Meeting Human Service Needs

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Meeting Human Service Needs
IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY
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HUMAN SERVICES AND ALBEMARLE COUNTYS QUALITY OF
LIFE

• Albemarle County Vision Maintaina quality
  community by promoting the value of education and
  lifelong learning.safety, affordability,
  cultural diversity, citizen participation and
  economic opportunity that make the County a
  desirable place in which to grow up, raise a
  family and grow old.
• Albemarle Strategic Direction Enhance the
  quality of life for all Albemarle County Citizens
• 2003 Strategic Goal Make the County a safe and
  healthy community in which citizens feel secure
  to live, work and play.

Planning for our future
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ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIVE THE HUMAN
SERVICES SYSTEM

• Range and complexity of the human services
  network
• Required Collaboration among human service
  programs
• Extensive network of agencies providing services
  to county residents
• Ability to leverage outside funds for the
  community

Planning for our future
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HUMAN SERVICES PROGRESS

• Ten years since the last human services plan-
  1995
• Created a process for improved collaboration
• Focused on next generation prevention and
  intervention
• Directed support to programs that enhanced
  self-sufficiency
• Progress in residents well-being and system
  efficiency since 1995
• Shifts in demographics, policies and trends over
  last ten years
• New approaches are needed to address persistent
  needs and new challenges, and to build on
  improvements

Planning for our future
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QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALBEMARLE CITIZENS?

• This presentation will look at three primary
  components of well-being
• Residents are self-sufficient
• Residents are protected from risk
• Residents have opportunities to develop their
  skills, learn and gain employment

Planning for our future
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TODAYS FOCUS

• WHERE HAVE WE MADE PROGRESS?
• WHERE DO WE HAVE CRITICAL NEEDS?
• HOW CAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

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SECTION I
WHERE HAVE WE MADE PROGRESS?

• SELF-SUFFICIENCY
• PROTECTION FROM RISK
• EDUCATION/ DEVELOPMENT

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SELF-SUFFICIENCYECONOMIC STATUS
63,000
MEDIAN INCOME UP
NUMBER OF JOBS UP
1997
2.6
2002
UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINS LOW
CHILDREN IN POVERTY DOWN
Progress
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SELF-SUFFICIENCYHEALTH CARE
ON-TIME IMMUNIZATION AT 90
NEW DENTAL CLINIC
FAMIS REACHING 90 OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN
ANTI-OBESITY MEASURES IN SCHOOLS
Progress
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PROTECTION FROM RISK FACTORSCHILD BEHAVIOR AND
MENTAL HEALTH
1998
2004
DELINQUENCY JUDGMENTS DOWN
1997
2003
IN-SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
TEEN PREGNANCY RATES DOWN
Progress
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PROTECTION FROM RISK FACTORSFAMILY VIOLENCE
1,456
FY 1997-98
1,215
FY03-04
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESIDENT SERVICES DOWN
NEW FOSTER CARE CASES DOWN
FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
CHILDREN EXPOSED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE IDENTIFIED
EARLY
Progress
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PROTECTION FROM RISK FACTORS SUBSTANCE ABUSE

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DRUG COURT AND FAMILY TREATMENT COURT IN PLACE
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM INITIATED
NO WAIT LIST FOR OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TREATMENT AT REGION TEN
DECREASE IN DRUG/NARCOTIC ARRESTS SINCE 2002
Progress
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING/DEVELOPMENT EARLY
CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

• HOME VISITING PROGRAMS IMPROVE PARENT/CHILD
  INTERACTION

KINDERGARTENERS REQUIRING READING INTERVENTION
DOWN
CHILDREN IN BRIGHT STARS ACHIEVE BENCHMARKS IN
FIRST GRADE
CHILDREN IN HEAD START PROGRAM READING READINESS
UP
Progress
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING/DEVELOPMENT STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT
2005
CHILDREN WITH LEP HAVE ALMOST NO GAP IN
ACHIEVEMENT
2002
SOL SCORES UP
OVERALL STUDENTS ARE DOING WELL
Progress
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING/DEVELOPMENT POSITIVE
AFTER-SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES
60OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
63OF STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN FINE ARTS PROGRAMS
Progress
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SECTION II
WHAT ARE OUR CRITICAL NEEDS?

