Community Programs available to foster youth from the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services. Georgia TeenWork Internship Program, Personal Responsibility Education Program, Afterschool Care Program, and Educational Programming, Assessment and Consultation. Presented by Carmen Callaway.

1. Georgia Division of Family and
Children Services
Interim Director
Bobby Cagle
Georgia Division of Family and
Children Services
DFCS Community Programs Unit
Supporting Youth Through Community-Based Partnerships and Programs
Georgia TeenWork Internship Program
Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)
Educational Programming, Assessment and Consultation (EPAC)
Afterschool Care Program

2. Division of Family and
Children Services
Safety Permanency Wellbeing
Community
Programs Unit
Organizational Service Structure

3. DFCS Community Programs Unit
Mission: The mission of the Georgia Division of Family and
Children Services (DFCS) Community Programs Unit is to provide
resources and support to youth through coordinated community
partnerships that promote positive youth development,
academic achievement, self sufficiency and a healthy transition
into young adulthood.
Vision: The vision of the Georgia Division of Family and Children
Services (DFCS) Community Programs Unit is for every youth to
have access to and participate in positive youth development
services that support their well-being.
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4. DFCS Community Programs
• Supports youth (ages 16-17) by providing career
preparation skills and valuable work experience
Georgia TeenWork
Internship Program
• Supports youth (ages 10-19) by providing
comprehensive health education and adult preparation
training
Personal Responsibility
Education Program
• Supports youth (ages 5-17) and families through out-
of-school time services and initiatives
Afterschool Care Program
• Provides diagnostic educational assessments, tutorial
services and community-based educational support to
youth in foster care (ages 5-17)
Educational Programming,
Assessment and
Consultation

5. Who do we serve?
DFCS Community Programs serves at-risk youth.

6. Youth Who Are:
• Currently or previously in foster care
• Within low income families
• Within families receiving DFCS services
• Performing poorly in school (low attendance, poor
grades, etc.)
• Pregnant and/or parenting
• Using or have used drugs and/or alcohol
• Homeless
Who do we mean when we say at-risk youth?

7. DFCS Well-Being Outcomes
WB1: Families have enhanced capacity to provide
for their children’s needs
WB3: Children receive adequate services to meet
their physical and mental health needs
WB2: Children receive appropriate services to
meet their educational needs

8. DFCS
Community Programs Unit
Programs and Services

9. Georgia Division of Family and
Children Services
Interim Director
Bobby Cagle
Georgia TeenWork Internship Program

10. Mandates For Our Work
Part A of the Social Security Act — BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY
FAMILIES
PURPOSE: Sec. 401. [42 U.S.C. 601] (a) In General -the purpose of this part is to increase the flexibility of States
in operating a program designed to:
• Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes
of relatives;
• End the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and
marriage;
• Prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for
preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies;
• Encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.
• No Individual Entitlement: this part shall not be interpreted to entitle any individual or family to assistance
under any State program funded under this part.
Youth Eligibility
• Foster youth must reside in the state of Georgia with a valid photo ID, 15 to 17 years old by June 1st,
and/or participate in the State of Georgia Independent Living Program.

11. Georgia TeenWork Internship Program
Program Overview
Each year, more than 700 teens in Georgia age out of foster care. Many of these youth
experience negative outcomes such as homelessness, teenage pregnancy, and low
academic achievement. Despite these discouraging statistics, studies have found that
youth who have employment opportunities and enriching experiences while in foster
care are more likely to finish high school, maintain steady employment, and become
self-sufficient after exiting care.
To support youth as they prepare to transition to adulthood and independence, The
Georgia TeenWork Internship Program was created. GTIP is administered through the
Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Family and Children
Services (DFCS) and is designed to ensure that Georgia's foster youth are equipped with
the skills and opportunities necessary to enable them to mature into well-balanced and
self-sufficient members of society.

12. Program Goals
The program’s three core areas of the work include career preparation, job placement, and youth
employment resource connections. GTIP continues to train youth in foster care with career
preparatory knowledge across the entire state to equip them with workplace skills.
The GTIP is an opportunity for Georgia's youth in foster care ages 15 - 17 years of age, to
participate in valuable career preparatory opportunities within their communities. The program
provides valuable training and job placement opportunities through partnerships with local
businesses, non-profit organizations and public agencies. Below are the three program goals for
the Georgia TeenWork Internship Program.
• 1. Provide youth in foster care with career preparatory training.
• 2. Provide youth in foster care with meaningful workplace skills and internship opportunities.
• 3. Engage Georgia’s business communities, non-profit organizations and governmental agencies in
a mutually beneficial collaborative partnerships and coordinated collaboration with internal and
external partners that establishes valuable and safe work environments for GTIP participants.

