The document describes the Veterans Community Action Teams (VCAT) model, which aims to establish community-based coalitions to enhance coordination among organizations providing services to veterans and their families. Key aspects of the VCAT model include conducting a community assessment to identify service gaps, convening a Veterans Leadership Forum to develop strategic priorities and action plans, and providing tools and resources to empower service provider networks to better meet community needs. Initial VCAT pilots in San Antonio and San Diego proved successful and sustainable. The model has since been replicated in other locations, including a statewide implementation in Michigan. Testimonials provide examples of how the VCAT network has effectively connected veterans to necessary services.
Building Blocks of Military Family Readinessmilfamln
The document discusses building capacity within the military family readiness system. It defines the family readiness system as the network of agencies, programs, services, and individuals that promote readiness and quality of life for service members and their families. It emphasizes using community capacity building strategies to strengthen formal supports like Military and Family Support Centers as well as informal supports. The presenters discuss their roles in supporting military families and strengthening partnerships between organizations within the family readiness system.
Fusion is a user-led organization in Devon that advocates for disabled and deaf people. It ensures that disabled and deaf individuals have equal say and control over the organization. Fusion works with service users, carers, and other groups to consult on decisions, raise awareness of human rights, and provide feedback to local authorities and health services. Their goal is to empower individuals and ensure support and access needs are met through a user-led approach.
What governments are doing to improve governance, the case of malawiicgfmconference
From May 2008 ICGFM Conference, Joining Forces for Responsible Leadership to Enhance Good Governance: Citizens, Public Officials, Private Sector and the Press, Thusitha Pilapitiya Casals & Associates
2013 06-20 capital region aaa session, overview of aa as-1Aging NY
The document provides an overview of area agencies on aging and the aging services network. It discusses the roles and responsibilities of area agencies on aging, which work to help older adults and caregivers access services and supports to allow them to live independently in their homes and communities. The document outlines various programs and services provided by the aging network, including home-delivered and congregate meals, transportation, care management, and caregiver support. It also discusses how these services help avoid unnecessary nursing home placements and are more cost-effective than institutional care.
Although symptoms can vary widely, the first problem many people notice is forgetfulness severe enough to affect their ability to function at home or at work or to enjoy lifelong hobbies.
This document provides information and instructions for applying for National Legal Assistance and Elder Rights Projects grants from the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA). The grants aim to enhance and coordinate elder rights legal assistance through activities like training, technical assistance, publishing materials, and case consultations. Eligible applicants are national non-profit organizations with experience providing nationwide support to elder rights programs. AoA plans to fund approximately 5 new projects at $150,000 per year for 3 years. Applications are due by July 8, 2005 and must meet requirements around planning, implementation, management, and reporting.
Blandin Foundation Project: an Application for Sustainable BroadbandAnn Treacy
The Blandin Foundation talks about their ARRA broadband stimulus fund application to the TISP (Telecommunications and Information Society Policy) Forum
Building Blocks of Military Family Readinessmilfamln
The document discusses building capacity within the military family readiness system. It defines the family readiness system as the network of agencies, programs, services, and individuals that promote readiness and quality of life for service members and their families. It emphasizes using community capacity building strategies to strengthen formal supports like Military and Family Support Centers as well as informal supports. The presenters discuss their roles in supporting military families and strengthening partnerships between organizations within the family readiness system.
Fusion is a user-led organization in Devon that advocates for disabled and deaf people. It ensures that disabled and deaf individuals have equal say and control over the organization. Fusion works with service users, carers, and other groups to consult on decisions, raise awareness of human rights, and provide feedback to local authorities and health services. Their goal is to empower individuals and ensure support and access needs are met through a user-led approach.
What governments are doing to improve governance, the case of malawiicgfmconference
From May 2008 ICGFM Conference, Joining Forces for Responsible Leadership to Enhance Good Governance: Citizens, Public Officials, Private Sector and the Press, Thusitha Pilapitiya Casals & Associates
2013 06-20 capital region aaa session, overview of aa as-1Aging NY
The document provides an overview of area agencies on aging and the aging services network. It discusses the roles and responsibilities of area agencies on aging, which work to help older adults and caregivers access services and supports to allow them to live independently in their homes and communities. The document outlines various programs and services provided by the aging network, including home-delivered and congregate meals, transportation, care management, and caregiver support. It also discusses how these services help avoid unnecessary nursing home placements and are more cost-effective than institutional care.
Although symptoms can vary widely, the first problem many people notice is forgetfulness severe enough to affect their ability to function at home or at work or to enjoy lifelong hobbies.
This document provides information and instructions for applying for National Legal Assistance and Elder Rights Projects grants from the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA). The grants aim to enhance and coordinate elder rights legal assistance through activities like training, technical assistance, publishing materials, and case consultations. Eligible applicants are national non-profit organizations with experience providing nationwide support to elder rights programs. AoA plans to fund approximately 5 new projects at $150,000 per year for 3 years. Applications are due by July 8, 2005 and must meet requirements around planning, implementation, management, and reporting.
