County of Los Angeles CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 West Temple Street, Room 713, Los Angeles, California 90012 (213) 974-1101 http://ceo.lacounty.gov WILLIAM T FUJIOKA Chief Executive Offcer Board of Si-pervisors GLORIA MOLINA First District November 5,2010 MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS Second District TO: Supervisor Gloria Molina, Chair Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky Supervisor Don Knabe Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich lEV YAROSLAVSKY Third District DON KNABE Fourth District MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH Fifth District FROM: William T Fujioka Chief Executive Officer u GENERAL RELIEF RESTRUCTURING PLAN: QUARTERLY UPDATE This is to provide a report on the progress of the implementation of the General Relief (GR) Restructuring Plan (RP). On April 24, 2009, on a motion by Supervisor Knabe, your Board instructed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), in collaboration with the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), and consultation with County Counsel, to design a potential GR program that will better assist GR participants, with the expectation that more of these individuals would be able to transition off of County assistance. In response, the GR Restructuring Workgroup (RW) , consisting of 11 County departments and ten stakeholders, was convened. On February 9, 2010, your Board approved the comprehensive plan to restructure the GR program. This plan consisted of 42 recommendations designed to reduce the GR caseload over time by focusing services on housing assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) advocacy, and employment preparation. The GR RW members were invited to participate in various workgroups that were convened by DPSS to assist in the implementation of the plan. Several internal DPSS meetings, and meetings with other County departments and community stakeholders, have taken place to discuss the implementation of the various GR restructuring projects. As a result of the great support and collaboration from the different partners, 13 GR Restructuring Recommendations have already been implemented and we anticipate that eight more will be implemented in October 2010. The attached Chart provides the status of all 42 approved RW recommendations. "To Enrich Lives Through Effective And Caring Service" Please Conserve Paper - This Document and Copies are Two-Sided Intra-County Correspondence Sent Electronically Only
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County of Los AngelesCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration500 West Temple Street, Room 713, Los Angeles, California 90012
(213) 974-1101http://ceo.lacounty.gov
WILLIAM T FUJIOKAChief Executive Offcer
Board of Si-pervisorsGLORIA MOLINAFirst District
November 5,2010MARK RIDLEY-THOMASSecond District
TO: Supervisor Gloria Molina, ChairSupervisor Mark Ridley-ThomasSupervisor Zev YaroslavskySupervisor Don KnabeSupervisor Michael D. Antonovich
This is to provide a report on the progress of the implementation of the General Relief(GR) Restructuring Plan (RP).
On April 24, 2009, on a motion by Supervisor Knabe, your Board instructed theChief Executive Officer (CEO), in collaboration with the Department of Public SocialServices (DPSS), and consultation with County Counsel, to design a potential GRprogram that will better assist GR participants, with the expectation that more of theseindividuals would be able to transition off of County assistance. In response, the GRRestructuring Workgroup (RW) , consisting of 11 County departments and tenstakeholders, was convened. On February 9, 2010, your Board approved thecomprehensive plan to restructure the GR program. This plan consisted of42 recommendations designed to reduce the GR caseload over time by focusingservices on housing assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) advocacy, andemployment preparation.
The GR RW members were invited to participate in various workgroups that wereconvened by DPSS to assist in the implementation of the plan. Several internal DPSSmeetings, and meetings with other County departments and community stakeholders,have taken place to discuss the implementation of the various GR restructuring projects.As a result of the great support and collaboration from the different partners, 13 GRRestructuring Recommendations have already been implemented and we anticipatethat eight more will be implemented in October 2010. The attached Chart provides thestatus of all 42 approved RW recommendations.
"To Enrich Lives Through Effective And Caring Service"
Please Conserve Paper - This Document and Copies are Two-SidedIntra-County Correspondence Sent Electronically Only
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Approved Workgroup Recommendations That Have Been Implemented
As reported in the Quarterly Report, dated July 2, 2010, the following fourrecommendations were implemented:
. Recommendation No. 13, collaboration with Department of Children and FamilyServices (DCFS) and the Probation Department to connect youth to existingAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded projects: DPSS hasestablished collaboration with DCFS and Probation Department to facilitate referralsto General Relief Opportunities for Work (GROW) services, including ARRA fundedservices. DPSS has designated a liaison to work with both departments on thiseffort. Additionally, the GROW program has been assisting several individuals whoemerged from foster care and needed assistance with various issues. Some werereferred to the district offices to apply for CaIWORKs, GR, or other benefits.Qualifying participants were referred to the WorkSource Centers for assistance withsubsidized employment and/or housing as needed. Approximately 50 individualshave received services/referrals under this project. A more formal/structured
process is being developed according to Recommendations No. 12 and 21.
. Recommendation No. 14, pursuit of federal reimbursement through Food StampEmployment and Training (FSET) for reimbursement for supportive services toGROW participants: The State approved DPSS' FSET plan; therefore,reimbursement through FSET for costs associated with support services to GROWparticipants can be claimed effective October 2009. During Fiscal Year(FY) 2009-10, DPSS claimed $1,388,390 for GROW Mental Health services, ofwhich $694,195 is from federal revenue.
. Recommendation No. 20, GR program has been incorporated in the County's andDPSS' Strategic Plan (SP).
Strategy 3 of the County's SP includes Objectives 2 and 3 related to the GRprogram:
Objective 2: GR to SSI: By June 30, 2010, assess the success of theimplementation of the GR to SSI project working with DPSS, departments of
Health Services (DHS), Mental Health (DMH), and Public Health (DPH) staff. Basedupon the evaluation, determine whether to continue program and/or integrate withGR Efficiencies Initiative. As of September 30, 2010, there are 497 GR participantsapproved for SSI benefits through the GR to SSI project. This far exceeds the
original goal number of 200 approvals. DPSS continues to monitor pendingapplications and expects more approvals in future months.
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Objective 3: By June 30, 2010, to achieve GR Efficiencies, developrecommendations with stakeholders, present plan to the Board of Supervisors, andbegin project implementation. A Workgroup composed of 11 County departmentsand 10 stakeholders was formed and multiple meetings were convened to discuss aGR RP. A 42 recommendation RP was agreed upon by the RW and approved bythe Board of Supervisors on February 9, 2010. As ofSeptember 30, 2010, 13 of the 42 approved recommendations have beenimplemented and we anticipate that eight more will be implemented in October 2010.
Goal i, Program Excellence of the DPSS' SP included Objective 1.1.7 related to theGR program. By June 2010, redesign the GR program to reduce homelessness,increase the number of customers who transition to SSI, and increase the number ofcustomers who become employed.
· Recommendation No. 25, addition of positions utilzing ARRA to assist participantsthrough the GR process: Six participants worked as Customer Services Assistantsin the GR district lobbies until September 30, 2010, when the available fundingended.
In addition to the four Recommendations implemented and reported in the previousQuarterly Report, dated July 2, 2010, the following nine Recommendations wereimplemented between July 2010 and September 2010:
· Recommendation No.5, expansion of the Housing Subsidy Project (HSP) offers arental subsidy for GR participants to provide the stability needed to find and maintain ajob or secure SSI benefits. The expansion of the GR HSP and Case ManagementProject was implemented on August 2, 2010. This project offers a rental subsidy of$400 to homeless GR participants pursuing employment or SSINeterans benefits. Anadditional 640 subsidy slots are now available. The slots wil increase over time asfunding becomes available through the GR Anti-homelessness Account (AHA).
· Recommendation No.9, collaboration with DHS, DMH, and the Los Angeles CountySheriffs' Department (LASD) to retrieve medical and mental health records on behalfof GR participants to support their disability claim for SSI. The project wasimplemented in August 2010. Project protocols were released and SSI Advocacystaffs were trained. A comprehensive training for Registered Nurses (RNs) was
conducted on August 13, 2010. DHS and LASD are now processing pre-clearancerequests and retrieving medical and mental health records. DMH is in the process ofhiring both of its RNs.
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. Recommendation No. 10, collaboration with DMH and DHS to maximize the claimingof retroactive Medi-Cal for GR participants who qualify for SSI. A monthly activity listis being transmitted to DMH and DHS on a monthly basis. This list is a key factor inallowing DMH and DHS to significantly improve their retroactive Medi-Cal claimsprocessing efforts for GR participants who were recently approved for SSI. The firstlist was forwarded to DMH and DHS in September 2010.
· Recommendation No. 16, expand GROW to include General EducationDevelopment preparation for GROW participants who lack a high school diploma. Alist of available education entities has been identified and made accessible toCase Managers who share this information with GR Participants.
. Recommendation No. 19, expand data collection for the GR program and determineits needs. DPSS Systematic Measurement, Accountability, and Reporting Tool(DPSSMART) have expanded data collection efforts. DPSS has evaluated its needfor additional GR program data and has initiated the following:
· Identified key GR program data that will be accessible to all DPSS staffthrough DPSSMART;
· Developed an internal SSI and Medi-Cal Advocacy Program (SSIMAP)
database to track all SSI advocacy data related to GR restructuring;· Developed a mechanism to track all GR restructuring project data; and· Expanding GR data collection is an ongoing effort that wil be enhanced as
the Department identifies additional data needs.
. Recommendation No. 27, establish a GR AHA in the CEO's budget to fundenhanced services to reduce GR homelessness. This account will be funded withsavings from enhanced GR services, including but not limited to GR grant savingsfor participants who receive a rental subsidy and secure employment/SSI, andInterim Assistance Reimbursement for rental subsidies for GR participants whoqualify for SSI. The AHA was set up in the DPSS Assistance budget inSeptember 2010.
. Recommendation No. 38, establish targets for: 1) SSI approvals filed in FY 2010-11and ongoing; and 2) the overall number of SSI approvals. SSI approval targets havebeen established and communicated to staff. These targets were recently reiteratedin the SSIMAP newsletter and at the SSI Advocate Quarterly Meeting. SSIapprovals are tracked on a monthly basis.
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. Recommendation No. 40, strengthen existing relationships with the Social SecurityAdministration (SSA). In addition to the June 22, 2010, upper level managementmeeting with the SSA, Veterans Administration, CEO, and various CountyDepartments, a second meeting attended by DPSS, SSA, and DisabilityDetermination Services Division staff was held on August 12, 2010, to strategizeways of helping more GR participants' transition to SSI. The three agenciescommitted to collaborate with each other to meet their objective of increasing thenumber of SSI approvals among GR participants. Agencies agreed to meetquarterly to discuss progress made.
