History of the Collaborative Movement

HEALTHY FAMILIES/THRIVING

COMMUNITIESCOLLABORATIVE

COUNCIL

WHERE DID THE COLLABORATIVE MOVEMENT COME FROM?

1989 1993

1994

1995

Lashawn Class Action

Lawsuit against the

District’s child welfare system

Congress enacts federal Family

Prevention and Support

Act

DC develops state plan with the

center piece as the creation of the

Healthy Families/Thriving

Communities Collaboratives

CFSA placed in

receivership

ESTABLISHING THE COLLABORATIVES

& THE COLLABORATIVE COUNCIL

1996 1997

1998

1999

• Dr. Jerome Miller named first General Receiver

• RFP solicited first Collaborative partnerships, 4 Collaboratives awarded planning grants

• Three additional Collaboratives awarded planning grants

• First 4 Collaboratives awarded service contracts from CFSA

• First City Wide Conference, “Building A Community Partnership for Children”

• Georgia Avenue Collaborative awarded planning grant

• Eight Collaboratives awarded service contracts totaling $6 million

• Collaborative Council organized under DC Agenda

• Community Care Pilot for Homeless Families implemented by Edgewood/Brookland and Columbia Heights/Shaw

ESTABLISHING THE COLLABORATIVES

& THE COLLABORATIVE COUNCIL

2000 2001 2003

• 1998–2000 – Family Group Conferencing Integrated

• CFSA awards $110,000 to Collaborative Council for evaluation

• Mid Northeast Collaborative exits

Collaborative Council

incorporated as a 501c3

organizationCommunity Care

Homeless Initiative

implemented by all

Collaboratives

• DHS Fatherhood Initiative Implemented

• Citywide database system – ETO

MOVING TOWARDS THE PRESENT

2004 2005

2006

2007

• Council awarded grants to develop evaluation framework and implement Efforts to Outcomes

• Independent Retrospective Study (random sample case review) conducted

• Truancy Initiative Implemented – Byer and YTRIP

• Assisted Katrina families at DC Armory

• Federal DHHS Fatherhood grant awarded.

• Collaboratives took lead in closing DC Village family shelter

THE MOVEMENT TODAY

2008 2010

2011

2012

• Partnership for Community Based Services established

• Collaboratives aligned with Wards

• North Capitol exits

• Council published “Responding to Gang, Crew and Youth Violence in the District of Columbia: A Blueprint for Action”. First two recommendations resulted in legislation by City Council

• South Washington exits

• Federal Fatherhood grant awarded for 3 years

• DC General Housing Initiative Implemented

THE COLLABORATIVE STRATEGYIN CONTEXT

Traditional Approach

Workers & services are centralized

Assessment & service planning is deficit-based

Services are usually accessed only after a crisis, limited resources available for prevention

Services are categorical and often duplicative

Workers operate in traditional professional structure with little partnership across professional

disciplinary lines

Approached emerge through top-down process

Collaborative Approach

Workers & services are located near families

Practice model is strengths-based and family-centered

Emphasis on voluntary, early intervention services supported by public funds

Services are flexible and non-categorical; workers & services respect the diversity of families

Interdisciplinary teams support families

Communities become partners in service systems and ensure priorities reflect community needs

MOVING FORWARD

The decentralization of child welfare services in 1996 opened

the door for services in neighborhoods across the city.

Neighborhood-based services not only improve access to families but allow for the formation of

partnerships with other community and faith based

organizations, schools, businesses and other public

agencies.

Enhancing community capacity, one of the original goals of the

Collaborative Movement, is vital to the health and well-being of the Collaboratives, its partners and the communities we serve.

