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Our Mission: KidSafe Collaborative engages organizations and individuals to work together to improve our community’s prevention of and response to child abuse and neglect

Welcome!

Our Vision:

KidSafe actively promotes the right of all children, youth, and families to grow within safe and nurturing environments, free from harm, which consistently support and enhance their physical, social and emotional well-being.

KidSafe Board of Directors

Board Officers 2018 – 2020 .

 Cindy Olson, President  Heather Ross, Vice President /Secretary  Jeff Morin, Treasurer  Carolyn Smith, Past President

 Darcy Allard  Lauren Bowerman  Samantha Finnefrock  Shireen Hart  Wanda Keosian  Jason McFaul

KidSafe Board of Directors ▪ 2018-2019

Continuing Members 2018-19

 We welcomed new member

Andrea Dion

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Jay Fayette

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• Dr. Lewis First

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• Dr. Joseph F. Hagan

KidSafe Board of Directors

Continuing Members 2018-19

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 Kiara Poitras  Jon Rose  Ron Rose  Sue Victory

Honorary Board Members:

KidSafe Collaborative Staff .

Executive Director Sally Borden

March 2019: 21 Years

Development and Program Coordinator Lisa Simon

October 2018: 10 years!

We bid farewell to Administrative and

Special Events Coordinator Ruth Baldasty

And welcomed Elise Ameigh!

KidSafe Collaborative Board and Staff - 2018

Seated: Cindy Olson, Jon Rose, Ron Rose, Ruth Baldasty; Standing: Heather Ross, Lisa Simon, Shireen Hart, Jason McFaul, Sally Borden, Sue Victory, Carolyn Smith, Lauren Bowerman Samantha Finnefrock Absent: Jeff Morin, Kiara Poitras

We rely on the awesome support from our consultants and office volunteers:

Penne

Tompkins

Brenda

Kissam

Mary

Woodruff

Along with financial management provided by: Audit& Tax Preparation:

And our many, many event volunteers!

Anne

MacLeod

Nance

Nahmias

And IT support from:

“Its hard to know how far you’ve come

until you stop and look back

FY18-19 Highlights:

and see where you’ve been...”

Financial Summary: Assets

$- $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000

2018-2019 2017-2018

2018: Audited Financial Statements, McSoley McCoy 2019: Draft Reviewed Financial Statement, McSoley McCoy

Bequest and Investment

to a very special Friend of KidSafe for bequest of $100,000

 We established a Reserve Fund in partnership with VCF  We have held a portion of funds in a separate “reserve” account at our bank  With additional donations of stock from other generous donors, opened a brokerage account

Financial Summary

$379,006 $255,047 $15,755

$- $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000

Revenues (Without In-Kind) In-Kind

Revenues and Support 2018-2019 2017-2018

Financial Summary: Expenses

Program, $213,880 , 82% Adminstration, $18,859 , 7% Fundraising , $29,355 , 11%

Functional Expenses 2018-2019

Program Adminstration Fundraising

$262,094 $250,7 59

$100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000

Total Expenses

KidSafe Collaborative Programs

Child Protection Teams

Child Protection and Family Support Team CHARM (Children and Recovering Mothers)

2018

Community and Systems Improvement

Co-facilitators:

KidsNET

(Chittenden Network for Children Youth & Families)

Community Advisory Board to DCF-

Family Services, Burlington District

Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Committee

Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training

Co-Chair VCAB

VT Citizens Advisory Board to DCF

Training

FamStat

KidSafe Collaborative improves our community’s prevention of and response to child maltreatment on two levels:

• at the community / systems level,and
• directly, through our teams

Community and Systems Improvement 2018-19 Highlights

• Legislative Advocacy
• Vermont Citizens Advisory Board
• KidSafe Collaborative Council  KidsNET
• Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Committee
• Community Advisory Board to DCF-Family Services BDO
• Chittenden Co. Family Treatment Court Work Group
• Collaboration with Community Initiatives

Collaboration

KidSafe Partner Agencies and Organizations

Sally with ASL Interpreter

Chittenden Co. KidSafe Legislative Forum

• 17th Annual event
• January 28, 2019

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

• Attendance:

13 Chittenden Co. legislators 100 attendees

• Venue: Holiday Inn,

South Burlington

• Thanks to UVMMC

Community Health Improvement for funding!