. Recommendation No. 42, hold quarterly meetings of the GR Restructuring SteeringCommittee (RSC): The GR RSC held its first quarterly meeting in July 2010. Thenext meeting wil be held in October 2010.
An update on all 42 GR restructuring projects is provided on the attached GRRestructuring Master Implementation Chart.
We will provide the next quarterly report in January 2011.
Please let me know if you have any questions, or your staff may contactKathy House at (213) 974-4530, or via email at khouseCâceo.lacounty.gov.
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Memo to BOS - GR Restructuring Quarterly Report.doc
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atsh
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atis
fied
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ploy
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appr
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fund
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for
the
one-
time
cost
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this
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real
tim
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rvic
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iliza
tion
reco
rds
for
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lican
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ipan
ts.
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mee
ting
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nded
for
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id n
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ke p
lace
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il be
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led
at th
e be
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ing
of O
ctob
er 2
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earc
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still
pen
ding
on
this
pro
ject
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eetin
g w
as h
eld
on J
uly
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clud
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om th
e P
ublic
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ial S
ervi
ces
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S)
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mis
sion
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artm
ent o
f Pub
lic S
ocia
l Ser
vice
s (D
PS
S)
pres
ente
dan
ove
rvie
w o
f the
cur
rent
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l Mat
ch a
nd e
nhan
cem
ents
wer
ere
com
men
ded.
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ition
ally
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over
view
of t
he D
PS
S/S
herif
fH
omel
ess
Pro
ject
was
pre
sent
ed.
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eles
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riff
Dep
artm
ent (
LA
SD)
indi
cate
d th
atou
tsta
ndin
g w
arra
nts
are
reso
lved
prio
r to
an
inm
ate
bein
gre
leas
ed f
rom
jaiL
. How
ever
, due
to ,t
he h
uge
num
ber
ofin
mat
es, s
ome
are
not p
rope
rly c
lear
ed th
roug
h th
e sy
stem
prio
r to
bei
ng r
elea
sed.
LA
SD
agr
eed
to w
ork
on a
sys
tem
toen
sure
that
all
inm
ates
bei
ng id
entif
ied
for
this
pro
ject
are
clea
red
thro
ugh
thei
r sy
stem
to e
nsur
e th
at w
arra
nts
are
reso
lved
prio
r to
rel
easi
ng in
mat
es.
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econ
d m
eetin
g w
as h
eld
on S
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mbe
r 9,
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0. D
PS
S a
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are
wor
king
to id
entif
y ad
ditio
nal d
ata
field
s fo
r th
e ja
ilm
atch
list
ing
to e
nsur
e m
ore
mat
ches
are
mad
e w
hen
the
listin
g is
run
. The
wor
kgro
up a
lso
disc
usse
d w
ays
to c
lear
war
rant
s fo
r po
tent
ially
SS
I elig
ible
inm
ates
who
hav
e pr
ior
GR
hist
ory.
A C
usto
dy A
ssis
tant
can
dida
te h
as b
een
iden
tifie
d to
be a
liai
son
betw
een
staf
f and
the
LAS
D to
hel
p cl
ear
war
rant
sfo
r oo
tent
iallv
Suo
olem
enta
l Sec
urity
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me
(SS
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liaib
le
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RU
AR
Y 2
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FEB
RU
AR
Y 2
011
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VE
MB
ER
201
0
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e 1
of 1
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CT
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ING
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ST
ER
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N C
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RT
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EM
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hmen
t
SS
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efits
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R S
SIM
AP
for
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fits
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blis
hmen
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ncou
rage
pol
ice
agen
cies
to m
ake
soci
al s
ervi
ces
refe
rral
sfo
r th
e ho
mel
ess
and
conn
ect t
hem
with
res
ourc
es, r
athe
rth
an is
suin
g ci
tatio
ns.
4
inm
ates
who
hav
e pr
ior
Gen
eral
Rel
ief (
GR
) hi
stor
y.A meeting was held on June 17, 2010 with the Long Beach
Police Department, L.A. County Sheriffs Department and
Com
mun
ity p
artn
ers.
The
Lon
g B
each
Pol
ice
Dep
artm
ent a
nd L
AS
D p
rovi
ded
anov
ervi
ew o
f the
ir se
rvic
es to
the
hom
eles
s po
pula
tion.
DPS
S w
il w
ork
with
the
polic
e ag
enci
es to
cre
ate
a si
mpl
ein
form
atio
nal d
ocum
ent i
n m
ultip
le la
ngua
ges
to d
istr
ibut
e to
the
hom
eles
s an
d co
nnec
t the
m to
ser
vice
s. L
AS
D h
as a
gree
dto
dra
ft th
e in
form
atio
nal d
ocum
ent.
A fo
llow
-up
mee
ting
will
be
sche
dule
d in
Oct
ober
201
0 w
ith th
eLo
s A
ngel
es P
olic
e D
epar
tmen
t and
Com
mun
ity A
dvoc
ates
todi
scus
s se
rvic
es to
the
hom
eles
s po
pula
tion
in th
e LA
are
a.T
he p
urpo
se o
f the
mee
ting
is to
dis
cuss
a r
efer
ral p
roce
ss fo
rla
w e
nfor
cem
ent a
genc
ies
to c
onne
ct h
omel
ess
indi
vidu
als
with
res
ourc
es.
NO
VE
MB
ER
201
0
Enh
ance
Sub
sidi
zed
Hou
sing
by:
Incr
easi
ng th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
hou
sing
sub
sidi
es to
10,0
00 b
y D
ecem
ber
2014
.
5
B. I
ncre
asin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of
hou
sing
sub
sidi
es f
or h
omel
ess
disa
bled
GR
par
ticip
ants
pur
suin
g, o
r w
illin
g to
pur
sue,
SS
I and
/or
vete
rans
ben
efits
, so
that
100
% o
f hom
eles
sdi
sabl
ed G
R p
artic
ipan
ts p
ursu
ing
SS
I and
/or
vete
rans
bene
fits
are
offe
red
a ho
usin
g su
bsid
y w
ithin
5 y
ears
.C
. Inc
reas
ing
the
num
ber
of h
ousi
ng s
ubsi
dies
for
hom
eles
s, e
mpl
oyab
le G
R p
artic
ipan
ts.
The
follo
win
g ke
y po
ints
wer
e im
plem
ente
d in
the
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Dire
ctiv
e w
hich
was
rel
ease
d to
Pro
ject
sta
ff on
Aug
ust 2
, 201
0, fo
r in
stru
ctio
ns a
nd p
roce
dure
s:
A. T
he G
R H
ousi
ng S
ubsi
dy P
ilot h
as b
een
expa
nded
toin
clud
e an
add
ition
al 6
40 h
ousi
ng s
ubsi
dy s
lots
, brin
ing
the
tota
l slo
ts fr
om 9
00 to
1,5
40. T
he c
urre
nt im
plem
enta
tion
plan
proj
ects
to in
crea
se th
e ho
usin
g su
bsid
ies
base
d on
the
savi
ngs
gene
rate
d by
GR
par
ticip
ants
who
rec
eive
a h
ousi
ngsu
bsid
y an
d ex
it G
R w
ith w
ork
or d
isab
ility
ben
efits
.
B. &
C. T
he n
ew 6
40 h
ousi
ng s
ubsi
dies
add
ed to
the
Pilo
tw
ere
allo
cate
d as
follo
ws:
320
for
GR
em
ploy
able
par
ticip
ants
and
320
for
GR
dis
able
d pa
rtic
ipan
ts p
ursu
ing
SS
I and
/or
vete
rans
ben
efits
.
IMPL
EM
EN
TE
DA
UG
US
T 2
010
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e 2
of 1
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Attc
hmen
tG
R R
ES
TR
UC
TU
RIN
G M
AS
TE
R IM
PLE
ME
NT
AT
ION
CH
AR
TS
EP
TE
MB
ER
30,
2010
D. A
s in
the
curr
ent G
R H
ousi
ng a
nd C
ase
Man
agem
ent
Proj
ect:
a. S
ubsi
dize
d ho
usin
g its
elf s
houl
d no
t be
time-
limite
d,al
low
ing
peop
le to
sta
y as
per
man
ent r
esid
ents
, afte
rth
ey s
tart
rec
eivi
ng o
utsi
de in
com
e an
d ca
n pa
y fo
rth
eir
hous
ing.
b. The housing subsidy should be encouraged, but not
requ
ired
.E. Increasing the GR rental subsidy amount from $300 to
$400
and
red
ucin
g th
e pa
rtic
ipan
t's c
ontr
ibut
ion
from
the
gran
t fro
m $
136
to $
100,
so
the
tota
l am
ount
ava
ilabl
e fo
rre
nt w
il be
$50
0.
F. Pursuing federal reimbursements for housing subsidy
paym
ents
mad
e to
em
ploy
able
GR
par
ticip
ants
thro
ugh
the
Foo
d S
tam
p an
d E
mpl
oym
ent T
rain
ing
(FS
ET
) fu
ndat
a r
ate
of 5
0%; a
nd p
ursu
ing
reim
burs
emen
t for
hous
ing
subs
idy
paym
ent m
ade
to G
R p
artic
ipan
ts w
hoar
e ap
prov
ed fo
r S
SI t
hrou
gh th
e In
terim
Ass
ista
nce
Rei
mbu
rsem
ent P
rogr
am, a
t a r
ate
of 1
00%
.R
einv
estin
g th
e m
oney
rec
oupe
d fr
om S
SI (
Inte
rimA
ssis
tanc
e R
eim
burs
emen
t for
hou
sing
sub
sidi
es)
inad
ditio
nal h
ousi
ng s
ubsi
dies
.
H. R
ecru
iting
par
ticip
ants
for
the
Hou
sing
Sub
sidy
and
Cas
eM
anag
emen
t Pro
gram
dur
ing
the
GR
inta
ke p
roce
ss a
ndm
akin
g ad
ditio
nal e
ffort
s th
roug
hout
the
cour
se o
f cas
em
anag
emen
t to
enco
urag
e pa
rtic
ipan
ts to
rem
ain
in th
eH
ousi
ng S
ubsi
dy a
nd C
ase
Man
agem
ent P
rogr
am a
ndid
entif
y ca
uses
of p
artic
ipan
ts d
ropp
ing
out o
f the
subs
idy.
6
D. I
ncor
pora
ted
in th
e im
plem
enta
tion
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Dire
ctiv
e.
