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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20021352.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE NOTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARD FOR LIFESKILLS AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN -WELD COUNTY YOUTH ALTERNATIVES, DBA PARTNERS WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Notification of Financial Assistance Award for Lifeskills between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Social Services, and Weld County Youth Alternatives, dba Partners, commencing June 1, 2002, and ending May 31, 2003, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said award, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said award, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, ex-officio Board of Social Services, that the Notification of Financial Assistance Award for the above listed program between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Social Services, and Weld County Youth Alternatives, dba Partners, be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said award. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 29th day of May, A.D., 2002. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNT , COLORADO ATTEST: Mid/ IE L.° 07 ,. le Vaad, Chair" Weld County Clerk to the ar `apt Iasi "t, p- p avid E. ng, Pro-Tem BY: d n, - Deputy Clerk to the Board r/.e.r.td M. J. Geeiille �,�./� APPROVED A ORM: 44'`— +''off illiam H. Jerks L $1\14` County Attorney bert D. asden Date of signature: 7'� CG', SS 2002-1352 SS0029 af. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES • PO BOX A GREELEY, CO 80632 ' WEBSITE:www.co.weld.co.us CAdministration and Public Assistance(970)352-1551 Child Support(970)352-6933 COLORADO MEMORANDUM TO: Glenn Vaad, Chair Date: May 22, 2002 Board of County Commissioners FR: Judy Griego, Director UL Weld County Departme f So t l Servi s RE: PY 2002-2003 Notificati n of Financial Assistance Awards (NOFAA) under Core Services Funds-Weld County Youth Alternatives/dba Partners Enclosed for Board approval are the PY 2002-2003 Notifications of Financial Assistance Awards (NOFAA) for Families, Youth, and Children Commission (FYC) Core Services Funds, which are for the period of June 1, 2002,through May 31, 2003. The Families, Youth and Children Commission (FYC) reviewed proposals under a Request for Proposal process and are recommending approval of these bids. Life skills. This program offers teaching, modeling, demonstrating, coaching, and an interactive process with the client. A maximum of 14 families in short-term intervention with children ages 8-18, monthly average capacity is six, average of ten hours per week for 24 weeks. Bilingual-Bicultural services to 50%of families. South County services to 3 families. Rate is$16.50/hour. If you have any questions, please telephone me at extension 6510. of Page 1 of I 2002-1352 Weld County Department of Social Services Notification of Financial Assistance Award for Families,Youth and Children Commission(Core) Funds Type of Action Contract Award No. X Initial Award FY02-CORE-0004 Revision (RFP-FYC-02005) Contract Award Period Name and Address of Contractor Beginning 06/01/2002 and Weld County Youth Alternatives, Partners Ending 05/31/2003 Lifeskills 1212 8 Street Greeley, CO 80631 Computation of Awards Description Unit of Service The issuance of the Notification of Financial Assistance Award is based upon your Request for Proposal(RFP). Short-term intervention with youth and families, The RFP specifies the scope of services and conditions helping them to negotiate a crisis or transitional of award. Except where it is in conflict with this period of time through provision of a"respite" or NOFAA in which case the NOFAA governs, the RFP "release valve"while also helping them to develop upon which this award is based is an integral part of the life skills to avert crisis in the future. Maximum action. family units to be served is 14,children aged 8-18, monthly average capacity is 6, average hours per Special conditions week in program 10, average stay in program 24 weeks. Bilingual-bicultural services to 50% of 1) Reimbursement for the Unit of Services will be based on families served. South County services to 3 an hourly rate per child or per family. families. 2) The hourly rate will be paid for only direct face to face contact with the child and/or family, as evidenced by Cost Per Unit of Service client-signed verification form, and as specified in the unit of cost computation. Hourly Rate Per $ 16.50 3) Unit of service costs cannot exceed the hourly and yearly Unit of Service Based on Approved Plan cost per child and/or family. 4) Payment will only be remitted on cases open with, and Enclosures: referrals made by the Weld County Department of Social X Signed RFP: Exhibit A Services. Supplemental Narrative to RFP: Exhibit B 5) Requests for payment must be an original submitted to X Recommendation(s) the Weld County Department of Social Services by the Conditions of Approval end of the 25th calendar day following the end of the month of service.The provider must submit requests for payment on forms approved by Weld County Department of Social Services. Approvals: Program Official: By � / By, a Glenn Vaad, Chair Judy . Grigg, Directo / Board of Weld County Commissioners Wel ounttYY\ epartme t of Social Services Date: Q5/a9/aota.. Date: 710/0-Z 7°° -/35; 4 EXHIBIT A SIGNED RFP WELD COUNTY a partners MENTORING YOUTH March 13, 2002 Pat Persichino Director of General Services 915 10th Street P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Bid Number: RFP-FYC-02005 Dear Proposal Review Committee: I have enclosed one original and 5 copies of Partners' Family Preservation Program Life Skills proposal. The Partners' Mentor-Advocate program has continued to be successful over the past