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Rural IMPACT Demonstration ProjectOverview for National Rural Health Day
Chad Maisel, Senior AdvisorWhite House Rural Council
November 19, 2015
Overview• Rural Child Poverty Stats
• The Two Generation Approach
• Rural IMPACT Demonstration & Sites
• Timeline & Rural IMPACT Partners
• Questions
Rural Child Poverty Stats
• 6.2 million Americans in rural areas live in poverty including 1.5 million children
• 1 in 4 rural children live in poverty
• In these communities, high rates of poverty have persisted
• Over 300 rural counties have had poverty rates of over 20 percent in every Census since 1980
Two Generation Approach
• Two generation approaches intentionally link, coordinate, and align high quality services for children with high quality services and supports for their parents.
• Too often, programs are structured to serve either adults or children, rather than focusing on the entire family together to improve outcomes.
Source: Ascend at the Aspen Institute
Rural IMPACT Demonstration
• Rural Integration Models for Parents and Children to Thrive (IMPACT)– help communities adopt a two-
generation approach to programs, policies, and systems
– a comprehensive, whole-family framework for addressing child poverty.
• 10 rural & tribal communities will receive:– Technical assistance – Support from Federal staff– AmeriCorps VISTA members– Peer learning
Source: Shelly Waters Boots, Sarah Griffen, and Karen Murrell (consultants)
Expertise on two-gen; VISTA coordinators;
content issue expertise; facilitation and engagement on
peer learning
Project management; T/A and peer learning
coordination
Oversight and Coordination; policy
leadership
Federal Interagency Committee
AAP
T/A and content
expertise
CAP
T/A and content experts
VISTA coordinators
Rural IMPACT SitesLocation Organization
Oakland, MD Garrett County Community Action Committee & Allegany County Human Resources Development Commission, Inc.
Berea, KY Partners for Education at Berea College
Marshalltown, IA Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc.
Jackson, MS Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc.
Hillsboro, OH Highland County Community Action Organization, Inc.
White Earth, MN White Earth Reservation Tribal Council
Machias, ME Community Caring Collaborative
Blytheville, AR Mississippi County, Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc.
Blanding, UT The San Juan Foundation
Hugo, OK Little Dixie Community Action Agency, Inc.
Rural IMPACT Theory of ChangeTHEORY OF CHANGE: If rural and tribal communities are assisted in re-aligning and restructuring services to serve the whole family and collectively work to intentionally and simultaneously increase the capacity of children and parents, then rural child poverty will be reduced.
INPUTS• T/A expertise• Peer learning
opportunities• Data support• Interaction with
Federal agency staff to clarify barriers/ opportunities
• Existing services in the community for children
• Existing services in the community for parents
ACTIVITIES•Changes in how services are delivered
•Changes in how programs/systems work with families
•Changes in what services are delivered
•Focus on a bundle of services for whole families
•Development of partnerships across adult and child programs/systems
•Development of a collaborative structure(s)
•Development of shared data and measures
•Strong communication across partners
SHORT TERM MILESTONES (1-2 years)•10 innovative models from a range of geographies and led by varying stakeholders that are working to align systems and supports to reduce child poverty
•4-5 innovations in practice or integrated service delivery
•Examples of families with bundled supports that helped advance skills of parents and children
LONGER TERM OUTCOMES (5-7 years)
•Increased enrollment in quality early childhood programs•Increased high school/GED and post secondary credentials for parents •Increased parental employment•Increased child and family well-being
GOALReduction
in rural and tribal
child poverty in
10 sites(measured
through SPM)
Phases of Rural IMPACT Demonstration
Eval
uatio
n
Impl
emen
tatio
n
Plan
ning
-Identify barriers and opportunities to embed a 2-Gen approach -Identify the objectives, measures, and strategies-In-person convening-Web-based support and planning-Self-assessment and training plan
-Testing and refining new strategies and approaches-Building collaboration models-Establishing new systems to link services-Aligning data systems -Improving coordination of program delivery-Aligning federal, state and local resources.
-Peer learning-Best practices-Lessons learned-Presentations at 2nd Convening-Briefs
Timeline for the next year
•Announcement•Site Interviews by TAs
September 2015
•Kick Off Webinar
• 1st Convening •Two-Gen Webinar
•Learning Agendas
October - November
2015
•TA & experts begin work with sites
•Peer learning•Federal delegation visits
•Monthly Calls
December 2015 -
Summer 2016
•Metrics•Evaluation•Lessons & Successes
• 2nd Convening
Fall 2016
Rural IMPACT Demonstration Partners
White House Rural Council (WHRC)
Department of Agriculture (AG)
Department of Education (ED)
Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS)
Administration for Children and Families
(ACF)
Office of Community Services (OCS)
Community Action Partnership (CAP)
Administration for Native Americans
(ANA)
Office of Family Assistance (OFA)
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA)
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA)
Department of Labor (DOL)
Corporation for National and
Community Service (CNCS)
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
Delta Regional Authority (DRA)
Others (TBD)
Federal Barrier Busting
Federal Interagency
Team
Oversight & coordination
Troubleshoot challenges
Provide guidance
Link to other
federal resources
Address policy
barriers
Address systems change efforts
Identify & coordinate
with private sector
investors
Identify funding
opportunities to further 2-
Gen work
Questions?Monica Barczak, Senior Advisor
Office of Community Services (ACF)[email protected]
ORAaron Lopata, Chief Medical Officer
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA)[email protected]
ORHeather Dimeris, Associate Director
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (HRSA)[email protected]