Panel of legislators Keynote Speaker

• Dr. Aron Steward

Vermont Citizens Advisory Board

to the VT Department for Children and Families (DCF)

• KidSafe: Joined in 2007; Co-Chair since 2014
• Co-Chair, elected 2018 : Dr. Debra Taylor,

Superintendent Greater Rutland School District

• VCAB is federally mandated under the Child Abuse

Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)

• Meets quarterly to evaluate the state’s child

protection system and make recommendations for improvement

• Retreat/Planning Meeting held: December 2018
• Webpage http://dcf.vermont.gov/boards-councils/VCAB
• Annual Report completed
• Funding support from DCF

Key Issues:  Substance Exposed Newborns: compliance with federal Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act  Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard, “Normalcy” for children/youth in state custody  DCF-Family Services: staff case-load, workload, staff safety

• 1997: KidSafe Management Council established to
• versee and implement the $2.1M US DOJ Safe Kids

Safe Streets (SKSS) 5-year federal grant Community Network for Children Youth and Families (CNCYF): umbrella applicant agency for SKSS grant a.k.a. KidSafe Collaborative

• Council role: Grant selection, oversight for

14 grants to community-based organizations for projects totaling $245,000 annually.

 History

KidSafe Collaborative Council

Transition to a new collaborative initiative

 Co-Chairs: Lauren Bowerman, Steve Dale

• 2000: CNCYF Board reorganization. New By-Laws:

KidSafe Community Council as Board Committee

• 2004-2005: SKSS Grant ended.

Community Network for Children, Youth & Families re-named KidSafe Collaborative. Continued to convene KidSafe Collaborative Council.

• 2008: restated By-Laws reflect KidSafe Collaborative

name and designate Council membership

• Co-Chairs:

Kristin Fontaine, UVMMC Community Health Improvement Eliza Pillard, VT Ctr. Children Y

• uth & Families/UVM Child Psychiatry

2018: Re-design

• Core group of leaders initiated effort to

combine Kidsafe Council with another community collaboration, ACCESS team.

• Purpose of merging:

 reduce redundancy and duplication of effort  overlapping participation and purpose  Increase participation on both teams.  Serve as the Chittenden County “go-to”

entity for child/youth issues and

• pportunities

• KidSafe-Access Re-Design Work Group

 Merger: One year process  Stakeholder input: surveys and feedback sessions  Planning meetings

• Result - thoughtful transition of the two teams into
• ne combined group
• Name Survey: Chittenden Network for Children,

Youth and Families a.k.a. KidsNET

• First joint meeting: January 2019
• Result:

 Increased participation: ~ 35 participants/monthly  Positive feedback from members

 Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

• Joint committee: KidSafe Collaborative and

Chittenden Co. Domestic/Sexual Violence Task Force

• Co-facilitate with Susan Ide
• Meets monthly
• FY18-19: expanded participation

 New members: Howard Center, DCF-Economic Services/Reach Up, Hope Works  Continuing/Regular Participation: AALV, Burlington Police Dept., Chittenden Co. State’s Attorneys Office, DCF Family Services, the Family Room, KidSafe, Lund, Steps to End Domestic Violence

• FY 18-19 Key areas of focus:

 Lead planning group for annual legislative forum  Need for more Supervised Visitation / Parent- Child Contact in Chittenden County  Parenting programs and support for Dads  Services and supports for children impacted by domestic violence; reduction in Steps To End Domestic Violence children’s program  New American families and domestic violence

 Community Advisory Board

to DCF Family Services, Burlington District

• Purpose: Advise DCF Family Services
• n improving policy and practice at the

District level to produce better

• utcomes for children and families
• Light dinner is provided. Stipend for

participation, transportation and child care available

• Started: 2003
• Meets monthly, in the evening
• Funded by DCF grant

Community Collaboration:

