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Strategic PlanAbility Alliance of West Alabama2009-2011
Bibb Pickens TuscaloosaPrepared by Ability Allianceof West Alabama
2/19/09
Updated 9/16/09
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Overview of Plan
History of Ability Alliance of West Alabama Overview of Planning Process
Local Regional and State Planning
Description of individuals served FY 2006-2008 Planning Priorities Overview of Services
Progress on Planning Priorities Challenges for future Priorities of 2009-2011
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Ability Alliance of West Alabama (AAWA)
History
310 Board authorized by Act310 of the Alabama StateLegislature
Purpose of the Boards are tocoordinate services forindividuals with intellectualdisabilities, mental health, andsubstance abuse needs
AAWA incorporated in 1994 toserve individuals withintellectual disabilities
At the time of incorporationthe organization did businessas the Tuscaloosa MentalRetardation Authority
Board is appointed by City ofNorthport, Tuscaloosa andCounty of Tuscaloosa
In 2003 Indian Rivers Board
ask the organization tomanage case managementservices in Bibb and Pickenscounty
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Other Activities of the organization
Management of grants Transportation
Safety in Homes and
Community
Partners with a Twist
Current grants include Transportation
Job Access Reverse
Commute
New Freedom
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Functions of AAWA
Single Point of entry intoservices for individuals servedby the Alabama Department of
Mental Health and MentalRetardation (mental retardationdivision, now know as Divisionof Intellectual Disabilities)
Case Management Waiting list management and
criticality of servicedetermination
Strategic Planning forservices and support
Service development Medicaid waiver enrollment
and monitoring Management of sub-
contracts for waiver services Arc of Tuscaloosa (to end
2008) UCP of West Alabama (to
end 2008) Self-Directed Waiver
services
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Strategic Planning
We are asked to develop a local plan for services as the 310 forBibb Pickens and Tuscaloosa every two years.
We developed a plan in October 2006 for two years. DMH-MR accepted our plan from 2006-2008
We updated the plan in December and January of 2008 for 2009for the purpose of regional planning and state planning for 2010-2012
There were regional planning sessions that led to thedevelopment of a regional and state plan.
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Priorities- Local Planning
October 2006-2008
Transportation
Hourly Supports Supported Employment
Community Membership
Transition Parent Education
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How are these priorities included in
the state plans for services?
The local priorities are utilized in a regional
planning session to discuss regional goals These goals were provided to the
Departments planning sub-committee for
intellectual disabilities
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Regional Goals for 2010-2012
Develop/EnhanceTransportation to
increase inclusion ofindividuals receivingservices
Expand choice optionsfor employment andother culturally valuedactivities volunteerism,advocacy
Expand housingchoices to provide
individuals self-directed, safe,affordable, accessiblehousing that optimizedopportunity for
community inclusion
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State Goals/Objectives
Waiting List services-600 people
Employment services Participation in interagency transportation
planning at the state, regional and local level
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Casemanagement and Follow along services
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Total
Tuscaloosa
Pickens
Bibb
Total 365 120 27 512
Tuscaloosa 312 109 23 444
Pickens 35 4 0 39
Bibb 18 7 4 29
Waiver CMO FA Total
Who do we Serve?
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Gender of individuals served
0
200
400
600
Gender of
individuals served
Gender of
individuals
served
313 199 512
Male Female Total
Who are the people we serve?
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People Served
Ages of individuals served
46
466
0
100
200
300
400
500
18 or under Over 18
Ages of
individuals
served
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Overview of Services
Service and Supports
176
290
155112
186
397
050
100150200250300350400450
Resid
ential
DaySe
rvices
Supp
.Emp
.
In-Hom
eSu
pports
Tran
sportation
Educ
ation
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Waiting List
Waiting List
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Crit 5+
total
Crit 5+ 0 8 5 24 37
total 0 15 12 68 95
Bibb Pickens Tus Total
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Need to Capacity Waiting list only
Comparison of need to capac
Waiting list only
53
28
3935
22
46
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Day Residential Hourly
Services neede
Numbersneeding
services
Capacity
Need
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Need to Capacity Partlow only
Co mpar ison o f nee d to c
Par t low on ly
53
28
0
46 4 6
00
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
D a y R e s id en t ia l H o u rly
S e r v ic e s n e e
Numbersneeding
services C a p a c i t
N e e d
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Comparison of Need to CapacityCo mparison of nee d to ca
53
2 8
4 5
72
5 9
4 6
0
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 06 0
7 0
8 0
D a y R e s id e nt ia l H ou rly
S e r vi ce s n e e
Numbersneeding
services C a p a c i t
N e e d
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What have we accomplished to date?
Transportation Expanded transportation initiatives
Expanded JARC funding for Dial a Ride- Together We Ride-
Developmental Disabilities Grant
24 month Job Access Reverse Commute Grant/New Freedom
Transportation Co-ops
Car purchases
Drivers Education Classes
Transportation Stipends
Public Awareness Initiatives-Bowl a Thon- Tommy Wilcox Clay Shoot
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What have we accomplished to date?
VISTA Project 5 volunteers to work on grassrootsorganizing projects in our are:
Sharing and or coordinated functions between non-profit such as fundraising, grants, record management, administration, management,training, payroll, data management, etc..
Strategies to promote volunteering and employment of individuals withdisabilities as a method to reduce the need for Medicaid waivers.
Volunteer Corp to support empowerment skills development forindividuals with disabilities with People First of Alabama.
Administrative structure to support the Childrens Policy Council ofTuscaloosa.