• SELF-SUFFICIENCY
• PROTECTION FROM RISK
• EDUCATION/ DEVELOPMENT

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SELF-SUFFICIENCYECONOMIC STATUS
1 in 5
1 in 5
RESIDENTS LIVE BELOW 200 POVERTY LEVEL
STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH
39,037/year
33,790/year
WAGE FOR FAMILY OF FOUR AT 200 OF POVERTY
SELF-SUFFICIENCY WAGE FOR FAMILY OF FOUR
Critical Needs
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SELF-SUFFICIENCYECONOMIC STATUS

• ALBEMARLE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH LIMITED
  ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP) DOUBLED FROM THREE TO
  SIX PERCENT SINCE 1998.
• RESIDENTS WITH LEP ARE TWICE AS LIKELY NOT TO
  HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE
• MANY OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE LEP COMMUNITY
  ARE RELATED TO POVERTY

INCREASE IN NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING FAMILIES
Critical Needs
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SELF-SUFFICIENCY
PERCENT UNDER 200 POVERTY
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SELF-SUFFICIENCY
FREE/REDUCED LUNCH
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SELF-SUFFICIENCYHOUSING
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731
RENTERS PAY OVER A THIRD OF THEIR INCOME IN RENT
SECTION 8 WAITING LIST
1998
2004
82 HOUSEHOLDS AWAITING REHAB 119 AWAITING
EMERGENCY REPAIRS
PERCENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING SALES DOWN
Critical Needs
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SELF-SUFFICIENCYHEALTH CARE
9,949 WORKING ADULTS HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE
94 OF RESIDENTS SEEN BY THE RURAL HEALTH
OUTREACH PROJECT HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE
33.9 OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY THIRD GRADERS ARE
OVERWEIGHT
I YEARWAITING LIST FOR FOR ADULT DENTAL WORK AT
FREE CLINIC
Critical Needs
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PROTECTION FROM RISK FACTORSCHILD BEHAVIOR AND
MENTAL HEALTH
2004
1999
5M
COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES ACT FUNDING
JUVENILE DETENTION LENGTH OF STAY UP
1 MONTH
100
WAITING LIST FOR OUT-PATIENT PSYCHIATRIC
SERVICESAT REGION TEN
NUMBER OF CHILDREN PLACED OUTSIDE OF THE
COMMUNITYEACH YEAR
Critical Needs
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PROTECTION FROM RISK FACTORSFAMILY VIOLENCE
34 OF YOUTH IN JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM ARE
EXPOSED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE
2004
1998
CHILD ABUSE ASSESSMENTS UP
50 OF CSA INVOLVED CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO
FAMILY VIOLENCE
COURT PROTECTIVE ORDERS
Critical Needs
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PROTECTION FROM RISK
PROTECTED CHILDREN
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PROTECTION FROM RISK FACTORSSUBSTANCE ABUSE
54 OF PARENTS OF CSA-INVOLVED CHILDREN WERE
SUBSTANCE ABUSERS
JUVENILES ARRESTED FOR ALCOHOL OFFENSES UP
0 IN-PATIENT TREATMENT FOR YOUTH WITH DRUG AND
ALCOHOL PROBLEMS
57 OF JUVENILES ON PROBATION HAD A SUBSTANCE-
ABUSING PARENT
Critical Needs
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING/DEVELOPMENT EARLY
CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
27 BRIGHT STARS WAITING LIST, PARTICULARLY AT
CALE AND WOODBROOK
54 WAITING LIST FOR HEAD START
Critical Needs
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING/DEVELOPMENT
ACHIEVEMENT
12.6 COUNTY ADULTS DO NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA
STUDENTS PASSING ENGLISH SOLS
Critical Needs
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING/DEVELOPMENT
ACHIEVEMENT
MATH SOL PASS RATES, 2004
ENGLISH SOL PASS RATES, 2004
Critical Needs
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING/DEVELOPMENT
ACHIEVEMENT
WESTERN ALBEMARLE HIGH STUDENTS ENTERING IN 9TH
GRADE WHO GRADUATE
Critical Needs
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING/DEVELOPMENT POSITIVE
AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES
YOUTH IN ISOLATED AREAS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
POSITIVE AFTER SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES
COUNTY STUDENTS REPORT LACK OF TRANSPORTATION AS
BARRIER TO PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES
60OF JUVENILES PLACED ON PROBATION NOT INVOLVED
IN PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES
STEADY DECREASE IN SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SLOTS
Critical Needs
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SECTION III
WHERE HAVE WE MADE PROGRESS?