Blandin Foundation Project: an Application for Sustainable BroadbandAnn Treacy
The Blandin Foundation talks about their ARRA broadband stimulus fund application to the TISP (Telecommunications and Information Society Policy) Forum
What now? Involvement and influence, post electionSWF
The document outlines the new UK coalition government's priorities for the voluntary sector, including making it easier for charities and social enterprises to operate, increasing resources for the sector, and facilitating partnerships between the sector and the state. It discusses plans to reduce bureaucracy, simplify gift aid, create a Big Society Bank, and appoint 5000 community organizers. The goals are to rebuild public confidence in democracy, encourage active citizenship through community involvement, and efficiently deliver services based on user needs. It also notes challenges like requiring leadership, resources, and monitoring to effectively engage communities and empower them in local policymaking and planning processes.
How customer insight helps us make informed decisions presentationelizabethpop
The document discusses how customer insight helps local governments make informed decisions in the current context of deficit reduction, localism, self-regulation and improvement, and the Big Society initiative. It notes that governments face tough funding cuts, requiring services cuts beyond efficiency measures. Local governments need robust, reliable data that reflects communities to make evidence-based decisions. They must understand their citizens and communities, including demographics, needs, challenges and assets to shape outcomes. Local governments have expertise in using customer insight programs and new models like shared services and social enterprises. Their priorities are to communicate, share resources, engage communities, simplify processes, target scarce resources and enable self-service.
The document summarizes a roundtable discussion held by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) on community-led care and support. Some of the key points made at the discussion include:
1) Community-led services help break down differences between those who need support and those who provide it.
2) However, community groups face barriers like complex regulations and funding. Sustaining small, local services is challenging.
3) Statutory services must shift their focus from protecting traditional systems to commissioning for outcomes and building trust with local communities.
Best practice in Direct Payments supportRich Watts
Via the excellent Think Local, Act Personal - and written by Sam Bennett and Simon Stockton -- Best Practice in Direct Payment Support: A guide for commissioners was originally funded by the London Joint Improvement Partnership and describes how to commission really good direct payments support by showcasing examples of innovative practice. It provides a practical toolkit to benchmark against best practice, identify gaps and build a shared view with local people and providers of how to develop the support needed to make DPs an attractive option for more people. The revised version includes new pointers on safeguarding and increased emphasis on the wide variety of ways DPs can be used beyond securing personal assistants, including to access mainstream services and create microenterprises.
1) Support exists to ensure the value of IT services to users and is focused on business needs rather than technology.
2) As automation hides technical complexity, users' focus has shifted from "how to make things work" to "what can be done". This increases demand for support.
3) Support must rely on user communities to provide signals on emerging needs and supplement support capabilities.
How to keep your infrastructure project on time and budget: Using integrated communications to earn and keep your stakeholders' trust even throughout the most disruptive construction. Presented at Canadian Energy & Water Efficiency Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Underserved Populations - Randy HigleyRandy Higley
Assignment to give an outline of a grant request, program and standards of serving undeserved populations in the community, and how the grant will be used.
Older People and Personalisation in Australia - More Choice and Voice?Carrie Hayter
This document discusses the changing role of older people in Australia's aged care system, which is moving towards a model of "personalization." While proponents argue this provides more choice and control, critics contend that too much choice can overwhelm users and lead to marketization of services. The research questions examine the risks of mechanisms promoting choice and voice for older community care users. There is debate around what choice truly means for vulnerable users and whether voice mechanisms are more important than choice. The discussion suggests Australia needs more discussion on how to promote the voices of older users in policy design.
Symposia and paper presented with my colleagues, Belinda Cash, Claudia Meyer, Joanne Mihelcic at the National Australian Association of Gerontology Conference in Alice Springs in November 205
Bill Freeman, Chief Executive, Community Transport Association
The Commission on Travel Demand is an expert group established as part of CREDS (Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions) to explore how to reduce the energy and carbon emissions associated with transport.
FreshStartXX - Blueprint for a Revolution in Personal Health Management Shapi...David Wortley
FreshStartXX - A Blueprint for a Revolution in Personal Health Management Shaping a Future Society
What is FreshStartXX ?
FreshStartXX is an innovative product, infrastructure and set of services with the following attributes :-
• A smart loyalty card with incentives for healthy behaviours and improvements in key health indices
• An innovative social contract between citizens and society
• An exclusive health club that is open to everyone committed to health improvement
• An ecosystem of win-win partnerships enabled by technology and committed to health improvement
• A model for crowd-sourced personal healthcare
• A Personalised Health Navigation System
• A National Competition for Personal Healthcare Improvement
• A strong brand with a clear mission for addressing global challenges
• The largest Gamification project in history
• A commercially sustainable social initiative
• A new organizational model combining traditional hierarchical with new network structures
• A lean and agile start up organization acting as a catalyst for quantum behavioural change
• An international franchise opportunity
• A large scale nation building initiative
• A national programme of personal health management initiatives
This document is a referral from Ken Yeager, a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, to establish an Office of LGBTQ Affairs. Yeager cites statistics showing disparities faced by the LGBTQ community in areas like poverty, homelessness, health, education and criminal justice. He notes efforts the county has already taken but argues a coordinated office could better assist departments in eliminating disparities. The proposed office would provide training, assistance, promote best practices, external relations and measure progress. The referral asks the County Executive to report back with considerations for establishing such an office.
