sp project updates -3rd quarter 2011

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CHNJ Strategic Plan Update

3 rd Quarter FY2011

Childcare Goal: Establish solid partnerships with community and church based childcare

providers to secure reserved slots for CHNJ mothers. Open an in house licensed child care program with licensed professionals and trained volunteers, which can also serve as a potential revenue generator for the agency (Newark).

Update: Following an extensive review of State childcare regulations, and evaluation of our current resources, the team designed a baby sitting model of childcare. The proposed program will be called the "Baby Dove Club," with locations at Raphaels Life House in Elizabeth and St. Andrew by the Sea Church in Atlantic City. Program and volunteer manuals, as well as contracts and other documentation tools have been created for the program. The program model will be presented to our stakeholders in the 4th quarter.

Target Date: June 2011

Trainings Goal: Implement a practical, sustainable and applicable training program for all

levels of staff that helps all workers become highly effective and instills in our culture a consistent set of principles, practices and language for undertaking our work.

Update: The team completed a redesign of the new staff orientation process that extends the time to five days, allowing additional upfront training on core processes and job shadowing. The team is now working to update and prioritize existing trainings, as well as identify training teams in both Newark and Atlantic City. Team members will then develop training evaluations and marketing materials.


Education Goals: Create on site high schoolNorth; Provide on site literacy education;

Increase residents' access to scholarship and financial aid for college and vo tech programs; and utilize more volunteers to assist with tutoring and college prep.

Update: A teacher was hired in Newark. The team reviewed existing best practices, processes and resources in Newark and Atlantic City. Next steps include aligning the existing processes and focus on


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leveraging the best practices in both sites. The team will also examine access to post secondary education through NJ scholars, financial aid, state and federal funding for aging out and homeless youth. The team proposed that Pastor Mike assume leadership of this project which was agreed by all. The team also discussed ideas to connect with the Dreams R Us Foundation to access funding that will cover financial aid gaps.

Target Date: July 2011

Service Learning Goal: Expose youth to diverse opportunities through service learning opportunities

and real world experiences Update: The team organized service learning opportunities by traveling to

Washington, DC to tour the Library of Congress, Capitol Building, and the Air & Space Museum. Other opportunities included holiday caroling at Paterson AARP, and Social Justice Services Upcoming opportunities include the Holocaust Museum, Blacks in Wax Museum, and the Hispanic Society of America. The team will also work to infuse these opportunities into the youths

individualized case plans. Target Date: July 2011

Data Collection Goal: Better align our internal data collection process and technology (i.e. HMIS)

with what is required of us by government funding sources Leader: Meghan Leigh Update: The team discussed whether or not to undertake the AWARDS database at a cost. It

was agreed that we will forego the AWARDS database for this year and revisit it again next year. In the meantime we will ensure that all of our programs are consistently reaching the HMIS utilization rates. We will also gather information pertaining to which of our funders require that we use HMIS so that we gain an understanding of future financial risk when submitting grant proposals.

Target Date: October 2011

Vocational Development Goal: Develop partnerships with employers and apprenticeship programs that

increase the employment rate of our young people Update: The project team implemented the following initiatives:

Established a Youthbuild job training program in Atlantic City. Established a WIA Outreach program for the Youth One Stop in Atlantic/ Cape May

Counties. Established a WIA Youth Pilot Project in Newark Developed 15 Jobs in Newark with Office of Faith Based Initiatives funds. The team is now working with the Bettina Roberts Foundation on creating a Retailer/Customer service training in NY and is also working collaboratively with Covenant House New York Regional Training Center on sharing employment resources between NY and NJ

Target Date: March 2011


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Case Planning Goal: Execute a collaborative case planning system by which staff & youth

collaborate with each other to develop individualized plans that gives the youth the skills, habits and attitudes needed to prepare them for a lifetime of fulfillment and self sufficiency.

Leader: Brian Nelson Update: The team evaluated the new process and determined that a retraining was

needed

with

emphasis

on

the

assessment

process

and

soft

skills.

Supportive Apartment Living (SAL) Goal: Create a 16 unit Supportive Apartment Living Program for youth who can

live without 24/7 supervision but still requires an affordable housing option and ongoing case management support.

Update: Secured a $654,000 capital grant on 2 4 Walnut property in Montclair 1.2 million now secured in capital to purchase a 10 unit house. Renovation and closing anticipated for Jun 2011. The team will design a plan to provide program supervision and finalize the implementation plan.

The team identified a two story site in the Vallsburg section of Newark. The purchase is contingent on sale of 49 Hanford, zoning approval, and securing matching funds. The team met with our architect and the Newark leadership team to amend the design to include additional bathrooms and sprinkler system. The team will next design a plan to provide program supervision.


Mental Health Teams Goal: Institute a full Behavioral Health Team at each site Update: The team received information from the Department of Mental Health Services

(DMHS)

that

CHNJ

was

eligible

to

respond

to

RFP's

issued

by

the

DMHS.

If

the

application is successful, the staff from the DMHS would work with CHNJ staff to ensure CHNJ's programs are fully compliant with the state's licensing standards. CHNJ is awaiting responses on 3 grant applications to support mental health services in Atlantic County. In the last quarter, the staff also submitted an application to be reimbursed by Medicaid. If this application is approved, CHNJ could be reimbursed for a portion of the mental health services provided onsite. This could be another source of revenue for CHNJ. The staff also began the process of reaching out to other CH sites to determine how their mental health programs were funded. In this process, the CHNJ team discovered PATH funded programs in Newark and Atlantic City. The staff will be reaching out to these providers to determine if CHNJ would qualify to become a PATH Provider.


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