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Prevention Works! Minutes |
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Clallam County Prevention Works! Community
Coalition Angie Graff (Olympic Medical Center Clinical Educator), Roxanna Gonzales (Helathy Families Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Program), Ida Carroll (West End Outreach Services Supervise 2 programs: Second Steps Home Visiting), Diana Assumpcao (Olycap Head Start), Mary Lou Melly (Peninsula College), Jennifer Charles (Health & Human Services), Jim Borte (Clallam County Sheriff's Office), Florence Bucierka (CCHHS), Sara McPhee, (Parenting Matters Foundation, First Step Family Support Center), Margaret Maxwell (New community member), Rachel Anderson, Shaine Schramling (Parenting Matters Foundation), Patty Hannah (United Way), Cynthia Martin (Parenting Matters Foundation), Susan Hillgren (Family Planning), Barbara Clampett (Peninsula College), Nita Quan (First Step Family Support Center), Karen Junell (Sequim School District). Cynthia: Update on Prevention Works! Youre Part of It Saturday, May 17, 2003 at Port Angeles High School. 2 sided flyer in Peninsula Daily News 17,000 on April 29. Display ad on May 2. Monthlong campaign with Clallam Transit. Begin April 17-May 16. Display ads in Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum. 3 News releases to media. Editorial board to present to newspapers. $15 tickets for forum. $20 after May 10. Scholarship registrations $2. John Medina (Talaris Research Institute) and Bob McArdle (OSPI Safe and Drug Free Schools, formerly West CAPT). Cynthia: Florence has some money to do training May 10 (Sequim) and May 31 (Forks) Parents Who Care with Fiona Hert & Sara McPhee. Also have funds for the Nurturing Program will be 3 day training in PA. Probably toward end of June. Diana Assumpcao had attended several years ago. Sara is trying to find out if someone in California may be able to come up to do it. We will be opening it to the state so people need to register soon. Funding comes from Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse and Community Network has set aside money to buy 2 curricula. More information coming soon. It was moved and seconded to accept minutes from previous Prevention Works meeting. Presentation - Head Start programs in Clallam County Diana Assumpcao (Olympic Community Action) & Mary Lou Melly (Peninsula College Early Head Start) Diana: Impressed with depth of service delivery. Preschool is one cornerstone of what Head Start does. Services are now available 0-5 via Early Head Start at 3 sites. Even serving pregnant parents. Amount of attention that is paid to importance of learning a lot of health & well being information. Making sure kids are immunized, have proper dental care, tracking 300 children making sure they are getting well child checkups. Identify barriers to families. This year is a re-authorization year. Fairly significant changes that may occur moving to Department of Education? A lot of debate going on. Some feel this could be the beginning of the end for Head Start. There are several programs - full day, full year Hadlock, Sequim (Community School). Enrollment is ongoing. Spring enrollment will begin soon. Ages 3 and 4 year olds for traditional Head Start. Mary Lou: Olycap has grant and gives money to Peninsula College as satellite program. Early Head Start program began in 1994 and is a program for zero-3. How PC got involved Janet Anderson Childrens Services Director at Olycap researched need in community. Kite Strings, Sequim Head Start & Peninsula College all have early Head Start. College already had early childhood education program. Had established center for infants and toddlers would be a good way to get someone who already knows about childcare get involved. 2001 was start-up year. Lots of training for staff. Began to serve children at center September 2002. 16 slots at Early Head Start. PC already had infant and toddler center converting to Early Head Start site. Eligibility was different for EHS. 2319 S Francis St.- next door to Mount Angeles Head Start Center. 