Rural IMPACT Demonstration ProjectOverview for National Rural Health Day

Chad Maisel, Senior AdvisorWhite House Rural Council

November 19, 2015

Overview• Rural Child Poverty Stats

• The Two Generation Approach

• Rural IMPACT Demonstration & Sites

• Timeline & Rural IMPACT Partners

• Questions

Rural Child Poverty Stats

• 6.2 million Americans in rural areas live in poverty including 1.5 million children

• 1 in 4 rural children live in poverty

• In these communities, high rates of poverty have persisted

• Over 300 rural counties have had poverty rates of over 20 percent in every Census since 1980

Two Generation Approach

• Two generation approaches intentionally link, coordinate, and align high quality services for children with high quality services and supports for their parents.

• Too often, programs are structured to serve either adults or children, rather than focusing on the entire family together to improve outcomes.

Source: Ascend at the Aspen Institute

Rural IMPACT Demonstration

• Rural Integration Models for Parents and Children to Thrive (IMPACT)– help communities adopt a two-

generation approach to programs, policies, and systems

– a comprehensive, whole-family framework for addressing child poverty.

• 10 rural & tribal communities will receive:– Technical assistance – Support from Federal staff– AmeriCorps VISTA members– Peer learning

Source: Shelly Waters Boots, Sarah Griffen, and Karen Murrell (consultants)

Expertise on two-gen; VISTA coordinators;

content issue expertise; facilitation and engagement on

peer learning

Project management; T/A and peer learning

coordination

Oversight and Coordination; policy

leadership

Federal Interagency Committee

AAP

T/A and content

expertise

CAP

T/A and content experts

VISTA coordinators

Rural IMPACT SitesLocation Organization

Oakland, MD Garrett County Community Action Committee & Allegany County Human Resources Development Commission, Inc.

Berea, KY Partners for Education at Berea College

Marshalltown, IA Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc.

Jackson, MS Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc.

Hillsboro, OH Highland County Community Action Organization, Inc.

White Earth, MN White Earth Reservation Tribal Council

Machias, ME Community Caring Collaborative

Blytheville, AR Mississippi County, Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc.

Blanding, UT The San Juan Foundation

Hugo, OK Little Dixie Community Action Agency, Inc.

Rural IMPACT Theory of ChangeTHEORY OF CHANGE: If rural and tribal communities are assisted in re-aligning and restructuring services to serve the whole family and collectively work to intentionally and simultaneously increase the capacity of children and parents, then rural child poverty will be reduced.

INPUTS• T/A expertise• Peer learning

opportunities• Data support• Interaction with

Federal agency staff to clarify barriers/ opportunities

• Existing services in the community for children

• Existing services in the community for parents

ACTIVITIES•Changes in how services are delivered

•Changes in how programs/systems work with families

•Changes in what services are delivered

•Focus on a bundle of services for whole families

•Development of partnerships across adult and child programs/systems

•Development of a collaborative structure(s)

•Development of shared data and measures

•Strong communication across partners

SHORT TERM MILESTONES (1-2 years)•10 innovative models from a range of geographies and led by varying stakeholders that are working to align systems and supports to reduce child poverty

•4-5 innovations in practice or integrated service delivery

•Examples of families with bundled supports that helped advance skills of parents and children

LONGER TERM OUTCOMES (5-7 years)

•Increased enrollment in quality early childhood programs•Increased high school/GED and post secondary credentials for parents •Increased parental employment•Increased child and family well-being

GOALReduction

in rural and tribal

child poverty in

10 sites(measured

through SPM)

Phases of Rural IMPACT Demonstration

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Plan

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-Identify barriers and opportunities to embed a 2-Gen approach -Identify the objectives, measures, and strategies-In-person convening-Web-based support and planning-Self-assessment and training plan

-Testing and refining new strategies and approaches-Building collaboration models-Establishing new systems to link services-Aligning data systems -Improving coordination of program delivery-Aligning federal, state and local resources.

-Peer learning-Best practices-Lessons learned-Presentations at 2nd Convening-Briefs

Timeline for the next year

•Announcement•Site Interviews by TAs

September 2015

•Kick Off Webinar

• 1st Convening •Two-Gen Webinar

•Learning Agendas

October - November

2015

•TA & experts begin work with sites

•Peer learning•Federal delegation visits

•Monthly Calls

December 2015 -

Summer 2016

•Metrics•Evaluation•Lessons & Successes

• 2nd Convening

Fall 2016

Rural IMPACT Demonstration Partners

White House Rural Council (WHRC)

Department of Agriculture (AG)

Department of Education (ED)

Department of Health and Human Services

(HHS)

Administration for Children and Families

(ACF)

Office of Community Services (OCS)

Community Action Partnership (CAP)

Administration for Native Americans

(ANA)

Office of Family Assistance (OFA)

Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA)

Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA)

Department of Labor (DOL)

Corporation for National and

Community Service (CNCS)

Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)

Delta Regional Authority (DRA)

Others (TBD)

Federal Barrier Busting

Federal Interagency

Team

Oversight & coordination

Troubleshoot challenges

Provide guidance

Link to other

federal resources

Address policy

barriers

Address systems change efforts

Identify & coordinate

with private sector

investors

Identify funding

opportunities to further 2-

Gen work

Questions?Monica Barczak, Senior Advisor

Office of Community Services (ACF)Monica.barczak@acf.hhs.gov

ORAaron Lopata, Chief Medical Officer

Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA)ALopata@hrsa.gov

ORHeather Dimeris, Associate Director

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (HRSA)hdimeris@hrsa.gov