This document discusses benefit enrollment coordination efforts in Massachusetts and Washington state supported by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In Massachusetts, a web-based system is being developed to better coordinate enrollment across state agencies and community partners. Washington state funded several pilot projects using ARRA funds, including placing benefit coordinators at free tax preparation sites and food banks to screen for and enroll eligible individuals and families in available programs. The pilots aimed to test strategies to sustain effects of prior ARRA funding and break down barriers to accessing services. Outcomes of the pilots included hundreds of individuals receiving referrals and tens of thousands of dollars in benefits obtained. Challenges implementing the pilots included their temporary nature and ensuring follow up.
A critical consideration of choice, voice and decision making for policy make...Carrie Hayter
The document discusses consumer-directed care for older Australians and the concepts of choice and voice in policy. It analyzes tensions between choice as empowerment versus as a neo-liberal concept. While choice mechanisms aim to empower individuals, they risk disempowering older people without resources and information. Voice mechanisms allow collective input but providers may not listen to older adults. Both choice and voice mechanisms are needed, along with advocacy and effective information access, to achieve meaningful participation.
This document provides an annual report from the Albemarle County Community Relations department. It summarizes the department's activities in 2008, which included 175 press releases, over 1.6 million website visits, and many community workshops and citizen committee meetings. It outlines the department's responsibilities like media relations, website management, and facilitating citizen participation. It also discusses efforts to increase online public input opportunities and the usage and functionality of the county website to better engage and inform citizens.
Jay Lockaby, CEO of The Wellness Community of Southwest Florida, has been named Senior Vice President of Affiliate Relations and Strategic Growth for the Cancer Support Community. Lockaby will transition to the national role on September 7 while remaining CEO of the local organization until December 1 to oversee the opening of a new facility. The Wellness Community provides free support programs to cancer patients and their families and is now part of the world's largest professionally-led cancer support network.
There are several sources to fund assistive technology including organizations like RESNA and the VA, federal and state programs such as the Assistive Technology Act, vocational rehabilitation services, advocacy groups like Abledata and Alternative Funding Technical Assistance Project, grants from offices like the Office of Educational Technology, and additional sources like private corporations, manufacturers, worker's compensation, and private loans. These various programs and organizations provide information, referrals, loans, equipment, and funding to help individuals with disabilities obtain assistive technology devices and services.
This document summarizes findings from research on aging and caregiving needs in the Portland metropolitan area. It was found that over 20% of the population will be over age 60 by 2030. Unpaid family caregivers provide most care for older adults, but over 50% of caregivers also work full-time. Caregiving responsibilities negatively impact employment through absenteeism, lower productivity, and job changes. The growing aging population and workforce will increase caregiving demands in coming years. Recommendations are made to better support caregivers through public policies and programs.
Renko Charts Analysis - EURGBP, USDJPY, USDCADRanga C
Latest analysis of EURGBP, USDJPY and USDCAD using Renko charts. Learn more about the potential upcoming trade setups, using technical analysis on Renko charts on the forex markets. We were already long on EURGBP and short on USDJPY for a few weeks now, so watch how well the trades performed in this forex renko analysis
The document announces a 3D Aerospace & Defense Additive Manufacturing Symposium to take place on January 12, 2017 at OpenWorks Baltimore. The symposium will feature speakers from government, industry, and academia discussing how additive manufacturing is reshaping the aerospace and defense sector. Attendees can register online at the provided link or find more information on the RAMP MD website by contacting the event coordinator.
This document outlines a group project assignment for a course on the construction industry. The objectives are to understand construction team roles and responsibilities and appreciate various professions. Students must interview a professional from the construction industry, research their role and two projects. They will then create an 8-12 page magazine detailing the professional's company, profile, roles and responsibilities on one or two projects. Students will be assessed based on their interview recordings, magazine and peer evaluations of group member contributions.
What now? Involvement and influence, post electionSWF
The document outlines the new UK coalition government's priorities for the voluntary sector, including making it easier for charities and social enterprises to operate, increasing resources for the sector, and facilitating partnerships between the sector and the state. It discusses plans to reduce bureaucracy, simplify gift aid, create a Big Society Bank, and appoint 5000 community organizers. The goals are to rebuild public confidence in democracy, encourage active citizenship through community involvement, and efficiently deliver services based on user needs. It also notes challenges like requiring leadership, resources, and monitoring to effectively engage communities and empower them in local policymaking and planning processes.
