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Belinda BenassiChild Welfare Services Program ManagerCalWORKs and Child Welfare Services Linkages Coordinator
Julie LemenInformation Technology Team Senior Software Engineer
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AgendaAgendaSan Luis Obispo County
Demographics
Linkages in SLO CountyOne Door Model
Data Collection SystemsCo-Case Management ToolLinkages Database CalWORKs/Emergency Response Linkages Referral Notice Demonstration
Questions
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Demographics We are a smaller, largely rural county with a total population of 269,637
residents .
The medium household income is: $55,638(2009) California: $58,925
The poverty rate in SLO: 13.2% (2009) California: 14.2% (2009) Current unemployment: 9% (May 2011)
Expensive place to live Median home price: $513,460 (Jan 2011) Average 2 bedroom apartment: $1,081/month Section 8 waiting list: 1988 on the waiting list as of January 2011. The
list is currently closed.
Sources: 2010 US Census, 2011 SLO Economic Profile, ca.gov, CA Association of Realtors and SLO County Housing Authority
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Department of Social ServicesFive Regional Offices
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Regional Offices: Integrated Approach
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Participant Services and Child Welfare Services
Participant Services Components: CalWORKs/Welfare-to-Work/CalFresh/Medi-Cal Foster Care/CalFresh/Medi-cal General Assistance/CalFresh/Medi-cal
Child Welfare Service Components: Hotline/Intake Emergency Response Dependency Investigations Family Maintenance/Family Reunification/Permanent Placement Licensing Adoptions
Participant Services and Child Welfare Services staff are co-located in each office and Linkages is emphasized in our departmental structure.
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Linkages: One Door Model
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By coordinating CalWORKs & CWS, we enhance the family’s ability to access other resources earlier, such as:
Domestic Violence services Mental Health services Drug & Alcohol services Parent Connection Father Involvement groups Parent Mentors Employment Opportunities Housing services
Supportive Services Family Advocates Youth support Transportation Food Bank In-Home care Counseling services Child & Adult care
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CalWin ( CW & WTW)(daily process)
CalWORKs SDM(weekly process)
Linkages(daily process)
County receives updates from the state to the CIS
database
County receives updates from CRC every Monday
SMART
LinkagesDatabase
CalWIN CWS/CMS
DSS Net DatabaseServer
Co-Case Management Tool
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Data Collection
Demonstration
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Belinda Benassi805-781-1841
Julie Lemen805-781-1613