2009 Department Goals:

1. To fulfill our department’s responsibilities as defined by the County Executive and the NYS Office of Children and Family Services
   
   
   • Be a member of the Health & Human Services Cabinet.
     
     
   • Receive full reimbursement of OCFS’ 2008 grant funds.
     
     
   • File all required OCFS reports.
     
     
   • Administer and monitor the County’s grants to Youth Assets Mini-grants, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and the Voluntary Action Agency.  
     
     
   • Support the staff’s commitment to the Youth Bureau’s mission through joint staff meetings; have each staff member participate in a training events; and each staff represents the department at a minimum of one community event annually.

2. Monitor the operation of the Youth Services Unit (YSU) to evaluate their success in achieving the grants’ outcomes.
   
   
   • Monitor the program through attendance of YSU staff meetings, presentations, and review of reports and fiscal claims. (150 general counseling, 70 PINS/30 JD referrals and 30 Project Return youth).
     
     
   • Support the ongoing systems changes as identified by the Juvenile Justice Taskforce and YASI implementation.
     
     
     • Supervising Youth Worker will participate in the YASI Quality Assurance Workgroup
       
       
   • The Supervising Youth Worker will participate in Juvenile Task Forces Committee
     
     
     • Send a representative to the Court Involved Youth Committee
     • Send a representative to the Children Providers Committee
     • Send a representative to the Coordinated Children Services Initiative, Tier I & Tier II Committees
     • Send a Project Return staff to the Youth Treatment Court 
       
       
   • Monitor Project Return & PINS reimbursement of DSS’ Child Welfare Finance funding.
     
     
   • Provide leadership for the collaborative implementation of the 40 Developmental Assets to schools and communities. 

3. To increase integration and coordination of the Youth/Human Services Delivery System.
   
   
   • Represent the Youth Bureau on the DC Health &Human Services Executive Cabinet:
     
     
     • Send a representative to the Performance Evaluation Workgroup.
     • Send a representative to the Public Awareness Workgroup.
     • Send a representative to the Housing Workgroup
       
       
   • Continue implementing the Child & Family Services Plan strategies regarding the Youth Bureau Tasks and provide OCFS an update when requested.
     
     
   • Participate on the Children’s Services Council’s Executive Committee.
     
     
     • Send a representative to the CSC Full Council Committee
     • Send a representative to the CSC ICP Workgroup
     • Send a representative to the CSC Integrated Assessment Workgroup
     • Provide leadership for the 2008 CSC Fall Youth/Adult Conference.
     • Send a representative to the CSC Youth Assets Team Committee
       
       • Send a representative to the DC Fairgrounds Youth Festival Committee
       • Participate in two Youth Assets trainings.
       • The Youth Council will be in charge of the RFP and Allocation process. 
       • Support the Youth Assets Mapping Project administered by the ACT for Youth Grant. (CCEDC)
         
     • Participate in the CSC Transition – Ad Hoc Workgroup
     • Support activities that promote improvement in the 2007 CSC Status Report indicators.
       
       
   • Participate in the implementation of the Child and Family Services plan.
     
     
     • Monitor the updates to OCFS and http://www.dccscountywidedata.com/.
     • Meet quarterly to monitor the status of the Plan’s strategies.
     • Review results of other cross systems needs assessment reports.
       
       
   • Represent the Youth Bureau in the Criminal Justice Council’s Executive Committee
     
     
     • Send a representative to the CJC Full Council Committee
     • Chair the CJC’s Prevention Subcommittee 
       
       
   • Represent the Youth Bureau in the Workforce Investment Board’s, Youth Council Committee
     

4. To prioritize resources in order to recommend allocations to best meet the needs identified in the Child & Family Services Plan.
   
   

   • Be the Administrator of the Youth Assets Initiative; the RFP Process and Fiscal Management.
     
     
   • Assist Youth Board in reviewing their priorities for OCFS allocations.
     
     
   • Organize the 2010 OCFS Request for Proposals process.
     
     
   • Submit the 2010 Resource Allocation Plan for OCFS approval.
     
     
   • Participate in the review of other funding proposals to promote CFS Plan’s priorities.
     

5. To monitor and evaluate contracted services for performance outcomes and future allocations. (70% of contract agencies and Municipalities will achieve 80% or better of their grant outcomes and will serve the targeted number of youth by successfully completing their grant objectives.)
   
   

   • Review and file 2008 Annual Program Reports with OCFS.
     
     
   • Report 2008 OCFS program outcomes in the June Annual Report to the Community.
     
     
   • Review agency reports quarterly and annually, and summarize them for the Board.
     
     
   • Review the fiscal status of the grants with the Board, quarterly.
     
     
   • Monitor all contracted/municipal agencies on-site.
     
     
   • Assist the Youth Board and sub-committees in fulfilling their tasks.
     

6. To provide technical assistance to help agencies achieve their outcomes and improve youth/family services in the county.
   
   

   • Offer technical assistance and fiscal training to youth agencies.
     
     
   • Meet with municipal Supervisors, Mayors and Recreation Directors for input.
     
     
   • Arrange bidder conferences on funding opportunities.
     
     
   • Publish the Youth Bureau newsletter two times a year 
     
     
   • Maintain the Youth Bureau web page with current program and resource information.
     
     
   • Assist the RHYS Coordinator to address specifically runaway homeless youth issues at least twice a year at the ICP Workgroup.
     

7. To provide youth opportunities for leadership and empowerment.
   
   

   • Coordinate the Youth Council as the countywide leadership program and promote forums to share youth concerns.
     
     
   • Use the 2009 Youth Asset Mini-grants to promote youth leadership opportunities and to encourage local initiatives to involve with the youth planning efforts.
     
     
   • Provide articles, points of interest and speak on developmental youth assets. 
     

8. To increase public awareness about youth issues and promote effective research-based programs.
   
   

   • Support the Youth Board in their advisory role and maintain membership/officers.
     
     
   • Promote developmental assets through community events/speaking.
     
     
   • Organize the 2009 YEA awards and annual Youth Board Luncheon.
     
     
   • Membership on the Association of New York State Youth Bureaus. 
     
     
   • Participate in the Taconic Region Youth Bureau Directors Committee.
     
     
   • Support legislation that promotes youth development, developmental assets, and community/school collaboration.