How customer insight helps us make informed decisions presentationelizabethpop
The document discusses how customer insight helps local governments make informed decisions in the current context of deficit reduction, localism, self-regulation and improvement, and the Big Society initiative. It notes that governments face tough funding cuts, requiring services cuts beyond efficiency measures. Local governments need robust, reliable data that reflects communities to make evidence-based decisions. They must understand their citizens and communities, including demographics, needs, challenges and assets to shape outcomes. Local governments have expertise in using customer insight programs and new models like shared services and social enterprises. Their priorities are to communicate, share resources, engage communities, simplify processes, target scarce resources and enable self-service.
The document summarizes a roundtable discussion held by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) on community-led care and support. Some of the key points made at the discussion include:
1) Community-led services help break down differences between those who need support and those who provide it.
2) However, community groups face barriers like complex regulations and funding. Sustaining small, local services is challenging.
3) Statutory services must shift their focus from protecting traditional systems to commissioning for outcomes and building trust with local communities.
Best practice in Direct Payments supportRich Watts
Via the excellent Think Local, Act Personal - and written by Sam Bennett and Simon Stockton -- Best Practice in Direct Payment Support: A guide for commissioners was originally funded by the London Joint Improvement Partnership and describes how to commission really good direct payments support by showcasing examples of innovative practice. It provides a practical toolkit to benchmark against best practice, identify gaps and build a shared view with local people and providers of how to develop the support needed to make DPs an attractive option for more people. The revised version includes new pointers on safeguarding and increased emphasis on the wide variety of ways DPs can be used beyond securing personal assistants, including to access mainstream services and create microenterprises.
1) Support exists to ensure the value of IT services to users and is focused on business needs rather than technology.
2) As automation hides technical complexity, users' focus has shifted from "how to make things work" to "what can be done". This increases demand for support.
3) Support must rely on user communities to provide signals on emerging needs and supplement support capabilities.
How to keep your infrastructure project on time and budget: Using integrated communications to earn and keep your stakeholders' trust even throughout the most disruptive construction. Presented at Canadian Energy & Water Efficiency Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Underserved Populations - Randy HigleyRandy Higley
Assignment to give an outline of a grant request, program and standards of serving undeserved populations in the community, and how the grant will be used.
Older People and Personalisation in Australia - More Choice and Voice?Carrie Hayter
This document discusses the changing role of older people in Australia's aged care system, which is moving towards a model of "personalization." While proponents argue this provides more choice and control, critics contend that too much choice can overwhelm users and lead to marketization of services. The research questions examine the risks of mechanisms promoting choice and voice for older community care users. There is debate around what choice truly means for vulnerable users and whether voice mechanisms are more important than choice. The discussion suggests Australia needs more discussion on how to promote the voices of older users in policy design.
Symposia and paper presented with my colleagues, Belinda Cash, Claudia Meyer, Joanne Mihelcic at the National Australian Association of Gerontology Conference in Alice Springs in November 205
Bill Freeman, Chief Executive, Community Transport Association
The Commission on Travel Demand is an expert group established as part of CREDS (Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions) to explore how to reduce the energy and carbon emissions associated with transport.
FreshStartXX - Blueprint for a Revolution in Personal Health Management Shapi...David Wortley
FreshStartXX - A Blueprint for a Revolution in Personal Health Management Shaping a Future Society
What is FreshStartXX ?
FreshStartXX is an innovative product, infrastructure and set of services with the following attributes :-
• A smart loyalty card with incentives for healthy behaviours and improvements in key health indices
• An innovative social contract between citizens and society
• An exclusive health club that is open to everyone committed to health improvement
• An ecosystem of win-win partnerships enabled by technology and committed to health improvement
• A model for crowd-sourced personal healthcare
• A Personalised Health Navigation System
• A National Competition for Personal Healthcare Improvement
• A strong brand with a clear mission for addressing global challenges
• The largest Gamification project in history
• A commercially sustainable social initiative
• A new organizational model combining traditional hierarchical with new network structures
• A lean and agile start up organization acting as a catalyst for quantum behavioural change
• An international franchise opportunity
• A large scale nation building initiative
• A national programme of personal health management initiatives
This document is a referral from Ken Yeager, a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, to establish an Office of LGBTQ Affairs. Yeager cites statistics showing disparities faced by the LGBTQ community in areas like poverty, homelessness, health, education and criminal justice. He notes efforts the county has already taken but argues a coordinated office could better assist departments in eliminating disparities. The proposed office would provide training, assistance, promote best practices, external relations and measure progress. The referral asks the County Executive to report back with considerations for establishing such an office.
This document discusses benefit enrollment coordination efforts in Massachusetts and Washington state supported by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In Massachusetts, a web-based system is being developed to better coordinate enrollment across state agencies and community partners. Washington state funded several pilot projects using ARRA funds, including placing benefit coordinators at free tax preparation sites and food banks to screen for and enroll eligible individuals and families in available programs. The pilots aimed to test strategies to sustain effects of prior ARRA funding and break down barriers to accessing services. Outcomes of the pilots included hundreds of individuals receiving referrals and tens of thousands of dollars in benefits obtained. Challenges implementing the pilots included their temporary nature and ensuring follow up.
