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8/28/2012 Projects and Initiatives Linda Cottington‐ DWD Ellie Hartman ‐ DWD Amy May – DWD Molly Michels ‐ DHS
8/28/2012
ProjectsandInitiatives
Linda Cottington‐ DWD
Ellie Hartman ‐ DWD
Amy May – DWD
Molly Michels ‐ DHS
Projects/Initiatives
ProjectsNot Statewide
Focus on specialized group of DVR Consumers
Includes Partnerships
New pattern of service
InitiativesStatewide Availability
Can be used by all (or large group) of DVR Consumers
Sustainable over long term
Proven results
Projects
How do we decide?
Is it new?
Is it transferable?
Is it a project to assist with a state plan goal?
Will it have an impact for a number of consumers?
Is it sustainable?
Current Projects
REDI‐Walgreen's
Independent Living Innovation and Expansion X 8
Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
Project SEARCH
Let’s Get to Work!
Wrap Around Milwaukee
PROMISE GRANT * NEW
REDI‐Walgreen’s
Emphasis‐Employment skills training leading to Employment with corporate partners (4 weeks)
Locations‐Milwaukee County, Oconomowoc, West Bend, Oshkosh, Kaukauna, Appleton, Green Bay, Madison
Total of 17 sites
Number of hires statewide: 54 (46 hired by Walgreens and 3 with another employer) Success rate: 72%
Number of graduates statewide: 75
IL Innovation and Expansion
Emphasis‐Employment skills training or services to fill service gap with focus on peer provided services
Location‐8 IL Centers
Number of Consumers‐200+
Statewide Expansion‐Some projects will expand based on need‐Project is statewide. Focus: Assistive Tech, Financial Literacy, Transition, Peer Support.
Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
Emphasis‐Integration of employment in mental health services
Location‐LaCrosse, Marathon, Washington Counties (others)
Grant from Johnson & Johnson/Darmouth College
Number of Consumers‐150+.
Statewide Expansion‐Yes county by county, or regionally
Evidenced based; fidelity model.
Project SEARCH
Emphasis‐Employment Skills taught on‐site with support leading to Employment
Number of Consumers‐140 grads since 2008
Current (2013‐2014) Number of Interns – 60
Outcomes: 87% of 2012‐2013 Interns are Employed (Average 25 hours/week).
Statewide Expansion‐Yes
Wrap Around Milwaukee
Emphasis: Advocates assist DVR consumers in resolving life issues which may have created barriers to obtaining and maintaining employment.
Pilot in Milwaukee with two contracted agencies: La Causa (Transition age) and The Bridge (Adult)
First year goal is 15 referrals enrolled and served by each agency.
Let’s Get to Work!
Emphasis‐Early exposure to employment while still in high school Locations‐ Kewaunee (Luxemberg-Casco, Algoma), Oconomowoc,
Holmen, Manitowoc, Grafton, Rhinelander, Stoughton, West Allis, New Auburn
Number of Consumers‐45 to date
Statewide Expansion‐Yes
Also created Youth OJT
START
Statewide Transition & Action Team
• Point of contact for DVR counselors and schools• 11 WDA Representatives• Train to “Best Practices
Initiatives
How do we decide?
Is it a new or ongoing collaboration?
Is it a project to assist with a required benchmark?
Will it have an impact for most consumers?
Is there a track record or data on the initiative?
American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation (AIVR)
Emphasis: an Initiative designed to assist tribal governments to develop or increase their capacity to provide Vocational Rehabilitation services in a culturally relevant manner.
DVR collaboration with tribes (GLITC) to provide on site skill training to consumers.
Train and Place model: goal is for opportunities for tribal employment in the gaming, hospitality and hotel/food industries or other businesses based.
Statewide expansion – yes . Now expanding to 3 additional locations.
On the Job Training (OJT)
Emphasis‐Training wages paid by DVRDVR pays 50% of wages for first 90 days
One page agreement
1296 consumers used OJT since 2009/ 183 Transition Youth in FFY 2013
81%+ success rate
Youth On the Job Training (Y‐OJT)
Emphasis‐Training wages paid by DVR for Youth
DVR pays at least 50% of wages for first 500 hours of permanent employment
One page agreement
Part of Let’s Get to Work Project
Made available to all youth served by DVR
State Internships
Emphasis‐Training wages paid by DVRDVR pays 50% of wages for LTE placement
One page agreement
Many consumers directly hired after state internship since 2009 with the others having transferable skills for job placement
13 agencies have signed MOU with DVR
What is new?
Pending Projects in Development Call Center Train and Place
PROMISE GRANT – 5 Year Initiative
Expansion of Wrap Around Services
Soft Skills Training
Ellie Hartman, Ph.D.Project Managerpromisewi.com
What Is PROMISE?