Co-op for individuals and families who are hiring their own support staff.
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Who are the providers?
Indian Rivers Volunteers of America
Resources forIndependence Futures RHOC Life Enrichment United Cerebral Palsy of
West Alabama Debrick, Inc. MKW Enterprises, Inc. Pringle, Inc.
Eagles Wings Smith Care Behavior in Training to Youth, Inc.
Petra Inc. Connecting Hearts Arc of Tuscaloosa Ability Alliance of West Alabama Easter Seals of West Alabama Harkins CRF
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Hourly Services
Served 50 New People since August 2006
Added new providers and self-directed service
options Arc
Connecting Hearts
6 Families and individuals are receiving self-directed
services Resources for Independence
Indian Rivers
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Supported Employment
Intake Coordinator has added a discussion of ADRSservices to the process
Personal Care in the work place is discussed withnew referrals AAWA staff has attended workshop on transitioning
day services to employment AAWA staff have attended Council on Quality
Leadership training on promoting community andpersonal outcomes AAWA has employed two additional individuals with
disabilities since October 2006
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Community Membership
Dial a Rides continues to provide individuals transportation tocommunity events
Volunteering in the community has been facilitated throughNation of Joiners and People First Volunteer events have included Ka-Boom Playground build,
Kentuck Festival, Dickens, and Men Who Cook A Safety in Homes and community Grant has provided Safety
Awareness training for high school students, Disability
Sensitivity Training for Law Enforcement Officers, andpublished a resource list for crime victims in cooperation withTurning Point
AAWA has co-directed the Partners With A Twist project topromote leadership for individuals with disabilities, families and
allies
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Transition
Case managers have received training in
resources and supports Self-directed services are being offered to
encourage employment, home ownership
and community membership
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Parent Education
Case managers have received additional
training in supports and services available topromote community membership and
employment
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Pluses in our local area identified from last
years process and over the past year
Work with local law enforcement around disability issues Individuals and families are serving on boards in our
local area People First is active Autism support groups Agencies have access to technology Abundance of day habilitation service
Adequate residential services Identifying resources within other agencies
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Pluses in our local area identified from last
years process and over the past year
Somewhat timely response to crisis
Waiting list is minimal
Together We Ride in Tuscaloosa
Supported employment
Community membership supports
5 Vista Volunteer positions Starting Together We Ride in Bibb and Pickens Co.
Reaching out to Bibb and Pickens School Systems
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Minuses
Competition with state facilities for staff
Limited employment opportunities forindividuals served Limited supported living providersContinued support for transportation
Limited supports for youth in transition Limited Parent Education supports Positive Behavioral Supports resources
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Minuses
Hourly services support providers
Economy
Increasing Medicaid costs
Reduction in staff due to funding cuts (6 positionslost)
Reduction in funding for case managementservices in FY 2009
Increase in caseloads
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Update to our priorities
Transportation
Hourly Supports Supported Employment
Community Membership
Transition Parent Education
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How did we gather input into the plan
Meetings with individuals and families served
were held on November 18th and 19th, 2008
A Meeting with providers were held on
January 7, 2009
The agency mailed out surveys to individuals
and families served in December 2008
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Comments and concerns:
Individuals and Family
members identified
their top priorities as; Transportation
Employment Supports
Housing Supports
Behavioral Support Community membership
Friends
Providers Behavioral support and
crisis stabilizationresources
Closing of Partlow
Waiting list
Funding for current
services Use of local match
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Comments and concerns:
AAWA Reorganize services in
response to reduction infunding for case
management
Provide personal growth
opportunities for staff
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Actions AAWA will take in response to
priorities:
Transportation Administer Together
We Ride TransportationGrant-JARC 5316 andNew Freedom 5317
Employment Supports Continue referrals to ADRS at
admission
Continue meetings follow upmeetings with ADRS Consider becoming a provider
of job development and jobcoaching services for thoseindividual who wish to selfdirect their services
Vista project to promote
employment and support Arcand Indian Rivers indeveloping customizedemployment options forindividual served or on waitinglist
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Actions AAWA will take in response to
priorities:
Housing Supports Continue to advocate for
individuals to live in their ownhomes
Provide self-directed supportsfor individuals who wish to hiretheir own staff and live inapartments or homes theyown
Community membership Continue to support individuals
in volunteering at Kentuck onan annual basis
Continue to support PeopleFirst
Vista Project to supportPeople First in developingorganizations and supportingally organizations
Behavioral support andcrisis stabilization resources Establish a task force to
design a service toaddress this issue
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Actions AAWA will take in response to
priorities:
Closing of Partlow Advocate for increasing
transition efforts to move
individuals to thecommunity
Waiting list Advocate for individuals to
be served on the waitinglist
Vista project to promoteemployment andvolunteerism as strategy todivert individuals fromwaiver services
Funding for current services Advocate for the use of
local match and or
additional funding forsupports
Advocate for local controlover resources.
Vista Project to promotecollaboration betweenagencies
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Actions AAWA will take in response to
priorities:
AAWA Reorganize services in
response to reduction in
funding for case management Laid off 5.0 FTE Staff
positions in 2009 Reorganized caseload to
average of 48 (may be as highas 55 (if further budget cutsoccur)
Develop strategies for
streamline/reduce costs ofoperations
Reduce hours for self-directedservices to absorb additionalbudget cuts
Provide personal growthopportunities for staff andopportunities for the
development of social capital Staff retreat Consider becoming a part of
the disaster response team inthe community
Attend Chamber Events Provide opportunities for staff
to attend conferences if
funding allows.