year, and we look forward to continuing to work with the Social Services case workers to provide needed advocate services to participating youth and their families. We will continue to use the step down process as far as our hours and also continue our total hourly rate of$16.50. We also will continue to recruit mentor-advocates who can be screened and trained in preparation to being matched when a referral is made. One additional component this year is the inclusion of an emancipation component for 16-18 year old youth moving from their home situation to be on their own or moving from a placement to be on their own. In talking with Social Service staff this area was identified as a service that Partners' mentor advocates can fill. We are estimating that 2-4 of these clients will be served this next year. Please let me know if there is any additional information that you may need to evaluate this application. Thank you again for your past support of Partners' Mentor-Advocate program. Sincerely, Alli es 2/9: YLti 1 Michael Muskin Executive Director Volunteers Helping Youth Help Themselves 1212 8th St. Greeley, CO 80631 (970) 351-0700 Fax (970) 351-0562 partners@ weldpartners.org www.weldpartnrrs.or INVITATION TO BID RFP-FYC 02005 DATE:February 27, 2002 BID NO: RFP-FYC-02005 RETURN BID TO: Pat Persichino, Director of General Services 915 10th Street, P.O. Box 758, Greeley, CO 80632 SUMMARY Request for Proposal (RFP-FYC-02005) for:Family Preservation Program--Life Skills Program Family Issue's Cash Fund or Family Preservation Program Funds Deadline: March 22, 2002, Friday, 10:00 a.m. The Families, Youth and Children Commission, an advisory commission to the Weld County Department of Social Services, announces that applications will be accepted for approved vendors pursuant to the Board of Weld County Commissioners' authority under the Statewide Family Preservation Program (C.R.S. 26-5.5- 101) and Emergency Assistance for Families with Children at Imminent Risk of Out-of-Home Placement (C.R.S. 26-5.3-101). The Families, Youth and Children Commission wishes to approve services targeted to run from June 1, 2002, through May 31, 2003, at specific rates for different types of service, the county will authorize approved vendors and rates for services only. The Life Skills Program must provide services that focus on teaching life skills which are designed to improve household management competency,parental competency, family conflict management and effectively accessing community resources. This program announcement consists of five parts, as follows: PART A...Administrative Information PART D...Bidder Response Format PART B...Background, Overview and Goals PART E...Bid Evaluation Process PART C...Statement of Work Delivery Date t/-(2-/- /^• (After receipt of order) BID MUST BE SIGNED IN INK Michael Muskin TYPED OR PRINTED SIGNATURE Weld County Youth Alternatives VENDQR dba/Weld County Fartncr , �t2 f�'`"'" (Name) Handwritten Signature By Authorized Officer or Agent of Vender ADDRESS 1212 8th Street TITLE Executive Director Greeley, CO 80631 DATE 3-13-02 PHONE # ( 970) 351 -0700 The above bid is subject to Terms and Conditions as attached hereto and incorporated. Page 1 of 32 • RFP-FYC-02005 Attached A LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM BID PROPOSAL AND REQUEST FOR CONTINUATION OF AWARD UNDER FPP CORE SERVICES FUNDING FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAM 2002/2003 BID PROPOSAL APPLICATION PROGRAM FUNDS YEAR 2002-2003 BID #RFP-FYC-02005 NAME OF AGENCY: Weld County Youth Alternatives dba/Weld County Partners ADDRESS: 1212 8th Street Greeley, CO 80631 PHONE: (970) 351 -0700 CONTACT PERSON: Michael Muskin TITLE: Executive Director DESCRIPTION OF FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAM CATEGORY: The Life Skills Program Category must provide services that focus on teaching life skills designed to facilitate implementation of the case plan by improving household management competency. parental competence. family conflict management and effectively accessing community resources 12-Month approximate Project Dates: 12-month contract with actual time lines of: Start June 1. 2002 Start June 1 , 2002 End Nay 31. 2003 End May 31 , 2003 TITLEOFPROJECT: Lifeskills Mentor-Advocate Project (MAP) AMOUNT REQUESTED: 1 6. 50 per hour Michael Muskin 3-13-02 Name and Signature of Person Preparing Document Date Judy A. Griego.Director Name and Signature Chief Administrative Officer Applicant Agency Date MANDATORY PROPOSAL'REQUIREMENTS For both new bids and renewal bids,please initial to indicate that the following required sections are included in this Proposal for Bid. For renewal bids,please indicate which of the required sections have not changed from Program Fund Year 2001-2002 to Program Fund year 2002-2003. Indicate No Change from FY 2001-2002 to 2002-2003 ProjectDescription no ✓ Target/Eligibility Populations yes-increased total ✓ Types of services Provided no/yes-added emancipation Measurable Outcomes nn ✓ Service Objectives no I Workload Standards no I Staff Qualifications yes ✓ Unit of Service Rate Computation no ✓ Program Capacity per Month no ✓ Certificate of Insurance Page 26 of 32 RFP-FYC-02005 Attached A Date of Meeting(s)with Social Services visipn Sppervisor: 802 Comments by SSD Supervisor: glAs\L.:A Qty‘thaz.r.ji Name and Signature of SSD Supervisorsn Date c roc la f`#3V/'AA5iK Page 27 of 32 RFP-FYC-02005 Attached A Program Category Life Skills Program Bid Category Project Title Mentor Advocate Program Vendor Weld County Youth Alternatives dba/Weld County Partners PROJECT DESCRIPTION Provide a brief one-page description of the project. II. TARGET/ELIGIBILITY POPULATIONS Provide a brief one-page description of the proposed target/eligibility populations. At a minimum your description must address: A. Total number of clients served. B. Total individual