Stanislaus County Community Services Agency Families In Partnership

1. Stanislaus County Community Services AgencyFamiliesIn Partnership Improving the System Saving Families   Saving Money  Carolyn O’Neal, Manager III Community Services Agency John Sims, Director, Stanislaus Children & Families Commission January 27 2006 

2. Stanislaus County • 500,000 residents • Agricultural Area • Median Household Income:53,284; 25% receive assistance • Poverty –SJ Valley would rank 48th if it was a state • White 80.7% , African American 2.8%, Asian 4.4%, Hispanic or Latino 36.21% • 55% of children- Hispanic

3. In the beginning…. • Vision: innovative and collaborative approach to family support and preservation. • FIP partnership - April 1997 • Behavioral Health & Recovery • Community Services Agency • Probation • Health Services Agency • Chief Executive Office • Multidisciplinary team committed to keeping children out of foster care by providing intensive in-home services.

4. Target population High risk, multiple issue families: • Dual diagnosis parents • Substance exposed infants • Failed Family Reunification • Children in Probation group homes • Relatives and Kin Caregivers

5. Funding structure, 1997 • Braided Funds: • CWS allocation; • Probation Title IV-E; • State Family Preservation (2001) • Trust Fund for local match • Original budget: $ 743,800 • Governance Structure

6. FIP Financial Structure • CSA cost allocation plan: • Labor, allocated overhead • Training; Staff Development • Direct contracted staff & client supportive services • Caseworkers time study to Programs • CWS; • State Family Pres; • Probation IVE • FIP program identifiers link payments to claim costs pools

7. Stanislaus County CSA FIP Funding Stream---FY 98/99

8. 1997 – 2002: Growth, Successes, Recognition, Outcomes • FIP - Model of preventative services • Growing team: • Manager II • 2 Public Health Nurses • Probation Officer • 3 Alcohol/Drug Counselors • Social Workers • Driver Clerks and Support staff • Outcomes: Success, recognition, cost savings

9. Budget Analysis: The First Six Years 1997/98 2001/02 1999/00 2000/01 2002/03 1998/99 76 children/ month avoided out of home placement: county cost savings: $313,294 141 children savings: $1,285,693 160 children savings: $762,408 186 children savings: $900,266 96 children savings $608,503 105 children, savings: $475,685

10. 2002 – 2004: Dwindling Resources Threaten the Program Budget year 2003/2004: $2.2 million • Primary funding sources: CWS allocation, augmented with funds from State Family Preservation, Probation Title IVE --Req County share-of-cost: $390,592 (17.7%) • Partners unable to contribute local match FY 2001-02 forward

11. 2004: A New Partnership for Stanislaus County • Stanislaus County Children and Families Commission, responsible for administering Prop 10 money to the community • Vision:All of Stanislaus County's children will thrive in supportive, safe, nurturing, and loving environments; are healthy, eager, and ready learners; and become productive well-adjusted members of society.

12. Stanislaus County Children & Families Commission • Prop 10 Tobacco Tax (1998) • 0-5 and Families • Health, Safety, Well-being • Systems Change • Flexible – Supplantation • $6M per year

13. Stanislaus County Prop 10 • 5 Objectives: • Health • Safety • SR • Childcare • Emotionally Supportive • Leveraging of Funds • Systems Change

14. Stanislaus County Children & Families Commission Why Get Involved? • County Culture • Trust • Take Risks • Meet Needs • No Negative Systems Change • Cooperation

15. Stanislaus County Prop 10 What We Did: • County Share of Program • 3 Years – State Budget Crisis • $844,993 Over Three Years • October 1, 2004

16. The FIP Grant • Stanislaus County Children and Families Commission (Prop 10) Priorities met by FIP: • Health • Safety • Emotionally supportive environment

17. Stanislaus County Prop 10 What We Learned / Challenges • Supplantation • Findings of Fact

18. Budget, Costs, Savings • 2003/04 Budget: $2.2 million • County Share of cost: $390,592 (17.7% ) • Avg. number of children kept out of foster care per month: 169 • 1.64 per 1000 children enter FC in Stanislaus County (State avg is 2.84) • Net Cost savings for one year: $1 million County dollars • Preserving families and a cost effective business model

19. Other benefits • Blended funding • Integrated systems • Wraparound one-stop services • Long term savings acknowledged due to low functioning families

20. FIP Today Manager III 1 Social Worker Supervisor (MFT) 3 BH II’s (Alcohol-drug counselors) 2 Public Health Nurses 1 Domestic Violence Specialist 1 Mental Health Clinician (MFT) 1 Receptionist 2 Driver Clerks 1 Americorps Volunteer 1 Administrative Clerks 2 Family Services Specialists WtW-TANF 1 Mental Health Clinician (MFT) 5 Social Workers

21. Budget year 2005/06 • Total FIP budget: $2.3 million • Total County cost avoidance in first quarter: $143,454 • Deemed “extremely cost effective:” avg. 155 children avoiding placement--cost would exceed $2.5 mil and require 42.7% ($1.1) match • All of Fund 1636 balance will be used to meet County share

22. Budget year 2005/06 • Total FIP budget: $2.3 million • Future resources possible: • System Improvement Plan (if implemented statewide) • Realignment funds • Foster Care savings

23. Contact Us: John Sims, Executive Director , Stanislaus Children & Families First Commission simsj@mail.co.stanislaus.ca.us Patrice Deitrich, Chief Financial Officer Community Services Agency merryp@mail.co.stanislaus.ca.us Carolyn O’Neal, Manager, Families in Partnership Community Services Agency oc@mail.co.stanislaus.ca.us