Indiana County

Human Services Plan

Fiscal Year 2013-2014

Human Services Development Fund

Homeless Assistance Programs

Children and Youth Special Grants

Fiscal Year 2013-2014

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INDIANA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES PLAN HSDF, HAP AND CYS SPECIAL GRANTS

Public Hearing Notice

Legal notice was published in the Indiana Gazette and the Blairsville Dispatch, the two main news publications within Indiana County. The legal notice provided the date of the public hearing on August 26th at 1:30 p.m. and the date of the Indiana County Commissioner’s meeting on August 28th

(an additional time for public comment is always at the beginning of the Commissioner’s meeting). Our joinder entities, the Drug and Alcohol Commission and the Behavioral Health and Development Program, held hearings in the counties they serve also (Armstrong and Clarion).

Waiver Not applicable.

County Planning Team

Armstrong Co. Board of Commissioners

INDIANA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Indiana Co Board of Commissioners

Armstrong-Indiana MH/MR

Department of Human Services

Children & Youth Services

Armstrong-Indiana Drug & Alcohol

Commission

Aging Services, Inc. (Area Aging on Aging)

Indiana County Commissioners have direct authority over Indiana County Department of Human Services and Indiana County Children and Youth Services; both directors report directly to theCommissioners.

Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral Health and Developmental Program is governed by theCommissioners of both counties, with a separate Advisory Board.

Aging Services, Inc. (the Area Agency on Aging) is a single county private, non-profit agency.

Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission (the designated Drug and AlcoholProgram) is also a private, non-profit agency serving a three-county joinder.

Indiana County is submitting two Human Services Plans – one that encompasses the funds for

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Human Services Development Funds, Homeless Assistance Programs and Special Grants for Children and Youth Services and one for Mental Health, Intellectual Disabilities, and Drug and Alcohol. The joinders will be officially submitting their plans through Armstrong County (but they are attached).

Needs Assessment

The County uses a variety of mechanisms, besides the public hearings, to gather information to determine how funds will best be utilized for the human services systems. Every five years, the County conducts a survey of health and human service needs through our “Indiana County Speaks Up” instrument. The survey is distributed to county residents and the results are used to determine priorities and funding for the human services. The survey was conducted in 2012 and 1,102 residents completed the survey. After referencing census data and data from the Center for Rural PA, it was determined that the survey was representative of the population. The top priorities indicated by respondents were drug and alcohol issues for adults, food, shelter, domestic violence and housing.

We also gather feedback through different forums, including the Human Services Council of Indiana County, the Children’s Advisory Commission, the Housing Consortium, the Suicide Task Force, Indiana County Community Emergency Planning Committee and its Health and Human Services Committee, Community Support Program, Local Interagency Coordinating Council, Transition Council, Drug Free Coalition, Community Disabilities Awareness Group, and the Health Advisory Council. The groups identify resources, analyze statistics and outcomes and determine gaps. For example, our Children’s Advisory Commission has a committee named the Cross Systems Initiative (CSI) Committee (formerly the Integrated Children’s Services Planning Committee). The committee is comprised of representatives from Children and Youth, Mental Health, Intellectual Disabilities, Juvenile Probation, and Drug and Alcohol; they recently initiated the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) concept for high risk cases within the Children and Youth system.

Many of the members of the CSI are also involved in the Children’s Roundtable. The members of the group review placement rates of children in care and have recommended the practice of Family Group Decision Making, which was incorporated several years ago. Family Development Credentialing was also initiated through the Roundtable and over twenty staff members of different human service agencies have completed the course.

The Department of Human Services is the entity that collects the plans and information in order to determine the funding needs of the county.

Funding Plan for 2013-2014

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The Director of the Department of Human Services is the point of contact for the County’s Human Services Plan for 2013-2014. The Department of Human Services will be responsible for the administration of the Human Services Development Fund (HSDF) and the Homeless Assistance Programs (HAP).

Human Services Development Funds will be used to support “Interagency Coordination and Generic Services”.