Examples of community capacity building are mini-grant projects,

identifying community needs and goals through a variety of forums, training community members and community-based partners on a

range of skills and issues and assisting partners in

administrative, programmatic and financial development

Timeline

FAR SOUTHEAST FAMILY

STRENGTHENING COLLABORATIVE

FAR SOUTHEAST FAMILY STRENGTHENING COLLABORATIVE

1996 1997

1998

1999

2000

• Jim Banks called meeting to organize community to address child abuse and neglect

• Operated under Anacostia Congress Heights Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness

• First Collaborative to receive planning grant

• First school-based Family Support Center

• First opportunity to place services in community in partnership with CFSA

• Mini-grant program developed and administered

• Collaboration with the Community Partnership for prevention of homelessness

• Incorporates as a 501©3

• Staff members receive extensive training

2003 2004

2005

2006

2007

• Established citywide 1st comprehensive database system (ETO)

• Emphasis on outcomes

• Collaborative received over $1 million in increased funding as result of advocacy

• Established Men and Boys Program, Quality Assurance Division, and Community Engagement Division

• Expanded programming and increased staff

• Implemented Byer Truancy Reduction model

• Expanded Family Support Centers

• Established PCBS, gang and crew work east of the river, and Ward 8 Drug Free Coalition

• Assisted with System Transformation Initiative

FAR SOUTHEAST FAMILY STRENGTHENING COLLABORATIVE

2008 2009

2010

2011

2012

• Established partnership with Department of Mental Health

• Established Family Support Center in public housing complex to provide family supportive services

• Created Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Education campaign

• Established homes buyers club

• Safe Summer Initiative expanded

• Department of Health Tobacco funding

• Expands Family Support Centers to schools

• CCDC Workforce Development Partnership

• DC General Exit Initiative

• Establishes First Ward 8 Health Awareness Day and Bike Challenge

• Launches social media on Facebook and Twitter; upgrades website

FAR SOUTHEAST FAMILY STRENGTHENING COLLABORATIVE

Timeline

GEORGIA AVENUE FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

GEORGIA AVENUE FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

1998 1999

2000

2002

2003

Began asset mapping and

needs assessment in

Ward 1 and capacity

building & family-focused

services in Petworth

Begins implementation of “Housing

First”

• Incorporated as a D.C. nonprofit with 501(c)3 status.

• Opened a Family Support Center on Georgia Ave

Initiated a fatherhood program

2005 2006

2007

2008

2009

• Assisted Katrina families at the DC Armory

• Opened Family Support Center on Kennedy St

• Co-located with CFSA in-home unit to implement PCBS

• Implement a high-fidelity wrap-around services model for youth with serious emotional disorders  and their families, which is aimed at keeping youth safely in their own communities. Contract administered through HFTCCC.

• Expanded prevention

partnerships to address risks associated with abuse and neglect

• Formed a Parents Anonymous group

• Implemented youth violence prevention

GEORGIA AVENUE FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

GEORGIA AVENUE FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

2010 2011 2012

• Expanded prevention partnerships to address risks associated with abuse and neglect

• Partners with CH/SFSC on youth violence prevention for wards 1 and 4

• Works with DYRS Region 2 providers to introduce family support for youth who are released from New Beginnings

• Implements “Mental Health First Aid” training to enable staff and lay people to assist someone in early stages of developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis.

•Partners with Progressive Life, DYRS and select providers in a Center for Excellence step-down group home model for youth released from New Beginnings or residential treatment.

•Forms a network of stakeholders to create a plan that addresses root causes of youth substance use.

•Expands school partnerships to address truancy.

•Implements evidence-based training to strengthen parents’ skills in preventing middle-school aged youth substance abuse.

Timeline

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS/SHAW

FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

1996 1997

1998

1999

2000

• Q Street Office opened• Asset Mapping• Future Search Conference-

Exploration of Models• Explored options for family

involvement (FGC)• Gaps in services identified

(LEP communities)

• Family Group Conferencing Integrated

• CFSA Unit• Community Care Pilot for Family

Homelessness• Community space work began

(Girard Playground)• Prayer Breakfast• Male focused work began

(Fatherhood)

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS/SHAW FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

2001 2002

2003

2004

2005

• Family Group Counseling Institute

• 1st Annual training Conference

• Solutions Focus work began

• Taskforce on Truancy (School based work)

• Gang Work Continue (GIP, Peace Festival)

• Weed & Seed• Hot Properties• Digital Community

& Digital Access Fund

• PRO-Urban Youth DC

•Adult Education Pilot (ALLI)

