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Ohio Family and Children First
CABINET COUNCIL ORIENTATION
April 20, 2007
History of OFCF Began as “Cluster” during the Celeste Administration
with a focus on the placement of children with multi-system needs
In 1991, Ohio Family and Children First was developed as an initiative of the Governor’s Office
In 1993, OFCF was codified in statute, established OFCF Cabinet Council and 88 county FCFCs (ORC 121.37)
Focus during the Voinovich Administration was primarily Early Childhood with Early Intervention, Early Start, and Welcome Home Programs
More recent initiatives include Help Me Grow;
Partnerships for Success; and Access to Better Care; as well as strengthening the accountability of OFCF/FCFCs through statutory changes
OFCF TODAY
New Mission and Vision
Commitments to Child Well-Being
Restructured OFCF around Core Functions
OFCF Mission and Vision
MISSIONA collaborative partnership of state and
local government, communities and families that enhances the well being of
Ohio’s children and families through building community capacity,
coordinating systems and services, and engaging and empowering families.
VISIONOhio’s families and children thrive and
succeed
Commitments to Child Well-Being
Expectant parents and newborns thrive
Infants and toddlers thriveChildren are ready for schoolChildren and youth succeed in schoolYouth choose healthy behaviorsYouth successfully transition into
adulthood
OFCF Core Functions
Shared Accountability for
OFCF’s Vision
Coordinate Systems & Services
Engage and Empower Families
Build Community Capacity
Impact
Impact
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Restructuring OFCF Staff
Shared Accountability for
OFCF’s VisionLead: AngelaCo-Lead: All
Coordinate Systems & Services
Lead: Teresa Reed-McGlashanCo-Lead: Sherry Ward
Engage and Empower Families
Lead: Janice HouchinsCo-Lead: Cindy Lafollett
Build Community Capacity
Lead: Joyce CallandCo-Lead: Janice Houchins
OFCF Cabinet CouncilPer statute, Cabinet Council is comprised of the Directors of:
Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services Budget & Management Education
Health
Job & Family Services
Mental Health
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Youth Services
Along with:
A representative of the Governor’s Office
First Lady
The Governor or the Governor’s Designee serves as Chair.
County FCF CouncilsThe Board of County Commissioners establish the county FCFC with the following mandated county members per statute:
At least three family representatives not employed by an agency on FCFC
Alcohol, drug addiction and mental health services board director
Board of health commissioner or designee Department of job and family services director Public children services agency executive director Mental retardation and developmental disabilities board
superintendent School district (largest district) superintendent School district (other districts) superintendent City (largest) municipal corporation County commissioners board president or designee ODYS regional office representative Head Start agency representative Early intervention collaborative representative Nonprofit entity representative
OFCF – Sharing A Common Purpose
with the Local FCFCs
Exploring OFCF Core Functions
OFCF Cabinet Council responsibilitiesCounty FCFC responsibilitiesLocal examples
Shared Accountability for
OFCF’s Vision
Build Community Capacity
Coordinate Systems & Services
Engage and Empower Families
Building Community Capacity
OFCF Cabinet and County FCFCs are statutorily responsible for:Mobilizing child and family serving partners to address the needs of children and families through planning and implementing feasible and effective programs and services
Build Community Capacity
Building Community Capacity
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:
Partnerships for Success (PfS) – PfS is the operating system for 39 county FCFCs. With PfS assistance, FCFCs are able to:
Mobilize their communities around issues related to families and children;
Reduce duplication of effort between and among state and local agencies;
Make better decisions that lead to better investments of public dollars;
Evaluate the impact of these investments; and, Provide for long-term sustainability of effective
programs and services
Building Community Capacity
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:
H.B. 289 Effective August 18, 2006. Requires OFCF and FCFCs to develop and
implement strategies to improve children and youth outcomes most important to each county.
Strengthens the planning, reporting, and accountability functions of OFCF and FCFCs
First annual plan due July 2, 2007. First annual report due July 2008.
Building Community Capacity
Build Community Capacity
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:Access to Better
Care
Early Childhood, including Help Me Grow/ Early Childhood Collaborative
Prevention Activities
Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
After School
Juvenile Justice/ Reentry
Workforce
Building Community Capacity
COUNTY FCFC PERSPECTIVES:•Muskingum County FCFC
•Clark County FCFC
Build Community Capacity
Coordinating Systems & Services
OFCF Cabinet and County FCFCs are statutorily responsible for:
Providing a formalized venue to facilitate the alignment of resources, policies, and services with and for children and families.
Coordinating Systems & Services
Coordinating Systems & Services
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:
Alignment of Resources & Policies OFCF Cabinet Council contributes to the
operations of OFCF office through an interagency agreement
Pooled funding at state and local level for initiatives, programs and services
Pooled funding at the local level to support county FCFCs operations and services
Improve the efficiency of state and local government by aligning policies, rules, and regulations to better serve children and families
Coordinating Systems & Services
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:
Alignment of Services Improve the delivery of services at the
state level for children and families with multiple needs through statewide initiatives and projects
County FCFCs coordinate services and supports for children and families with multiple needs as identified in OFCF’s Service Coordination Mechanism
Coordinating Systems & Services
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:
ESCORE (Electronic–Service Coordination, Outcomes, Results, Evaluation)
Web-based database being created for all 88 FCFCs to:
Report the total number of children receiving FCFC service coordination
Evaluate the capacity of service coordination
Identify the child and family outcomes gained
Assess the effectiveness of FCFC Service Coordination
Coordinating Systems & Services
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:
High Fidelity Wraparound Ohio Enhances the traditional FCFC service
coordination process by placing greater value on family involvement and decision making
Relies on the collaborative partnerships among, formal and informal services/supports, and access to effective treatments/ interventions as needed.