13. TeenWork Core Areas of Services
Youth will learn the importance of work through GTIP’s employment skills training. With one-on-one
coaching participants will complete a career assessment and go through work readiness training.
• Job Placement: The program is designed to ensure Georgia’s foster youth are equipped with the
tools and opportunities necessary to enable them to mature into well balanced, healthy, and
productive members of society. Youth are able to have hands on experience with companies to
develop the skills needed in today’s workplace. The youth’s career assessment will help connect
them to the right employer. Youth will be matched to assigned employers based on the needs of the
employer and future career interest of the youth.
• Employment Skills Training: Employment skills training provide GTIP youth with the knowledge to
work effectively in the workplace. The training topics include such subjects as resume writing, dress
for success, customer service skills, and a host of other employment skills.
• Youth Resources Connections: The Georgia TeenWork Internship Program is a resource established
to help promote positive youth development. The program strives to provide a sense of
independence and valuable work experience for participating youth. Through statewide
collaborations the program promotes future success for Georgia’s foster youth by providing a
resource guide to connect youth to services they may need which GTIP does not offer.

14. Job Readiness
Often referred to as “soft skills”, youth must learn non-technical
workplace competencies, including “problem-solving and other
cognitive skills, oral communication skills, personal qualities,
work ethics, interpersonal and teamwork skills.”

15. Georgia TeenWork Internship Program
Youth Employment and Career Training Areas
 Dress for Success
 Employer Expectations
 First Impressions
 Work Ethics
 Job Retention
 First Day Success
 Interview Tips
 Resume Building
 Disciplinary Policies
 Financial Literacy
 Employment Application Completion

16. Georgia TeenWork Internship Program
Employment
There are three employment cycles that youth can participate
within as a GTIP participant:
During the employment cycles, youth work an average of 25
hours per week and earn an hourly wage.
Cycle 1 – December (Holiday Break: 1 - 2 weeks)
Cycle 2 – March/April (Spring Break: 1 week)
Cycle 3 – Summer (June – July: 8 weeks)

17. YCC Regional Assignments
(2) YCC’s for Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
(2) YCC’s for Regions 13, 14 , 15
(2) YCC’s for Regions 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
* 3 part time YCC’s will come on-board for the summer
TeenWork provides career
development and employment
opportunities for the State of
Georgia. There are (2) YCC’s in
North Georgia, Metro – Atlanta area
and South Georgia.

18. GTIP Youth Age Groups

19. TeenWork Annual Program Statistics
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Jobs Pledged 700 600 850 2,134 1,060 871 867 756 581
Applicants 655 1,072 1,725 55,838 1,374 1,037 810 - -
Employed
Youth
605 529 500 5,000 709 654 603 606 418
Completed 465 483 4,302 686 609 448 - -
Terminated,
Quit, No show
64 17 698 23 45 155 - -
Hourly rate $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $8.50 $7.00/$7.25 $6.50 $6.50 $5.50 $5.50

20. GTIP Jobs Pledged vs. Youth Employed

21. TeenWork Community Partners
• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION : YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES
• GEORGIA VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
• GEORGIA FAMILY CONNECTION PARTNERSHIP
• GOODWILL
• GEORGIA YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP & MENTORING PROGRAM
• JOB CORPS
• TEEN MAZE
• URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER ATLANTA
• DHS AFTERSCHOOL CARE PROGRAM
• DHS PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP)
• DHS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, ASSESSMENT AND CONSULTATION
• DHS INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM

22. Georgia TeenWork Internship Program
Contact
For additional information about the Georgia TeenWork Internship Program
and to find out how youth can apply, you may contact:
Crystal Culver, Program Manager
Crystal.culver@dhs.ga.gov
404-657-4719

23. Georgia Division of Family and
Children Services
Interim Director
Bobby Cagle
Educational Programming, Assessment and
Consultation
(EPAC)

24. Educational Programming, Assessment, and Consultation
DHS Policy 10.13 – Education Stability
• Practice guidance to direct service workers and all other
field staff about Education Stability for children and youth
in foster care
• This policy specifically covers how EPAC, through its
Education Support Monitors, engage case managers and
provide educational consultation in the following areas:
o Collaborations with Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
o Determination of Appropriateness of Educational Settings
o DFCS contact for District Level Homeless Liaisons
o Assist in development of RTI, IEP, and/or 504 Plans
o Homeless and Unaccompanied Youth Referrals
o Educational Stability Transportation Funding Request Protocol