A critical consideration of choice, voice and decision making for policy make...Carrie Hayter
The document discusses consumer-directed care for older Australians and the concepts of choice and voice in policy. It analyzes tensions between choice as empowerment versus as a neo-liberal concept. While choice mechanisms aim to empower individuals, they risk disempowering older people without resources and information. Voice mechanisms allow collective input but providers may not listen to older adults. Both choice and voice mechanisms are needed, along with advocacy and effective information access, to achieve meaningful participation.
This document provides an annual report from the Albemarle County Community Relations department. It summarizes the department's activities in 2008, which included 175 press releases, over 1.6 million website visits, and many community workshops and citizen committee meetings. It outlines the department's responsibilities like media relations, website management, and facilitating citizen participation. It also discusses efforts to increase online public input opportunities and the usage and functionality of the county website to better engage and inform citizens.
Jay Lockaby, CEO of The Wellness Community of Southwest Florida, has been named Senior Vice President of Affiliate Relations and Strategic Growth for the Cancer Support Community. Lockaby will transition to the national role on September 7 while remaining CEO of the local organization until December 1 to oversee the opening of a new facility. The Wellness Community provides free support programs to cancer patients and their families and is now part of the world's largest professionally-led cancer support network.
There are several sources to fund assistive technology including organizations like RESNA and the VA, federal and state programs such as the Assistive Technology Act, vocational rehabilitation services, advocacy groups like Abledata and Alternative Funding Technical Assistance Project, grants from offices like the Office of Educational Technology, and additional sources like private corporations, manufacturers, worker's compensation, and private loans. These various programs and organizations provide information, referrals, loans, equipment, and funding to help individuals with disabilities obtain assistive technology devices and services.
This document summarizes findings from research on aging and caregiving needs in the Portland metropolitan area. It was found that over 20% of the population will be over age 60 by 2030. Unpaid family caregivers provide most care for older adults, but over 50% of caregivers also work full-time. Caregiving responsibilities negatively impact employment through absenteeism, lower productivity, and job changes. The growing aging population and workforce will increase caregiving demands in coming years. Recommendations are made to better support caregivers through public policies and programs.
Renko Charts Analysis - EURGBP, USDJPY, USDCADRanga C
Latest analysis of EURGBP, USDJPY and USDCAD using Renko charts. Learn more about the potential upcoming trade setups, using technical analysis on Renko charts on the forex markets. We were already long on EURGBP and short on USDJPY for a few weeks now, so watch how well the trades performed in this forex renko analysis
The document announces a 3D Aerospace & Defense Additive Manufacturing Symposium to take place on January 12, 2017 at OpenWorks Baltimore. The symposium will feature speakers from government, industry, and academia discussing how additive manufacturing is reshaping the aerospace and defense sector. Attendees can register online at the provided link or find more information on the RAMP MD website by contacting the event coordinator.
This document outlines a group project assignment for a course on the construction industry. The objectives are to understand construction team roles and responsibilities and appreciate various professions. Students must interview a professional from the construction industry, research their role and two projects. They will then create an 8-12 page magazine detailing the professional's company, profile, roles and responsibilities on one or two projects. Students will be assessed based on their interview recordings, magazine and peer evaluations of group member contributions.
This document provides a summary of the crude oil market in early 2016. It notes that crude oil prices had fallen dramatically to around $30/barrel from over $100/barrel previously. It analyzes factors contributing to lower oil prices such as increased US shale oil production, the lifting of the US oil export ban, and the market share war being waged by Saudi Arabia. The document also examines projections for global oil supply and demand in 2016-2017 and the expected impacts on production levels from US shale declines, OPEC, and potential increased exports from Iran.
Service Management: Unify and streamline warranty, parts, support & service p...Mize Inc.
The document summarizes a webinar on optimizing service management processes. It discusses challenges like low registration rates and excessive warranty costs. It promotes unifying and streamlining warranty, support, and service processes using integrated systems and mobile/IoT technologies. This allows simplifying experiences, removing barriers, and enhancing value across registration, warranty support, service, and parts management on a global scale.
O documento discute conceitos climáticos como precipitação, pressão atmosférica e massas de ar. Ele lista competências como explicar fatores que influenciam a precipitação, identificar centros barométricos com base na circulação do ar, e caracterizar diferentes tipos de clima. Os alunos são instruídos a estudar esses tópicos e interpretar mapas e gráficos para se preparar para uma avaliação.
Region 9 VCAT/MMRG Veterans Leadership Forum - 7/22/2015Elena Bridges
Region 9 VCAT/Michigan Military Resource Group Veterans Leadership meeting discussed the Altarum Institute community assessment results. The goal of the meeting is to identify opportunities to improve collaboration and integration of veterans services and service providers.
Region 6 veterans leadership forum presentation newBrian Webb
The community assessment of Region 6 identified several challenges and opportunities for improving services for veterans:
1) The veteran services system is complex and difficult for veterans and providers to navigate, so the VCAT could create a "no wrong door" approach by identifying entry points and referral networks for key services.
2) More effective outreach is needed to connect veterans with services, especially for older veterans and widows. The VCAT could coordinate outreach efforts and develop common outreach materials.
