First 5 Sacramento - 4/7/2025

IT'S A DAY FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO EVERY YEAR AS YOU JUST HEARD SO EVERY YEAR AS YOU JUST HEARD THE COMMISSION IS REQUIRED TO THE COMMISSION IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN PER THE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN PER THE STATUTES OF THE CHILDREN AND STATUTES OF THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACT OF 1998.

FAMILIES ACT OF 1998. THIS IS THE SECOND HEARING FOR THIS IS THE SECOND HEARING FOR THE '24-'27 STRATEGIC PLAN, I THE '24-'27 STRATEGIC PLAN, I WAS IMPLEMENTED JUST ON WAS IMPLEMENTED JUST ON JULY 1ST, 2024 AFTER BEING JULY 1ST, 2024 AFTER BEING APPROVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2023. APPROVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2023. SO STAFF ARE NOT RECOMMENDING SO STAFF ARE NOT RECOMMENDING ANY CHANGES TO THE '24-'27 ANY CHANGES TO THE '24-'27 STRATEGIC PLAN AT THIS TIME.

STRATEGIC PLAN AT THIS TIME. WE BELIEVE THAT THE SPENDING WE BELIEVE THAT THE SPENDING PLAN, THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, PLAN, THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, THE FIVE PRIORITIES AND THE THE FIVE PRIORITIES AND THE UNDERLYING OUTCOMES AND GOALS UNDERLYING OUTCOMES AND GOALS SHOULD ALL REMAIN THE SAME.

SHOULD ALL REMAIN THE SAME. CURRENT CONTRACTS ARE CURRENT CONTRACTS ARE DESIGNED -- THAT ARE DESIGNED TO DESIGNED -- THAT ARE DESIGNED TO FULFILL THE GOALS OF THIS PLAN FULFILL THE GOALS OF THIS PLAN ARE IN PLACE AND RUN THROUGH ARE IN PLACE AND RUN THROUGH JUNE 30th, 2027. JUNE 30th, 2027. HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. LET'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC SIGNED ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP? UP? >> NO, CHAIR. >> NO, CHAIR. >> CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 11, DISCUSSION >> ITEM NUMBER 11, DISCUSSION ITEM: 2027 STRATEGIC PLAN

>> THANK YOU. SO WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE SO WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE '24-'27 STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT '24-'27 STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE'RE ALREADY BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE'RE ALREADY BEGINNING PLANNING FOR THE '27 BEGINNING PLANNING FOR THE '27 AND FORWARD PLAN. AND FORWARD PLAN. SO -- OH, I NEED THE CLICKER. SO -- OH, I NEED THE CLICKER. IT'S RIGHT THERE.

IT'S RIGHT THERE. JUST AS A REVIEW, THE '24-'27 JUST AS A REVIEW, THE '24-'27 PLAN WHEN WE WERE CREATING THIS PLAN WHEN WE WERE CREATING THIS TOGETHER, THE COMMISSION USED A TOGETHER, THE COMMISSION USED A WHOLE GROUP PROCESS, THE WHOLE WHOLE GROUP PROCESS, THE WHOLE COMMISSION WAS ENGAGED IN THE COMMISSION WAS ENGAGED IN THE PLANNING.

PLANNING. WE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY INPUT WE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY INPUT AND WE SET LONG-RANGE PRIORITIES AND WE SET LONG-RANGE PRIORITIES THAT RUN THROUGH 2034. THAT RUN THROUGH 2034. AND HERE ARE THOSE PRIORITIES.

AND HERE ARE THOSE PRIORITIES. WE HAVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT WE HAVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT THE CENTER OF THE FRAMEWORK, THE CENTER OF THE FRAMEWORK, INFORMED AND -- INFORMING AND INFORMED AND -- INFORMING AND TOUCHED BY ALL THAT FIRST 5 TOUCHED BY ALL THAT FIRST 5 DOES.

DOES. THE FIVE PRIORITIES IN CIRCLE, THE FIVE PRIORITIES IN CIRCLE, THAT CENTER AND THEIR THAT CENTER AND THEIR INTERLOCKING IS AN ILLUSTRATION INTERLOCKING IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THEIR ISSUED DEPENDENCE AND OF THEIR ISSUED DEPENDENCE AND AROUND THE OUTSIDE ARE FIRST 5'S AROUND THE OUTSIDE ARE FIRST 5'S CORE FUNCTIONS, TO INVEST, CORE FUNCTIONS, TO INVEST, ADVOCATE, CONVENE, COLLABORATE ADVOCATE, CONVENE, COLLABORATE AND BUILD CAPACITY.