clients and the children's ages. C. Total family units. D. Sub-total of individuals who will receive bicultural/bilingual services. E. Sub-total of individuals who will receive services in South Weld County. F. The monthly maximum program capacity. G. The monthly average capacity. H. Average stay in the program (weeks). I. Average hours per week in the program. III. TYPE OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED Provide a two-page description of the types of services to be provided. Address if your project will provide the service minimums as follows: A. Teaching, modeling, demonstrating, and coaching as an interactive process with the clients. B. Training in household management, including budgeting, cleaning, maintenance, purchasing, menu planning, food preparation, etc. C. Teaching child rearing and discipline; parenting. D. Teaching how to establish community linkages/advocacy and making use of services. E. Demonstrating nurturing/esteem, role modeling. Provide your quantitative measures as they directly relate to each service. At a minimum, include the number to be served in each service component. Describe your internal process to assure that FYC resources will not supplant existing available services in the community; e.g. mental health capitation s4rvices, ADAD and professional services otherwise funded. IV. MEASURABLE OUTCOMES Provide a two-page description of your expected measurable outcomes of the project. Address the following measurable outcomes: A. Improvement of household management competency as measured by pre and post assessment instruments. Page 28 of 32 • RFP-FYC-02005 Attached A VIII. COMPUTATION OF DIRECT SERVICE RATE This form is to be used to provide detailed explanation of the hourly rate your organization will charge the Core Services Program for the services offered in this Request for Proposal. This rate may only be used to bill the Weld County Department of Social Services for direct, face-to-face services provided to clients referred for these services by the Department. Requests for payment based on units of service such as telephone calls, no shows, travel time, mileage reimbursement, preparation, documentation, and other costs not involving direct face-to-face services will not be honored. Likewise, billings must be for hours of direct service to the client, regardless of the number of staff involved in providing those services. Therefore, it is imperative that this rate be sufficient to cover all costs associated with this client, regardless of the number of staff involved in providing these services. (Explanations for these Lines are Provided on the Following Page) ( 10 hrs X18wk + 5hr X 8wk) Total Hours of Direct Service per Client 220 Hours (A] Total Clients to be Served 14 Clients [B] Total Hours of Direct Service for Year 3080 Hours (C] (Line [A] Multiplied by Line (B] Cost per Hour of Direct Services $ 10. 00 Per Hour [D] Total Direct Service Costs $ 10800 [E] (Line [C] Multiplied by Line [D] ) Administration Costs Allocable to Program $ 11011 (F] Overhead Costs Allocable to Program $ 9009 (G] Total Cost, Direct and Allocated, of Program$ 50870 (H] Line (E] Plus Line [F] Plus Line [G] ) Anticipated Profits Contributed by this Program $ -0- [I] Total Costs and Profits to be Covered by this Program(Line [H] Plus Line (I] ) $ 50820 [,I] 'Total Hours of Direct Service for Year 3080 [K] (Must Equal Line [C] ) Rate per Hour of Direct, Face-to-Face Service to be Charged to Weld County Department of Social Services $ 16. 50 [L] Day Treatment Programs Only: Direct Service House Per Client Per Month [M] Monthly Direct Service Rate $ [N] Page 31 of 32 RFP-FYC-02005 Attached A [A] This is an estimate of the total hours of direct, face-to-face service each client will receive from the time he or she enters the program until completing the program. [B] This is an estimate of the number of clients who will be served during the period from June 1, 2002, through May 31, 2003. [D] This represents the average hourly salary and benefits that your organization pays its direct service providers plus any costs which are directly attributable to the face-to-face session with the client. [F] This represents the salary and benefits of direct service, supervisory, and clerical personnel which are not incurred in providing direct, face-to-face service to the client, but can be allocated to this program for time spent on the program for activities such as travel, phone conversations, "no-shows," discussions with involved parties, meeting preparation, and report completion. [G] This represents the Agency Overhead costs, such as Rent, Utilities, Supplies, Postage, Travel Reimbursement, Telephone Charges, Equipment, and Data Processing which are not incurred in providing direct, face-to-face service to the client, but can be allocated to this program for time spent on the program for activities such as travel, phone conversations, "no-shows," discussions with involved parties, meeting preparation, and report completion. (H] This represents the Grand Total Costs directly attributable or allocable to this program. It should be a reasonable assumption that if you decided to discontinue this program, your agency would realize a reduction in costs approximately equal to this amount. [I] This represents the total amount of profit your firm expects to realize as a result of operating this program. Any difference between Lines [H] and [J] must be substantiated by an amount indicated on this line. [L] This is the actual direct, face-to-face hourly service rate at which you will be requesting payment for the services provided under the conditions of this Request for Proposal. [M] To be completed by prospective providers of the Day Treatment Program only, this line represents the estimated number of hours per month your organization will provide direct face-to-face services