12 slots at site for childcare: parent education. Collaborating with First Step for other 4 slots Rosemary Newday does the Home Visiting. Home Visits once a week. 2 Socializations. Learn about parent ed, interact with the children. These parents can come to PC parent education. Allows parents to experience college. They also can come and see parents who are in college role modeling is helpful. PC program is not just for college students. Eligibility: Points criteria, if over 100% level of poverty, still may be able to enroll children in Head Start. Full day, full year sites: early Head Start filled up pretty fast. Full day, full year Head Start slower to fill. Parents have to maintain employment, school enrollment in order to remain in the program. Only 6 week days off a year. Nita: talked about 5 years ago applying for EHS. Port Angeles/Sequim 28 slots in Clallam County (Sequim & PA). # of kids in age group who are low income 600 births a year. 65% of those are to parents who are Medicaid Eligible. 500 children 0-3 low income. Only have 28 slots so we're not serving as many as we'd like to reach. Diana: 34 slots Forks (State ECEAP-own line item in budget now has own set of Performance Standards less than Head Start), 34 Hamilton, 34 Mount Angeles, 16 PC, 34 Sequim Head Start, 32 Sequim Community Head Start, Quilcene, Port Townsend & Hadlock. Was 212 before Early Head Start. Mary Lou: From a directors viewpoint thankful for the collaboration. Grant money helped to hire child care workers who will earn decent wage with benefits. 1) Consistency caretaker follow child, 2) low ratios 1:4, (state is 1:4 infants, 1:7 toddlers) 3) Training for child care workers with PC and Olycap is outstanding. Partners: Peninsula College, Housing Authority of Clallam County, Olympic Community Action, First Step Family Support Center are all collaborating. More than preschool. Supports and helps parents be the best they can be. Call 582-3713 Janis new administration assistant. Each site does its own recruitment and enrollment. Health Department nurses refer to Head Start. Dental community has really come on board. 70 Head Start workers in the 2 counties. STARS: State training and registry system. Upfront training and ongoing continuing ed. 20 hours initially, 10 hours a year. Offered in-house. Karen Junell talked about audit which takes place every 3 years. Team goes to site. There will be 13 at Olycap program in 2 weeks. Business Meeting Reviewed copies of bylaws. Copies were handed out. It was moved and seconded that we accept bylaws as proposed. Elections: Jim moved we adopt slate as proposed. All in favor. President - Angie Graff Committee Report: Angie talked about childcare at OMC very much of an issue for employees. Parent Line is down to 2 providers who will do evenings and weekends of childcare. Strategic Planning: No report Family Friendly Business: No report Home Visiting Committee Most work done a couple weeks ago with Home Visiting Summit. First Steps Maternity Case Management still looks like its going to happen. Between WEOS, FS, HHS serving 300+ families each month through First Steps. Will shrink but wont go away. All decisions arent in yet. Will cut Case Management in 1/2. Doing this as a preventative measure as a redesign of program so it doesnt get cut completely. Would it be better to money into groups? During prenatal to 2 months post partum. Research shows that building social support reduces child abuse and neglect. Fetuses are really compromised by mothers stress. If mothers when they are pregnant could be more supported can learn how to manage stress. Really has more to do what Medicaid pays for. University of Wisconsin talking about parent education parents who had support system were ones that implemented information learned in parent ed classes. Experiential learning vs. didactic experience. FAST Families and Schools Together (Baby Fast, School Fast). Angie told us about May 29 Education Dept at OMC & Olympic Health Alliance Health Care Crisis we are facing. Wellness Workshop 6 hours. Stress issues in our lives. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. KEYS: No report - Next meeting April 28. PUBLICITY: Jim reported on Forum publicity. ROCK N ROLL: Jody is back from Maternity Leave but no report WEST END Information: No report Announcements Patty Hannah: Medicare and Medicaid coming to PA Wednesday 6:00 p.m. OMC, Tuesday Sequim at Medical Center, Forks on Thursday. United Way is going to write Kellogg Grant got some more information. 3 Year Scholarship 2 participants with one alternate from various partnerships go study with 12 other communities. Letter due May 10. Want to include PW! Shaine Interpreter Training - Saturday, April 19 in Forks (appx. 20 registered). Sequim Cooking class from Latino Parents Respectfully submitted,
Shaine Schramling |
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