E. T
heG
R H
ousi
ng S
ubsi
dy a
mou
nt w
as in
crea
sed
from
$30
0to
$40
0 an
d th
e pa
rtic
ipan
t's c
ontr
ibut
ion
from
the
gran
t was
redu
ced
from
$13
6 to
$10
0. T
he n
ew to
tal a
mou
nt a
vaila
ble
is$5
00.
F. &
G. D
PS
S is
inte
rnal
ly w
orki
ng a
nd h
as e
stab
lishe
dpr
oced
ures
to p
ursu
e fe
dera
l rei
mbu
rsem
ent f
or h
ousi
ngsu
bsid
y pa
ymen
ts m
ade
to e
mpl
oyab
le G
R p
artic
ipan
tsth
roug
h th
e F
SE
T fu
nd a
nd to
pur
sue
reim
burs
emen
t for
hous
ing
subs
idy
paym
ents
mad
e to
GR
par
ticip
ants
who
are
appr
oved
for
SS
I thr
ough
the
IAR
pro
cess
. The
mon
eyre
coup
ed fr
om S
SI w
ill b
e re
inve
sted
in a
dditi
onal
hou
sing
subs
idie
s.
H. T
wo
trai
ning
ses
sion
s w
ere
cond
ucte
d on
Jul
y 15
, 201
0 to
prov
ide
Pro
ject
Sta
ff, e
ligib
ility
sta
ff bo
th in
take
and
app
rove
d,G
RO
W C
ase
Man
ager
s an
d S
SI A
dvoc
ates
with
the
new
proc
edur
es o
n th
e ex
pans
ion
of th
e H
ousi
ng S
ubsi
dy P
ilot
Prog
ram
.
Aug
ust 2
, 201
0, T
he fi
nal a
ppro
ved
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Dire
ctiv
ew
as r
elea
sed
and
the
expa
nsio
n of
the
Hou
sing
Sub
sidy
Pilo
t --
Pro
gram
was
impl
emen
ted.
The
mee
ting
inte
nded
for
Jul
y 20
10 d
id n
ot ta
ke p
lace
; it w
il be
resc
hedu
led
in O
ctob
er 2
010.
Res
earc
h is
stil
l oen
dina
on
this
JAN
UA
RY
201
1 i
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e 3
of 1
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Attc
hmen
tG
R R
ES
TR
UC
TU
RIN
G M
AS
TE
R IM
PLE
ME
NT
AT
ION
CH
AR
TSE
PTE
MB
ER
30,
201
0
build
ings
and
/or
mul
ti-fa
mily
hou
sing
uni
ts a
nd/o
r do
rm-li
keho
usin
g to
be
prov
ided
for
the
indi
gent
hom
eles
s po
pula
tion.
Thi
s ho
usin
g sh
ould
be
owne
d an
d/or
ope
rate
d by
a n
on-
prof
it ho
usin
g de
velo
per
and/
or h
omel
ess
serv
ice
prov
ider
with
exp
ertis
e in
man
agin
g ho
usin
g w
ith s
ervi
ces.
Add
ress
sup
port
ive
hous
ing
need
s by
:
A. E
xplo
ring
hou
sing
opt
ions
for
men
tally
ilpa
rtic
ipan
ts th
roug
h C
ity a
nd C
ount
y H
ousi
ng A
utho
ritie
san
d ot
her
smal
ler
Hou
sing
Aut
horit
ies
thro
ugho
ut L
AC
ount
y.
7
B. I
dent
ifyin
g an
d le
vera
ging
Cou
nty
fund
ing
for
hous
ing
reso
urce
s an
d re
late
d se
rvic
es th
at a
lread
y re
ceiv
eco
unty
fun
ding
or
supp
ort.
proj
ect
A. D
MH
and
DP
SS
sta
ff he
ld a
pre
-mee
t on
Apr
il 27
, 201
0, to
disc
uss
poss
ible
hou
sing
exp
erts
and
pro
vide
rs to
be
invi
ted
toas
sist
with
the
impl
emen
tatio
n on
this
effo
rt. A
list
of p
oten
tial
colla
bora
tive
agen
cies
was
dev
elop
ed. T
he r
espo
nsib
lew
orkg
roup
met
on
June
24,
201
0, to
dis
cuss
the
impl
emen
tatio
n pl
an fo
r th
is p
roje
ct
A s
econ
d w
orkg
roup
mee
ting
was
hel
d on
Aug
ust 4
, 201
0. A
pres
enta
tion
on th
e M
enta
l Hea
lth S
ervi
ces
Act
(M
HS
A)
was
mad
e by
Dep
artm
ent o
f Men
tal H
ealth
(D
MH
) st
aff.
Add
ition
ally
, Los
Ang
eles
Hom
eles
s S
ervi
ces
Aut
horit
y(L
AH
SA
) st
aff m
ade
a pr
esen
tatio
n on
Pro
ject
50.
MH
SA
, AC
omm
unity
of F
riend
s an
d so
me
loca
l mis
sion
s w
ere
iden
tifie
das
age
ncie
s th
at o
ffer
pote
ntia
l hou
sing
opt
ions
to m
enta
lly il
GR
par
ticip
ants
who
mee
t the
ir cr
iteria
.
B. A
dditi
onal
ly, t
he g
roup
dis
cuss
ed th
e m
ost v
iabl
e pr
ojec
tsan
d fu
ndin
g, w
hich
cur
rent
ly h
ave
hous
ing
slot
s av
aila
ble.
All
of th
e pr
ojec
ts id
entif
ied
have
lim
ited
fund
ing.
How
ever
, AC
omm
unity
of F
riend
s, w
hich
is fu
nded
by
the
Com
mun
ityD
evel
opm
ent C
omm
issi
on (
CD
C)
wil
be f
urth
er e
xplo
red.
Pro
ject
on
targ
et fo
r im
plem
enta
tion.
DE
CE
MB
ER
201
0
8
Sub
ject
to d
etai
led
oper
atio
nal a
nd fi
scal
pla
nnin
g du
ring
Pha
se T
wo
of th
e G
R R
estr
uctu
ring
proc
ess,
elim
inat
e th
ecu
rren
t cur
sory
em
ploy
abilt
y/N
SA
scr
eeni
ng a
nd r
epla
ce it
with
a m
ore
exte
nsiv
e m
edic
al/m
enta
l hea
lth d
isab
ilty
asse
ssm
ent p
erfo
rmed
by
(1)
DM
H, (
2) D
HS
or
poss
ibly
DP
H, a
nd/o
r (3
) D
HS
Pub
lic P
rivat
e P
artn
ers
(PP
Ps)
. For
perm
anen
tly d
isab
led
part
icip
ants
in n
eed
of a
dditi
onal
docu
men
tatio
n to
sup
port
thei
r SS
I ap
plic
atio
ns, a
com
oreh
ensi
ve m
edic
al/m
enta
l hea
lth e
valu
atio
n w
ould
be
Mee
tings
wer
e he
ld w
ith D
MH
and
DH
S r
egar
ding
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Dis
abili
ty A
sses
smen
ts/C
ompr
ehen
sive
Eva
luat
ions
.
Men
tal H
ealth
Dis
abili
ty A
sses
smen
t
A d
raft
of th
e m
enta
l hea
lth d
isab
ility
ass
essm
ent t
ool w
asde
velo
ped
and
it is
bei
ng te
sted
in th
e D
PS
S M
etro
Spe
cial
Dis
tric
t Offi
ce. A
t the
con
clus
ion
of th
e sh
ort-
term
pilo
t, D
PS
S
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ER
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e 4
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Attc
hmen
tG
R R
ES
TR
UC
TU
RIN
G M
AS
TE
R IM
PLE
ME
NT
AT
ION
CH
AR
TSE
PTE
MB
ER
30,
201
0
perf
orm
ed. T
he e
xten
sive
ass
essm
ents
and
the
com
preh
ensi
ve m
edic
al a
nd m
enta
l hea
lth e
valu
atio
ns a
ndw
rite-
ups
will
be
fund
ed w
ith 5
0 -
75%
new
fede
ral r
even
ue.
will
eva
luat
e th
e as
sess
men
t too
l and
fina
lize
a pl
an to
exp
and
serv
ices
to a
ll G
R D
istr
icts
. The
se a
sses
smen
ts w
ill b
eco
nduc
ted
by li
cens
ed D
MH
sta
ff.
DP
SS
and
DM
H d
evel
oped
an
impl
emen
tatio
n pl
an to
beg
inpr
ovid
ing
the
enha
nced
men
tal h
ealth
dis
abili
ty a
sses
smen
t.Im
plem
enta
tion
will
be
stag
gere
d an
d th
e ne
w D
MH
Psy
chia
tric
Soc
ial W
orke
rs w
ill b
e ph
ased
-in b
egin
ning
October 2010. .
Med
ical
Dis
abili
ty A
sses
smen
t
Sub
sequ
ent t
o th
e B
oard
's a
ppro
val o
f thi
s re
com
men
datio
n,th
e C
ount
y C
ouns
el fo
r D
HS
det
erm
ined
that
the
med
ical
disa
bilty
ass
essm
ents
fall
outs
ide
of th
e sc
ope
of th
e ex
istin
gco
ntra
cts
with
DH
S' P
ublic
Priv
ate
Par
tner
s (P
PP
s) a
nd, t
hus,
neith
er th
e m
edic
al d
isab
ility
ass
essm
ents
nor
the
com
preh
ensi
ve e
valu
atio
ns c
an b
e im
plem
ente
d th
roug
h an
amen
dmen
t to
curr
ent P
PP c
ontr
acts
.
DE
CE
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ER
201
0
The
Dep
artm
ent h
as b
egun
the
appr
oval
pro
cess
to s
ecur
e a
cont
ract
for
prov
idin
g M
edic
al D
isab
ility
Ass
essm
ent S
ervi
ces.
The
impl
emen
tatio
n ta
rget
dat
e is
Dec
embe
r 20
10.
Men
tal H
ealth
Dis
abilt
y E
valu
atio
n
DM
H w
il hi
re tw
o P
sych
olog
ists
and
a P
sych
iatr
ic S
ocia
lW
orke
r II
to p
rovi
de c
ompr
ehen
sive
men
tal h
ealth
eva
luat
ions
for
a se
lect
ed g
roup
of G
R p
artic
ipan
ts p
ursu
ing
SS
I.