per client. [N] To be completed by prospective providers of the Day Treatment Program services only, this line represents the actual direct, face-to-face monthly service rate at which you will be requesting payment for the services provided under the conditions of this Request for Proposal. Calculated by multiplying Line [L] by Line [M] . Page 32 of 32 Program Category: Life Skills Program Bid Category - RFP-FYC 02005 Project Title: Mentor-Advocate Project (MAP) Vendor: Weld County Youth Alternatives dba/Weld County Partners I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Mentor-Advocate Project(MAP) is a community-based alternative for children or youth at imminent risk of out-of-home placement, which will: a] Provide short-term, intensive intervention with youth and parents, based on a relational advocate model, which combines the effects of mentoring with the intent of crisis management, advocacy, tracking and negotiation; b] Provide a paid mentor-advocate to work one-on-one with a child or youth and also a limited program with emancipated youth ages 16-18; c] Conduct intake within 72 hours of referral, based on the availability of the youth and family, and provide match within 5 days of referral, OR notify program area supervisor of inability to match if mentor-advocate is not available at the time a referral is received; d] Provide direct, face-to-face skill building work and social, recreational and educational outlets for youth, with respite time for parents/guardians, 10 hours/week; e] Provide direct problem-solving and communication development by mentor-advocate with youth and parent or guardian, as part of 10 hours per week; f] Encourage change in youth focus and improvement in parent/child communication and problem/solving skills and provide basic life skill experiences for emancipated youth component; g] Provide crisis Counseling and/or Family Mediation by staff as needed; h] Provide assistance as needed with implementation of case treatment plans; i] Provide services for a 6 month period with a step down process over the final 3 months. The mentor-advocate relationship differs from a regular mentoring relationship as provided by Partners in both intent and effect. The intent of MAP is to initiate relatively short-term intervention with youth and families, helping them negotiate a crisis or transitional period of time through provision of a "respite"or "release valve,"while also helping them develop lifeskills to avert crisis in the future. This intervention will be completed through a step down process which will include 10 hours a week for the first three to four months and then transitioning to 5 hours a week. This project utilizes the encouragement, concern and caring associated with mentoring, in conjunction with advocacy's focus on meeting immediate needs and providing regular, short-term skills practice. Partners will: 1] recruit and screen the mentor-advocates; 2] train the mentor-advocates in lifeskills development, and youth development curriculum such as "Asset Building," along with training in mentoring, advocacy, communication skills and problem solving facilitation. 3] provide staff assistance as necessary, in Counseling or Family Mediation. 1 • 4] provide regular group activities and Lifeskills Workshops for youth. II. TARGET/ELIGIBILITY POPULATIONS The Mentor-Advocate Project (MAP) is designed to meet the needs of individual youth between the ages of 8 and 18 who are beyond the control of their parents or otherwise in a conflictual state with parents/guardians or are in need of transitional services pending and during family reunification. MAP will address the "criteria for out-of-home placement"primarily by: Criteria #1 - Responding in those cases when the child/youth is: 1] beyond the control of parents; 2] adjudicated delinquent; 3] child/youth returning home from out-of-home placement or moving to a less restrictive LOC. 4] transitioning from placement or from home to live on their own as an emancipated youth. Criteria #2 - Responding primarily when: 1] it is necessary to assist the parent/relative/caretaker and/or child/youth in accessing and utilizing identified services to address the presenting conditions. Criteria #3 - Responding when: 1] placement out-of-home or in FPP is the best choice of available options/alternatives while continuing reasonable efforts to resolve the problems that led to imminent risk. MAP meets the definitions pertaining to the Family Preservation Program by: 1] directing its work toward families and family strengths, providing both respite/reprieve and skill building for youth and parents/guardians; 2] protecting children/youth and preventing placement through those same strategies, providing "away time" and active problem-solving "together" time; 3] being time limited, with an initial contract of 6 months of service, depending on the case circumstances and need; 4] using a "family friendly" model which encourages receptivity of services; 5] intervening at critical points, when out of home placement is imminent due to crisis, or when transitional support is needed by families pending reunification. MAP client capacity includes the following: A. Total number of clients to be served: 28 B. Total individual clients and children's ages: 28 (based on 14 parents/14 youth) Children/Youth ages: 8 - 18 C. Total family units: 14 , D. Sub-total of individuals who will receive bicultural/bilingual services: 50%; E. Sub-total of individuals who will receive services in South Weld County: 3 F. Monthly maximum program capacity: 8 families H. Monthly average capacity: 6 I. Average stay in the program (weeks): 24 J. Average hours week in the program: 10 2 • III. TYPE OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED Youth and parents/guardians will be provided support during critical junctures, with the understanding that the