Family Support 360 Project Descriptions
2009-2014 Family Support 360 Centers
2008-2013 Family Support 360 Military Projects
2009-2014 Family Support 360 Military Projects
Family Support 360 Centers
Georgia
Parent to Parent of Georgias Navigator 360 Project is an innovative human service model that is designed with and involves families, is easily replicated, and is based in the strengths of private-public partnerships. The vision is that these partnerships will work collaboratively with families with developmental disabilities so support systems needed are integrated and accessible when families need them and ultimately help families stay together and thrive. Families have many challenges facing them related to disability issues. Families need timely and accurate information, they need training and guidance, and they need opportunities to build their own capacity to partner in decision-making at all levels. Parent to Parent of Georgias Navigator 360 Project has designed a continuum of service that provides all this and more.
Iowa
The purpose of this project is to coordinate and enhance access to Iowas system of services by children with developmental disabilities and their families through building a network of Navigators with accurate, consistent and broad-based information and resources, who will serve a local one-stop access points for families. Coordination is needed because currently multiple education, health and human service agencies provide a wide array of services yet areas of responsibility are blurred, access points are unclear and eligibility and assessment standards can be inconsistent and confusing to families.
Mississippi
The Family support 360 Center will empower and strengthen families by increasing community responsiveness to the immediate needs of families who have children with developmental disabilities, promoting community partnerships, assisting families to foster a stronger sense of trust and collaboration among service programs and families, and promoting self-determination and family unity.
Nevada
Like other communities across the United States, Clark County, Nevada is challenged by the needs of children with co-occurring developmental disabilities and behavioral health care needs. Children in the target population are either served in one system that is able to address only part of their problem or they are the unclaimed children who fall through the cracks and do not get the services that they require. Because of the complexity of their needs, rarely can one system provide the comprehensive services and supports the children and their families require.
New Jersey
The NJ 360 Center is designed to serve teenagers and young adults with developmental disabilities and their families. The Center's primary objective will direct services to persons within the Latino/Hispanic community of the City of Perth Amboy who because of cultural, economic and social barriers, are traditionally underserved. The Center will assist this target population in receiving intensive self-directed family services as they transition from formal educational programs to adult life outside of the boundaries of school. The planning and creation of a comprehensive transition plan for all participants and their families will facilitate successful strategies and pathways which will result in the participants' ability to function independently and productively in the most appropriate and challenging community setting.
Virginia
The Partnership for People with Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University will develop and implement a model of family-to-family support that can eventually be taken to communities across the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Partnership's Center for Family Involvement will house the greater Richmond Virginia Family to Family Network, a one-stop center where families who have children, ages birth to 26 years, with developmental disabilities can receive information and referral regarding special education and early intervention services and placement, health care and related financing, disability services and other community resources.
Washington
The Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council's 2007-2011 State Plan found that there are distinct communities within Washington State that are either unserved or underserved by existing services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. The ARC of King County will establish a Family Support Center for low income individuals who are underserved by virtue of poverty, race, language or immigration status.
2008-2013 Family Support 360 Military Projects
California
Project Pendleton is a collaborative endeavor among military families, youth with developmental disabilities, and professionals from related agencies to establish the San Diego Family Support 360 Center at Camp Pendleton for seamless access to supports and services. The goal of the project is to empower and strengthen the military family's capacity to assist their child with developmental disabilities in maximizing their independence, productivity, integration, and inclusion into the community. Project Pendleton offers personal futures planning, facilitated by parents or parent/professional teams, to maintain the family's control over their plans.
Guam
Guam, a small island, hosts every branch of the military including two major military bases: Naval Station Guam and Andersen Air Force Base. The Navigator's Compass will collaborate with military and civilian service providers, families and other supports. The overall goals for the Navigator's Compass are to enhance the capabilities of families to assist their children with developmental disabilities to achieve their maximum potential; support the increasing ability of children with disabilities to exercise greater choice and self-determination and to engage in leadership activities in their communities; and ensure the protection of children with disabilities' legal and human rights.
Texas
The Texas Center for Disability Studies will design and implement the Fort Hood Family Support 360 Center (Fort Hood 360) for military families caring for children with developmental and other disabilities, to enhance their capability to navigate social service and educational systems that assist children to achieve their maximum potential. The project goals include the development of the Fort Hood 360, training and leadership development activities for families, the implementation of family-centered supports for participating families, and the development of new training materials and information that incorporate the unique needs of military families.
Washington
The PAVE organization includes the Specialized Training of Military Parents (STOMP) program that serves military families throughout the world and is recognized as a major source of information and assistance for military families. PAVE also has the Statewide Parent Training and Information (PTI) program for Washington State. Partners involved in the PAVE 360 effort include Exceptional Family Member Program Managers from Fort Lewis Army Installation and McChord AFB. Through coordination with its partners, Washington PAVE will identify families in need of a higher level of support and assistance than can be provided through current military and civilian resources. A family needs assessment will be completed for each family to identify where the family needs additional assistance and support.
2009-2014 Family Support 360 Military Projects
Alaska
The Stone Soup Group will serve military families who have children with developmental disabilities and who are assigned or connected to Fort Richardson Army Installation and Elmendorf Air Force Base, as well as those attached to National Guard units that are activated and/or deployed. The AK-360 Military Family Support Project's major goal is to provide direct services and support to military families that will enable them to effectively seek out needed services for their children with developmental disabilities.
Florida
The SE Florida Project 360 for Military Families, an innovative technology-centric one-stop center will preserve and strengthen military families with children with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with U.S. Army Garrison Miami, armed with technology and a newly developed family assessment tool, the Mailman Center for Child Development will connect military families living in Southeast Florida to the local resources, support and services they need using technology.
Mississippi
This project will develop, implement, and evaluate a military and community based coordinated and seamless multi-agency one-stop center, to assist military families who have children (up to 25 years old) with a developmental disability. Strategies will be implemented to assure family access to services and supports they need, when they need them. It is the intent of the project to improve the quality of life and family unity for military families who have children with developmental disabilities. This project will partner with the military commanders from Keesler Air Force including Keesler Medical Center and Family Advocacy, the Air National Guard Combat Readiness Training Center Base Family Program, the TRICARE Service Center and Gulf South Market Office Case Management, the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Mississippi P&A, and the Governor's Office.
New Jersey
The Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) will provide support and assistance to military families who have children with developmental disabilities. As of October 1, 2009, Fort Dix McGuire Air Force Base, and Lakehurst Naval Air Station will combine into one installation (mega-base) under the authority of BRAC. This consolidation will result in an increased military population and heavily impact resources and programs in the surrounding community and within the state placing a unique position to benefit from a 360 Military Family Center. Through coordination with partners, SPAN will identify families in need of higher levels of support and assistance that can be provided through current military and civilian resources. A program Navigator will facilitate each family's assessment to identify its needs and support, develop a family plan, and assist the family in accessing needed resources.
North Carolina
This One-Stop for Family Support will provide effective support to active duty military families with children who have developmental disabilities who are connected to Camp Lejeune Marine Base. Military families living off base within the state of North Carolina will be able to access needed support. This project integrates military and civilian support systems to better serve military families with children with developmental disabilities living on and off base.
Utah
This project will assist with enhancing and strengthening the capacity of Hill Air Force Base personnel and coordinating communication between military and civilian systems. The project does not propose to develop a new system within the military institution, but to identify the military and civilian supports and services and guide a coordinated effort based on lessons learned through Utah's 360 Support for Families. The Military 360 project will provide individual family-centered assessment and planning related to education, early intervention, and child care.
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