DP
SS
has
beg
un d
rafti
ng th
e M
OU
to a
llow
DM
H to
per
form
the
Com
preh
ensi
ve E
valu
atio
ns. D
MH
is in
the
proc
ess
ofre
crui
ting
two
Psy
chol
ogis
ts a
nd o
ne P
sych
iatr
ic S
ocia
l Wor
ker
for
this
pur
pose
.
Med
ical
Dis
abilt
y E
valu
atio
nT
he D
epar
tmen
t has
beg
un th
e ap
prov
al p
roce
ss to
sec
ure
aco
ntra
ct fo
r pr
ovid
ing
Med
ical
Com
preh
ensi
ve E
valu
atio
nS
ervi
ces.
The
impl
emen
tatio
ri ta
rget
dat
e is
Dec
embe
r 20
10.
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CE
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ER
201
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ER
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e 5
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8
GR
RE
ST
RU
CT
UR
ING
MA
ST
ER
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N C
HA
RT
SE
PT
EM
BE
R 3
0,20
10
Atta
chm
ent
DH
S, D
MH
, and
LA
SD
to r
etrie
ve m
edic
al a
nd m
enta
l hea
lthre
cord
s on
beh
alf o
f GR
par
ticip
ants
to s
uppo
rt th
eir
disa
bilty
cla
im f
or S
SI. M
ost o
f th
e co
sts
will
be
fund
ed w
ith50
% n
ew f
eder
al r
even
ue.
9
Pro
ject
pro
toco
ls w
ere
rele
ased
and
SS
I Adv
ocac
y st
aff
trai
ned.
DP
SS
con
tinue
s to
mee
t with
DM
H, D
HS
and
LA
SD
to c
larif
y is
sues
, exc
hang
e be
st p
ract
ices
and
mea
sure
the
prog
ress
mad
e.
DH
S h
as fi
naliz
ed h
iring
all
seve
n R
egis
tere
d N
urse
s (R
Ns)
.D
MH
is in
the
proc
ess
of h
iring
bot
h of
its
RN
s. T
he R
Npr
evio
usly
rep
orte
d as
hir
ed d
id n
ot ta
ke p
lace
. LA
SD h
asid
entif
ied
one
RN
who
will
wor
k in
this
pro
ject
on
an in
terim
basi
s un
til L
AS
D h
ires
a pe
rman
ent s
taff
pers
on.
A c
ompr
ehen
sive
trai
ning
for
RN
s w
as c
ondu
cted
on
Aug
ust
13, 2
010.
Tra
inin
g pr
esen
ters
incl
uded
sta
ff fr
om S
SA
, DD
SD
and
DH
S.
The
pro
ject
was
impl
emen
ted
in A
ugus
t 201
0.
DH
S a
nd L
AS
D a
re n
ow p
roce
ssin
g pr
e-cl
eara
nce
requ
ests
and
retr
ievi
ng m
edic
al a
nd m
enta
l hea
lth r
ecor
ds. D
MH
doe
sno
t hav
e th
e st
aff y
et fo
r th
is p
rogr
am.
IMPL
EM
EN
TE
DA
UG
US
T 2
010
Max
imiz
e th
e cl
aim
ing
of r
etro
activ
e M
edi-C
al fo
r G
Rpa
rtic
ipan
ts w
ho q
ualif
y fo
r S
SI a
nd M
edi-C
al.
10
Pre
limin
ary
tele
conf
eren
ce m
eetin
gs w
ith D
PS
S, D
MH
, and
DH
S w
ere
held
in J
une
2010
to fu
rthe
r di
scus
s th
e da
ta n
eeds
for
this
pro
ject
.
A li
stin
g of
GR
par
ticip
ants
who
wer
e ap
prov
ed fo
rSu
pple
men
tal S
ecur
ity I
ncom
e (S
SI)
wil
be tr
ansm
itted
toDMH and DHS on a monthly basis. The
first
rep
ort w
asfo
rwar
ded
to D
MH
and
DH
S in
Sep
tem
ber
2010
. Thi
s lis
t is
ake
y fa
ctor
in a
llow
ing
them
to s
igni
fican
tly im
prov
e th
eir
retr
oact
ive
Med
i-Cal
cla
ims
proc
essi
ng e
ffort
s fo
r G
Rpa
rtic
ipan
ts w
ho w
ere
rece
ntly
app
rove
d fo
r S
SI.
IMPL
EM
EN
TE
DS
EP
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ER
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0
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e 6
of 1
8
GR
RE
ST
RU
CT
UR
ING
MA
ST
ER
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N C
HA
RT
SE
PT
EM
BE
R 3
0,20
10
Attc
hmen
t
11
Inte
grat
e th
e P
ublic
Def
ende
r (P
O)
into
SS
I Adv
ocac
y,w
here
GR
par
ticip
ants
are
alre
ady
clie
nts
of th
e P
ublic
Def
ende
r an
d ad
voca
cy c
an b
e co
mbi
ned
with
clie
nts'
repr
esen
tatio
n in
cou
rt.
PO
iden
tifie
d th
e C
ompt
on C
ourt
hous
e as
the
loca
tion
for
this
proj
ect.
Sta
ff ha
s be
en s
elec
ted.
One
DP
SS
SS
I Adv
ocat
ean
d on
e P
O P
sych
iatr
ic S
ocia
l Wor
ker
II w
il be
col
loca
ted
atth
e P
O s
ite to
pro
vide
SS
I Adv
ocac
y se
rvic
es. W
e ar
e in
the
proc
ess
of fi
naliz
ing
the
MO
U, p
roje
ct p
roto
cols
and
fund
ing
for
site
ore
oara
tion
and
eaui
omen
t.
OC
TO
BE
R 2
010
Mod
ify th
e G
RO
W P
rogr
am to
:N
OV
EM
BE
R 2
010
A. C
usto
miz
e se
rvic
es to
indi
vidu
als
who
are
cla
ssifi
ed a
s:1. Transitional Age Youth (TAY);
2. Veterans; and
3. P
artic
ipan
ts e
xitin
g M
anda
tory
Sub
stan
ce A
buse
Pro
gram
(M
SA
RP
).
12
B. C
reat
e a
new
vol
unta
ry c
ateg
ory
of G
R p
artic
ipan
ts w
how
il be
cla
ssif
ied
as e
mpl
oyab
le w
ith a
ccom
mod
atio
nsan
d w
ill b
e re
ferr
ed to
a n
ew G
RO
W c
ompo
nent
desi
gned
to p
rovi
de e
mpl
oym
ent s
ervi
ces
for
indi
vidu
als
who
can
wor
k w
ith a
ccom
mod
atio
ns. V
olun
teer
s w
ould
not b
e su
bjec
t to
sanc
tions
.
C. E
nhan
ce s
ervi
ces
for
Nee
ds S
oeci
al A
ssis
tanc
e (N
SA
A.1
. The
impl
emen
tatio
n pl
an fo
r th
is p
roje
ct is
bei
ng fi
naliz
edby
the
wor
kgro
up. I
tem
s th
at n
eed
to b
e fin
aliz
ed in
clud
eG
RO
W C
ompu
tet P
rogr
amm
ing
chan
ges;
cur
ricul
um fo
rsp
ecia
lized
job
club
cla
ss b
y LA
CO
E; i
nstr
uctio
ns to
sta
ff.T
arge
t im
plem
enta
tion
date
is N
ovem
ber
2010
.
A.2
. The
impl
emen
tatio
n pl
an fo
r th
is p
roje
ct is
bei
ng fi
naliz
ed.
Item
s th
at n
eed
to b
e fin
aliz
ed in
clud
e co
mpi
lng
list o
fav
aila
ble
reso
urce
s an
d di
strib
utio
n of
out
reac
h m
ater
ial f
orre
ferr
als
to W
eing
art C
ente
r. A
mas
s m
ailin
g w
ill b
e co
mpl
eted
this
mon
th to
sen
d ou
t inf
orm
atio
n to
all
iden
tifie
d G
RIG
RO
WV
eter
ans.
A.3
. The
impl
emen
tatio
n pl
an f
or th
is p
roje
ct is
in p
rogr
ess.
Item
s pe
ndin
g in
clud
e co
mpu
ter
enha
ncem
ents
from
LE
AD
ER
to tr
ack
prog
ress
and
com
plet
ion
of M
SA
RP
trea
tmen
t (G
RP
rogr
am);
onc
e th
is p
roce
ss is
com
plet
ed, i
nfor
mat
ion
will
be
inte
rfac
ed to
MA
PP
ER
for
expa
nsio
n of
ser
vice
s to
qua
lifyi
ngpa
rtic
ipan
ts. E
xpec
ted
com
plet
ion
date
is N
ovem
ber
2010
.
B &
C. P
roje
cts
12 B
&C
wer
e im
plem
ente
d on
Aug
ust 2
,201
0w
ith li
mite
d se
rvic
es. F
ull i
mpl
emen
tatio
n of
this
pro
ject
is in
prog
ress
. Ite
ms
pend
ing
com
plet
ion
incl
ude
amen
dmen
ts to
GR
OW
con
trac
ts to
inco
rpor
ate
serv
ices
to V
olun
teer
s an
dso
me
prog
ram
mat
ic c
hang
es. T
arge
t dat
e fo
r fu
llimplementation is November ?01 O.
Pag
e 7
of 1
8
GR
RE
ST
RU
CT
UR
ING
MA
ST
ER
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N C
HA
RT
SE
PT
EM
BE
R 3
0,20
10
Atta
chm
ent
part
icip
ants
by
prov
idin
g th
em v
olun
tary
em
ploy
men
tpr
epar
atio
n se
Nic
es a
nd m
enta
l hea
lth tr
eatm
ent
thro
ugh
the
GR
OW
Pro
gram
. Vol
unte
ers
wou
ld n
ot b
esu
bjec
t to
sanc
tions
.
12
D. E
stab
lish
colla
bora
tion
betw
een
DPS
S, D
CFS
, and
Pro
batio
n to
pro
vide
enh
ance
d se
Nic
es to
GR
OW
part
icip
ants
age
s 18
-24
who
com
e ou
t of f
oste
r ca
re a
ndpr
obat
ion.
E. D
evel
op a
com
preh
ensi
ve a
nd o
ngoi
ng e
valu
atio
n pl
anof
GR
OW
to tr
ack
outc
omes
for
GR
par
ticip
ants
,in
clud
ing,
but
not
lim
ited
to, e
duca
tion
and
trai
ning
outc
omes
, len
gth
of e
mpl
oym
ent o
btai
ned
thro
ugh
GR
OW
, and
rec
idiv
ism
.