relationship is key but only for the period of service provision, unless it is agreed to extend the youth's length of stay in the project. All youth in MAP are eligible for subsequent referral to Partners for the regular services of the agency's mentoring program. A. Teaching/modeling/demonstrating/coaching - interactive process with client 1: Mentor-advocate role. Combining the relational aspect of mentoring with advocacy, the mentor-advocate will be able to establish the trust of a friendship-based relationship with a child/youth, while at the same time purposefully working with that child/youth and the parent/guardian to teach new skills for communication and problem-solving. This will include emancipated youth being provided direct lifeskills experiences and training. Mentor: As with Partners' other programming, MAP places the greatest emphasis on the child/youth. The mentoring concept recognizes that: 1) young people respond the most positively and effectively to significant caring adults who help them develop an internal locus of control; 2) youths' responses to external behavioral pressures without a caring relationship with an adult in place are most likely to be in favor of negative and risk-taking behaviors or against authority. First developing the relationship with the child or youth will make he or she more susceptible to the skill building process with the mentor-advocate. A similar response will hold true for the parent/guardian, though the relationship between the mentor-advocate and parent/guardian will be less intense. Advocate: The advocate role is much more focused on making change happen quickly and meeting immediate need. It is in this role that the mentor- advocate will be able to gain family confidence and participation in identifying problems. The goal will be to teach children/youth and their parents/guardians the skills necessary to repeatedly walk through the problem- solving and decision-making processes, and to gain awareness of the effects of various communication styles and learn new ones. The parent/guardian will be supported in learning to maintain the adult role, and the child/youth will be supported in getting his or her needs met. The mentor-advocate may also identify additional family needs and/or be of assistance in facilitating compliance with the case treatment plan. For the youth and families participating in the emancipation component, advocacy will entail helping the youth access services and/or organizations that will help them successfully move out on their own. `. 2: Skill building. During 1-2 sessions per week, and more frequently if needed, the mentor-advocate will meet with the child/youth and parent/guardian together, in their home if distractions are minimal, at the Partners house if not, to identify problems and teach the skills to problem-solve step-by-step, to practice new communication techniques and to learn to engage in dispute without emotional eruption. Skills to be addressed will also be based on goals pertaining to the "Family Service Plan". 3: Counseling/family mediation. If crisis points emerge for which the mentor-advocate feels his or her skills are inadequate, professional staff with Partners will assist in resolution of issues. In such cases, either staff or the 3 mentor-advocate will confer with the DDS caseworker regarding the next best course of action. Reports on outcomes of such sessions will be made to the caseworker. B. Training in household management 1: This service is not provided by MAP. C. Teaching child rearing and discipline 1: Communication and problem-solving skill building. As stated in A.2., the mentor-advocate will meet with the child/youth and parent/guardian together to identify problems and household conflicts. The parenting skills addressed through this service will include those needed to implement problem-solving and communication techniques, to avoid escalation of anger and to produce working agreements between parent/guardian and child/youth (e.g., household rules, consequences for negative behavior). Again, these skills will be based on goals pertaining to the "Family Service Plan". D. Teaching development of community linkages/advocacy and use of services 1: Advocacy. While the mentor-advocate's role is primarily to focus on assisting youth and families in building communication and problem-solving skills, families will be assisted in meeting needs by accessing community resources (e.g., food, clothing, furniture, health care), especially where lack of such resources is a contributing factor in family conflict. This will also be an area where the mentor-advocate can help in identifying culturally appropriate organizations that can provide additional assistance as well as introduce and attend with the youth various culturally appropriate events such as Cinco de Mayo, etc. 2: Skill modeling. Specific development of parent/guardian skills to access and use community resources is not a primary focus of MAP but will be a component of the emancipation component. Introducing the emancipation youth to various life skills such as shopping and doing laundry can be modeled as well as taught. To the extent that advocacy involves assisting with gaining access to resources, these specific skills will be modeled and demonstrated for the parent/guardian. E. Demonstrating nurturing/esteem role-modeling 1: Mentorinq. The practice of mentoring includes providing support and encouragement through challenges and difficulties, as well as communicating positive feedback as those being mentored utilize new skills. In the case of mentoring of youth, the process contributes to the development of their self- confidence and sense of self-worth. As the parent/guardian watches the mentor-advocate relationship develop with the child or youth, this process and its effects will be role-modeled for them. 2: Communication skill modeling. As the mentor-advocate meets with the parent/guardian and child/youth in weekly sessions, the mentor-advocate's interaction with both also will include role-modeling for the parent/guardian the communication of caring, pride, concern, love, etc. Parents/guardians will be taught the process of communicating positive feedback to youth as a technique for demonstrating caring and concern, as well as for developing increased self- esteem in the youth. These skills will be in conjunction with the goals based on 4 the "Family Service Plan". F. Number to be served by above service types 1: Interactive process. At the maximum capacity of the project, 14 parents/guardians and 14 youth will be served through the interactive process described in A. above. 