 Serve on Vermont Child Fatality Review Team

• Joined 2015; Coordinating VCAB and CFRT roles
• 2018: New enabling legislation
• Meets every other month: case review
• Manage CFRT state grant

 UVM Children’s Hospital Community Advisory Council  UVM Medical Center Child Protection Committee

 Vermont Kin as Parents Advisory Board

 Chittenden Co. Family Treatment Court Work Group

• Submitted Chittenden Co. Family Treatment Court

proposal to Vermont Supreme Court, March 2018

• Continued Work Group meetings to plan for future

FTC implementation

 Substance Exposed Newborns – Plan of Safe Care policy work group

• Continued implementation of Vermont policy

and practice to comply with federal requirements:

 Notify DCF-Family Services and develop Plans of

Safe Care for substance-exposed infants and families

KidSafe Outstanding Service Awards Selection Process

• Nominations from community and partner agencies
• Criteria for selection
• Recognition of people and groups who have

significantly improved the health, safety and wellbeing of children and youth in our community

Selection Committee (for 2019 awards)

• Sally Borden
• Shireen Hart
• Howard Kalfus
• Robbin LaRue
• Anne MacLeod
• Nancy Menard
• Heather Ross

Community and Systems Improvement 2017-18 Highlights

• Training and Education

Mandated Reporter On-line training

• Developed by KidSafe in collaboration with VT DCF-

Family Services

• “launched” April 5, 2016
• Over 23,000 people

statewide have successfully taken the training (up from 13,000 one year ago).

Access the training: www.kidsafevt.org Or: www.mandatedreporters.vt.gov

Training and Education CHARM Team and Opioid-Exposed Infants  Provided 23 presentations/consultations locally, statewide and nationally regarding CHARM and substance-exposed infants

 Presentations Included: American College of Obstetricians and

Gynecologists, Albany NY; Aspenti Health; Children and Family Futures Quality Improvement Conference, CA; CommStat; United Hospital Fund (NYC); South Burlington Rotary; US Senate HHS Appropriations staff

 Consultations: Arizona, Alabama, Massachusetts, Ohio, Wisconsin  Interviews: VT Digger, WCAX, 22/44/My Champlain Valley,

Communication and Outreach

2018-19 Initiatives:

• Established a LinkedIn Page
• Website update continued
• Social Media: stronger FB presence – issues and

events

• Media – Interviews and Articles
• CHARM
• UVM Medical Center feature
• VT Digger OpEd

Child Protection Teams

Child Protection and Family Support Team

CHARM (Children and Recovering Mothers)

 Child Protection and Family Support Team

• Referral response time: <48 hours
• FY 18-19 more typical # of referrals

 18 meetings in FY 18-19  10 meetings FY17-18

• Referrers:
• DCF Economic Services
• DCF Family Services
• Janet S. Munt Family Room
• Hagan, Rinehart and Connolly
• Howard Center Developmental

Services

• Howard Center Children Youth &

Families

• Milton School District
• Northeast Family Institute
• Winooski School District

Who did CPFST serve?

14 families (12 new) with 51 individuals

• children with mental health and developmental needs
• children with significant health needs, e.g. cardiac,

endocrine, diabetes 20 adults,

• All over age 25. Including: disabilities, cognitive

challenges, medical needs, aging live-in relatives 31 children:

• 12 age 0-6
• 13 ages 6-12
• 6 ages 13-17

Burlington Housing Authority Children's Integrated Services Easterseals Vermont Howard Center, Children, Youth & Family Services Howard Center, Developmental Services Janet S. Munt Family Room Lund KidSafe Collaborative Sara Holbrook Community Center STEPS to End Domestic Violence Vermont Family Network VT Department of Corrections DCF, Economic Services DCF Family Services VT Dept of Health, Burlington District Office

14 Agencies represented by 24 CPFST regular members

CPFST Participating Agencies

Outcome accountability

Results Based Accountability (United Way of Northwest VT):  How much do we do?  How well do we do it?  Is anyone better off?

• Quantitative Data: Basic demographics. No income, etc. data
• Qualitative: Questionnaires to providers & parents/care givers

 Good feedback  FY18-19: Decline in returned questionnaires: possibly

due to sending electronically and no food card incentive

 No ability to track families long-term

What was most helpful about the team meeting?