Est
ablis
h co
llabo
ratio
n be
twee
n D
PS
S a
nd th
e P
roba
tion
Dep
artm
ent t
o re
duce
the
num
ber
of E
mer
ging
Adu
lts (
age
18-2
4) a
pply
ing
for
GR
ben
efits
.
13
D. A
wor
kgro
up m
eetin
g to
ok p
lace
on
Aug
ust 2
6, 2
010
todi
scus
s ac
tion
item
s ne
eded
to im
plem
ent t
his
proj
ect.
Afo
llow
-up
conf
eren
ce c
all w
ith D
CF
S/P
roba
tion
to d
iscu
ssfin
aliz
ing
of th
e im
plem
enta
tion
plan
took
pla
ce o
nS
epte
mbe
r 13
,201
0.
E. A
n in
tern
al D
PS
S m
eetin
g to
ok p
lace
in A
pril
2010
. Fut
ure
follo
w-u
p m
eetin
gs w
il be
sch
edul
ed a
fter
the
impl
emen
tatio
npl
ans
have
bee
n fu
rthe
r de
velo
ped,
in o
rder
to d
eter
min
e th
ebe
st w
ay to
trac
k re
leva
nt in
form
atio
n.T
he d
evel
opm
ent o
f thi
s pr
ojec
t is
ongo
ing
and
the
wor
kgro
upw
il co
ntin
ue to
dev
elop
trac
king
mec
hani
sms
as th
e pr
ojec
tsro
ll-ou
t.D
PS
S h
as e
stab
lishe
d co
llabo
ratio
n w
ith D
CF
S a
nd P
roba
tion
Dep
artm
ent t
o fa
cilta
te r
efer
rals
to G
RO
W s
eNic
es, i
nclu
ding
Am
eric
an R
ecov
ery
and
Rei
nves
tmen
t Act
(A
RR
A)
Pro
ject
s.D
PS
S h
as d
esig
nate
d a
liais
on to
wor
k w
ith b
oth
depa
rtm
ents
on th
is e
ffort
.
Thi
s pr
ojec
t was
com
plet
ed in
May
201
0.
NO
VE
MB
ER
201
0
IMPL
EM
EN
TE
DM
AY
201
0
14
Pur
sue
fede
ral r
eim
burs
emen
t thr
ough
FS
ET
, at a
rat
e of
50%
, for
men
tal h
ealth
, dom
estic
vio
lenc
e, a
nd, t
o th
e ex
tent
poss
ible
, sub
stan
ce a
buse
seN
ices
pro
vide
d to
GR
OW
part
icip
ants
.
The
DP
SS
pla
n th
at w
as s
ubm
itted
to th
e S
tate
was
app
rove
don
May
5, 2
010.
Rei
mbu
rsem
ent t
hrou
gh F
SET
for
cos
tsas
soci
ated
with
sup
port
seN
ices
to G
RO
W p
artic
ipan
ts c
an b
ecl
aim
ed e
ffec
tive
Oct
ober
200
9.
Thi
s pr
ojec
t was
com
plet
ed in
May
201
0.
IMPL
EM
EN
TE
DM
AY
20
10
15
Est
ablis
h co
llabo
ratio
n w
ith C
SS
, L.A
. City
and
all
othe
rW
orkf
orce
Inve
stm
ent B
oard
s to
pro
vide
job
seN
ices
and
empl
oym
ent o
ppor
tuni
ties
thro
ugh
the
Wor
k S
ourc
eC
ente
rs, g
eare
d to
war
d bo
th y
outh
and
adu
lt G
RO
W
The
wor
kgro
up fo
r th
is p
roje
ct h
as b
een
mee
ting
mon
thly
tode
velo
p a
colla
bora
tive
plan
to p
rovi
de c
ompr
ehen
sive
empl
oym
ent s
eNic
es to
GR
OW
par
ticip
ants
. A li
st o
fW
orkS
ourc
e C
ente
rs a
nd O
ne S
tops
wili
ng to
par
ticip
ate
inth
is o
roie
ct h
as b
een
com
olet
ed. T
arae
t im
olem
enta
tion
date
NO
VE
MB
ER
201
0
Pag
e 8
of 1
8
Attc
hmen
tG
R R
ES
TR
UC
TU
RIN
G M
AS
TE
R IM
PLE
ME
NT
AT
ION
CH
AR
TSE
PTE
MB
ER
30,
201
0
part
icip
ants
.is
Nov
embe
r 20
10.
Exp
and
GR
OW
to in
clud
e G
ED
pre
para
tion.
DP
SS
has
info
rmed
the
resp
onsi
ble
wor
kgro
up o
f thi
s pr
ojec
tan
d th
ere
wer
e no
obj
ectio
ns to
this
pro
posa
l.
16D
PS
S fi
naliz
ed p
olic
y/pr
oced
ures
to im
plem
ent a
GE
Dco
mpo
nent
for
GR
OW
par
ticip
ants
who
lack
a h
igh
scho
oldi
plom
a. A
list
of
avai
labl
e ed
ucat
ion
entit
ies
has
been
iden
tifie
d. P
rogr
amm
atic
cha
nges
to M
APP
ER
hav
e be
enco
mpl
eted
.
IMPL
EM
EN
TE
DJU
NE
201
0
Con
duct
a c
ompr
ehen
sive
stu
dy o
f the
Man
dato
ryS
ubst
ance
Abu
se a
nd R
ecov
ery
Pro
gram
(M
SA
RP
) to
eval
uate
its
effe
ctiv
enes
s.
17
A. D
PS
S a
nd D
PH
-AD
PA
will
eva
luat
e th
e re
desi
gn o
fM
SA
RP
bas
ed u
pon
the
resu
lts o
f the
eva
luat
ion.
B. U
se th
e ev
alua
tion
outc
omes
and
DP
H-A
DP
A R
ate
Stu
dyto
info
rm a
res
olic
itatio
n pr
oces
s fo
r G
R s
ervi
ces.
C. E
valu
ate
the
need
for
subs
tanc
e ab
use
trea
tmen
tse
rvic
es fo
r em
ergi
ng a
dults
age
s 18
-24
and
the
need
tode
sign
spe
cial
ized
trea
tmen
t ser
vice
s fo
r th
is p
opul
atio
n.
Develop State and federal
legi
slat
ive/
regu
lato
ry p
ropo
sals
toas
sist
indi
gent
adu
lts a
nd/o
r m
itiga
te C
ount
y co
sts
and
wor
kw
ith s
take
hold
ers
to d
evel
op th
ese
prop
osal
s.
18
CE
O-S
IB s
taff
has
shar
ed a
dra
ft re
port
, whi
ch w
as d
iscu
ssed
durin
g a
mee
ting
with
DP
SS
sta
ff. T
he d
ata
mat
ch w
ith D
PH
was
com
plet
ed a
nd m
erge
d w
ith D
PS
S d
ata
in p
repa
ratio
n fo
ran
alys
is. C
EO
-SIB
is c
urre
ntly
con
duct
ing
the
anal
ysis
.
DE
CE
MB
ER
201
0
DP
SS
is e
xam
inin
g po
ssib
le a
reas
whe
re le
gisl
ativ
e an
dre
gula
tory
cha
nges
may
be
nece
ssar
y an
d fe
asib
le. T
he in
itial
resp
onsi
ble
wor
kgro
up m
eetin
g w
as c
onve
ned
on S
epte
mbe
r2,
2010
. The
wor
kgro
up h
as id
entif
ied
ten
(10)
pot
entia
lco
ncer
ns th
at w
ith fu
rthe
r re
sear
ch m
ay fo
rmul
ate
into
a S
tate
or Federal
legi
slat
ive
prop
osal
for
indi
gent
adu
lts. T
hew
orkg
roup
is o
n ta
rget
for
thei
r le
gisl
ativ
e su
bmis
sion
s.
DE
CE
MB
ER
201
0
DP
SS
to e
xpan
d da
ta c
olle
ctio
n fo
r th
e G
R P
rogr
am.
19
A m
eetin
g to
dis
cuss
dat
a co
llect
ion
and
com
pute
rpr
ogra
mm
ing
for
all S
SI A
dvoc
acy-
rela
ted
reco
mm
enda
tions
was
hel
d on
Jun
e 22
,201
0. G
R d
ata,
incl
udin
g G
RR
estr
uctu
ring
Dat
a, w
il be
col
lect
ed a
nd m
ade
avai
labl
eth
roug
h D
PS
SM
AR
T, S
SIM
AP
dat
abas
e. D
ata
colle
ctio
n is
an o
naoi
na e
ffort
.
IMPL
EM
EN
TE
DO
ngoi
ng
Pag
e 9
of 1
8
Atta
chm
ent
GR
RE
ST
RU
CT
UR
ING
MA
ST
ER
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N C
HA
RT
SEPT
EM
BE
R 3
0, 2
010
Incl
ude
the
GR
Pro
gram
in th
e C
ount
y's
and
DP
SS
'st
rate
gic
plan
s.T
he G
R P
rogr
am h
as b
een
inco
rpor
ated
in th
e C
ount
y's
and
DPS
S' S
trat
egic
Pla
n.
The
Cou
nty'
s St
rate
gic
Plan
Obj
ectiv
es a
re:
Obj
ectiv
e 2:
Gen
eral
Rel
ief t
o S
SI:
By
June
30,
201
0, a
sses
sth
e su
cces
s of
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
GR
to S
SI p
roje
ct,
wor
king
with
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic S
ocia
l Ser
vice
s, H
ealth
Ser
vice
s, M
enta
l Hea
lth, a
nd P
ublic
Hea
ith s
taff.
Bas
ed u
pon
the
eval
uatio
n, d
eter
min
e w
heth
er to
con
tinue
pro
gram
and
/or
inte
grat
e w
ith G
R E
ffici
enci
es In
itiat
ive.
Obj
ectiv
e 3:
By
June
30,
2010
, to
achi
eve
GR
Effi
cien
cies
,de
velo
p re
com
men
datio
ns w
ith s
take
hold
ers,
pre
sent
pla
n to
the
Boa
rd o
f Sup
ervi
sors
, and
beg
in p
roje
ct im
plem
enta
tion.
IMPL
EM
EN
TE
DAPRIL 2010
20
The
DPS
S' S
trat
egic
Pla
n O
bjec
tives
are
:
Obj
ectiv
e 1.