25. Education Programming, Assessment, and Consultation (EPAC)
Program Goals
• Improve academic success for all school aged youth in the custody of
GA DFCS
• Improve school stability for all school aged youth in the custody of
GA DFCS
• Provide the following services to children in custody of GA DFCS:
diagnostic educational assessments, connection to community
educational resources, tutoring, and consultation services
• Annual promotion, graduation, or GED attainment for all school aged
youth in custody of GA DFCS

26. EPAC Referral Process
Referrals
Assessments
Educational
Records
DFCS EPAC
Action Plan
Delivery of
Services
Resource
Management
Reevaluation
of Educational
Need

27. EPAC Referral (Form No.
176)

28. Education Support Monitors
• 15 regionally assigned
Education Support
Monitors (ESM)
– Provide direct
educational support to
school aged youth in
care
– Serve as liaisons
between local education
agencies, community
resources and DFCS
Regions 3 and 14 have two Education Support Monitors respectively.
Regions (1 & 2), (5 & 7) and (6 & 9) are represented by one Education
Support Monitor.

29. State Office Personnel
Program Manager Kyle D. Berry 404-657-5122
Asst. Program Manager Jennifer Williams 404-576-7598
Data Manager Nesha Jairam 404-657-5156
Education Quality
Monitor
Vacant 404-657-0088
Education Support Monitors
Reg. 1, 2 Marilyn Peters Reg. 3W Christopher Jones Reg. 3E Michele Lobdell
Reg. 4 Autumn Shepard Reg. 5, 7 Robin Brooks Reg. 6, 9 LeAnne Worley
Reg. 8 Angela Thompson Reg. 10 Amie Henry Reg. 11 Mary Mollay
Reg. 12 Vacant Reg. 13 Brandi Blackmon Reg. 14 (A-L) Josette
Franklin
Reg. 14 (M-Z) Shantel
Tate
Reg. 15 Jenny Summerlin
Organizational Structure

30. EPAC Services Provided
• Assessment in Progress – Youth who have received educational diagnostic
assessments through EPAC for this month. The results of those assessments have
been forwarded to the youth’s case manager and additional information may have
been requested in order to write an Educational Action Plan (EAP)
• Consultative Community Services – Youth who are receiving services from a
community partner
o Child Caring Institutions
o Community-Based Programs
o Local Educational Agencies
• Tutoring – Youth who are receiving tutorial services with EPAC. Tutorial services
are provided by an EPAC Education Specialist (ES), who is a contracted certified
teacher
• On Grade Level – Youth who are achieving on grade level, and are being
monitored for educational progress changes
• EAP’s Uploaded into SHINES – Percentage of EAP’s uploaded into SHINES for all
open cases in care

31. EPAC Service Statistics
5,568 School-Aged
Youth in DFCS Care
2,674 School-Aged Youth Served by EPAC
Service Status Number
Served
Consultative
Community Services
868
Tutoring 494
On Grade Level 694
Assessment in Progress 195
Total EAP’s Uploaded 95%
Capture Rate 48.02%
Note: Capture Rate is contingent upon referral
from DFCS Field Staff.

32. Partnership Between
DFCS and GaDOE

33. Memorandum of Understanding
Through Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), DFCS has
access to certain educational records through the Statewide
Longitudinal Data System (SLDS):
• Demographics
• Attendance records
• State assessments
• Current schedule
• Enrollment history
• Unofficial transcripts
• Indicator for students with disabilities

34. • Measures progress of DFCS Well-Being
Outcome 2
• Provides accountability for DFCS staff
responsible for the well-being of youth in
foster care
• Serves as baseline for academic progress
monitoring
Why is the GaDOE-DFCS Partnership important?

35. Why is the GaDOE-DFCS Partnership important?
Diagnostic
Assessments
SLDS
Records
Education
Action
Plan
SHINES (State Agency Child Welfare
Information System)

36. GaDOE - SLDS
Demographics
Attendance records
State assessments
Current schedule
Enrollment history
Unofficial transcripts
Indicator for Students with
Disabilities
DFCS SHINES
Demographics
Identifiers
Placement Information
Education Detail Page
External Documentation
EPAC
Education Action Plan
Resource Allocation
Academic Progress Monitoring
Systematic Integration

37. Education Action Plan
Components of an EAP
• Student Information
• Case Manager Information
• Education Specialist Information
• Education Support Monitor
Information
• Assessment Results
• Level of Intensity
• EPAC Actions Taken on Behalf of
Youth

38. Future Goals
• Improve engagement between DFCS and GaDOE
• Data-driven decision making
• Streamline data reporting and management
within DFCS
• Assess academic outcomes of youth receiving
services through the Community Programs Unit

