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The Mecklenburg Disability Action Collaborative MDAC And, Its Employment First Initiative Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 2010 APSE National Conference 1 Atlanta, Georgia June 8, 2010 Mecklenburg Disability Action Collaborative

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The Mecklenburg Disability Action Collaborative MDAC And, It’s Employment First Initiative

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 2010 APSE National Conference Atlanta, Georgia June 8, 2010

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Mecklenburg Disability Action Collaborative (MDAC) Employment First Initiative Agenda

  • What is MDAC?
  • Why Employment First?
  • What’s the Vision?
  • What’s the Problem
  • What’s Being Done?
  • Who Is Participating?
  • How’s the Initiative Organized?
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Mecklenburg Disability Action Collaborative (MDAC)

An Organization of Advocacy Organizations and Self-Advocacy Groups Dedicated to Collaborative Action to Improve the Lives of Individuals with Disabilities. Originating Organizations Included:

  • Area Mental Health – Consumer and Family Advisory Committee
  • Arc of Mecklenburg County
  • NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness
  • Mental Health Association
  • Autism Society
  • MeckPromise
  • ECAC – Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center
  • Council for Children’s Rights
  • Drug Free Coalition
  • Disability Rights & Resources
  • Down Syndrome Association
  • Area Mental Health – Local Management Entity
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NC Mental Health (MH/SA/DD) Reform is all about:

  • Community Inclusion
  • Recovery
  • Self Determination

These Goals Require:

  • Employment Opportunities
  • Housing Alternatives
  • Transportation
  • Community Acceptance

In Mecklenburg County:

  • Over 50,000 individuals receive MH/DD/SA public support
  • Over 35,000 of these are adults
  • Up to 70% of these are unemployed
  • Most do not have housing alternatives
  • Many are in segregated environments
  • There are few opportunities for socialization
  • There is no coordinated plan to help them

Why Collaborate?

These are Common Issues Across all Disability Groups

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MDAC Organizational Concept

MDAC

Employment First Initiative Housing ? Budget Advocacy ?

MDAC Initiatives

MDAC Advocacy Organization Members MDAC Members Plus Community Partners These Initiatives act as a Clearing House, Coordinator, and Energizer for Multiple Community Activities related to the Initiative.

For Example, There are many Community Activities related to Employment/Supported Employment, including MH and DD Best Practices Subcommittees, Vocational Rehab Programs, and Individual Agency Programs that can be brought together and leveraged at the Community level through the MDAC Initiative.

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Consumer

Health & Stability

  • Physical Health
  • Mental Health
  • Crisis Mgmt

Residential

  • At Home
  • Supported
  • Independent

Employment Or Daily Activity

  • Education
  • Employment
  • Other Activities

Social Life And Recreation

  • Family & Friends
  • Hobbies
  • Travel & Networking
  • Faith Based

Transportation

  • Special Transport
  • Public Transport
  • Family & Friends
  • Independent

Income & Financial Support

  • SSI / SSDI
  • Other Public Funding
  • Family Support
  • Earnings

The Elements of Recovery and Self-Determination

Skills & Capabilities

  • ADL’s
  • Social
  • Financial

“Employment First”

Because of it’s Potential Impact on the Other Elements

Why “Employment First”? (It’s Not Really!)

This is First!! Then….

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The Mecklenburg Disability Action Collaborative (MDAC) Employment First Initiative

The Vision The Community values and actively promotes employment as the first priority and preferred outcome for all working-age youth and adults with disabilities.

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Future Employment Current Employment

What Must Change? Goal: Increase Employment for People with Disabilities

Employers The Support System People with Disabilities and Their Families Service Providers Four Major Areas!

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Future Employment Current Employment

What Must Change? Goal: Increase Employment for People with Disabilities

Employers The Support System People with Disabilities and Their Families Four Major Areas!

Providers Service Definition Driven

  • Focus on Person’s Deficits
  • Legacy Services
  • Readiness Model
  • Little Collaboration
  • No Standard Training
  • No Certification
  • Outsider to Employers
  • Process Compliance Driven
  • Low Pay / Esteem

To: Holistic Outcome Driven

  • Focus on Person’s Abilities
  • Best Practice Services
  • Trained / Certified
  • Part of Employer Team
  • Rewarded for Outcomes
  • Improved Pay / Stature
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Future Employment Current Employment

What Must Change? Goal: Increase Employment for People with Disabilities

Employers People with Disabilities and Their Families

Providers Service Definition Driven

  • Focus on Person’s Deficits
  • Legacy Services
  • Readiness Model
  • Little Collaboration
  • No Standard Training
  • No Certification
  • Outsider to Employers
  • Process Compliance Driven
  • Low Pay / Esteem

To: Holistic Outcome Driven

  • Focus on Person’s Abilities
  • Best Practice Services
  • Trained / Certified
  • Part of Employer Team
  • Rewarded for Outcomes
  • Improved Pay / Stature

Support System Fragmented, Agency Centric To:

  • Silo’s
  • Not my mission
  • Focus on Person’s Deficits
  • Measured on Process
  • Lack of Coordination
  • Funding Gaps
  • Policy Deterrents

Coordinated, Person Centric

  • Integrated
  • Common Goals
  • Focus on Person’s Abilities
  • Measured on Outcomes
  • Coordinated
  • Sufficient & Flexible Funding
  • Policy Enablers

Area Mental Health Vocational Rehabilitation Dept of Social Services Workforce Development Board Housing Authority CMS CPCC UNCC Community Agencies Public

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Future Employment Current Employment

What Must Change? Goal: Increase Employment for People with Disabilities

Employers

Providers Service Definition Driven

  • Focus on Person’s Deficits
  • Legacy Services
  • Readiness Model
  • Little Collaboration
  • No Standard Training
  • No Certification
  • Outsider to Employers
  • Process Compliance Driven
  • Low Pay / Esteem

To: Holistic Outcome Driven

  • Focus on Person’s Abilities
  • Best Practice Services
  • Trained / Certified
  • Part of Employer Team
  • Rewarded for Outcomes
  • Improved Pay / Stature

Support System Fragmented, Agency Centric To:

  • Silo’s
  • Not my mission
  • Focus on Person’s Deficits
  • Measured on Process
  • Lack of Coordination
  • Funding Gaps
  • Policy Deterrents

Coordinated, Person Centric

  • Integrated
  • Common Goals
  • Focus on Person’s Abilities
  • Measured on Outcomes
  • Coordinated
  • Sufficient & Flexible Funding
  • Policy Enablers

Area Mental Health Vocational Rehabilitation Dept of Social Services Workforce Development Board Housing Authority CMS CPCC UNCC Community Agencies Public

People with a Disability & Families Limited Belief & Aspirations

  • Can’t
  • Not Ready
  • Passive
  • Perceived Safety of Segregation
  • Benefit Risk
  • Reliance on System
  • Unprepared for Transition

To: Full Belief & Desire

  • Yes I Can
  • Yes You Can
  • Active
  • Dignity of Risk & Integration
  • Benefit Management
  • Utilize System to Bolster

Natural Supports

  • Prepared for Transition
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Future Employment People with a Disability & Families Limited Belief & Aspirations

  • Can’t
  • Not Ready
  • Passive
  • Perceived Safety of Segregation
  • Benefit Risk
  • Reliance on System
  • Unprepared for Transition

To: Full Belief & Desire

  • Yes I Can
  • Yes You Can
  • Active
  • Dignity of Risk & Integration
  • Benefit Management
  • Utilize System to Bolster

Natural Supports

  • Prepared for Transition

Employers Benevolent Agnostics To:

  • Sympathetic Hiring
  • Lack of Knowledge
  • Randomly Solicited
  • Tolerant of Job Coaches
  • Cost / Risk Focus

Active Recruiters

  • Asset Based Hiring
  • Knowledgeable
  • Relationship Based Matching
  • Respect for Job Coaches
  • Cost / Benefit Focus

Current Employment Providers Service Definition Driven

  • Focus on Person’s Deficits
  • Legacy Services
  • Readiness Model
  • Little Collaboration
  • No Standard Training
  • No Certification
  • Outsider to Employers
  • Process Compliance Driven
  • Low Pay / Esteem

To: Holistic Outcome Driven

  • Focus on Person’s Abilities
  • Best Practice Services
  • Trained / Certified
  • Part of Employer Team
  • Rewarded for Outcomes
  • Improved Pay / Stature

Support System Fragmented, Agency Centric To:

  • Silo’s
  • Not my mission
  • Focus on Person’s Deficits
  • Measured on Process
  • Lack of Coordination
  • Funding Gaps
  • Policy Deterrents

Coordinated, Person Centric

  • Integrated
  • Common Goals
  • Focus on Person’s Abilities
  • Measured on Outcomes
  • Coordinated
  • Sufficient & Flexible Funding
  • Policy Enablers

Area Mental Health Vocational Rehabilitation Dept of Social Services Workforce Development Board Housing Authority CMS CPCC UNCC Community Agencies Public

What Must Change?

5/15/09

Goal: Increase Employment for People with Disabilities

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13 MDAC “Employment First” Initiative – Strategic Plan

Employment First

  • A. Establish a Leadership

Collaborative and Strategic Plan

  • B. Gain Stakeholder

Endorsement

  • C. Support the Creation of a

Business Leadership Network

  • D. Create a Self-Advocate and

Associate Leadership Network

  • E. Create a Provider Workforce

Leadership Network

  • F. Establish an “Employment First”

Implementation Support Center . I. Provide Outreach And Education II. Promote System Transformation III. Prioritize Transition of Young Adults IV. Create Sustainable Collaboration I. Steering Comm. Communications Comm. Transformation Comm. Transition Comm.