1.7:
By
June
201
0, r
edes
ign
the
Gen
eral
Rel
ief
Pro
gram
to r
educ
e ho
mel
essn
ess,
incr
ease
the
num
ber
ofcu
stom
ers
who
tran
sitio
n to
SS
I and
incr
ease
the
num
ber
ofcu
stom
ers
who
bec
ome
empl
oyed
.
21
Con
duct
a p
ilot h
avin
g th
e cu
rren
t Lin
kage
s G
AIN
Ser
vice
sW
orke
rs a
t tw
o or
thre
e sm
all D
CF
S o
ffice
s w
ork
with
the
Chi
ldre
n's
Soc
ial W
orke
rs to
util
ize
the
Tra
nsiti
onC
onfe
renc
e as
an
oppo
rtun
ity to
con
nect
fost
er y
outh
with
Cou
nty
serv
ices
.
Pro
vide
bet
ter
scre
enin
g fo
r V
eter
ans
and
bette
r re
ferr
als
for
assi
stan
ce w
ith c
laim
s an
d st
reng
then
DP
SS
cas
em
anag
emen
t for
Vet
eran
s w
ho a
re o
n G
R to
ena
ble
them
toqu
alify
fast
er fo
r V
eter
an's
ben
efits
and
ser
vice
s.
The
wor
kgro
up f
or th
is p
roje
ct m
et o
n A
ugus
t 26,
201
0. A
follo
w-u
p co
nfer
ence
cal
l with
DC
FS
/Pro
batio
n to
dis
cuss
final
izat
ion
of th
e im
plem
enta
tion
plan
took
pla
ce o
nS
epte
mbe
r 13
,201
0.N
OV
EM
BE
R 2
010
An
initi
al m
eetin
g w
as h
eld
in J
une
2010
with
Leg
al A
idFoundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)
, Public Counsel, and
Dep
artm
ent o
f Milt
ary
and
Vet
eran
s A
ffairs
(D
MV
A).
22P
roje
ct p
roto
cols
for
the
DP
SS
/LA
FLA
pilo
t hav
e be
en d
rafte
dan
d sh
ared
with
the
resp
onsi
ble
wor
kgro
up. C
omm
ents
wer
e_re
ceiv
ed fr
om th
e w
orkg
roup
in J
une
2010
.
OC
TO
BE
R 2
010
Cur
rent
ly w
orki
ng w
ith P
ubliC
Cou
nsel
to d
evel
op a
res
ourc
eui
de fo
r V
eter
an o
artic
ioan
ts.
Pag
e 10
of 1
8
Attc
hmen
tG
R R
ES
TR
UC
TU
RIN
G M
AS
TE
R IM
PLE
ME
NT
AT
ION
CH
AR
TS
EP
TE
MB
ER
30,
2010
A s
econ
d m
eetin
g w
as h
eld
on A
ugus
t 17,
2010
, with
LA
FLA
todi
scus
s th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e pi
lot p
roje
ct.
The
DP
SS
/LA
FLA
Vet
eran
s pi
lot w
il be
con
duct
ed in
the
Met
roEast offce and is scheduled to begin on October 12, 2010.
Spa
ce a
rran
gem
ents
for
LAF
LA s
taff
at th
e M
etro
Eas
t offi
cear
e be
ing
mad
e. P
olic
y fo
r th
is p
roje
ct h
as b
een
draf
ted
and
isin
the
clea
ranc
e pr
oces
s.
Ass
ess
and
enha
nce
the
curr
ent m
echa
nism
s de
sign
ed to
enab
le fo
rmer
fost
er c
are
yout
h, m
edic
ally
indi
gent
und
er 2
1an
d pr
obat
ion
yout
h to
rec
eive
and
ret
ain
Med
i-Cal
.
An
inte
rnal
mee
ting
was
hel
d on
May
25,
201
0 to
dis
cuss
curr
ent D
PS
S e
ffort
s on
this
sub
ject
.
Chi
ldre
n in
fost
er c
are
auto
mat
ical
ly c
ontin
ue o
n M
edi-C
al u
ntil
they
rea
ch a
ge 2
1; h
owev
er, 5
0% o
f cas
es a
re te
rmin
ated
at
rede
term
inat
ion
for
failu
re to
res
pond
.
23
DP
SS
is c
urre
ntly
taki
ng M
edi-C
al a
pplic
atio
ns a
t pro
batio
nca
mps
onl
y fo
r m
inor
con
sent
ser
vice
s (M
edi-C
al fo
rin
divi
dual
s w
ho n
eed
cont
inuo
us s
ervi
ces;
e.g
., pr
egna
ncy,
men
tal h
ealth
trea
tmen
t, co
unse
ling,
dru
g an
d al
coho
l abu
se).
DP
SS
is w
orki
ng w
ith P
roba
tion
on a
n au
tom
ated
list
ing
ofyo
uth
who
are
with
in 9
0 da
ys o
f bei
ng r
elea
sed
from
the
Pro
batio
n sy
stem
. Int
erfa
ce w
ith P
roba
tion
will
be
read
y in
July
201
0. D
raft
pro
toco
ls a
re b
eing
dev
elop
ed.
NO
VE
MB
ER
201
0
The
mee
ting
with
the
resp
onsi
ble
wor
kgro
up o
rigin
ally
sche
dule
d fo
r Ju
ly h
as b
een
resc
hedu
led
for
Oct
ober
201
0.
DP
SS
con
tinue
s to
wor
k w
ith P
roba
tion
to e
stab
lish
a re
ferr
alsy
stem
to e
nsur
e pr
obat
ion
yout
h ar
e pr
oper
ly c
oded
tore
ceiv
e an
d re
tain
Med
i-Cal
.
Incr
ease
the
GR
Par
ticip
ants
res
ourc
es b
y:24
A. A
llow
ing
GR
rec
ipie
nts
to r
emai
n on
GR
whi
le s
avin
gm
ore
mon
ey. P
erm
it G
R o
artic
ioan
ts to
mai
ntai
n a
A. I
nstr
uctio
ns a
re b
eing
dev
~lo
ped
to p
rovi
de li
ne s
taff
with
the
prop
osed
pol
icy.
Pag
e 11
of 1
8
GR
RE
ST
RU
CT
UR
ING
MA
ST
ER
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N C
HA
RT
SEPT
EM
BE
R 3
0, 2
010
Attc
hmen
t
Res
tric
ted
Sav
ings
Acc
ount
up
to a
pre
-det
erm
ined
amou
nt fo
r th
e pu
rpos
e of
sav
ing
for
hous
ing,
edu
catio
nor
trai
ning
exp
ense
s, a
nd/o
r to
sta
rt a
bus
ines
s th
atw
ould
not
be
coun
tabl
e to
war
ds th
e pr
oper
ty li
mit.
B. H
elpi
ng p
artic
ipan
ts w
ho h
ave
child
sup
port
obl
igat
ions
by:
1. E
duca
ting
wor
kers
and
par
ticip
ants
abo
ut th
eas
sist
ance
DP
SS
cur
rent
ly o
ffers
to h
elp
low
er c
hild
supp
ort p
aym
ents
for
part
icip
ants
.
25
2. W
ork
with
the
Chi
ld S
uppo
rt S
ervi
ces
Dep
artm
ent t
ore
duce
chi
ld s
uppo
rt p
aym
ents
for
part
icip
ants
afte
rth
ey le
ave
GR
for
the
firs
t six
mon
ths
they
hav
e a
job,
to a
llow
them
to g
et o
n th
eir
feet
bef
ore
resu
min
ghi
gher
chi
ld s
uppo
rt p
aym
ents
.A
dd p
ositi
ons
in G
R o
ffces
, thr
ough
Sep
tem
ber
30, 2
010,
utili
zing
TA
NF
em
erge
ncy
cont
inge
ncy
fund
s (E
CF
), to
assi
st G
R p
artic
ipan
ts n
avig
ate
the
GR
pro
cess
. Pos
ition
sm
ay b
e fil
led
with
GR
non
-cus
todi
al p
aren
ts (
NC
Ps)
who
qual
ify fo
r E
CF
-fun
ded
subs
idiz
ed e
mpl
oym
ent.
B.1
. Dra
ft pr
otoc
ols
will
be
deve
lope
d to
edu
cate
DP
SS
sta
ffon
ass
istin
g G
R p
artic
ipan
ts w
ith lo
wer
ing
thei
r ch
ild s
uppo
rtpa
ymen
ts.
B.2
. The
tent
ativ
e m
eetin
g w
ith th
e C
hild
Sup
port
Ser
vice
sD
epar
tmen
t sch
edul
ed fo
r Ju
ly 2
010
did
not t
ake
plac
e. A
new
mee
ting
will
be
held
in O
ctob
er 2
010.
Thi
s pr
ojec
t was
com
plet
ed w
ith th
e hi
ring
of s
ix p
artic
ipan
tsw
ho w
orke
d as
Cus
tom
er S
ervi
ces
Ass
ista
nts
(CS
As)
in th
eG
R D
istr
icts
lobb
y un
til S
epte
mbe
r 30
,201
0, w
hen
the
avai
labl
e fu
ndin
g en
ded.
NO
VE
MB
ER
201
0
IMPL
EM
EN
TE
DM
AY
201
0
CE
O-S
IB to
con
duct
an
eval
uatio
n of
GR
Pro
gram
man
date
s, r
ules
, tim
e lim
its, s
anct
ions
, ope
ratio
nal
proc
esse
s, a
nd d
ata
limita
tions
, inc
ludi
ng a
cos
t/ben
efit
anal
ysis
.
26 27E
stab
lish
a G
R A
nti-H
omel
essn
ess
Acc
ount
in th
e C
EO
'sbu
dget
to fu
nd e
nhan
ced
serv
ices
to r
educ
e G
RIM
PLE
ME
NT
ED
AU
GU
ST
201
0 i
CE
O-S
IB id
entif
ied
two
cont
ract
ors
to c
ondu
ct th
e ev
alua
tion
ofth
e G
R P
rogr
am. T
he fi
rst c
ontr
acto
r se
cure
d to
per
form
the
Qua
ntita
tive
Pro
cess
Ana
lysi
s of
Los
Ang
eles
Cou
nty'
s G
RP
rogr
am is
Uni
vers
ity o
f Sci
ence
s in
Phi
lade
lphi
a.
The
sec
ond
cont
ract
or s
ecur
ed to
per
form
the
Qua
litat
ive
Pro
cess
Ana
lysi
s of
Los
Ang
eles
Cou
nty'
s G
R P
rogr
am is
Lind
a S
haw
, Ph.