39. Educational Programming Assessment and Consultation
Contact
For additional information about Educational Programming, Assessment and
Consultation, and to find out how youth in your area can participate, you
may contact:
Kyle Berry, Program Manager
Kyle.berry@dhs.ga.gov
404-657-5122

40. Georgia Division of Family and
Children Services
Interim Director
Bobby Cagle
DFCS Afterschool Care Program

41. Current Afterschool Statistics
The hours between
3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
are the peak hours for
juvenile crime and
experimentation with
drugs, alcohol,
cigarettes and sex.
(Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2002)

42. Current Afterschool Statistics
• More than 15 million school-age children (26
percent) are on their own after school. Among them
are more than 1 million are in grades K through 5.
(Afterschool Alliance, 2009)
• More than 27 million parents of school-age children
are employed, including 23 million who work full
time. (U.S. Department of Labor, 2010)
Information retrieved from the Afterschool Alliance, www.afterschoolalliance.org.

43. DFCS Afterschool Care Program
The Afterschool Care Program is located within the Georgia
Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Family and
Children Services (DFCS), Community Programs Unit.
The program provides federal funding to non-profit organizations
and public agencies who serve youth and families during the
out-of-school time and is designed to support DHS’ broader
goal of promoting self-sufficiency among families and ending
intergenerational poverty.

44. DFCS Afterschool Care Program
Mission
To provide resources to youth-serving organizations
within the state of Georgia who serve families within
low to- moderate income communities and the foster
care system.
Vision
To ensure every child and youth has access to high
quality youth development programming within their
community.

45. Goals
• Strengthen youth-serving organizations and institutions by providing funding
that increases their capacity to design, implement, and sustain quality youth
development programs and services;
• Provide opportunities for youth to establish positive relationships with their
peers and caring adults during traditional non-school day hours; and
• Provide technical assistance to organizations and agencies as they implement
services and activities that support their youth’s overall well-being as they
prepare for and transition into young adulthood.
DFCS Afterschool Care Program

46. DFCS Afterschool Care Program
By funding youth development services that are provided during
before school, after school, intercession and summer, the
Afterschool Care Program also supports two Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) goals:
(a) Reduce the dependency of needy parents by promoting job
preparation, work and marriage; and
(b) Prevent and reduce unplanned pregnancies among single
young adults.

47. DFCS Afterschool Care Program
Funded Programs Provide:
1. Apprenticeship Opportunities (high school youth)
2. Project-based Learning Opportunities (elementary and middle
youth)
3. Well-being and Enrichment Activities (all youth)

48. Youth in Funded
Programs are1:
SAFE
HEALTHY
EDUCATED
EMPLOYABLE
CONNECTED
Graduation from a post secondary institution or employment (livable wage)
Healthy and safe relationships
Community service
Active participation in community
LONG TERM RESULTS FOR YOUTH IN FUNDED AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS
DHS DFCS Afterschool Care Program Framework of Service
Achieve and Maintain Good Grades ∙ Increased High School Graduation
Rate ∙ Increased Engagement in Learning
SHORT TERM RESULTS FOR YOUTH
IN FUNDED AFTERSCHOOL AND
SUMMER PROGRAMS
Provide
Funding to
Afterschool
and Summer
Programs that
serve youth in
low-to-
moderate
communities.
Provide
technical
assistance
to funded
programs
that assist in
program
quality
improvement
and funding
compliance.
Provide
resources
for additional
internal and
external
funding and
professional
development
opportunities
that improve
program
quality.
Created by the DHS Afterschool Services – Updated 7/27/09
Ensure primary
components of
programs
include
academic
enrichment
activities,
health
education,
physical
activity and
teen
employment
opportunities.
1 Format adopted from Voices for Georgia’s Children and Ready by 21™: Karen Pittman, Founder of the Forum for Youth Investment,
www.forumforyouthinvestment.org

49. DFCS Afterschool Care Program
Federal Fiscal Year 2013
Total Number of Counties Served 74
Number of Funded Afterschool Providers
Community Based Organizations: 41
Schools/Public Agencies: 19
Total: 60
Total Number of Afterschool Provider Sites
Community Based Organizations: 285
Schools/Public Agencies: 68
Total: 353

50. DFCS Afterschool Care Program
Federal Fiscal Year 2014
Total Number of Counties Served 69
Number of Funded Afterschool Providers
Community Based Organizations: 32
Schools/Public Agencies: 9
Total: 41
Total Number of Afterschool Provider Sites
Community Based Organizations: 229
Schools/Public Agencies: 34
Total: 263

