mock Planning Process
What do you think is important?
Results From Community Meetings
22%
18% 18%
15%
13% 13%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
WE I G HT E D V OT E S
Early Childhood Mental Health Substance Abuse Treat Substance Abuse P revent Public Health High Risk J uvenile
FOC U S A R E A S
LA NE C OU NT Y WE I G HT E D V OT E S
Top Three Priorities for Lane County:
Reduce Child Maltreatment by Increasing Home Visiting
Increase Quality Child Care for Infants and Toddlers
Transitional services for young adults ages 16 - 24 with psychiatric impairments
Sample of 2009 Highlights
Collaborative Efforts:
Increased quality infant/toddler child care around Lane County: 95 full-time slots since January 2008
Helped increase the number of FREE summer lunches by 10% to 140,273 meals for children & youth ages 2-18, and supported a new parent pilot program
Created new Peer-to-Peer mentoring program for youth with mental health issues: now serving 20 youth
Child care in the Courthouse (downtown Eugene) provided a safe place for 330+ children three mornings a week since February 2008