D.,
from
Cal
iforn
ia S
tate
Uni
vers
ity S
anM
arco
s. A
n ac
tion
plan
was
dev
elop
ed b
y th
e co
ntra
ctor
s to
conv
ene
focu
s gr
oups
to in
terv
iew
GR
par
ticip
ants
, Elig
ibilt
yW
orke
rs a
nd A
dmin
istr
ativ
e st
aff.
Foc
us g
roup
s w
ere
conv
ened
in A
ugus
t 201
0.
The
Ant
i-Hom
eles
snes
s A
ccou
nt w
as s
et u
p in
the
DP
SS
Ass
ista
nce
budg
et in
Aug
ust 2
010.
Pag
e 12
of 1
8
MA
RC
H 2
011
GR
RE
ST
RU
CT
UR
ING
MA
ST
ER
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N C
HA
RT
SE
PT
EM
BE
R 3
0,20
10
Atta
chm
ent
hom
eles
snes
s. F
und
this
acc
ount
with
sav
ings
from
enha
nced
GR
ser
vice
s, in
clud
ing
but n
ot li
mite
d to
GR
gra
ntsa
ving
s fo
r pa
rtic
ipan
ts w
ho r
ecei
ve a
ren
tal s
ubsi
dy a
ndse
cure
em
ploy
men
t/SS
I, an
d In
terim
Ass
ista
nce
Rei
mbu
rsem
ent f
or r
enta
l sub
sidi
es fo
r G
R p
artic
ipan
ts w
houa
lify
for
SSI.
Ass
ist G
R p
artic
ipan
ts m
anag
e th
eir
mon
ey b
ette
r by
:
28
· For
mul
atin
g a
list o
f ba
nks
that
allo
w r
ecip
ient
s to
esta
blis
h ac
coun
ts w
ith n
o m
inim
um b
alan
ces
and
min
imal
ove
rdra
ft fe
es.
· Ass
embl
ing
trai
ning
mat
eria
ls in
stru
ctin
g cl
ient
s ab
out
budg
etin
g an
d m
oney
man
agem
ent a
s w
ell a
s th
ese
curit
y ad
vant
ages
of k
eepi
ng th
eir
fund
s in
a b
ank
acco
unt.
The
inst
ruct
ion
topi
cs w
ould
als
o in
clud
eba
lanc
ing
thei
r ch
eck
book
, if u
tilzi
ng a
n A
TM
toch
eck
thei
r ac
coun
t sta
tus,
and
avo
idin
g ba
nk fe
es.
· Foc
usin
g on
pro
vidi
ng th
is in
form
atio
n to
GR
part
icip
ants
sec
urin
g SS
I be
nefi
ts.
· Eng
agin
g w
ith c
omm
unity
org
aniz
atio
ns in
volv
ed w
ithas
sist
ing
indi
vidu
als
with
mon
ey m
anag
emen
t iss
ues.
· See
king
vol
unte
er a
genc
ies
who
wil
offe
r tr
aini
ng o
ras
sist
ance
to G
R p
artic
ipan
ts o
n m
oney
man
agem
ent.
Do
not l
imit
the
hous
ing
subs
idy
to 9
mon
ths
for
empl
oyab
leG
R p
artic
ipan
ts. I
nste
ad, p
erm
it em
ploy
able
GR
part
icip
ants
who
rea
ch th
e 9-
mon
th ti
me
limit
to c
ontin
uere
ceiv
ing
the
subs
idy
durin
g th
e 3
mon
ths
that
they
are
inel
igib
le to
GR
.29
Thr
ee w
orkg
roup
mee
tings
hav
e be
en c
ondu
cted
to b
rain
stor
man
d de
velo
p an
impl
emen
tatio
n pl
an. M
et w
ith r
epre
sent
ativ
esfr
om a
loca
l ban
k to
lear
n w
hat t
hey
can
offe
r to
GR
part
icip
ants
and
wha
t tra
inin
g th
ey c
an p
rovi
de to
Sup
plem
enta
l Sec
urity
Inco
me
Med
i-Cal
Adv
ocac
y P
rogr
am(S
SIM
AP
) st
aff.
A fo
cus
grou
p m
eetin
g w
as c
ondu
cted
with
SS
I Adv
ocat
es o
n A
ugus
t 19,
201
0, to
bet
ter
defin
e th
eir
role
unde
r th
is r
ecom
men
datio
n.
Mon
ey m
anag
emen
t tra
inin
g fo
r S
SIM
AP
sta
ff w
ill b
eco
nduc
ted
by C
onsu
mer
Act
ion
(tra
inin
g ag
ency
). T
rain
ing
issc
hedu
led
for
Oct
ober
201
0.
A L
EA
DE
R C
hang
e R
eque
st h
as b
een
initi
ated
to a
llow
empl
oyab
le G
R p
artic
ipan
ts to
rec
eive
hou
sing
sub
sidy
afte
rth
ey r
each
the
9-m
onth
tim
e lim
it.
JAN
UA
RY
201
1
JAN
UA
RY
201
1
30
DP
SS
sho
uld
enga
ge in
a d
ialo
gue
with
boa
rd a
nd c
are
oper
ator
s to
det
erm
ine
how
to in
crea
se u
sage
of b
oard
and
care
faci
lties
by
hom
eles
s G
R p
artic
ipan
ts. E
xplo
repr
ovid
ing
info
rmat
ion
to G
R p
artic
ipan
ts o
n bo
ard
and
care
faci
litie
s up
on r
elea
se fr
om e
mer
genc
y ro
oms
or h
ospi
tals
.
A m
eetin
g w
ith tw
o B
oard
and
Car
e ag
enci
es to
dis
cuss
oth
erho
usin
g op
tions
for
hom
eles
s G
R p
artic
ipan
ts to
ok p
lace
on
June
23,
2010
.
A m
eetin
g w
ith th
e fo
cus
grou
p w
as c
ondu
cted
on
Aug
ust 1
6,20
10 to
dis
cuss
and
iden
tify
an a
ppro
ach
to s
tart
the
dial
ogue
with
the
boar
d an
d ca
re o
pera
tors
.O
CT
OB
ER
201
0
Pag
e 13
of 1
8
Attc
hmen
tG
R R
ES
TR
UC
TU
RIN
G M
AS
TE
R IM
PLE
ME
NT
AT
ION
CH
AR
TSE
PTE
MB
ER
30,
201
0
A n
ew m
eetin
g w
ill b
e sc
hedu
led
in O
ctob
er 2
010
with
boa
rdan
d ca
re o
pera
tors
that
man
age
larg
e bo
ard
and
care
oper
ator
s to
dis
cuss
the
incr
ease
of u
tilza
tion.
Impr
ove
upon
DP
SS
' GR
SS
I and
Med
i-Cal
Adv
ocac
yP
rogr
am b
y:
1. A
dvoc
atin
g fo
r a
chan
ge in
fede
ral r
egul
atio
ns th
at w
ould
exte
nd th
e pr
otec
ted
filn
g da
te f
rom
60
days
to a
s m
any
as 3
65 d
ays,
to in
crea
se th
e pe
riod
of ti
me
durin
g w
hich
the
Cou
nty
coul
d se
cure
Inte
rim A
ssis
tanc
eR
eim
burs
emen
t for
GR
gra
nts/
rent
al s
ubsi
dies
and
retr
oact
ive
Med
i-Cal
.
2. C
usto
miz
ing
the
appr
oach
to s
ecur
ing
SSI
base
d on
the
cond
ition
and
ava
ilabl
e do
cum
enta
tion
for
indi
vidu
al G
Rparticipants by:
31· B
ette
r id
entif
ying
GR
par
ticip
ants
who
are
pot
entia
llyel
igib
le fo
r S
SI t
hrou
gh a
mor
e ex
tens
ive
med
ical
and/
or m
enta
l hea
lth d
isab
ility
ass
essm
ent (
appr
oved
in P
hase
One
).
1. P
relim
inar
y di
scus
sion
s ha
ve ta
ken
plac
e w
ith th
e lo
cal
Soc
ial S
ecur
ity A
dmin
istr
atio
n (S
SA
) re
gard
ing
the
prot
ecte
dfil
ing
date
. A c
onfe
renc
e ca
ll w
as h
eld
with
SS
A, t
he S
tate
Dis
abili
ty D
eter
min
atio
n S
ervi
ces
Div
isio
n (D
DS
D)
and
DP
SS
in A
ugus
t 201
0.
DE
CE
MB
ER
201
0
We
are
awai
ting
a re
spon
se fr
om S
SA
reg
ardi
ng th
e fe
asib
ility
of this change at a local leveL.
2. A
pre
limin
ary
mee
ting
with
an
inte
rnal
DP
SS
focu
s gr
oup,
com
pris
ed o
f D
PSSS
SI A
dvoc
ates
, was
hel
d on
Jun
e 23
,20
10, t
o di
scus
s di
ffere
nt w
ays
of im
plem
entin
g th
ese
reco
mm
enda
tions
.O
CT
OB
ER
201
0
See
upd
ate
for
Rec
omm
enda
tion
#8.
· Evaluating available medical treatment
docu
men
tatio
n an
d ut
ilzin
g th
e do
cum
ent r
etrie
val
proc
ess
(app
rove
d in
Pha
se O
ne),
if n
eces
sary
. I S
ee u
pdat
e fo
r R
ecom
men
datio
n #9
.
· Evaluating whether a comprehensive medical/mental
heal
th e
valu
atio
n (a
ppro
ved
in P
hase
One
), a
nd th
ere
sulti
ng w
rite-
up w
ould
str
engt
hen
the
SS
I I S
ee u
pdat
e fo
r R
ecom
men
datio
n #8
appl
icat
ion,
and
, if s
o, r
efer
the
part
icip
ant f
or a
nev
alua
tion.
· Mak
ing
an a
ppro
pria
te d
ecis
ion
abou
t whe
n to
file
the
SS
I app
licat
ion
in o
rder
to in
crea
se th
e ch
ance
of
aoor
oval
, bas
ed o
n th
e pa
rtic
ipan
t's s
ituat
ion
and
the
I In
the
proc
ess
of d
rafti
nQ p
roto
cols
for
SS
I Adv
ocat
es.
Pag
e 14
of 1
8
GR
RE
ST
RU
CT
UR
ING
MA
ST
ER
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N C
HA
RT
SEPT
EM
BE
R 3
0, 2
010
Attc
hmen
t
32
resu
lts o
f any
ass
essm
ents
, med
ical
doc
umen
tatio
n,an
d/or
eva
luat
ion.
