For the past
several years, the Contracted Human Services Program has been
guided by a unified policy framework. This framework provides
direction for the application review prioritization,
recommendation, and award process. The policy framework includes
the following elements:
Guiding Principles
A set of guiding principles sets forth the overall philosophy
governing the Contracted Human Services program. The guiding
principles include:
- The Contracted Human
Services Program will focus on specific results which are
driven by the priorities of the community as expressed in
measurable outcome targets.
- The Contracted Human
Services Program will fund only programs and services which
are consistent with the policy framework for the program
approved by the Board of County Commissioners.
- The Contracted Human
Services Program will collaborate with other funding
partners and organizations to leverage additional resources
to meet community needs.
- The Contracted Human
Services Program will utilize competitive procurement
processes where feasible and appropriate.
- All programs and services
for which funding is requested will be judged on their
individual merit, whether or not the agency has been funded
previously by the Contracted Human Services Program.
- The Contracted Human
Services Program will consider all of an agency’s available
financial resources when determining the funding needs of a
program or service for which funding is requested.
- Contracted Human Services
Program funds will be utilized only for residents of
Sarasota County.
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Funding Criteria
A set of funding criteria establishes guidelines for the types
of programs and services which will be funded (and not funded)
by the Contracted Human Services Program and those that will
receive funding preference. The funding criteria include:
- Funding preference will be
given to programs and services which embody the
collaborative efforts of two or more organizations, where
collaboration is expected to produce superior results and/or
lower costs.
- Funding preference will be
given to programs and services for which the Contracted
Human Services Program is not the primary source of funding.
- Funding preference will be
given to programs and services which directly benefit
individuals or families. However, programs and services
which build the community’s capacity to meet the needs of
individuals and families indirectly through enhancing
infrastructure will be considered.
- Contracted Human Services
Program funds will not be utilized for capital projects,
including construction or renovation costs, architectural
fees, and equipment purchases.
- The Contracted Human
Services Program should not fund programs and services which
are the clearly mandated responsibility of state government.
- Contracted Human Services
Program funds will be used to support programs and services
which are divested by the state to county government solely
at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners.
FY 2011
Community Outcome Targets
A set of community outcome targets for
FY2011 establishes specific,
long-term outcomes to be addressed through the Contracted Human
Services program. Additional community outcome targets will be
added as they are approved by the Board of County Commissioners.
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Priority Outcome Areas
A set of priority outcome
areas identifies the areas on which the Contracted Human
Services program will focus over the next three years. These
priority outcome areas eliminate the previous artificial
distinctions between services for children, youth, adults, and
seniors. Definitions have been developed for each of the
individual outcome areas encompassed within the four priority
outcome areas, together with examples of the services that are
included in the outcome area.
- Building strong children,
youth, adults and families
- Empowering people to be self
sufficient
- Supporting people in crisis
- Building community capacity
and enhancing infrastructure
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Outcome Areas Definitions
Building Strong Children,
Youth, Adults And Families
Early Childhood
Development:
Early childhood development includes an
array of prevention and early intervention services for
children age 0 through elementary school age which are
intended to enable them to develop to their fullest
physical, mental, emotional and social potential.
Services in this outcome area can include, but are not
limited to: early childhood education; day care; training
for day care providers; preparation for kindergarten; and
developmental/medical screenings.
Positive Youth Development:
Positive youth
development includes an array of after school and summer
programs for youth up to age 18 which are intended to
promote and build self-confidence, academic success,
positive family and peer relationships, self esteem, social
development, social awareness, and leadership skills.
Services in this outcome area can include, but are not
limited to: education; homework assistance; mentoring;
community service; tutoring; computer training; cultural
enrichment; and physical fitness.
Individual and Family Counseling:
Individual
and family counseling includes an array of services which
are intended to improve the ability of individuals and
families to function in the community, to increase their
emotional health, and to improve their coping skills, self
discipline, self respect, and self esteem.
Services in this outcome area can include, but are not
limited to: individual counseling; marital and family
counseling; support groups; grief counseling; mental health
counseling; peer counseling; and school-based, collaborative
and family-focused programs.
