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The Division of Family and Children Services aims to strengthen Georgia by providing access to services that promote self-sufficiency, independence, and protect vulnerable children and adults. They deliver services professionally, effectively, and efficiently while promoting accountability, transparency, and quality. They also focus on developing employees and aligning resources across the agency.
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Stronger Families for a Stronger Georgia Division of Family and Children Services Joint Planning Teams Jamie Swain & Team February 11, 2014 Georgia Department of Human Services
Vision, Mission and Core Values Vision Stronger Families for a Stronger Georgia. Mission Strengthen Georgia by providing Individuals and Families access to services that promote self-sufficiency, independence, and protect Georgia's vulnerable children and adults. Core Values • Provide access to resources that offer support and empower Georgians and their families. • Deliver services professionally and treat all clients with dignity and respect. Manage business operations effectively and efficiently by aligning resources across the agency. • Promote accountability, transparency and quality in all services we deliver and programs we administer. • Develop our employees at all levels of the agency. 2
Division of Family and Children Services Service Areas Region 1: Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Walker, Whitfield Region 2: Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White Region 3: Bartow, Cherokee, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk Region 4: Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, Upson Region 5: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton Region 6: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson Region 7: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes Region 8: Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Webster Region 9: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox Region 10: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Worth Region 11: Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner, Ware Region 12: Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh Region 13: Clayton, Henry, Rockdale Region 14: DeKalb, Fulton Region 15: Cobb, Gwinnett 5
Outline • Child Welfare Services • Office of Family Independence • DFCS Programs & Operations
Regional Leadership Jeffrey Lukich is the Field Operations Director and is responsible for all regional operations.
Juvenile Code Rewrite (HB 242) – CHINS: External Team Members
Placement Acceptance & Stability (No Reject/No Eject): Team Members Dianne Kelley, Team Lead
DFCS Programs & Operations These Joint Planning Teams include work relevant to all DFCS programs and operations
Annual Progress & Services Report (APSR): Team Members • Description & Expectations • The (APSR) is the annual update that States must submit to Administration for • Children and Families (ACF) on the progress made toward accomplishing the • goals and objectives in the Child & Family Services Plan (CFSP). Completion of the • APSR satisfies the Federal regulations by providing updates on a State's annual • progress for the previous Federal fiscal year and planned activities for the • upcoming Federal fiscal year. • Time Frames • The APSR is due to Administration for Children and Families on or before June 30, 2014
CAPTA State Plan: Team Members Description & Expectations The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) authorize federal funding to states to support improvements to state child protection systems. The CAPTA State Plan is submitted to Administration for Children and Families and must specify which of the 14 program areas described in CAPTA section 106(a) it will address with grant funds. The CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 places an emphasis on several areas, including the use of differential response systems in response to allegations of child maltreatment; collaboration among agencies serving families affected by child abuse and neglect; and addressing the needs of infants affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the educational needs of unaccompanied homeless youth.
Child & Family Services Plan (CFSP): Team Members • Description & Expectations • Every five years, States are required to develop a Child and Family Services • Plan (CFSP), a five-year strategic plan that sets forth the vision and the goals to • be accomplished in order to strengthen the States' overall child welfare system. • Georgia’s current CFSP ends in 2014. A primary purpose of the CFSP is to • facilitate States’ integration of the programs that serve children and families, • including older and/or former foster care youth, into a continuum of services • for children and their families. • Time Frames • The CFSP is due to Administration for Children and Families on or before June 30, 2014
Communication Strategies: Description Description & Expectations The primary purpose of this Joint Planning Team is to develop and implement strategies and initiatives to improve the overall public image of DFCS through various marketing and communication strategies.
Communication Strategies: Team Members • Description & Expectations • The primary purpose of this Joint Planning Team is to develop and implement • strategies and initiatives to improve the overall public image of DFCS through • various marketing and communication strategies.
DFCS Financial Enhancement & Stability Strategies Description & Expectations The DHS Vision is to be the best managed agency in the state of Georgia by being fiscally responsible, by providing excellent customer service and by being process efficient and effective. The primary purpose of this team is to develop and implement strategies to decrease certain costs currently being incurred by DFCS as well as to maximize resources. Currently some of the ideas discussed are: • Decrease the number of mailings and move to electronic notices whenever and wherever possible. • Utilize car leases instead of car rentals or personal vehicle use. • Ensure telecommunications is being used appropriately and decrease or eliminate unnecessary usage. • Ensure adoptive families whose children have re-entered foster care have been referred for child support.
Employee Recruitment/Retention: Team Members • Description & Expectations • Develop and implement strategies to recruit and maintain qualified staff for all DFCS programs. • Some ideas are to first conduct a survey (speak with Janice Saturday) to determine staff views.
Grants Committee: Team Members • Description & Expectations • Monitor and provide oversight to expenditure of various grants such as CAPTA, PSSF • and CJA. Ensure staff are aware of grants and provide input into how funds will be • used.
Statewide Performance Outcomes: Team Members Description & Expectations Develop and communicate the statewide performance outcomes for 2014 for all DFCS programs. Disseminate monthly reports to staff, present performance outcomes at various meetings including monthly DFCS leadership meetings and work with staff to develop strategies for improvements.
