L A C ROSSE A REA F AMILY C OLLABORATIVE Presentation for Wisconsin Legislative Children’s Caucus March 10 th , 2017
A.Why Our Community Created LAFC
T HE U RGENCY TO A CT : F AMILY S TABILITY A rise in child safety issues Number of CPS Referrals: 2010-2015 1,700 1,600 1,500 1,400 1,300 1,200 1,100 1,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
T HE U RGENCY TO A CT : F AMILY S TABILITY A rise in child safety issues Number of CPS Referrals: 2010-2015 1,700 1,600 1,500 45% Increase in Out of Placements 1,400 2009 - 2015 Overall, 35% 1,300 increase in referrals since 2010 1,200 1,100 1,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
T HE U RGENCY TO A CT : F AMILY S TABILITY A rise in child safety issues “Caretaker Drug Abuse” as Removal Reason 50 40 30 20 10 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
City of La Crosse Juvenile Justice & Child Protective Services Placement Cases “Hot Spots”
System at a Crossroads
B. What is LAFC?
The LAFC Model GOAL: STABILIZE FAMILIES • Embedded in neighborhoods & Agencies & Neighborhood schools of focus Supports • Focused on building trust & relationships County Human Schools Neighborhood Services Social Worker • Working in a way that’s flexible and unencumbered by bureaucracy City Planning & • Highly integrated with agencies Law Enforcement and grassroots partners
Our Neighborhood Offices Washburn Corner Trinity Lutheran Church
Our Schools of Focus A. Schools where Neighborhood Social Workers are “Embedded” Northside Elementary Hamilton Elementary B. Other Schools that may Refer Families of Concern to LAFC North Woods Elementary Emerson Elementary
Partners Providing Funding & In-Kind Support Neighborhood Social - La Crosse County - City of La Crosse Workers & Administration: - School District of La Crosse - Mayo Clinic Health System - Trinity Lutheran Church Office Space: - School District of La Crosse - La Crosse County - Gundersen Health System Resource Pool for - First Presbyterian Church - Health Science Consortium LAFC Clients: Community Building: - La Crosse Community Foundation, June Kjome Justice & Peace Fund - Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Direct Service Donations: - Landlords - Churches Assistance with - La Crosse Community Foundation - Great Rivers United Way Planning: - Neighborhood City Church - Trinity Lutheran Church - African American Mutual Assistance Network - CouleeCap - Many Others…
C. Early Experience
179 Families Served in Year One (2016) Referral Sources Common Issues Addressed • Behavioral Health Self Schools (34%) (36%) • Housing • Transportation • Employment • Domestic Violence Other Agencies (30%)
Changes in CPS Referrals CPS Referrals: 2010-2015 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Changes in CPS Referrals CPS Referrals: 2010-2015 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
D. What Explains LAFC’s Early Success?
Achieving Success with Families LAFC’s Approach to Current Barriers within Family Intervention Wisconsin’s Child Welfare System • Taking time to build trust & relationships • High caseloads • One on one help in addressing • Burdensome paperwork basic needs demands Vs. • Less time to address basic • Timely & flexible approach needs Often only time to focus on Ability to holistically control of safety factors Leverage Social Work Skills See TED Talks: Hilary Cottam, “Social services are broken. How we can fix them.” https://www.ted.com/talks/hilary_cottam_social_services_are_broken_how_we_can_fix_them
E. Partner Testimonials • Schools • Law Enforcement
Familes Served: “At the [neighborhood] level, we can better define and solve our problems. String together enough neighborhoods and you move a county” - “A Declaration of Hope” Casey Family Programs
La Crosse Area Family Collaborative Empowered Families. Thriving Neighborhoods . T HANK FOR Y OUR I NTEREST ! A DDITIONAL I NFORMATION ABOUT LAFC, INCLUDING LINKS TO MEDIA COVERAGE & HOW TO DONATE , CAN BE FOUND AT THE L A C ROSSE C OUNTY H UMAN S ERVICES D EPARTMENT W EBSITE HTTP :// WWW . CO . LA - CROSSE . WI . US / HUMANSERVICES /
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