Parenting Education and Skill Development:
Parenting education and skill development includes an array
of services which are intended to promote positive family
relationships, improve parent/child and family
communications; and increase parents’ involvement with their
children's school and social environment.
Services in this outcome area can include, but are not
limited to, parenting education; family support services;
assistance to families with special needs children;
promotion of healthy development of at-risk children; and
development of positive communication, effective discipline,
and relationship-building skills.
Prevention and Intervention from Abuse, Neglect, and
Exploitation:
Prevention and intervention from abuse,
neglect and exploitation includes an array of services for
children and adults who are at-risk of, or have been victims
of abuse, neglect and/or exploitation which are intended to
prevent abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation and provide
treatment for the physical and emotional effects of abuse,
neglect, and/or exploitation on victims.
Services in this outcome area can include, but are not
limited to: facilitation of court-ordered visitation;
voluntary home visitation; medical and social assessments;
psychotherapy for children who have been sexually abused;
victim and offender prevention programs; legal guardianship
services for adults deemed incompetent by the courts;
domestic violence prevention and intervention programs; and
counseling.
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment:
Substance abuse prevention and treatment includes an array
of services for adults and children who are substance
abusers or are at risk of becoming abusers which are
intended to prevent those at risk from becoming abusers, to
deter substance abusers from further abuse, and to treat the
physical and emotional effects of substance abuse.
Services in this outcome area include, but are not limited
to: education; assessment and evaluation; counseling;
individual and group therapy; outpatient treatment; and
intensive residential services.
Health Care and Education:
Health care and
education includes an array of educational and medical care
services which are intended to enable individuals to
increase their health awareness and to improve or maintain
their overall health.
Services in this outcome area include, but are not limited
to: health education and training; diagnostic examinations;
medical treatment; dental care; and case management.
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Empowering people to be
self-sufficient
Services For Disabled
People:
Services for disabled people include an array of services
which are intended to assist disabled people to achieve
and/or maintain independence.
Services may include, but are not limited to: interpreter
services; adult day training for the developmentally
disabled; assistance to families with special needs
children; housing; community and supported living; training
in independent living skills; employability skills training;
job placement; on-the-job training; supported employment;
training for employers on issues related to the employment
of disabled persons; provision of accessible transportation
for disabled persons; provision of adaptive medical
equipment; home renovation and modifications to accommodate
persons with disabilities; and education and awareness
programs for employers and the general public.
Support Services For Adults And Seniors:
Support services for seniors and adults include an array of
services which are intended to enable adults and seniors to
improve their health and welfare and to become or remain
independent and self-sufficient.
Services in this outcome area include, but are not limited
to: senior companion services; adult day programs; financial
education and counseling; food programs for low income
residents; transitional housing; training and education in
independent living skills, life management skills, and
employability skills; job placement; on-the-job training;
supported employment; transportation; and wellness
activities.
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Supporting
People In Crisis
Emergency Food And
Assistance:
Emergency food and assistance includes an array of services
which are intended to support people with the basic
necessities of life during a time of crisis.
Services in this outcome area include, but are not limited
to: emergency food assistance; emergency voucher assistance
for rent, mortgage, utilities, and prescription expenses;
and case management.
Crisis Stabilization And Detoxification Services:
Crisis stabilization services include an array of services
which are intended to prevent individuals from harming
themselves or others during psychiatric crises.
Detoxification services include services intended to enable
clients to safely withdraw from alcohol and or drugs.
Services include, but are not limited to: assessment;
psychiatric screening; crisis stabilization services;
medical supervision during substance withdrawal.
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Building community capacity and enhancing infrastructure
Access To Human Services
And Agency Support:
Access to human services and agency support include services
which are intended to enhance the ability of human service
agencies to meet community needs or enable individuals to
learn about and gain access to available community resources
to meet their needs.
Services include, but are not limited to: community
education and advocacy; information and referral services;
community engagement; and recruitment, placement, and
supervision of volunteers.
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