Georgia Programs

Board Report –August 10, 2009

SafeCare Program

  • To date six provider cohorts have completed SafeCare training
  • These cohorts consist of 26 people from 12 agencies in Paulding, Cherokee, Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton and Douglas counties
  • Three additional cohorts are scheduled for August with agencies from Oconee, Carroll, Clayton, Fulton and DeKalb
  • Trainings are also planned for Macon in September
  • The online training registration for providers is available through the Catalyst for CARE website; interest in SafeCare continues to grow
  • 14 CFC trainers have completed SafeCare Train the Trainer
  • The next Train the Trainer is scheduled for August 26-27; 3 CFC trainers will complete
  • CFC provides a biweekly provider progress report of their implementation of SafeCare in the field

Family Team Conferencing

  • Completed FTM training for Atlanta Metro Area
  • Invited to provide FTM trainnig for ILP Coordinators
  • Scheduled to provide FTM training in Macon on July 28-29, 2009
  • Had preliminary discussion with Department of Chilren and Families (DCF) to provide Train the Trainer FTM for 2 persons within the Department
  • Reports are that Flordia FSS has implemented FTM and are being sucessful with families

Opportunity Passport (IDA)

  • Thirteen accounts are open from Statewide Expansion Youth
  • All thirteen youth have taken baseline survey
  • 13 youth from Statewide Expansion have taken baseline survey
  • 200 young people received letters to open their accounts
  • Conducting ongoing financial literacy seminar of Independent Living youth; Atlanta, Macon, Savannah (end of April)
  • Trained CFC staff in MISIDA and OPPS
  • Participated in video about Opportunity Passport
  • Received $80,000.00 contract from The Community Foundation
  • Participate in monthly meetings with ILP
  • Participate in quarterly meetings with ILP
  • Partnering with FDIC to host 4 trainer the trainer for community parnters to provide fininical literacy throughout Georiga
  • In the progress of hiring an Assistant to the IDA program to work 20 – 25 hrs
  • Asked to participate in the Youth Advisory Council with DHR

LINC

  • In planning stages of coordinating mentoring training/networking sessions
  • Target implementation - Mid September

Lifeline

  • Receiving additional requests for housing, transportation and food from graduating or transistioning youth

EIE

  • Scholarships amount for 2009 $29,250.00

We awarded 21 scholarships from $250.00 to 2000.00.

28 young people applied for the scholarship

12 Committee Members

Guardian Scholars

  • Identifying schools to provide Guardian Scholars on their Campus (Clark Atlanta Univeristy, Albany, Gordan, GeorigaState)