•Program to improve the education and career outcomes of low income children with disabilities receiving SSI
• advances goal of fostering interagency collaboration at the Federal and State levels to improve services and drive innovation
•$32.5 million grant for 5 year demonstration
The Problem
A significant number of child SSI recipients do not become independent, self-sufficient tax paying members of the community.
Parents and families of many SSI recipients are not self-sufficient & face many problems:
o Low educational attainment and employment rates
o Low postsecondary and/or vocational rehabilitation enrollment rates
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Partnerships
• Medicaid/Long Term Care
• Mental Health• Disabilities
• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (W-2)
• Child Protective Services
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Workforce Development
• Youth Programs
Special Education
Executive Committee:Secretaries:
DWD, DHS, DCFDPI Superintendent
Facilitator: Bdof People w/
Developmental Disabilities
Project
Mgr
Steering Committee: Workgroup Liaisons/Leads, DeptLeads,
Partnership Committee Members- Variety of staff/partners: DPI, DHS, DWD, DCF, Parent Groups, UW Researcher/Evaluators, Disability Reps, Service
Providers and Experts
Financial Services
Case Mngt
EvaluationConnections
Work ExpCareers
Data Sharing
Recruit & Enroll
GCPD
Enrollment Targets
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1000
1000
Treatment
Control
6000 WI Youth (14 to 16)
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Region Population %Racine, Kenosha & Walworth Counties 10.1%
Milwaukee Co 41.7%Waukesha, Ozaukee & Washington Counties 2.7%
Fox Valley 6.8%Green Bay & NE WI 8.5%Wausau & NC WI 4.4%Superior & NW WI 1.5%
Eau Claire & West Central WI 4.5%LaCrosse & Western WI 3.5 %
Madison & SC WI 9.5%Janesville, Beloit & SW WI 5%
Grant Population Targets
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Case Coordinators
8
1
1
12
2
1 1
3 statewide
2
VR Counselors
DVR Staffing YR 2 Full Staff Complement
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SSI Youth and Family
1-855-480-5618
Recruitment
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Enrollment
• Parental Consent • Baseline intake
• SSA Verification• Random Selection
Family and Youth Enrolled in DVR
Periodic SurveyBenchmark
Program Services
Career Exploration
Work IncentivesJob shadowing
TrainingCommunity Resources
Work ExperienceFinancial Literacy
Jobs
RealityPathwayDream
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Individual and Family
Key Elements
• Work Experience• Incentives Benefits Counseling• Asset Management• Community Resources• Labor Market/Business Connections• Education and Training• Coordination of services--alignment
Outcomes Increase Educational attainment and credentials
Increase Employment
Increase household income including family members older than 15
Decrease reliance on SSA payments
Decrease public benefits
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ProjectSEARCH• Project SEARCH was developed in 1996 by Nurse J. Erin Riehle, then the Director of the Emergency Department at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
• As the flagship program, Cincinnati Children's Hospital provides technical assistance for replication and overall leadership to Project SEARCH worldwide
WisconsinProjectSEARCH• Start up and expansion funded by the Wisconsin Medicaid Infrastructure Grant in 2008‐2012.
• Strong state level leadership and collaboration among the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Health Services.
• Statewide Coordination provided by the Department of Health Services.
WisconsinProjectSEARCHsites:
• William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (2008) and University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison (2010)
• Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa (2011)
• Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield (2011)
• Wal‐Mart Distribution Center in Menomonie (2011)
• St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton (2013)
• Waukesha Memorial Hospital (2013)
ProjectSEARCHExpansion• On February 22, 2014, in the State of the State address, Governor Walker announced an expansion of Project SEARCH to include 20 additional sites.
• Proposed expansion will be managed by the Department of Health Services in partnership with the Departments of Workforce Development and Public Instruction.
• A Request for Applications is proposed to be released in March 2014.
• Information will be available at: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/rfp/
• Questions should be sent to: [email protected]
ProgramDescription
• One school year program• 12 students• Students with a variety of disabilities• Last year of high school eligibility • Rotation through unpaid internships with continual
feedback• Core transferrable skills• Not the “easiest jobs”: Complex, systematic tasks• Outcome of employment• WI Project SEARCH also allows some young adults
ages 18‐25 who have completed high school to participate on a case‐by‐case basis
Partners• Host Business• Schools, districts and CESAs• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation• Community Rehabilitation Providers• Long Term Support Providers
• County Human Services• Managed Care Organization (Family Care)• IRIS
• Families• Planning for new sites requires 12‐18 months prior to implementation.
What if I have an idea?
Resources: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dvr/service_providers/resources/default.htm