3. Im
plem
entin
g th
e S
SI/S
SD
I Out
reac
h A
cces
s an
dR
ecov
ery
(SO
AR
) pr
inci
ples
and
str
ateg
ies.
4. S
eeki
ng tr
aini
ng fr
om S
ocia
l Sec
urity
Adm
inis
trat
ion
for
DP
SS
SS
I adv
ocat
es o
n S
SI m
edic
al d
isab
ility
sta
ndar
dsan
d ca
se d
evel
opm
ent.
5. D
evel
opin
g th
e di
sabi
lity
asse
ssm
ent a
nd e
valu
atio
nto
ols
in c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith m
edic
al/m
enta
l hea
lthpr
ofes
sion
als
and
expe
rienc
ed S
SI a
dvoc
ates
.
Pro
vide
anc
illar
y ex
pens
es fo
r sh
ower
s, s
hoes
, clo
thes
, etc
.,fo
r th
ose
purs
uing
SS
I, in
clud
ing
a m
otel
vou
cher
for
the
nigh
t bef
ore
an S
SI a
ppoi
ntm
ent w
ith C
alifo
rnia
Dep
artm
ent
of S
ocia
l Ser
vice
s or
Soc
ial S
ecur
ity A
dmin
istr
atio
n, w
hen
need
ed to
ena
ble
the
part
icip
ant t
o ar
rive
on ti
me.
IMPL
EM
EN
TE
D3.
SO
AR
trai
ning
has
bee
n co
mpl
eted
. The
last
SO
AR
trai
ning
I S
EPT
EM
BE
R 2
010
sess
ion
was
hel
d on
9/3
0/20
10.
4. S
SA
Com
mitt
ed to
pro
vide
trai
ning
to D
PS
S s
taff.
Fut
ure
mee
tings
with
SS
A w
ill b
e he
ld to
fina
lize
the
trai
ning
sche
dule
.
5. S
ee u
pdat
e fo
r R
ecom
men
datio
n #8
A p
relim
inar
y m
eetin
g w
ith a
n in
tern
al D
PS
S fo
cus
grou
pco
mpr
ised
of D
PS
S S
SI A
dvoc
ates
to d
iscu
ss th
e di
ffere
ntw
ays
of im
plem
entin
g th
e re
com
men
datio
n w
as h
eld
on J
une
23,2
010.
The
res
pons
ible
wor
kgro
up m
eetin
g w
ith a
ll pa
rtne
rsto
dis
cuss
the
proj
ect's
cou
rse
of a
ctio
n w
as h
eld
on J
une
24,
2010
.
The
wor
kgro
up m
et o
n S
epte
mbe
r 22
,201
0 to
rev
iew
the
draf
tui
delin
es. W
e ar
e in
oro
cess
of f
inal
izin
a au
idel
ines
.
OC
TO
BE
R 2
010
DE
CE
MB
ER
201
0
OC
TO
BE
R 2
010
33
Col
labo
rate
with
priv
ate
med
ical
faci
lties
to r
etrie
ve m
edic
alan
d m
enta
l hea
lth r
ecor
ds o
n be
half
of G
R p
artic
ipan
ts to
supp
ort t
heir
disa
bilit
y cl
aim
for
SS
I as
part
of t
he c
urre
ntD
PS
S-D
HS
hom
eles
s re
leas
e pr
ojec
t.
The
Hol
lyw
ood
Pre
sbyt
eria
n an
d W
hite
Mem
oria
l hos
pita
lsw
ere
not a
vaila
ble
to m
eet i
n A
ugus
t, as
initi
ally
exp
ecte
d.H
owev
er, b
oth
hosp
itals
exp
ress
ed in
tere
st in
this
pro
ject
and
agre
ed to
mee
t som
etim
e in
Oct
ober
to h
ear
mor
e de
tails
abou
t the
pro
ject
.
JAN
UA
RY
201
1
34
Ass
ist G
R p
artic
ipan
ts a
pply
ing
for
SS
I ben
efits
by:
· Ide
ntif
ying
GR
par
ticip
ants
who
are
in n
eed
of m
enta
lhe
alth
trea
tmen
t to
secu
re m
edic
al d
ocum
enta
tion
need
ed to
sec
ure
SS
I;· S
ubje
ct to
fun
ding
, pro
vidi
ng m
enta
l hea
lth tr
eatm
ent t
oth
ose
part
icip
ants
;· P
rior
itizi
ng m
enta
l hea
lth s
ervi
ces
for
GR
par
ticip
ants
who
nee
d to
our
sue
SS
I;
The
firs
t mee
ting
with
the
resp
onsi
ble
wor
kgro
up to
dis
cuss
the
prot
ocol
s fo
r th
is p
roje
ct w
as h
eld
on J
une
23, 2
010.
A s
econ
d w
orkg
roup
mee
ting
was
hel
d on
Sep
tem
ber
7, 2
010.
-~
DM
H, D
PH
, and
Adv
ocat
e re
pres
enta
tives
wer
e pr
esen
t. T
hegr
oup
disc
usse
d th
e re
com
men
datio
n an
d ho
w to
iden
tify
the
part
icip
ants
in n
eed
of tr
eatm
ent t
o se
cure
SS
I and
the
need
todo
cum
ent t
hose
who
can
not b
e tr
eate
d du
e to
lack
of f
unds
.
OC
TO
BE
R 2
010
Pag
e 15
of 1
8
GR
RE
ST
RU
CT
UR
ING
MA
ST
ER
IMP
LEM
EN
TA
TIO
N C
HA
RT
SEPT
EM
BE
R 3
0, 2
010
Atta
chm
ent
35
· Doc
umen
ting
thos
e w
ho c
anno
t be
trea
ted
due
to la
ck o
ffu
ndin
g;· E
nsur
ing
cost
rec
oupm
ent f
rom
ret
roac
tive
Med
i-Cal
;· A
sses
sing
cur
rent
pro
cedu
res
for
prov
idin
g m
enta
l hea
lthtr
eatm
ent t
o G
R p
artic
ipan
ts; a
nd· R
ecom
men
ding
cha
nges
to b
ette
r ke
ep p
artic
ipan
tsen
gage
d in
trea
tmen
t.D
PS
S S
SI A
dvoc
ates
sho
uld
prov
ide
case
man
agem
ent t
hat
wil
help
GR
SSI
app
lican
ts k
eep
trac
k of
app
oint
men
ts.
Som
e su
gges
tions
wer
e m
ade,
but
the
lack
of a
vaila
ble
fund
ing
was
a b
arrie
r. T
he n
ext w
orkg
roup
mee
ting
will
be
held
in O
ctob
er 2
010.
Pro
ject
on
targ
et fo
r im
plem
enta
tion.
A p
relim
inar
y m
eetin
g w
ith a
n in
tern
al D
PS
S fo
cus
grou
pco
mpr
ised
of
DPS
S SS
I A
dvoc
ates
was
hel
d on
Jun
e 23
,20
10, t
o di
scus
s di
ffere
nt w
ays
of im
plem
entin
g th
ere
com
men
datio
n. T
he r
espo
nsib
le w
orkg
roup
mee
ting
with
all
part
ners
to d
iscu
ss th
e pr
ojec
t's c
ours
e of
act
ion
was
hel
d on
June
24,
201
0.
The
wor
kgro
up g
ener
ated
rec
omm
enda
tions
whi
ch a
recu
rren
tly u
nder
rev
iew
and
wil
be r
elea
sed
via
the
GR
SSIM
AP
Han
dboo
k.
OC
TO
BE
R 2
010
36
Pur
sue
a pi
lot t
o co
ordi
nate
ong
oing
hea
lth a
nd m
enta
lhe
alth
trea
tmen
t for
GR
par
ticip
ants
pur
suin
g SS
I,de
pend
ent u
pon
avai
labl
e fu
ndin
g.
The
firs
t mee
ting
with
the
resp
onsi
ble
wor
kgro
up to
dis
cuss
the
prot
ocol
s fo
r th
is p
roje
ct w
as h
eld
on J
une
23, 2
010.
The
wor
kgro
up m
et a
gain
on
Sep
tem
ber
7, 2
010
to d
iscu
sspu
rsui
ng th
e re
com
men
ded
pilo
t. T
he g
roup
dis
cuss
ed th
ela
ck o
f ava
ilabl
e fu
ndin
g an
d th
e po
ssib
ilty
of a
pilo
t in
an a
rea
that
has
bot
h a
DP
H h
ealth
clin
ic a
nd a
DM
H m
enta
l hea
lthfa
cilty
in c
lose
pro
xim
ity. T
he g
roup
agr
eed
to m
eet i
nOctober 2010.
DE
CE
MB
ER
201
0
37
Str
engt
hen
curr
ent p
roce
ss to
iden
tify
GR
par
ticip
ants
who
wer
e pr
evio
usly
on
SS
I and
prio
ritiz
e S
SI a
dvoc
acy
for
them
.
A p
relim
inar
y m
eetin
g w
ith a
n in
tern
al D
PS
S fo
cus
grou
pco
mpr
ised
of
DPS
S SS
I A
dvoc
ates
was
hel
d on
Jun
e 23
,20
10, t
o di
scus
s di
ffere
nt w
ays
of im
plem
entin
g th
ere
com
men
datio
n. T
he r
espo
nsib
le w
orkg
roup
mee
ting
with
all
part
ners
to d
iscu
ss th
e pr
ojec
t's c
ours
e of
act
ion
was
hel
d on
June
24,
2010
.
In th
e or
oces
s of
fin
aliii
na th
e au
idel
ines
for
881
Adv
ocat
es.
OC
TO
BE
R 2
010
Pag
e 16
of 1
8
Attc
hmen
tG
R R
ES
TR
UC
TU
RIN
G M
AS
TE
R IM
PLE
ME
NT
AT
ION
CH
AR
TSE
PTE
MB
ER
30,
201
0
Est
ablis
h th
e fo
llow
ing
targ
ets
for
SS
I App
rova
ls:
1. For SSI applications filed in FY 10/11 and ongoing,
incr
ease
the
SS
I app
rova
l rat
e at
the
initi
al a
pplic
atio
nle
vel t
o at
leas
t 50%
in F
Y 1
0/11
, to
at le
ast 6
0% in
FY
11/1
2, a
nd to
at l
east
70%
in F
Y 1
2/13
.
382. For the overall number of SSI approvals, increase the
