CCF: Director's Reports

Coordination of Services

Staff attended meetings of the Foothills Child Advocacy Center, Partnership for Children, Community Obesity Task Force, KidsWatch, Improved Pregnancy Outcomes Work Group, Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, Smart Beginnings and CSA Crisis Stabilization Subcommittee.
The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Core Management Team has met monthly to plan for coordinated implementation of the grant and plan for sustainability.
The YMCA After School Program for Recreation and Education (Y-ASPIRE), funded through a CCF DCJS grant, currently has 27 children enrolled and has passed state certification.
Director and Safe Schools/Healthy Student’s Project Director made presentation to Albemarle School Board.
Director attended the Reentry Council meeting.
Director attended two meetings of the Promise Neighborhoods implementation team, providing GIS data to inform decision-making.
Director participated in interview panel for Community Coordinator for UVA’s YouthNex Project.
Director participated in interview panel for Region Ten Prevention Director.
Director met with representatives of the Mental Health Coalition about developing a directory of resources.
Director continued meeting with Center for Non-profit Excellence Director and Charlottesville Area Community Foundation’s Director of Programs & Donor Engagement to discuss expansion of collection of community benchmarks.
Director met with Safe Schools/Healthy Students Project Director and Region Ten Research and Grants Coordinator to begin planning for May’s Mental Health Awareness month.
Director attended Ready by 21– Virginia Cities Challenge webinar and will attend the Local Policy Institute in May. The City of Charlottesville was among 6 Virginia localities selected by the Forum for Youth Investment to participate in this initiative.

Raising Awareness of Children and Family Issues

Logged just under 3,200 page views on www.ccfinfo.org and 12,535 documents were downloaded from December 29, 2010 through February 22, 2011. The top downloaded document was Profile of Juvenile Offenders 1997-1999: Synopsis of Findings and Recommendations of the Risk and Need Study, published for the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee of CCF, 2002 with just under 250 downloads, followed by the CSA Cost Containment Report, Appendix 7, Utilization Management Report and Stepping Stones 2010 with 114 and 100 downloads respectively.
26 messages were posted to the CCF Listserv since December 29, 2010 and six new members have joined the list.
CCF received three media hits.
NBC 29 had a feature story about Stepping Stones in late December.
Director was interviewed about Stepping Stones on WINA’s Morning Show with Rick and Jane.
CCF is sponsoring another presentation by ROSMY’s Institute for Equality, focused on working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning Youth, scheduled for March 24 from 8:30-4:00.
Two meetings for April’s Child Abuse Prevention month activities have been held. Information about activities will be released in early March.

Administration/Research

The local government non-profit funding prioritization process is on schedule to be completed in May. The full Steering Committee has met six times and subcommittees meet regularly. Six students in Professor Dick Reppucci’s Community Research class provided substantial research support. Activities since the last Director’s report have included:
A Memorandum of Understanding between CCF and Region Ten is being drafted to house the Prevention Coalition at CCF. The Region Ten Prevention Director (position currently being recruited) will be housed at CCF two days a week, tasked to create a Prevention Coalition meeting federal guidelines and
CCF’s joint project with the Partnership for Children to conduct research about methods to create improved information sharing and child tracking across programs and agencies has been delayed due to discussions with the Center for Non-profit Excellence and Charlottesville Area Community Foundation about data collection and mapping. Nia Harrison, a master’s student at UVA’s Batten School of Public Policy, is conducting research about information sharing as her Master’s thesis, to be completed in the Spring Semester of 2011. Director continues to be in discussion with the UVA Masters of Public Health Program, the Health Department, the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation and the Center for Non-profit Excellence about collaboration.

Work Groups

Agency Budget Review Team –On hiatus until FY13 cycle. Director is reviewing and synopsizing progress reports.
Youth Development Network – The next meeting of the full network will include a resource fair and a presentation on Piedmont Council of the Arts’ Arts Access Project. It is scheduled for February 28 from 11:30-1:30.
Human Services Strategic Plan – deferred
Partnership for Children – The Partnership had a strategic planning session on January 11. PFC staff is moving forward with a Transition Team to develop specific action plans for the coming year. Planning has begun for the Spring Orientation sessions. PFC staff continues to meet with a variety of community groups, including serving on the CRHA Resident Services Subcommittee and the Promise Neighborhoods implementation team.
Task Force on Race Disparity and Disproportionality- The Task Force has had thirteen meetings. A final report by University of Virginia student researchers has been completed, and the Task Force has developed recommendations in the areas of child welfare, juvenilejustice, health, and mental health, and is developing work plans in these areas. In future meetings, the Task Force will work on recommendations related education.
Stepping Stones – 2010 edition was released in December.
KidsWatch – KidsWatch completed training of all Albemarle Police Officers in December and will be training Charlottesville Officers in March and April. Student groups are being offered five local schools during the second semester. New materials are being developed. KidsWatch will conduct strategic planning in March.

Status of CCF Grants:

Current Grants

Safe Schools/Healthy Students The almost $6,000,000 grant was awarded effective July 1, 2009. All staff are hired and the program is fully functional.
Functional Family Therapy- $25,000 awarded for the fifth and final year. Provides training and purchase of services for evidence-based treatment for high risk youth and families.
DCJS Afterschool Grant: This three year grant funds an afterschool program for Stony Point Elementary students, opening on August 25. This $75,000 per year project is a partnership between Albemarle DSS, Albemarle Schools, CCF, the YMCA, and Broadus Memorial Baptist Church.

Pending Grants

A letter of intent has been submitted to DCJS for a 2 year Promise Neighborhoods Implementation Grant.
CCF is working in partnership with CYFS, the Shelter for Help in Emergency, SARA, Foothills Child Advocacy Center on development of proposals for two federal Office on Violence Against Women grants to provide intervention services for children under age 13 and youth, ages 14-24.