• THE ELDERLY

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PROGRESSELDERLY SERVICES
9,570
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NUMBER OF ELDERLY PERSONS BELOW POVERTY
GROWTH IN RETIRED VOLUNTEERS
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ALBEMARLE COUNTY ASSISTED LIVING BEDS
REAL ESTATE TAX RELIEF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Progress
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PROGRESSELDERLY SERVICES
NUMBER OF SENIOR HOUSING UNITS 50-60 OF MEDIAN
INCOME
PARTIAL ADULT DAY CARE SCHOLARSHIPS
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FINANCIALLY ASSIST THREE SENIOR CENTERS
15,999
MEALS TO 65 HOME-BOUND ELDERLY
Progress
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PROGRESSELDERLY SERVICES
JABAS REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS OPENS IN 1997
2020 COMMUNITY PLAN ON AGING
Progress
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SECTION IV
WHAT ARE CRITICAL NEEDS FOR THE ELDERLY?
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CRITICAL NEEDSELDERLY POPULATION
2000 13 2010 17
THE 85 POPULATION WILL DOUBLE BY 2020
65ELDERLY POPULATION
65 SENIORS WITH INCOMES LESS THAN 200 OF POVERTY
200 OF POVERTY 40 OF MEDIAN INCOME
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19,140
Progress
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CRITICAL NEEDS ELDERLY POPULATION
MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY 80 OF POVERTY

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65 SENIORS LIVING ALONE
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7,656
PERCENTAGE OF JABA CLIENTS BELOW 200 OF POVERTY
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200 OF POVERTY POPULATION SERVED BY JABA
91
Progress
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CRITICAL NEEDS
ELDERLY POPULATION BY DISABILITY
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SECTION V
HOW CAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

• TAKING ACTION TOMORROW
• BUILDING UPON SUCCESS
• INVESTING IN NEW STRATEGIES
• ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE

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TAKING ACTION TOMORROW

• Expand High Quality Pre-School Programs
• Expand School-based Family Support Programs
• Work with School Board to help eliminate
  achievement gap and implement out of school
  programs for disadvantaged and isolated youth
• Using GIS information, implement a neighborhood
  approach in the planning and delivery of human
  services
• Expand programs that will allow the elderly to
  age in place.

Future Success
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BUILDING UPON SUCCESS

• High Quality Pre-School Programs
• Preventative Health Care Initiatives
• School-based Family Support Programs
• Substance Abuse Prevention Programs
• Inter-agency Efforts To Stem Family Violence
• Programs That Address Affordability,
  Particularly Rental Housing

Future Success
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BUILDING UPON SUCCESS

• Assistance programs for most at-risk elderly
• Support for families with elderly family members
• Self-sufficiency for the elderly

Future Success
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INVESTING IN NEW STRATEGIES

• Work with School Board to help eliminate
  achievement gap
• Implement out of school programs for
  disadvantaged and isolated youth
• Support expanded employment opportunities for
  young people
• Support improved information and services to
  non-English speaking population
• Using GIS information, implement a neighborhood
  approach in the planning and delivery of human
  services
• Initiate and support a campaign to increase use
  of the Earned Income Tax Credit to increase
  family self-sufficiency

Future Success
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INVESTING IN NEW STRATEGIES

• Smart Growth/Elder Ready Design
• Promote intergenerational initiatives
• Home safety and repair

Future Success
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ADVOCATING FOR POLICY CHANGES

• Urge state government to cover full cost of
  pre-school programs
• Advocate for increased health care for the
  working poor and the elderly, including continued
  Medicaid coverage
• Advocate state legislators to support increased
  utilization rates for WIC and Food Stamps
• Advocate for affordable housing at federal and
  state levels
• Older Americans Act
• Challenge the private sector to contribute to the
  health of the community

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Questions/Comments?
"The moral test of government is how that
government treats those who are in the dawn of
life, the children those who are in the twilight
of life, the elderly and those who are in the
shadows of life -- the sick, the needy, the
handicapped".