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Kinship Care Program (Prince George's County FY17- Annual)

Story Behind the Curve

Challenges:

For the FY18 CQI- Kinship Care had  trouble meeting the following performance measures for “How Much”

# of Families served

# of children served                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      However, Kinship Care met their “Better off” performance measures for FY18.

                       Furthermore, the LMB recommended lowering the target number for Kinship Care so that they would no longer have trouble meeting their target number.

Successes:

Target families – The Kinship Care Program met the yearly target of 96 families for FY18

Reported for abuse/neglect – 100% of caregivers have not been reported for abuse/neglect during this service-delivery period.

What Works

Action Plan

Program Summary

Supportive services for caregivers of relative children whose biological parents are unwilling or unable to care for them.

• The Kinship Care program, operated through Progressive Life Center, Inc., is designed to provide counseling and supportive services to families such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, sisters and brothers caring for relative children

• Program goals are to Provide emotional support to families; Help develop a sense of independence; Prevent out of home placement; and Encourage Family unity.

• The program offers regular weekly visits with an assigned case manager; spiritually and culturally focused case management; care giver support groups; youth and family recreational, educational, cultural activities; respite care and support; mental health services, goal setting with families, community referrals, and parenting classes.

Target Population

Families caring for relative children and residing in Prince George's County

Promising Practice/Model/EBP Employed

Kinship Pride Curriculum

Data Discussion

Measures

Time
Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change

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