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L A C ROSSE A REA F AMILY C OLLABORATIVE Presentation for Wisconsin Legislative Children’s Caucus February 7 th , 2018

Why Our Community Created LAFC Community Collaboration Required to Address Community Needs

T HE U RGENCY TO A CT : F AMILY S TABILITY A rise in child safety issues Number of CPS Referrals: 2010-2015 1,700 1,600 1,500 1,400 1,300 1,200 1,100 1,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

T HE U RGENCY TO A CT : F AMILY S TABILITY A rise in child safety issues Number of CPS Referrals: 2010-2015 1,700 1,600 1,500 1,400 1,300 1,200 1,100 1,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

T HE U RGENCY TO A CT : F AMILY S TABILITY A rise in child safety issues Number of CPS Referrals: 2010-2015 • Increase in child 1,700 mental illness 1,600 • Increase in substance exposed 1,500 children 1,400 • Increase in Out of Overall, 35% increase in referrals Home Placements 1,300 since 2010 • Overwhelmed Child 1,200 Welfare System 1,100 1,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Statewide Surge in Children Needing Protection Increase in CHIPS Cases (2013-16) Monroe: 107 % Trempealeau: 90 % Chippewa: 85 % Dunn: 80 % Washburn 41 % La Crosse 41 %

Steep Rise in Out-of-Home Placements La Crosse County Other Western Region Counties Out-of-Home Care Placements County % Change Out-of-Home Placements: 2009-2016 Trempealeau: 10 (Feb 2015) 39 (Aug 2017) +290 % to 190 Buffalo: 7 (Jul 2016) 18 (Jul 2017) +157 % 180 to 180 Burnett: +125 % specific numbers not provided 170 St. Croix: 21 (Avg 2015 ) to 45 (Sept 2017) +114 % 59% increase 160 Clark: 16 (Avg 2013) to 29 (Avg 2016) +81 % 150 Monroe: 35 (Avg 2013) to 58 (Avg 2017) +66 % 140 Taylor: 16 (Jan 2017) 25 (Sep 2017) +56 % to 130 Eau Claire: 121 (Avg 2009) to 180 (Avg 2016) +49 % 113 120 110 # of Children Placed % Change County Chippewa: 13 (2014) to 182 (2017 YTD) +1,300 % 100 2009 2016

Stagnant Resourcing La Crosse County Human Services Children & Family Aids Allocation Funding from Community Aids (2009-2016) (2001 – 2015) $68.8 Mil $67.9 Mil $70,000,000 $5,000,000 $4,500,000 $60,000,000 $4,000,000 $3,500,000 $50,000,000 $3,000,000 $40,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $30,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $20,000,000 $500,000 $10,000,000 $- $0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

City of La Crosse Juvenile Justice & Child Protective Services Placement Cases “Hot Spots”

System at a Crossroads

The LAFC Prevention Strategy • Proactively engage families on the neighborhood level • Voluntary entry – Driven by family identified needs • Focus on Relationship building • Stabilize families before emergency intervention is required

The LAFC Model GOAL: STABILIZE FAMILIES • Embedded in neighborhoods & Agencies & Neighborhoods schools of focus Supports • Focused on building trust & relationships County Human Schools Neighborhood Services • Working in a way that’s Social Worker flexible and unencumbered by bureaucracy City Planning & • Highly integrated with agencies Law Enforcement and grassroots partners

Our Neighborhood Offices Washburn Corner Trinity Lutheran Church - Mayo Clinic - Children's Clothes Closet - Neighborhood Resource - Community Meal Officers - Food Pantry • Target neighborhoods are “hot spots” in the community • Locations are donated by active and engaged stakeholders • Close proximity to Elementary Schools of focus

Our Schools of Focus A. Schools where Neighborhood Social Workers are “Embedded” Northside Elementary Hamilton Elementary B. Other Schools that may Refer Families of Concern to LAFC North Woods Elementary Emerson Elementary

Community Building and Neighborhood Engagement - Attend community events - Presentations, mentoring and teaching - Resource booths at schools, clubs etc. - Organize block parties and neighborhood grill outs - Partner, community and new program development – steering/planning committees - Mobilize community to address neighborhood issues – Poage Park and Huber Court - Provide partner consultations

Resource Cultivation and Development • FSPA Apartment • Seven Rivers Properties Apartment • Frances Homes – LAFC Exclusive • Landlord Relationships • Fred’s Brake and Alignment • Multiple Grants secured for resource pool • Faith Collaborative – 9 current churches • ‘The Exchange’ • Gundersen Residency Clinic and Employment Opportunities • Gundersen Global Partners – Hamilton Mentoring Program • Donation Coordination

Early Experience

196 Families Served in 2016 Referral Sources Common Issues Addressed • Behavioral Health Navigation Self Schools • Housing (34%) (36%) • Basic Needs Allocation • Support and Advocating • Family Stabilization Other Agencies (30%)

Demographics 2016 Gender Race Asian Bi-Racial Male 1% 3% 15% Native American 3% African American 25% White 68% Female 85%

Demographics 2016 Extremely Low Income Bracket LAFC Families by Income Bracket Unknown Number of Income Range Moderate 5% 2% Residents 1 $0 to $14,250 Low 8% 2 $0 to $16,250 3 $0 to $20,160 4 $0 to $24,300 5 $0 to $28,440 6 $0 to $32,580 7 $0 to $36,730 8 $0 to $40,890 Extremely Low Annual Gross Household Income 85%

Client Outcomes Survey 2016 60 Surveys distributed to 2016 LAFC Families - Results compiled from 30 total respondents Before and After LAFC Intervention 1 = Strongly Disagree to 6 = Strongly Agree 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Ability to Connect to Safe/Stable Housing Feeling in Control of MH Feeling Financially Stable Resources Before LAFC After LAFC

Changes in CPS Referrals CPS Referrals: 2010-2015 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Changes in CPS Referrals CPS Referrals: 2010-2016 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Genuine Relationships Back Meet Where True to They’re Community at...Literally Collaboration Basics “Whatever it Takes” Mentality What Explains LAFC’s Early Success?

Achieving Success with Families LAFC’s Approach to Current Barriers within Family Intervention Wisconsin’s Child Welfare System • High caseloads • Taking time to build trust & relationships • One on one help in addressing • Burdensome paperwork basic needs demands Vs. • Less time to address basic • Timely & flexible approach needs Often only time to focus on Ability to holistically control of safety factors Leverage Social Work Skills See TED Talks: Hilary Cottam, “Social services are broken. How we can fix them.” https://www.ted.com/talks/hilary_cottam_social_services_are_broken_how_we_can_fix_them

Partner Testimonials • Schools • Law Enforcement

Familes Served: “At the [neighborhood] level, we can better define and solve our problems. String together enough neighborhoods and you move a county” - “A Declaration of Hope” Casey Family Programs

La Crosse Area Family Collaborative Empowered Families. Thriving Neighborhoods . T HANK Y OU ! A DDITIONAL I NFORMATION ABOUT LAFC, INCLUDING LINKS TO MEDIA COVERAGE & HOW TO DONATE , CAN BE FOUND AT THE L A C ROSSE C OUNTY H UMAN S ERVICES D EPARTMENT W EBSITE HTTP :// WWW . CO . LA - CROSSE . WI . US / HUMANSERVICES /