3) Transportation is a challenge, so the VCAT could work to improve access to existing transportation options and address gaps through initiatives like volunteer drivers or innovative funding opportunities.
4) Some veterans face barriers due to discharge status
Region 2 VCAT Kickoff Meeting invited the community to learn about how to provide better support for veterans and their families. In the meeting they heard from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA), and Altarum Institute about the Veterans Community Action Team network and discuss opportunities to work together to implement a no-wrong-door approach to serving veterans and their families.
West Michigan Veterans Coalition Leadership Forum August 2014Elena Bridges
Jeff Barnes, Director of Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) will present their plans to support our community as we implement the No-Wrong-Door initiative in support of veterans.
Learn about the progress of the West Michigan Veterans Coalition.
Christopher Botsko, Senior Specialist at Altarum Institute will present the results of the community assessment based on interviews with community providers, surveys of veterans and service providers, and focus groups with veterans.
We will hold a facilitated strategic planning session developing priorities, strategies, and action steps to improve services for veterans and their families. The end result will be a plan that will guide our coalition as we work to accomplish together what we can’t do alone.
Thank you for attending the Region 6 Veterans Community Action Team (VCAT) meeting last Thursday at the Flint Farmer’s Market. It was a great opportunity for all of us to learn more about each other, share resources, and better serve Veterans and their families. We’re excited for this coalition to get started and make an impact in the region!
Max Cleland provides four strategies for coping with the aftermath of exposure to war:
1. Tell your story to process your experiences
2. Develop loving relationships with friends, family, or pets for support
3. Volunteer or help others to feel productive and focus on others rather than yourself
4. Develop a sense of humor through laughter to counteract feelings of darkness and loss
This document summarizes the first meeting of the year for Volunteer Alberta. It discusses Volunteer Alberta's role in supporting volunteerism in Alberta and removing barriers for volunteers. It also provides updates on various Volunteer Alberta initiatives, including a project to increase immigrant engagement in rural volunteering and training on integrated human resource strategies for involving both paid and unpaid volunteers.
Resources for Independence Central Valley (RICV) is a non-profit agency that has provided services to people with disabilities in central California since 1976, with the goal of promoting independent living. RICV provides various programs and services across 5 counties, including assistance with housing, transportation, employment, education, and more. At least 51% of RICV's employees and board of directors have disabilities themselves. While RICV aims to help as many eligible consumers as possible, it faces challenges including limited transportation in rural areas, low client funding, and budget cuts reducing available services.
Resources for Independence Central Valley (RICV) is a non-profit agency that has provided services to people with disabilities in central California since 1976, with the goal of promoting independent living. RICV provides various programs and services across 5 counties, including assistance with housing, transportation, employment, education, and more. At least 51% of RICV's employees and board of directors have disabilities themselves. While RICV aims to help as many eligible consumers as possible, it faces challenges including limited transportation in rural areas, low client funding, and budget cuts reducing available services.
This document discusses New York State's transition from the current Medicaid Service Coordination model to regional Care Coordination Organizations (CCOs) for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). It notes that the transition is being driven by the need to comply with federal conflict-free care management rules and is being enabled by the state's 1115 waiver and Health Homes program. The transition will reconfigure the current system of 377 voluntary agencies providing Medicaid Service Coordination to 100,000+ people into several CCOs. It will focus on enhancing care manager training and tools, using a common technology platform, and transitioning service coordinators into care managers to support the specialized managed care organizations that will eventually provide fully integrated
System Enhancement Initiative LRC Recommendation Exploration Team handoutCody Manthei
This document discusses 3 potential recommendations from an exploration team for the LRC:
1. Adding a peer specialist in Building 5 to provide peer support services.
2. Developing cottages on the LRC grounds that could provide drop-in center activities and support to help with community transitions.
3. Implementing a telemedicine/telehealth program using technology to expand access to care beyond physical locations and times.
This document provides an overview of bringing national service opportunities to scale within university centers on disability and community associations. It discusses various national service programs run by the Corporation for National and Community Service, including AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Learn and Serve America, and volunteering. It also outlines the National Service Inclusion Project and National Service to Employment Project, which work to promote inclusion of people with disabilities. The document then shares strategies for developing local partnerships between university centers on disability and national service programs.
Illinois moved to Medicaid managed care (MMC) as a strategy to improve healthcare outcomes for low-income individuals and reduce healthcare costs. However, many community-based behavioral healthcare providers were devastated by Illinois’ historic and destructive two-year budget impasse, which has slowed their capacity to build the administrative and technical infrastructure needed to bill MMC and prepare for the future of value-based payment (VBP).
To understand the current Medicaid readiness of human service providers in Illinois, ICOY identified two factors as important indicators of readiness: their participation in Medicaid and their billing infrastructure capabilities. This report, titled Bridging the Gap to Medicaid Managed Behavioral Health Care in Illinois, presents a snapshot of our survey findings and a reality check on the state’s plans for rapid transition to a new billing environment for human service providers who serve low-income children and adults.