•Truancy Byer Intervention Model

•Second Responder model introduced to city

•GIP model replicated•FGC Training for public agencies

•Emergency Management

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS/SHAW FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS/SHAW FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

2006 2007 2008 2009

• National FGC Convening

• International FGC Networking

• Immigration NCIC• 3D• Economic Self

Sufficiency

• Expansion (immigrant youth)

• Latino Fatherhood• Citywide

Coordinating Council

• Language Access Compliance Council

• Pro-Urban Youth Expansion

• Strengthening Ward One Together (SWOT)

• Elimination of PUY & CCCYVP funding

• Implementation of Training Institute

• Implementation GIP model in Seattle

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS/SHAW FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

2010 2011 2012

• Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Funding

• You’ve Got Talent• National Night Out• STI-DHS Funding

• Integrated Gang Certification Implementation-DYRS, DPR, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County

• Justice Grant Administration Funding

• Peace Keeping Delegate to El Salvador

• Unrestricted Funding from Private Foundations (Herb Block, Walmart)

• Truancy Prevention Grant (JGA)

Timeline

EAST RIVER FAMILY STRENGTHENING COLLABORATIVE

1996 1997 2000

Managed and funded by Marshall Heights Community Development OrganizationFunded by AECF

CFSA Implementation Grant Awarded

Incorporated as a 501c3 organization

Introduction of Board of Trustees

EAST RIVER FAMILYSTRENGTHENING COLLABORATIVE

2001 2002

2003

2004

2005

EAST RIVER FAMILYSTRENGTHENING COLLABORATIVE

Organization began offering case management services Emergency Transitional Housing introducedMini-grants introducesETO introducedFDC Program introduced

• Introduced Youth programming

• Summer Youth programs introduced

• Hip Hop Summit introduced

• Kids to Camp Initiative introduced

EAST RIVER FAMILYSTRENGTHENING COLLABORATIVE

2006 2008

2010

2011

2012

New drive to empower families & New Mission Statement introducedHealthy Marriages/Strong Families InitiativeSecond Responder Program introducedWatch DOGS Program introducedPrograms geared towards family empowerment such as Financial Literacy and Tax Education classes introducedWeed & Seed introducedNew Communities Grant awarded

• Co-location of CFSA staff

• Received grants from private organizations

• Worked with major partners including DCPNI and Ophelia Egypt Center

• Language Access Compliant

• New office location

• Awarded grant to manage 3 programs from DC Office on Aging

• Amended Mission Statement to include “seniors”

Timeline

EDGEWOOD/BROOKLAND FAMILY

SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

EDGEWOOD/BROOKLAND FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

1996 1998

2000

2001

2003

CFSA Planning grant is awarded

• Brookland Manor Support Center and begins serving families

• CFSA details 4 Social Workers to E/BFSC

• Community Care grant, My Community, My Children grant, and DC Covering Kids grants awarded

• Launched mini-grant program

• Incorporated and held 1st Board Meeting

• Implemented Emergency Assessment Program

• Expanded & began serving target area formerly served by the Mid-Northeast Collaborative

• Carver Terrace and Trinidad Support Centers are opened

• Adopt-a-Family holiday campaign launched

EDGEWOOD/BROOKLAND FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

2004 2005

2006

2007

2009

• Implemented Family Team Coordination Initiative

• Implemented City-wide Fatherhood Initiative

• Began provision of services to youth aftercare population

• Developed Full Service Community School Model at Browne Educational Campus

• Implemented youth violence prevention programming

• Implemented Truancy Byer Intervention Model in Browne

EDGEWOOD/BROOKLAND FAMILY SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE

2010 2011 2012

• Awarded Community Services Block Grant from UPO to provider Job Readiness and Placement

• Expanded and assumed responsibility for all of Ward 5

• Expanded and began serving all Ward 6 communities

• Relocated main office to 200 K Street, NW and opened satellite office in St. Augustine’s

• Awarded funding for TANF Employment Program by DHS

• Closed original site at 1345 Saratoga Ave, NE