In trying to actualize words from a page to real life, we have found it helpful to write down what we have done to see if it fits. This has been beneficial to us.
Types of collaborations Examples from Family Council
Interagency contracts and written agreements Pooled Funds Agreement, Family Council Bylaws, Service Coordination Plan, County Plan for children
Managing care across multiple social service systems Creative Community Options, ACCORD, lead case manager assignments, common case plans, ACCESS line
Community resource and service development Ohio Early Start, Project LIFE, Family Stability Incentive Fund, Early Childhood Mobile Unit, Healthy Tomorrows, Southeastern Comm. Ctr., Summit School Family Resource Center, Wellness Block Grant
Eliminating duplication / maximizing services Treatment Foster Care, Sex Offender Services for Young Children, Transition Beds, Professional Parenting, Lead System Case Management
Improved access to services - Working toward a seamless system with common intake, common assessment and common case plans Creative Community Options, Community Services Workstation Network: A multimedia technology to form a network for community social services, A county-wide telephone line for parents to access information - an "information line"
Parent support networks that bring parent groups together FACES of Stark County: A working parent council
Public and private sectors working toward serving parents better The Working Councils including: Cultural Competence, Employment, Post Adoption Family Support Systems, and Young Children - all are county-wide community partners
Redeployment of existing staff into the community and neighborhoods Summit School, Alliance City Schools and the Family Preservation Unit, Juvenile Justice, Head Start
Interagency transition procedures Project LIFE (Local Interagency Transition Teams: LITT)
Coordination of Early Childhood Services Working Council on Young Children, Ohio Early Start, Early Intervention Collaborative
Employment of paid collaborative infrastructure staff Stark County Family Council Staff