This report includes key findings from the survey and recommendations on how to help providers thrive under MMC, and transform Illinois into a leader of behavioral healthcare.
This document provides information about a veteran hiring initiative toolkit created by NRECA to help electric cooperatives recruit and hire veterans. It outlines the business case for hiring veterans and highlights resources available to assist with veteran recruiting. The initiative aims to address workforce challenges at cooperatives and leverage veteran skills. It formed a coalition of cooperatives committed to increasing veteran employment and sharing best practices. The toolkit especially emphasizes opportunities to hire women veterans, who represent 10% of veterans but only 2% of working women.
How to fund assistive technology devices and serviceLarry Cobb
This document provides information on various sources of funding for assistive technology devices and services. It discusses organizations like RESNA and the Department of Veterans Affairs that provide assistance. Federal and state programs through the Department of Education and vocational rehabilitation services also offer funding. Advocacy groups at both the local and national level work to fund assistive technology. Grants are available through various government offices and agencies. Additional potential sources of funding include private organizations, corporations, manufacturers, worker's compensation, and loans.
How to fund assistive technology devices and serviceLarry Cobb
This document provides information on various sources of funding for assistive technology devices and services. It discusses organizations like RESNA and the Department of Veterans Affairs that provide assistance. Federal and state programs through the Department of Education and vocational rehabilitation services also offer funding. Advocacy groups at both the local and national level work to fund assistive technology. Grants are available through various government offices and agencies. Additional potential sources of funding include private organizations, corporations, manufacturers, worker's compensation, and loans.
This document discusses how United Ways can catalyze collective impact in their communities. It explains that United Ways can bring diverse interests together to work toward shared goals and outcomes. This is known as establishing a "common agenda." The document provides examples of United Ways that have successfully led collective impact partnerships in their communities by embracing leadership approaches like adaptive leadership, distributed leadership, and servant leadership. It emphasizes the importance of United Ways focusing on the aspirations of their communities and optimizing partnerships and achievement of shared goals.
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1. VCAT – A community of
service providers helping
Veterans receive the
benefits they deserve.
IMPROVINGVETERAN
SUPPORT SYSTEMS
2. The Opportunity
More than 21 million Veterans reside in
communities across the United States.
Each year, more than 200,000 new
Veterans join their ranks. No Veteran
should feel they alone must meet the
challenge of how to identify and obtain
services and benefits.
Veterans and their families
struggle to identify and
connect with service providers.
Service providers with
limited resources struggle to
coordinate with each other.
Services for Veterans and their
families exist for:
• Health Care
• Education
• Employment
• Training
• Vocational Rehab
• Housing
• Social Services
• Pension
• Independent Living
• Family Support
3. Overview
With VCAT, Altarum launched a No Wrong Door approach to
integrating community services for Veterans and their families,
empowering service providers so that
a single Community member Acts on
behalf of the entire Team.
Our No Wrong Door approach is
validated by our research, showing
that when Veterans need services
they ask someone for help.
Most Successful Communication Strategies by Veteran Age Group
Word of mouth
Face to face
Telephone
Print newspapers
Email
Local television stations
Radio
Other
Social media (e.g.,Facebook,Twitter)
Internet
Veteran-specific magazines,newsletters,etc
Text messages
Veterans under age 50 (n=176) Veterans over age 50 (n=177)
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Altarum’s research evaluated the needs of services providers as well as of
Veterans. The insight provided by this research and first hand experience
led to this vision:
The VCAT model aims to establish community-based
coalitions to enhance and coordinate the delivery
of services provided by public, private, and nonprofit
organizations to Veterans and their families.
Altarum invested $2.5 million of internal research funds to design and pilot test
the Veterans Community Action Teams (VCAT) model.
Initial pilot programs were launched in both San Antonio, Texas and San Diego,
California in 2008. Each proved to be successful and sustainable.
Since 2011, both VCAT pilot coalitions have operated without support from
Altarum. Both became 501(c)(3) organizations that serve their respective Veteran
communities. The lessons learned in these coalitions define best practices that
inspired the national MyVA Communities initiative.
Our research also shows that providers want capabilities to help them
connect with each other.
ONLINE directory
of providers
containing the services
and benefits they offer
77%
Common Protocol or
Practices for client
intake and referral
within the area
45%
Other
AUTOMATED
referral system
connecting providers
42%
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4%
4. VCATApproach
The VCAT is a community-based system of care for Veterans and their families,
where comprehensive networks of service providers employ best practices,
information, and tools to quickly connect Veterans with comprehensive services.
This makes real the philosophy of “No Wrong Door”.
VCAT Development
Coalitions become platforms upon which
communities engage. Introductory provider meetings
create interest within community stakeholders. These
early meetings build a common understanding that
service delivery can be improved and is best done
through coordinated efforts.
Advance VCAT Initiatives
Using the strategic priorities identified during
the Veterans Leadership Forum (VLF), VLF
participants and additional subject matter
experts form workgroups to advance their cause.