• Coordination to have all the agencies in the same

room… were super helpful being responsive to the information presented from the family in the room.

• Glad to have this option in our community and

grateful to the agencies for having representation at each of these meetings.

• Bringing everyone together and talking about the

current issues. It helped me understand the situation a lot better. All the facts were discussed including what was done and not done.

• Being able to communicate easily with so many

people who provide support to the family.

What did you find least helpful about the Team’s review?

• It is helpful to have the notes and next steps quickly as this

is an end of the year school situation and that means many

• f the team members are off for the summer.
• Lack of clarity re: placement and parental expectations.
• So many team members.

From your knowledge or perspective, is the family likely to be better able to meet the needs of the child(ren) based on the Team meeting?

• They still have a lot of debt to pay back and I have a lot
• f concerns whether they can do that.
• Homes and community-based services for children.
• [Yes] they agreed to First Call and worked with me on VSHA

Expansion of Burlington’s CommStat, based on Chittenden Co. Child Protection Team case coordination model

• FamStat: focus on families with parental substance

use disorder, with high risk of DCF custody.

• Convened by DCF-Family Services, Burlington
• KidSafe role: participant, empanelment
• KidStat: focus on children exposed to domestic

violence.

• Convened by Burlington Police Department
• KidSafe role: oversee empanelment

Child Protection Teams

Child Protection and Family Support Team

CHARM (Children and Recovering Mothers)

CHARM (Children and Recovering Mothers) Team:

A collaborative approach

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• Children and Recovering Mothers

is an inter-disciplinary and cross- agency team which coordinates care for pregnant and postpartum mothers with opioid use disorder, and their infants.

• Model collaborative approach

(US Dept. of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA 2016)

CHARM Goal:

to improve the health and safety

• utcomes of babies born to women

with a history of opioid use disorder by coordinating

• medical care,
• substance abuse treatment,
• child welfare, and
• social service supports.

VT Dept. of Healthcare Access - Moms Program

(Medicaid)

VT Dept. of Corrections healthcare services

UVM Medical Center OBGYN

• (COGS) medical, social work,

MAT (Community Health Team)

UVM Children's Hospital – Neonatal medical and social work MAT (Methadone &

Buprenorphine) - Howard Center

Chittenden Clinic

Residential & Outpatient Tx - moms & babies (Lund) VT Health Dept. ADAP: Hub and Spokes VT Health Dept. – Maternal Child Health (WIC) Chittenden & Franklin/GI Children's Integrated Services: Home Visiting CHARM Team facilitator – KidSafe Collaborative

VT DCF Family Services – child welfare

CHARM Team – Partner Organizations

Economic Services – VT DCF – “ReachUp”

How Does CHARM Work? Framework for Collaboration

• Criteria: pregnant; opioid use disorder
• Multiple points of referral
• Memorandum of Understanding
• Signed by leadership of all key organizations
• Consent to Release Information
• Signed by patients/clients
• State law and policy
• Supports information sharing; child welfare role
• Regular (monthly) Team Meetings
• 11 Agencies/Departments; Case Reviews; Systems

Issues

• Infrastructure and facilitation

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CHARM Team Data - Calendar Year 2018

Number of Adult Patients “staffed” by CHARM Team 132 Number of babies 113 Total number of individuals served 245 # of Case Reviews - FY 2018-19 200 CHARM Team - How it Works:

• Meet Monthly: 12- 14 participants per month
• Team members: Average of 11 agencies/

departments at each CHARM meeting

• Systems Issues: First 10-15 minutes of each meeting
• Case Reviews: Average 15 case reviews per meeting
• Fewer case reviews, longer time per patient

What Makes CHARM unique?

• Focus on getting women into care early in pregnancy.
• Integrate medication assisted treatment and

case management with prenatal care (MAT prescribed by OB providers).

• Supportive, non-judgmental
• Collaboration with other service providers
• Health of baby depends on the health and support for

mother (and partner/family)

• Child Welfare (DCF-Family Services): Open

assessment 30-days prior to anticipated due date. Vermont is only state with this policy.

