Citizen involvement in the community and knowledge of services promotes the health and development of children and families.
Chesapeake Helps serves as the Information and Referral Portion (I&R) portion of the Single point of access for Mid-Shore Region including an information/referral line and website for children and family services with screening for the level of need. For FY2016, Chesapeake Helps serves as the Information and Referral (I&R) portion of the Single Point of Access for Queen Anne's County - the other four counties chose not to participate in a multi-county contract.
Since the funding was drastically cut, the staff was reduced to a contractual position. In addition, the phone calls aren't coming as steady as they used to, which could possibly be because more people are using other means (cell phone internet searches, computer web searches, etc.). And finally, when setting up the matrix for FY2016, all targets took into account that we would only be tracking Queen Anne's County data, except for one, which was a mistake on the part of Jennifer Stansbury. This target was for number of referrals made which shows a target of 1300, but which should have been considerably lower.
Promising Practice/Model Program/EBP:
County residents of the 5 Mid-Shore counties: Caroline,
A strong system of care for children ages prenatal through the start of their school experience not only shows an increased preparation and success in school but it also yields other positive results such as: stronger cognitive skills, lower school dropout rates, social and emotional strength, and lower rates of teen pregnancy and incarceration.
A national character development initiative which utilizes the 6 pillars of character; includes weekly volunteer character coaching in schools, community capacity building, and social marketing of character development.
FY2016 Actuals for 7/01/2015 to 12/31/2015:
School-age youth who are at risk of entering the juvenile justice system
Promising Practice/Model Program/EBP: Character Counts
School Success impacts youth development, school completion, personal well-being and transition to the workforce.
Intensive home visiting service which prevents child maltreatment and supports healthy brain development in children prenatal to 5 years, using child development education for parents, screenings, and service referrals.
First-time teen parents who are eligible for Maryland Children’s Health program (M-CHP) who are at risk of poor parenting outcomes due to several risk factors for juvenile delinquency.
Promising Practice/Model Program/EBP: Healthy Families America; OJJDP Effective Program
A strong system of care for children ages prenatal through the start of their school experience not only shows an increased preparation and success in school but it also yields other positive results such as: stronger cognitive skills, lower school dropout rates, social and emotional strength, and lower rates of teen pregnancy and incarceration.