Sustain VCAT Governance
Committed to continuous improvement,
coalition leaders structure the collaborative,
identify key metrics, and monitor these to gauge
the progress of the coalition. Ongoing self-
assessment strengthens the coalition and builds
a narrative to share with the community at large.
Community Assessment
The community assessment identifies strengths and
weaknesses within local Veterans services. External
opportunities and threats complete the picture. Through
interviews, focus group discussions, and surveys of key
informants, an initial understanding of the existing
Veterans service system provides a baseline from which
gaps can be filled and best practices can be reinforced.
VCAT Network Empowerment
Equips VCAT members with tools, resources,
and information that allow them to jointly
organize to better meet community needs. Then
they can create a viable, sustainable coalition
infrastructure, operational capabilities, and
establish a provider network.
Veterans Leadership Forum (VLF)
The VLF is a capstone action-planning event. About 100
community service providers join in facilitated strategic
planning. Building from their community assessment
results, forum participants identify strategic priorities.
Participants break into smaller groups to develop
priorities and action plans. The VLF concludes with
participants having formed work groups and committed
to the success of their action plans.
5. The Impact
In August 2013, the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) launched MiVCAT
pilots in regions anchored by Detroit and Grand Rapids. Since then these pilots
have grown and MiVCAT coalitions serve all 83 counties in Michigan. The impact
of the MiVCAT program provider is seen in the flow of federal funds, impact on
service providers, and most importantly in the ability to support Veterans and
their families.
6. Last night I was working in the
ER and had a suicidal Marine
Veteran in distress. The Marine
was being admitted to a mental
health hospital for treatment but
had significant concerns about
personal issues related to home
finances and child care while he
was recovering. I reached out to
[VCAT member] not knowing she
was away on vacation. Despite
this she responded to my request
and connected me with the right
people to assist this Veteran.
Jeff Bird, DNP(c), RN
An abused female veteran needed
a place to stay and a place
for her belongings. The VCAT
network responded. Within 24
hours, a VCAT partner retrieved
her belongings and put them
into storage. Meanwhile, a
Salvation Army provider picked
her up and delivered her to their
shelter, where she stayed until
arrangements for permanent
housing were finalized.
VCATTestimonials
A VCAT Veteran Employment
Program created smaller, more
relationship-based alternatives
to the standard Veterans
Job Fair. These innovations
include Networking Clubs,
Community Apprenticeships,
and Small Employer Networking
Events. Eighty-one percent
of the Veterans involved were
placed in desired employment
opportunities within a month.
I know that it may be hard to
define, but the SSVF program
and the other Veteran programs
here have all been able to provide
referrals to other resources as the
result of the VCAT’s advocacy for
Veterans. Even I who have had 20
years of experience working with
Veterans have benefited from
meeting with other agencies and
individuals and hearing about
services I was unaware of. This has
resulted in the Veterans who I have
worked with being provided much
needed resources that they would
have not had without the VCAT.
Jerry Petrovich, LMSW
7. Summary ofWhyVCATIs
a Communities’ Choice
It is a community solution. Veterans
do not come home to government
programs; they come home to
communities. The community VCAT is
the door that opens to all services for
which Veterans are eligible. It is a
community’s way to embrace the
Veteran and family and ensure that the
community really is a welcoming home.
It is a sustainable solution. Many
grant- or contract-based programs
cease to sustain themselves after their
funding sources are withdrawn. By
design,VCATs support themselves after
the initial investment to build
operational capacity. The previous
VCATs have proven sustainable, and the
MiVCATs are progressing well toward
becoming sustainable.
It is a replicable solution. The
MiVCATs were a replication of the San
Antonio and San Diego VCATs. The
model has also been replicated
elsewhere. In addition, lessons learned
from the original VCAT pilots have
provided even greater capacity to sustain
in Michigan, and lessons learned in
Michigan will strengthen the next
community’s capacity to sustain.
It is a cost-effective solution. By
relying on current desires of service
providers to improve and succeed,
previous VCATs have created thriving
networks with little funding. VCATs tap
a recognized need within the community
and a passion among community
members who serve Veterans. Once a
provider connects within VCAT, they can
reach more Veterans. Similarly, they can
readily direct Veterans to other providers
when they are no longer the best answer.
See more at
http://altarum.org/our-work/vcat-resources
Partners from all organizations in the VCAT use a collective impact approach to
serve Veterans regardless of geographical boundaries and resource limitations.
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The VCAT Model is Industry Leading
Our San Diego VCAT serves as the National Model for
the US Department of Veterans Affairs’ MyVA Initiative.
With Small Scale and Statewide Success
VCAT has improved the systems of care
supporting our returned heroes and their families.
8. Altarum Institute
Altarum Institute is a health systems research and consulting organization
headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Our mission is to serve the public
good by solving complex systems problems to improve human health,
integrating research, technology, and consulting skills. Altarum has
supported the military and Veterans community for nearly 70 years.
WWW.ALTARUM.ORG
Max Burke
VCAT Program Director, Altarum Institute
210-601-6874 • max.burke@altarum.org
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