1. Part of the HSDF allocation ($88,585) will be for support of a Director, Assistant Director (both full-time) and a Fiscal Clerk (part-time) and operating costs of the County’s Department of Human Services. The Director will continue analysis of the various needs assessments (a housing study and a study of impact of individuals with mental health and drug and alcohol issues on the hospital’s emergency room are being currently done) and use the information to apply for additional grant dollars from other sources. The Director will convene members of the human services leadership team and investigate ways to include more consumers in our process to gather feedback on services. The Director and Assistant Director will continue existing collaborations and involvement within the Children’s Advisory Commission (and its committees of Safe Children and Early Learning and Education), Transition Council, Community Support Program, Community Health Advisory Council (SHIP), the County’s Emergency and Disaster Planning Committee’s Health and Human Services Subcommittee and its Faith Team, Housing Consortium, Suicide Task Force, Criminal Justice Advisory Board, Children’s Roundtable, and United Way.

2. Another activity that is supported through HSDF is the maintenance of a client database which is utilized by three different agencies. Outcomes Results Systems (ORS) is housed and maintained by the Department.

3. The Department also has a comprehensive website and directory of all the health and human services in the county – www.humanservices-countyofindiana.org. The directory is monitored and updated so that all information is current. The Assistant Director is responsible for keeping it current and for answering calls, walk-ins, e-mails and other social media requests and refers them to appropriate services in the county. It is projected that she will assist 500 individuals with Information and Referral ($38,043 of the $88,585 will fund this generic service). Handouts which summarize the agencies and their services by topic of need are distributed throughout the county at school open houses, kindergarten registrations, trainings, and informational fairs. Information is also provided to churches and pastors, law enforcement agencies, tax collectors, schools and agencies. Twice a month, an electronic bulletin, “The Human Services Informer” is sent to over 1,000 individuals and agencies; the content includes upcoming events, trainings, volunteer or other needs, and general health and human service information. During 2012-2013, a transition to the 2-1-1 system occurred. The United Way will continue to provide funding support and the Department will be the data partner to ensure the information being used by the Allegheny County 2-1-1 regional center is accurate.

4. Another component of interagency coordination is the compilation of volunteer needs of 4

agencies. A listing of volunteer opportunities is published and distributed in the same manner of the above handouts, but also is published in our newspapers weekly. Additionally, community service projects are coordinated by an AmeriCorps member, who is housed within the Department. These projects have included PA One Book reading program, collection of school supply items for homeless children, coordination of outreach to school children about disaster preparedness through Rex the Ready Lion presentations, and outreach and registration of special needs individuals in SPIN (Emergency Management Agency’s Special Needs Information database).

5. We will use HSDF monies to continue to support a Prescription Assistance Program, sub­contracted through Indiana County Community Action Program, Inc. (ICCAP). Their consultant accesses a prescription assistance software program to assist low income individuals without prescription coverage to apply for free or reduced cost pharmaceuticals. This program assisted over thirty people in 2012-2013 with over $80,000 worth of medications.

6. HSDF is also used for interagency coordination to fund a consultant to provide support to the Children’s Advisory Commission and the Suicide Task Force. The Coordinator provides staff support to these two entities. We initiated a new project in 2012-2013 using cross-systems techniques to assist homeless families in the Family Promise program (Interfaith Hospitality Network); funds are used for case management, transportation and other needed supports for the long term goal of permanent housing.

The Homeless Assistance Program funding will be used in four of the cost centers: rental assistance, bridge housing, emergency shelter, and homeless case management. A committee of shelter representatives from the Housing Consortium (our continuum of care planning body and local housing options team) has been meeting to discuss emergency shelter options, and a project targeting homeless families was initiated in 2013.

The program dollars will be administered by the Indiana County Department of Human Services and the operation of the programs will be sub-contracted to ICCAP. ICCAP enters all client information into two software systems – HMIS and ORS (Outcomes Results System).

In addition to continuing to fund our county’s only homeless shelter for a maximum of seven to eleven individuals and families (Pathway, operated by Indiana County Community Action Program) and our transition housing program for four homeless single parent families at any one time (Steppingstone, also operated by Indiana County Community Action Program for homeless individuals and families), two homeless case managers will work with 125 clients in the year from the shelter, bridge house and other housing programs and the rental assistance program will assist 150 individuals/families with rent and/or security deposits. The rent payments and security deposits will be up to a cap of $1,000 for individuals and adult-only households and $1,500 for families with children within a twenty-four month period. Children and Youth’s Special Grants will be utilized in the cost centers of Evidence Based Services and Housing.

