To Eliminate Poverty

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Vision
To Eliminate Poverty and Family Violence in El
Paso County
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Guiding Principles - System of Care Must

• Be family driven
• Protect the rights of families
• Allow smooth transitions between programs

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Guiding Principles - System of Care Must

• Build community capacity to serve families
• Emphasize prevention and early intervention
• Be effectively integrated and coordinated across
  systems

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Guiding Principles Services Must

• Be culturally respectful
• Be evaluated for outcomes continually
• Be delivered by competent staff

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Guiding Principles Services Must

• Be accessible, accountable, and comprehensive
• Be individualized to meet the needs of families
• Be strength-based and delivered in the least
  intrusive manner

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A Framework for Integrated Services
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TANF as a Prevention Program
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Child Welfare as an Anti-Poverty Program
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Linking TANF and Child Welfare Programs
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Kinship Care Services Child Welfare and TANF
Child Only
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Sand Creek Family Services

• Integrated Work Environment -
• Domestic Violence Enhanced
• Response Team (DVERT)
• Child Protective Services
• Domestic Violence Advocates
• Police/DA
• Financial Assistance
• Employment Services

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Direct Link
Teaming Substance Abuse programs, Child Welfare
and Financial Assistance to create success for
families
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Team SUCCESS

• Self-directed Team
• Child Welfare Alternative
• TANF family preservation

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POWER Team

• Co-occurrence of Neglect and Poverty
• Child Welfare assessment
• Safety and Self-sufficiency
• orientation

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Integration Opportunities

• Early Care and Education
• Self-sufficiency/employment/child support
• Child maltreatment and poverty
• Reunification
• Teen Services/Emancipation
• TANF/sanctions/family stability

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Change
Agency Culture Change
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Community Partnerships
Key to Successful Service Integration
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Leadership Development
Leadership Expedition presented yearly
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Training Framework The Four Cornerstones