2: Advocacy for access to resources. All family members will learn the process as resources are located to meet family needs. The maximum capacity is as above. 3: Parenting skills. The communication, problem-solving and esteem building skills that will be worked on with both parents/guardians and youth will contribute to parenting skills for the maximum capacity of 14 parents/guardians. G. Measures/Duplication. See Section IV for quantiative measures for service outcomes. No other community entitiy or program within Partners is providing the mentor-advocate service model for FPP eligible families. IV. MEASURABLE OUTCOMES Youth and parents/guardians will be provided support during critical junctures, and through this support, skill building, and advocacy the youth and their families will have additional tools to be able to better deal with the conflict related to this referral. Senior Partners will also work with the client's case worker to develop specific attainable goals based on the existing "Family Service Plan". All youth in MAP would be eligible for subsequent referral to Partners for the regular services of the mentoring program. MAP evaluation will be conducted in two phases, process evaluation and outcome evaluation. Process evaluation will mark the progress of the project in terms of numbers associated with project-specific processes. For MAP this will include tracking of the: 1) # of available screened and trained mentor-advocates 1) # of referrals and # of accepted clients; 2) total # of hours of service provided per client per week; 3) types of services provided per week per client by hours of service; 4) average weekly and monthly project caseload; 5) stipends paid to mentor-advocates. The.Three outcomes on which MAP focuses are: 1) Prevention of imminent placement of children/youth, in those cases where the family can be effected by mentoring for youth, and building of communication and problem-solving skills; 2) reunification of children who are in out-of-home placement to residence with their parents/guardians, in those cases as described in #1; and 3) completion of goals in conjunction with the "Family Service Plan"; The outcome objectives to be measured to assess the effectiveness of the program in achieving these outcomes are: Outcome Objective #1: Youth will demonstrate an increase in skills and 5 • perceptions associated with problem-solving, decision-making and effective communication. Outcome Objective #2: Parents/guardians will demonstrate an increase in skills and perceptions associated with problem-solving, decision-making, effective communication and nurturing/esteem-building for their youth. Outcome Objective #3: Families will be successful in remaining unified at the time of termination of services, either because the child/youth is no longer at imminent risk of placement or because the child/youth is reunified and is not at imminent risk of placement. Outcome evaluation marks progress in terms of behavioral and attitudinal change in a program's participants. For MAP this will require four dimensions of evaluation of the project's effectiveness: Finding #1: The % of youth participants who demonstrate increased knowledge and perceptions of positive problem-solving, decision making and communication processes. Finding #2: The % of parents/guardians who demonstrate increased knowledge and perceptions of positive problem-solving, decision making, communication processes, and nurturing/esteem-building for their youth. Finding #3: The % of all families in which the child/youth is successfully remaining in the home, either after being at imminent risk of placement, or after having been reunified with his/her family, as measured by mentor-advocates and confirmed by DSS caseworkers. Finding #4: The % of all goals developed based on the "Family Service Plan" that are successfully completed. The measurement for the finding number three and four, supporting Objective #2, will be achieved by simple documentation in case notes by the MAP counselor and the DSS caseworker. Specific measureable outcomes: A. Improvement of household management competency - Not provided by this project. B. Improvement of parental competency -Addressed in Outcome Objective #2 and Finding #2, to be measured by evaluation instruments as described above. C. Parents working independently with other community sources - While the mentor-advocate's role is primarily to focus on assisting youth and families in building communication and problem-solving skills and helping the emancipating youth develop lifeskills, families will be assisted in meeting needs by accessing community resources (e.g., food, clothing, furniture, health care), especially where lack of such resources is a contributing factor in family conflict. Though specific development of parent/guardian skills to access and use community resources is not a primary focus of MAP, evaluation of work in this regard with be measured through review of mentor-advocate log notes and the program's case files. D. Families remaining in tact six months after termination of services - Evaluation of successes in