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Under Evidence Based Services, the practices used will be:

Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) - $15,600 MST is an intensive in-home and community based clinical service which provides total family inclusion in treatment, with a duration of four to six months. A therapist is available 24 hours/7 days a week, carries a low caseload, provides interventions with peers, school, extended family, neighbors, church, and coordinates evidence-based interventions and decision making. • The target population is youth with antisocial behavior, ages 12-17, being served in the

Children and Youth Services (CYS) and Juvenile Probation Office (JPO) systems. Indiana County anticipates serving a total of 35 youth (21 CYS and 14 JPO).

• Outcomes o A reductions of 47-64% in out-of-home placements (e.g., residential treatment,

hospitalizations); o Extensive improvements in family functioning (e.g., family relations, school

performance); and, o Reductions of 25-70% in long-term rates of re-arrest.

• Services are usually covered by medical assistance (MA); however; there are youth who are not eligible for MA. This funding will be utilized to cover the non-MA youth who are ineligible for services. Services will be provided by Adelphoi Village.

Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) - $81,000 Family Group Decision Making is a service that provides an opportunity for a family to make their own plan for the safety of their children. The key component is that family can invite extended family members, friends, and support service providers to participate in the family meeting to provide input into the family plan. • The target population is youth ages 0-7, age 16 and placed in foster care, babies born

drug addicted and/or mothers testing positive at birth, youth transitioning from group home placement, truant youth, and youth in the JPO system. Indiana anticipates serving 24 children and youth.

• Outcomes o Reunification or permanency will be achieved sooner for youth ages 0-7 who are

placed in foster care. This will include an increase in Kinship placements. o For youth age 16 and older who enter foster care, the outcome will be to provide

them with a life connection and possible permanency options to prevent them from aging out of care.

o For infants born addicted and/or mother’s testing positive for drugs at birth of their child, FGDM will enable them to discuss and decide on options for the child to remain safely in their home or in the home of relatives.

o Reduction in number of days being truant. o The overall outcome is for families/children to become fully engaged in case

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• The provision of FGDM conference/team meetings will be sub-contracted to Holy Family Services, Justice Works, or Professional Family Care.

Family Development Credentialing (FDC) - $15,000 FDC program is a professional development course and credentialing program for frontline family case managers to learn and practice skills of strength-based family support with families. FDC participants complete 90 hours of interactive classroom instruction and portfolio advisement based on the “Empowerment Skills for Family Workers” curriculum. • The target population is staff members of community service organizations and service

providers that work with the targeted Permanency Practice Initiative group, which includes 0-7 and 16 year old children in foster care placement. Indiana anticipates fifteen human service employees will be credentialed this fiscal year.

• Outcomes o The number of staff credentialed o Provider of services improvement in Family Engagement.

This outcome will be difficult to measure. Reviewing progress reports from providers will demonstrate a provider’s engagement efforts.

• Services – Holy Family Services is the provider facilitating and training FDC workers. They facilitate one round of training and credentialing per year. The number credentialed in 2012-2013 was seven.

Housing- $18,000: • The target population will be CYS Families/children in which the goal is to prevent

placement or to facilitate reunification and CYS youth aging out of placement. Indiana anticipates serving a total of 53 families/children. A total of 40 families/children were provided service in 2012-2013.

• Outcomes o To prevent children from being placed and maintained safely in their home; o To facilitate the reunification of children with their families and help families

have safe housing for placement children to visit; and o To facilitate the successful transition of youth aging out or those who have aged

out of placement to living on their own. In fiscal year 2012-2013, 42 out of 48 children/families (88%) were safely maintained in their own homes.

• Services Funding is separated into two categories, Service Supplies ($5,500) and Professional Services ($12,500). Service supplies consist of items such as appliances, mattresses, cleaning supplies, gas cards for visitations, diapers, and food. Professional Services consist of electric bills, fuel oil or repair of heating system, rent payments, and bus passes. These services are coordinated and paid through the CYS office.

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Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities Funds

Since these funds are held jointly by Indiana and Armstrong Counties, their plan for 2013­2014 will be included in the Armstrong County’s Human Services Plan document.

Drug and Alcohol Funds

The funding for drug and alcohol will also be included in the Armstrong County plan for 2013-2014. The Commissioners have agreed to rotate the submission between counties in future years.