51. Connecting Youth to Programs
Homeless Liaisons and
representatives from the
Department of Juvenile
Justice are able to make
referrals for youth
Case Managers at
the local family
service departments
are able to make
referrals for youth
Funded Agencies
directly contact their
local family service
departments (ie.
Georgia County
Departments of Family
and Children Services)
To ensure youth are connected to funded programs, the Afterschool Care
Program has implemented a “three-village” approach:

52. Afterschool Care Program
Contact
For additional information about Afterschool Care Program and to find out
how youth in your area can participate, you may contact:
Tameyer Evans, Program Manager
Tameyer.evans@dhs.ga.gov
404-657-4651

53. Georgia Division of Family and
Children Services
Interim Director
Bobby Cagle
Georgia’s Personal Responsibility
Education Program
(GA-PREP)

54. What is PREP?
On March 23, 2010
President Obama Signed the Affordable Health Care Act
The purpose of the federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program
(PREP) is to:
1. Educate youth on both abstinence and contraception for the prevention of
pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS
2. Educate adolescents on at least three adulthood preparation subjects and life
skills
3. Replicate evidence-based effective program models
4. Target youth populations that are the most high-risk or vulnerable for
pregnancies

55. Where is PREP Funded?

56. Georgia’s PREP Initiative
Mission
To provide evidence-based programming to high priority youth ages
10-19 in an effort to educate and promote personal responsibility
Vision
Through a unified state initiative, provide high risk youth in 10
Georgia counties with free access to evidence-based teen
pregnancy prevention programs and supplemental adult preparation
subjects
Goals
Educate youth to make healthy and responsible decisions
To reduce the risk of pregnancy, HIV and STI’s among high priority
youth ages 10-19 (up to 21 if pregnant and/or parenting)

57. Overview of GA-PREP
Target
Populations
Foster Youth, Homeless Youth,
Youth involved in Juvenile Justice,
LGBTQ, Pregnant and Parenting,
African American, and Latino
Youth
Program
Models
•Making a Difference
•Making Proud Choices
•Be Proud, Be Responsible, Be
Protected
•Relationship Smarts+
•Keys to our Financial Future*
Adult
Preparation
Subjects
•Healthy Relationships
•Healthy Life Skills
•Adolescent Development
•Financial Literacy*
•Career Preparation* =10 PREP
Implementation Counties
FFY’14
GA-PREP Provided Funding to 18 Sub-Awardees = 73 unique implementation sites
1
5 1
1
1
1

58. • Department of Public Health
– Foster Youth
– Department of Juvenile Justice Youth
• Community Based Organizations
GA-PREP Partnerships

59. What have we learned from youth?
37% of surveyed PREP participants report having
had sexual intercourse
30% of surveyed PREP participants report intention
to have sexual intercourse in the next year
 During the 6 months prior to participating in PREP
–66% had not received information on birth
control
–63% had not received pregnancy testing
–62% had not received STD testing or treatment
At Entry:

60. Celebrating Success
60% of participants were more likely to abstain from
sexual intercourse in the next year
74% of participants were more likely to use or ask a
partner to use a condom
64% of participants were more likely to use or ask a
partner to some method of birth control
At Exit:

61. At exit, surveyed PREP participants
reported they were more likely to:
 Care about doing well in school (63%)
 Continue education (64%)
 Set personal goals (61%)
 Form healthy positive relationships (60%)
 Positively manage conflict in relationships
(50%)
 Say no/resist peer pressure (52%)
 Manage money carefully (55%)

62. • Georgia’s Personal Responsibility Education Program (GA-PREP) is pleased to host a
series of 1-daytrainings designed to help adults become a “Connected Caregiver”
• These trainings have been designed specifically for foster parents, CCI and CPA
caregivers, and case managers
• Through funding from the DFCS PREP program, these trainings are being offered
for FREE for up to 40 attendees (per training date)
• Trainings will begin in February with encore trainings throughout the spring
• Lunch will be provided at each training
*Come learn the skills you need to become a “Connected
Caregiver”, strategies for starting conversations about sensitive
topics, and tools for educating youth about healthy relationships.*
Connected Caregiver Training

63. Personal Responsibility Education Program
Contact
For additional information about the Personal Responsibility Education
Program and to find out how youth in your area can participate, you may
contact:
Patrice Moss, Interim PREP Director
Patrice.moss@dhs.ga.gov
404-657-4651

64. DFCS Community Programs
Contact
For additional information about the DFCS Community Programs Unit:
Carmen C. Callaway
Director
carmen.callaway@dhs.ga.gov
404-463-4334