this regard will require review of DSS case files. E. Families/participants with improved competencies - Addressed in 6 Outcome Objective #2 and Finding #2, to be measured by evaluation instruments as described above. Improved competencies will also be evaluated by the ability of the family to remain in tact, as in D above. F. Senior Partners and Families successfully completing the goals that were developed based on the "Family Service Plan". V. SERVICE OBJECTIVES A. Improve Household Management Competencies 1: Not addressed by this project. B. Improve Parental Competency 1: Mentor-advocates. Partners will maintain a pool of screened and trained mentor-advocates to serve an average caseload of 6 families. These individuals will be recruited, screened, trained and placed as stipended volunteers with the program, and will be allowed to work with a maximum of two families simultaneously. The screening process will include the application, Central Registry check, Motor Vehicle records, CCIC-NCIC screen, 4 references, and an intensive interview. The assignment of a client to an mentor-advocate will be on the basis of availability, with secondary emphasis on compatibility, strengths and needs. Elements from materials developed for parent education and for youth development training will be included in the mentor-advocate training, including Partners' standard mentor training, Partners in Parenting - (CSU Cooperative Extension curriculum), Cara y Corazon - (Corporate Fund for Children, Austin, TX), Assets Development - (Search Institute), PARTNERS' Communication Workshop, Partners' Problem Solving Workshop, and facilitation skills (UNC Office of Dispute Resolution) 2: Direct service. Partners will provide an average of 10 hours of direct service per week to each client family, to include 8-9 hours of one-to-one contact between the mentor/advocate and child/youth, and 1-2 hours of skill building contact between the mentor/advocate and both the child/youth and the parent/guardian together. The emancipation component will include more focus on the skill building aspect and providing opportunities for the youth to experience specific life skills. During the one-on-one time the two will discuss concerns of the youth, role play problem solving and communication strategies, and participate in recreational activities, on their own or as provided by Partners. For 1 to 2 hours per week, the mentor-advocate will meet at pre- scheduled times with the child/youth and his or her parent/guardian. During these sessions, the mentor-advocate will facilitate discussion of the status of the child/youth - parent/guardian relationship, including such things as conflictual incidents in the preceding week, encouraging, for example, description of the chain of events and participants' behavior, identification of different possible actions and outcomes, and role playing of the scenario with different behavior, communication styles, etc. MAP participants will have available to them all of the regular recreational, education, community service and mentor support services which are provided for Partnerships in the core programs. These supports include the assigning of a Partners Counselor to the MAP case, access to community 7 recreational discounts, Partners group activities and regularly scheduled Lifeskills Workshops and SP resource training. Staff support will include weekly contact by the Counselor with the mentor-advocate, and an expected average of 2 hours per month assisting the mentor-advocate with direct client services (e.g., counseling, family mediation). 3: Respite effect. The time that the mentor-advocate spends with the youth in 8-9 hours/week of one-to-one activity not only will provide the youth with new experiences, a change in focus, positive and successful behaviors and the "significant adult" relationship, but also will provide time apart for the child/youth and parent/guardian which will provide the opportunity for family members to "step back" and re-evaluate any problematic situations which must be negotiated. C. Improve ability to access resources 1: Advocacy. As described in III. D, while the mentor-advocate's role is primarily to focus on assisting youth and families in building communication and problem-solving skills, families will be assisted in meeting needs by accessing community resources (e.g., food, clothing, furniture, health care), especially where lack of such resources is a contributing factor in family conflict. To the extent that advocacy involves assisting with gaining access to resources, these specific skills will be modeled and demonstrated for the parent/guardian. VI. WORKLOAD STANDARDS Workload standards for MAP include the following: A. The number of hours of service per week will be: an average of 10 with a step down process in the final two to three months of an average of 5 . B. The number of individuals providing the services will be: 1 mentor-advocate 1 staff Counselor C. The maximum caseload per worker will be: 2 for mentor-advocate 6 for staff Counselor D. The modalities of treatment will be: Mentorinq Advocacy Skill building Counseling Family Mediation E. The total hours per week will be: Average of 10 per family Avg. of 60 for full caseload F. Total number of individuals providing services: 4 - 6 mentors at a time, 1 staff 8 G. The maximum caseload per supervisor: 6 H. Insurance: Commercial general liability - Carolina Casualty Insurance and Union Insurance Company c/o Hahn & Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 2622209 10601 S. Baneberry St. Highlands Ranch, CO 80163 (certificate attached) Mentor-advocates are asked to commit to a minimum of 10 hours/week with each youth they are matched with (can carry two cases at a time). VII. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS The project will administered by the Executive Director Michael Muskin, M.A. of the applicant agency, which previously provided services for the PAC for nearly 15 years. Mr. Muskin has been with the Partners program for three years and has previously worked closely with Social Services through his position with the District Attorney's Juvenile Diversion program and as Director of the Greeley Transitional House. The project will be supervised by Nomie Ketterling, MA, Lead Counselor, with 18 years experience in mentor screening, training and support. She is a trained Agency Counselor and Mediator. Clerical and admin. support will be provided by Dave Helmer, Office Manager, with 13 years financial and office management experience with the agency. It is the goal of the agency to maintain a pool of 4 - 8 mentor-advocates, who will be supervised by the Lead Counselor. These individuals will have a minimum of a BA in a human service-related field and will have completed the screening and training processes described earlier. VIII. UNIT OF SERVICE RATE COMPUTATION See next page, "Computation of Service Rate", Attached A. IX. PROGRAM CAPACITY BY MONTH The MAP program can support a monthly case load of 6 cases, dependent on the availabilty of mentors to work in the project. The case load has fluctuated between 2 and 6 on a monthly basis over the past year based on the number of referrals. 9 ACORD CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE DATE IMM/DD/TY) 02/19/2002 'RODUCER Serial# A1160 THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION HAHN 8 ASSOCIATES, INC. ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AMEND, EXTEND OR PO BOX 262209 ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW. HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80163-2209 • INSURERS AFFORDING COVERAGE NSURED WELD COUNTY YOUTH ALTERNATIVES,INC. ' INSURER A. CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY DBA WELD COUNTY PARTNERS INSURER B. UNION INSURANCE COMPANY 1212 8TH STREET ! 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ZO 'd L5E01 I5ZZZ8L£OE 'ON XFJd 03ue nss0 Iooeau4d Wd 90:ZO NOW ZOOZ—II—NUW CERTIFI TE HULLrat t. r i PAT PERSICHINO DIRECTOR OP GENERAL SERVICES P O BOX 758 GREELEY CO 80632 POLICY NUMBER: 3031797 BUSINESS LOCATION: WELD COUNTY YOU ALTERNATIVES INC DBA COVERAGE COVERAGE RATII CLASSIFICATION OP OPERATION EFFECTIVE EXPIRES TYPE CLASS DESCRIPTION 10/01/2001 10/01/2002 EM 874265 SOCIAL SERV-WELFARE 10/01/2001 10/01/2002 EM 886805 COLLEGES/SCHOOLS PROF £0 'd LSEOl l9ZZZ8d£0E 'ON XVd eoue�nssy �ooeuuid Wd LO:ZO NOW ZOOZ 11 EHW EXHIBIT B SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE TO RFP RECOMMENDATIONS WILD G-OCNTY partners MENTORING YOUTH Gloria Romansik Weld County Social Services P.O. Box A Greeley, CO. 80632 Dear Gloria: I am writing to verify Weld County Partners willingness to accept the FYC's recommendations and conditions for Partners Mentor Advocate program. We appreciate the FYC's support of our program and look forward to continuing to provide these needed services. Please let me know if there is any additional information that you may need concerning Partners application. Thank you again for the commission's continued support. Sincerely, Michael Muskin Executive Director Volunteers Helping Youth Help Themselves 1212 8th St. Greeley, CO 80631 (970) 351-0700 Fax (970) 351-0562 partners@weldpartners.org www.weldpartners.org CCXMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PO BOX A GREELEY,CO 80632 ' WEBSITE:www.co.weld.co.us Administration and Public Assistance(970)352-1551 Child Support(970)3528933 COLORADO April 8,2002 Michael Muskin, Executive Director Weld County Youth Alternatives dba/Partners 1212 8th Street Greeley, CO 80631 Re: RFP 02005,Lifeskills Dear Mr. Muskin: The purpose of this letter is to outline the results of the RFP Bid process for PY 2002- 2003 and to request written confirmation from you by Wednesday, April 17,2002. A. Results of the RFP Bid Process for PY 2002-2003 Through the 2002-2003 Core Services bid evaluation process,the Families, Youth and Children(FYC)Commission approved the RFP(s) listed above for inclusion on our vendor list. The FYC Commission attached the following recommendations)regarding your RFP bid(s). The FYC Commission approved the following recommendation for all programs on the vendor list for 2002-2003. The recommendation reads as follows: Recommendation: Providers will report outcomes speck to their programs. RFP PY 02005,Lifeskills: Approved with the above recommendation: B. Required Response by REP Bidden Concerning FYC Commission Recommendations The Weld County Department of Social Services is requesting your written response to the FYC Commission's recommendations and conditions. Please respond in writing to Gloria.Romansik, Weld County Department of Social Services, P.O. Box A, Greeley, CO, 80632, by Wednesday, April 17, 2002, close of business as follows: Page 2 Weld County Youth Altematives/dba Partners Results of RFP Process for PY 2002-2003 FYC Commission Recommendations: You are requested to review the recommendations) and to: a. accept the recommendation(s) as written by the FYC Commission; or b. request alternatives to the FYC Commission's recommendation(s); or c. not accept the recommendation(s) of the FYC Commission. Please provide in writing how you will incorporate recommendation(s) in your bid. If you do not accept the recommendation(s),please provide reasons why. All approved recommendations under the NOFAA will be monitored and evaluated by the FYC Commission. If you wish to arrange a meetingA0 discuss the above conditions and/or recommendations, please do so though Elaine Furister, 352.1551, extension 6295, and one will be arranged prior to April 17, 2002. Sincerely, Judy A. Griego,Director Weld County Department of Social Services of cc: Dick P:llh%isano, Chair, FYC Commission Gloria Romansik, Social Services Administrator Hello