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Appendix A Fiscal Year 2013-2014

COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES PLAN

ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE

COUNTY OF: Indiana

A. The County assures that services will be managed and delivered in accordance with the County Human Services Plan submitted herewith,

B. The County assures, in compliance with Act 80, that the Pre-Expenditure Plan submitted herewith has been developed based upon the County officials' determination of County need, formulated after an opportunity for public comment in the County.

C. The County and/or its providers assures that it will maintain the necessary eligibility records and other records necessary to support the expenditure reports submitted to the Department of Public Welfare.

D. The County hereby expressly, and as a condition precedent to the receipt of state and federal funds, assures that in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act of 1955, as amended; and 16 PA Code, Chapter 49 (Contract Compliance regulations):

1. The County does not and will not discriminate against any person because of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, origin, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or handicap in providing services or employment, or in its relationship with other providers; or in providing access to services and employment for handicapped individuals.

2. The County will comply with all regulations promulgated to enforce the statutory provisions against discrimination.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS/COUNTY EXECUTIVE

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Rodne Ruddock, Chair Date: 8-28-13

David S Frick Date: 8-28-13

Patricia A Evanko Date: 8-28-13

COUNTY PLANNING TEAM

Describe the county planning and leadership team and the process utilized to develop the plan for the expenditure of human services funds. Counties should clearly identify critical stakeholder groups including individuals who receive services, families of service recipients, consumer groups, providers, and partners from other systems. The plan should describe how these stakeholders were provided with an opportunity for participation in the planning process, including information on outreach and engagement.

The County Planning and Leadership Team is comprised of:

Dr. Bonni S. Dunlap, Director of Indiana County Department of Human Services (County) Paula McClure, Director of Indiana County Children and Youth (County) Tammy Calderone, Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health (County Affiliated) Kami Anderson, Armstrong-Clarion-Indiana Drug and Alcohol Commission (Private Nonprofit)

The team met in June and July to determine the programs to be funded under the funding sources. Each system utilized their own methods of soliciting input into the plans and a joint public hearing was held on August 26th, 2013. There was also an opportunity for public input at the Indiana County Commissioners meeting on August 2am, 2013.

Prior to the joint hearing, the following occurred:

- input on the Mental Health plan was sought at the Community Support Program; input from the community and involved parties was sought at the Children and Youth Hearing; and,

- input was sought at the Drug and Alcohol Board meeting.

Proof of Publication of Notice in The Blairsville Dispatch Under the Act of Julv 9. 1976. P .L. 877. No. 160

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

County of Indiana } SS:

DALYNN SCJOTTO, Classified Advertising Manager of the Trib Total Media, Inc., a Corporation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with places of business in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, being duly sworn, deposes and says that The Dispatch is a weekly newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Blairsville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania., established in the year of 1827, and issued every week since that date. A copy of the printed notice of publication is attached hereto exactly as the same was printed and published in the regular editions of

viz: LEGAL# 5640875, RE: NOTICE OF INDIANA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES PLAN FOR 2013-2014 on 08/16/13, 08/23/13

Affiant further deposes that she/ he is an officer duly Authorized by the Trib Total Media, Inc., Publisher of The Dispatch, to verify the foregoing statement under oath and also declares that affiant is not interested in the subject matter of the aforesaid notice of pubication, and that all allegations in the foregoing statement as to time, place and character of publication are true.

,~kuia~ NOTICE OF INDIANA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES PLAN FOR

2013·2014

The Indiana County Commissioners will be presenting the consoli· date~ Couryty Human Services Plan for fiscal year 2013·2014 at a pubhc hearing on August 26th at 1 :30 p.m:in the conference room at 300 Indian Springs Road, Indiana, PA 15701. The Block Plan in­.eludes Mental Health Community Base Funded Services, Behavioral Health Services Initiative, Intellectual Disabilities Community Base Funded Servl<:es, Child Welfare Special Grants, Act 152 Funding, Homeless Assistance Program Funding and Human Service Devel· opment Funds.

The purpose of this hearing is to provide an opportunity for feedback to the pl~n. which will ~e adopted on August 28th, 2013, at the regu­lar meeting of the Indiana County Commissioners (Indiana County Courthouse, second floor, 10:30 a.m.).