Well defined set of trainings and implementation and evaluation tools exist with fidelity measures.
Piloting High Fidelity Wraparound
Coordinating Systems & Services
Coordinating Systems & Services
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:
Access to Better Care
Early Childhood, including Help Me Grow
Prevention Activities
Ohio Children’s Trust Fund
Juvenile Justice/ Reentry
Workforce
Coordinating Systems & Services
COUNTY FCFC PERSPECTIVES:•Butler County FCFC
•Jackson County FCFC•Athens County FCFC
•Logan/Champaign Counties FCFCs
Coordinating Systems& Services
Engaging & Empowering Families
OFCF Cabinet and County FCFCs are statutorily responsible for:
Recruiting and supporting families to be active contributing members on FCFCs and advocate on behalf of children and families
Engaging and Empowering Families
Engaging & Empowering Families
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:
Engaging and Supporting Family Representatives At least 3 families must serve on county FCFCs
as family representatives 3 families will serve on the to-be established
OFCF Advisory Council per H.B. 289 OFCF hosts Regional Family Network Meetings
to hear the thoughts, concerns, issues and ideas for local family representatives
Provided training on “Making Room at the Table”
Engaging & Empowering Families
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:
Family Advocacy Families entering FCFC Service
Coordination should be offered a family advocate to provide support to the family and assist with navigating systems
Parent Advocacy Connection Will be establishing a Center for Family
Engagement and Empowerment through Access to Better Care Initiative
Engaging & Empowering Families
Engaging & Empowering Families
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:Access to Better Care
Early Childhood, including Help Me Grow
H.B. 289 planning & reporting
FCFC Operational Capacity Building Funds Grant
FCFC Service Coordination, along with a Service Coordination Guide for Families and Children’s Rights Guide
Kinship Advisory Council
Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
Engaging & Empowering Families
COUNTY FCFC PERSPECTIVES:•Stark County FCFC•Lucas County FCFC
Engaging &Empowering Families
Shared Accountability
OFCF Cabinet and County FCFCs are statutorily responsible for:
Monitoring, evaluating, and communicating progress and successes with the commitments assuring that all families and children thrive.
Shared Accountability
For OFCF’s Vision
Shared Accountability
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:
Statutory Mandates ORC 121.37 specifies the mandates for
OFCF Cabinet Council and the 88 county FCFCs
Describes OFCF and FCF Council structures; membership; oversight; and mandated attendance
Identifies the role of the Administrative Agent
Shared Accountability
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:
Child Well-Being Indicators & Commitments 6 Commitments to Child Well-Being –
spanning 0 – 21; some the life span 72 indicators related to the commitments State level cross-system data group County FCFCs are required to annually report
their contribution to improve child well-being outcomes as related to the six commitments
Shared Accountability
OFCF and FCFC Key Activities:
Statutory Mandates
Child Well-Being Indicators & Outcomes
OFCF and FCFC Structure, including the OFCF Advisory Council
Communication
Operational Capacity Building Funds Grant
Fiscal Audits
Shared Accountability for OFCF’s Vision
Shared Accountability
COUNTY FCFC PERSPECTIVES:•Logan County FCFC•Clark County FCFC
Shared Accountability
Past Successes of OFCFChildren’s budget for Ohio;Establishing the six commitments to child
well-being with indicators to measure progress;
Conceptualizing, developing and implementing Partnerships for Success (PfS);
Creating cross-system state initiatives focusing on early childhood development (Help Me Grow, Head Start), literacy, and behavioral health (Access to Better Care initiative); and,
Providing mobilization and council capacity building strategies that enlist council participation from non-traditional partners, such as civic and faith-based organizations, youth, and private foundations.
Current Successes of OFCF
Operationalizing the Access to Better Care Initiative statewide
Partnering with the state youth workforce development system to begin ensuring youth with social service needs are able to gain and sustain employment;
Engaging 39 counties in PfS to positively impact children and families through the development of feasible and effective activities, programs, and services;
Passing legislation (HB 289) to increase FCFC’s accountability by requiring annual planning and the reporting on Ohio’s progress to improve Ohio’s child well-being;
Strengthening and governing the Help Me Grow system; and,
Developing program and community monitoring and evaluation strategies with FCFCs that promote investing in activities and programs demonstrating success.
Current State Initiatives Access to Better Care , including Early Childhood Mental Health; Trauma Informed Care
Help Me Grow
Prevention Activities, including Interagency Prevention Partnership; Suicide Prevention Foundation
Children’s Trust Fund
Child Health Well-Being Initiative (EPSDT)
Juvenile Justice / Comprehensive Sex Offenders Management
Reentry
Youth Workforce
Questions & Answers
Ohio Family and Children First
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