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MDAC “Employment First” Initiative – Strategic Plan – 2010 Update

Charlotte Regional Business Leadership Network (BLN) Goal is 50 Employers By December 2010

Current Participants

  • Wells Fargo
  • Bank of America
  • Booz Allen
  • IBM
  • Mecklenburg County
  • City of Charlotte
  • Aramark
  • Carolinas Medical Center
  • Lowes Home Improvement
  • IKEA
  • SunTrust
  • Harris Teeter Supermarkets
  • Pitney Bowes
  • Sunshine Cleaners
  • Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools
  • Central Piedmont Community College
  • Westin Hotels
  • Charlotte Douglas Airport
  • Chamber of Commerce
  • Goodwill
  • Fifth Third Bank
  • Price Waterhouse
  • Lance
  • Benefit Controls
  • Vocational Rehabilitation

Meets Monthly Goal: Promote Employment of, Marketing to, and Buying from People with Disabilities

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15 MDAC “Employment First” Initiative – Strategic Plan

Employment First

  • A. Create the Marketing and

Education Plan

  • B. Develop Marketing and

Education Materials

  • C. Execute the Marketing

and Education Plan

  • D. Identify and Publish

Support Resources

  • E. Develop Social Media

Networks

  • F. Organize Annual

“Employment First” Summit I. Provide Outreach And Education II. Promote System Transformation III. Prioritize Transition of Young Adults IV. Create Sustainable Collaboration I. Steering Comm. Communications Comm. Transformation Comm. Transition Comm.

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16 MDAC “Employment First” Initiative – Strategic Plan

Employment First

  • A. Identify and Promote Key

Principles and Best Practices

  • B. Promote Quality Workforce

Standards and Supervision

  • C. Initiate and Support Employer

Projects such as Project Search

  • D. Promote Supportive Policies

and Funding

  • E. Establish and Implement

a Measurement System

  • F. Promote the Development
  • f a Resource Center

I. Provide Outreach And Education II. Promote System Transformation III. Prioritize Transition of Young Adults IV. Create Sustainable Collaboration I. Steering Comm. Communications Comm. Transformation Comm. Transition Comm.

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17 MDAC “Employment First” Initiative – Strategic Plan

Employment First I. Provide Outreach And Education II. Promote System Transformation III. Prioritize Transition of Young Adults IV. Create Sustainable Collaboration I.

  • A. Organize a Community

Focus Team

  • B. Evaluate Current

Community Success

  • C. Map Current Community

Transition Initiatives

  • D. Evaluate National Programs

and Best Practices

  • E. Establish Community

Transition Goals

  • F. Develop and Promote a

Community-wide Transition Plan Steering Comm. Communications Comm. Transformation Comm. Transition Comm.

The Committees meet Monthly, and “Forums” are held twice a year.

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Transition Planning

Unemployed Young Adults (18 - 22) with Disabilities Employment CMS EC Community

OCS OnRamp Project Search Post Secondary Education AMH Adult Services Natural Supports Vocational Rehabilitation DD Best Practices Sub-Committee Internship Programs System of Care General Ed Autistic SBS SAC

Notes: CMS – Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, EC – Exceptional Children OCS – Occupational Course of Study, SBS – Specialized Behavioral Support, SAC – Specialized Academic Curriculum

  • Dept. of

Social Services

Job Training

Programs Mentoring Job Fairs

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Director Project Initiation Research & Eval. Commun- ications

Employment First Support Center (EFSC)

Employment First Fiduciary Agent (TBD) Employment First Steering Committee (TBD) Employment First MDAC Collaborative Collaborative Members Collaborative Implementation Initiatives Funding Sources

Employment First Implementation and Support

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Director Project Initiation Research & Eval. Commun- ications

Employment First Support Center (EFSC) Director

  • Collaborative Management
  • Goals & Objectives
  • Implementation Planning
  • Relationship Management
  • Funding
  • Financial Management
  • Staffing/Contracting

Communications Research & Evaluation Project Initiation

  • Communications Planning
  • Community Presentations
  • Marketing Material
  • Collaborative Communications
  • Website & Social Marketing
  • Public Relations
  • Event Planning
  • Research of Replicable Projects
  • Collaborative Metrics & Reports
  • Evaluation Process
  • Data Management
  • Effectiveness Analysis
  • Community Benefit Analysis
  • Publication of Results
  • Evaluation of Current Projects
  • Replication Planning & Initiation
  • Scaling & Sustainability Planning
  • New Project Identification
  • Pilot Planning & Initiation
  • Funding Attainment
  • Transition to On-going Environments

Employment First Implementation and Support Functional Responsibilities

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MDAC Employment First Conclusions

  • Unemployment Rate is Not Acceptable
  • Significant Change is Required in Many Areas
  • It’s a Long-Term Process!
  • Start with Transition Age Youth
  • Community-wide Collaboration is Essential
  • Employers are Key – Start a Business Leadership Network!
  • Communicate - Communicate - Communicate
  • Establish Sustainable Resources, Relationships and Processes