What Makes CHARM unique?

National Model

• Other sites around the country

seeking to replicate CHARM Funding

KidSafe’s work with CHARM is funded by grants from:

• State of Vermont Health Dept. ADAP
• UVM Medical Center CHI - Community Investment Fund
• United Way of Northwest Vermont
• Contract with Center on Children and Family Futures

 “Anything that drives pregnant women with opioid

use disorder from seeking treatment results in more prematurity, higher infant mortality, less probability

• f successful parenting”

 “Health of Baby depends on the

mother’s health, the family’s health!”

Diagnosed with a brain tumor in late January of this year, Anne passed away on June 4th. She shared not only her medical expertise, but her commitment to listening to and learning from mothers with a history of opioid use disorder, and a commitment to treating all with respect and dignity. She requested donations in her memory be made to KidSafe for the CHARM team.

In memory of Dr. Anne Johnston, Neonatologist, UVM Children’s Hospital, and founding member of CHARM

Fund Development

Fund Development Committee

• Jon Rose, Chair
• Darcy Allard
• Sam Finnefrock
• Wanda Keosian
• Cindy Olson
• Carolyn Smith

Fund Development Meetings 2018 June, September, November 2019 January

FY 2018 Fundraising Actual: $123,208 FY 2019 Fundraising Actual: $125,135

Foundation Grants:

• Francis T. & Louise T. Nichols Foundation $30,000
• UVM Medical Center Community Health

Investment Fund $24,000

• Redducs Foundation – two $5,000 grants

Government Gants:

• VDH Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program $15,951
• DCF Family Services Division for CPT, CAB

$40,000

• DCF Family Services Division for CFRT & VCAB
• United Way of Northwest Vermont $14,000

Sponsored Events

• Bluebird BBQ Community Night -- Sam
• Vermont Agency Casino Night --

Darcy, Cindy, Carolyn

• SymQuest 23rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament
• Saint Michael’s College Craft Fest
• BeCause Craft Show

Thank you!

 April - KidSafe Annual Awards Luncheon  August - KidSafe Community Yard Sale  December - Holiday Appeal  February - FriendRaising

KidSafe Collaborative Events

KidSafe Annual Awards Luncheon

Committee

Cindy Olson, Chair Marie Agan Darcy Allard Katelynn Audette* Pat Brennan* Sam Finnefrock Katie McConnell* Stacey Pape* Kiara Poitras Carolyn Smith Jon Rose * Community members Additional support from: Anne MacCleod, Penne Tompkins Staff: Ruth, Lisa, Sally

2018 KidSafe Community Yard Sale

Thank you, Yard Sale volunteers, donors, shoppers!

Angie Bissonette,* co-chair Sam Finnefrock, co-chair Pat Brennan * Wanda Keosian Cindy Olson Jon Rose, co-chair Ellen Turnbull*

with support from Nance Nahmias & Penne Tompkins

2018 Yard Sale Committee

*community members Shoppers lined up for the 2018 Yard Sale on Saturday morning.

Howard’s spirit is always with us!

2018 Holiday Appeal

Holiday Giving Project for children and families served by DCF Family Services. Online requests resulted in $1000 in gift cards. Thank you to all who contributed!

KidSafe Collaborative Fundraising is not only numbers, it takes heart! Thank you to our amazing Board of Directors!

Annual Awards April 2019

Looking Ahead: FY 19-20

Awardees April 2019

KidSafe Collaborative Looking Ahead 2019-20

I. Fund Development

• Reserve “Challenge”
• Possible annual CHARM fund appeal
• Grow events
• Next up: KidSafe Community Yard Sale!
• II. Board Development
• Recruitment
• Retreat, Training

Looking Ahead 2019-20, continued

• III. Organizational Capacity and Sustainability
• IV. Continue and grow our role as leader in various

areas where child maltreatment is a concern

• System Improvement
• Training, Education and Consulting
• Continue to convene collaborative teams
• V. Marketing/Outreach

Onward to the 16th Annual KidSafe Community Yard Sale!

Thank you!