Michigan DHS Change Priority Funding in Child Welfare 2010

8/8/2019 Michigan DHS Change Priority Funding in Child Welfare 2010

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of abuse and neglect.d. Institute a university consortium in partnership with

the expanded Children’s Cabinet or new cabinetcommittee recommended under Change Priority #3(using the MPHI model) to provide an objective,independent clearinghouse to serve as a resource toall branches and levels of government. Thisclearinghouse will:i. Research information on the sources of and

regulation for federal funding for services for children and families.

ii. Develop a knowledge base of program fundingand best practices to assure transparency and

accessibility of information on policy andfunding.

iii. Provide technical assistance to the Children’sCabinet regarding funding and policyalternatives.

iv. Recommend and assist in developingapproaches to maximize federal funding.

v. Explore funding models of other states and bestpractices (e.g. Indiana Office of Federal

Grants).vi. Assist agencies in identifying and applying for federal and private funding.

vii. Support the Children’s Cabinet’s coordination of enterprise-wide child welfare budget and fiscalplanning.

viii. Identify new and emerging opportunities inaddition to those identified in the annual plan.

e. Incentivize and support collaboration efforts at thelocal level.

i. Identify sources of flexible discretionaryfunding. Provide funds to local levelcounties/jurisdictions that agree to direct fundstoward locally established goals.

ii. Establish goals of safety, permanency, and wellbeing of children and families, as required byfederal funding sources, toward which localcounties/jurisdictions direct discretionaryspending.

iii. Ensure a single collaborative is established for each community in the state to plan for cross-system and cross-agency child welfare

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to the state, consider program-specific fundingenhancements:a. Restore funding for a staff position to coordinate

services for homeless, runaway and street youth,

and educate federal policymakers on the importanceof a coordinated voice for these youth.

b. The Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)program should be expanded to cover 2 years of supplemental rent for more youth. Support servicesmust accompany rental support. Explorecooperative housing for high-risk youth, as isavailable for seniors, families, and college students.

c. Provide financial support for a foster parent

advocacy group.d. Provide support for a domestic violence advocacy

group.e. DHS, together with private foundations, should seek

ways to sustain and expand MYOI beyond the end of Casey funding in 2010, through additionalappropriations and other sources.

Cabinet street youth.b. Increased understanding of needs of these youthsc. Data collection demonstrates that the demand for housing is met

by suitable and appropriate supply.

d. Improved support for foster parents and domestic violencevictims.

e. Increased advocacy for needs of foster parents and domesticviolence victims.

f. Continuation of MYOI services for the foreseeable future, servingtransitioning youth.

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Michigan DHS Change Priority Funding in Child Welfare 2010