For additional information, contact Or. Bonni Dunlap at 724-463-8200 extension 11 or icdhsdir@comcast.net. ' 5640875 (8/16 & 8/23/13)

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Publisher's Receipt for Advertising Costs The Trib Total Media, Inc. , publisher of The Blairsville Dispatch, a newspaper of general circulation, hereby acknowledges a receipt of the aforesaid advertising and publicaiton costs, and certifies the same have been fully paid.

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NOTICE NOTICE OF INDIANA

COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES PLAN FOR 2013-2014

The Indiana County Commis­sioners will be pFesenting the consolidated County Human Services Plan for fiscal year 2013-2014 at a public hearing on August 26th at 1:30 p.m. in the conference room at 300 In­dian Springs Road, Indiana, PA 15701. The Block Plan in­cludes Mental Health Commu­nity Base Funded Services, Behavioral Health Services In­itiative, Intellectual Disabili­ties Community Base Funded Services, Child Welfare Spe­cial Grants, Act 152 Funding, Homeless Assistance Program Funding and Human Service Development Funds.

The purpose ofthis hearing is to provide an opportunity for feedback to the plan, which will be adopted on Au­gust 28th, 2013, at the regular meeting ofthe Indiana County Commissioners Gndiana ·County Courthouse, second floor, 10:30 a.m.).

For' additional infonnation, contact Dr. Bonni Dunlap at 724-463-8200, extension 11 or icdhsdir@comcast.net.

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County of Indiana

On this 28 day of ___Aug.._u_st..... ___2013 A.O.

before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared:

Sherri L. Gamble

who being duly sworn according to laws, deposes and says, that (s)he is the Solicitor of the Indiana Gazette, that the said Indiana Gazette is a daily newspaper of general circulation, published in the borough of Indiana, in the County of Indiana, State of Pennsylvania, by the Indiana Printing &

Publishing Company, and was established in said Borough on the second day of July 1890, since which date, said daily newspaper has been regularly issued in said Borough and County, that annexed hereto is a true copy or a notice in the above matter exactly as the same was printed in the regular editions and issues of the said daily newspaper on the following dales, viz:

8/15, 8/23

Affiant further deposes and says that (s)he is an employee of the publisher of the said daily newspaper and has been authorized to verify the foregoing statement and the (s)he is not interested in the subject matter of the aforesaid notice or publication and that all allegations in the foregoing statement as to time, place, and character of publication are true.

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APPENDIX C HUMAN SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROPOSED BUDGET AND SERVICE RECIPIENTS

County: ESTIMATED

HSBG

ALLOCATION

HSBG PLANNED

EXPENDITURES

NON-BLOCK

GRANT COUNTY

OTHER

PLANNED

CLIENTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) (STATE AND FEDERAL) EXPENDITURES MATCH EXPENDITURES

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Bridge Housing 18 22,584

Case Management 125 53,367

Rental Assistance 140 97,328

Emergency Shelter 150 32,103

Other Housing Supports

TOTAL HAP SERVICE 433 0 205,382 0 0 0

CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES

Evidence Based Servic 80 106,020 5,580

Promising Practice

Alternatives to Truancy

Housing 53 15,300 2,700

TOTAL C & Y SERVIC 133 0 121,320 0 8,280 0

APPENDIX C HUMAN SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROPOSED BUDGET AND SERVICE RECIPIENTS

County: ESTIMATED

HSBG

ALLOCATION

HSBG PLANNED

EXPENDITURES

NON-BLOCK

GRANT COUNTY

OTHER

PLANNED

CLIENTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) (STATE AND FEDERAL) EXPENDITURES MATCH EXPENDITURES

DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES

Inpatient non hospital

Inpatient Hospital

Partial Hospitalization

Outpatient/IOP

Medication Assisted Therapy

Recovery Support Services

Prevention

TOTAL DRUG AND A 0 0 0 0 0 0

HUMAN SERVICES AND SUPPORTS

Adult Services

Aging Services

Generic Services 500 38,043

Specialized Services

Interagency Coordination 38,043

TOTAL HUMAN SERV 500 0 76,086 0 0 0

COUNTY BLOCK GRANT ADMINISTRATI 0 12500 0

GRAND TOTAL 1,066 0 415,288 0 8,280 0