AND BUILD CAPACITY. AND THOSE FIVE PRIORITIES ARE AND THOSE FIVE PRIORITIES ARE RACIAL EQUITY, HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY, HEALTH AND WELLBEING, QUALITY CHILD CARE, WELLBEING, QUALITY CHILD CARE, PARENT PARTNERSHIP AND SYSTEMS PARENT PARTNERSHIP AND SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT.

IMPROVEMENT. SO AT THEIR LAST MEETING WE SO AT THEIR LAST MEETING WE TALKED ABOUT ELONGATING THE TALKED ABOUT ELONGATING THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO INCLUDE ALL STRATEGIC PLAN TO INCLUDE ALL THE YEARS FOR WHICH YOU SET THE YEARS FOR WHICH YOU SET THOSE LONG-RANGE PRIORITIES, THOSE LONG-RANGE PRIORITIES, WHICH MEANS THROUGH 2034.

WHICH MEANS THROUGH 2034. SO GIVEN THAT AND GIVEN THAT OUR SO GIVEN THAT AND GIVEN THAT OUR NEW FUNDING IS JUST NOW ROLLING NEW FUNDING IS JUST NOW ROLLING OUT IN ITS FIRST YEAR, STAFF IS OUT IN ITS FIRST YEAR, STAFF IS PROPOSING THAT WE MAINTAIN THE PROPOSING THAT WE MAINTAIN THE CURRENT VISION, MISSION AND CURRENT VISION, MISSION AND PRIORITIES AND THAT WE MAINTAIN PRIORITIES AND THAT WE MAINTAIN THE OUTCOMES, THERE ARE NINE OF

THE OUTCOMES, THERE ARE NINE OF THEM UNDER THOSE FIVE THEM UNDER THOSE FIVE PRIORITIES, AND THE GOALS, THERE PRIORITIES, AND THE GOALS, THERE ARE 14 OF THOSE UNDER THOSE ARE 14 OF THOSE UNDER THOSE OUTCOMES.

OUTCOMES. BECAUSE WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN BECAUSE WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN THE WORK, AS YOU HEARD EARLIER THE WORK, AS YOU HEARD EARLIER FROM JULIE, THE PARTICIPATORY FROM JULIE, THE PARTICIPATORY GRANT MAKING PROGRAM IS WORKING GRANT MAKING PROGRAM IS WORKING RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT ON RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT ON IDENTIFYING THOSE ZIP CODE IDENTIFYING THOSE ZIP CODE PRIORITIES.

PRIORITIES. AND WE HAVE NOT ALLOCATED THE AND WE HAVE NOT ALLOCATED THE MORE THAN $4 MILLION UNDER THAT MORE THAN $4 MILLION UNDER THAT INITIATIVE YET.

INITIATIVE YET. SO WE PROPOSE SHIFTING THE SO WE PROPOSE SHIFTING THE 24-'27 STRATEGIC PLAN TO 24-'27 STRATEGIC PLAN TO 2024-'34 STRATEGIC PLAN AND 2024-'34 STRATEGIC PLAN AND LOOKING AT IS AS AN OVERARCHING LOOKING AT IS AS AN OVERARCHING PLAN MADE UP OF DISCREET FUNDING PLAN MADE UP OF DISCREET FUNDING PERIODS. PERIODS. SO THIS '24-'27 IS THE FIRST SO THIS '24-'27 IS THE FIRST FUNDING PERIOD UNDER THERE.

FUNDING PERIOD UNDER THERE. AND WE'LL MOVE SPECIFIC FISCAL AND WE'LL MOVE SPECIFIC FISCAL INFORMATION ABOUT EACH FUNDING INFORMATION ABOUT EACH FUNDING PERIOD INTO AN ADDENDUM AND PERIOD INTO AN ADDENDUM AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO CREATE AN WE'LL CONTINUE TO CREATE AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT LAYS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT LAYS OUT SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS TO OUT SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS TO SPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR EACH SPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR EACH FUNDING PERIOD REACHING E

FUNDING PERIOD REACHING E STRETCHING ALL THE STRETCHING OT STRETCHING ALL THE STRETCHING OT WAY TO 2034. WAY TO 2034. AND THE COMMISSION WISELY AND THE COMMISSION WISELY ALLOCATED FUNDING FOR CREATING ALLOCATED FUNDING FOR CREATING ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AS WELL AS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AS WELL AS BUILDING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK INTO BUILDING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK INTO EVERY DIRECT SERVICE CONTRACT.

EVERY DIRECT SERVICE CONTRACT. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THAT COMMUNITY VOICE IN INCLUDE THAT COMMUNITY VOICE IN THE ADDENDUM EACH TIME.

THE ADDENDUM EACH TIME. ALL RIGHT, AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT ALL RIGHT, AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A SPENDING PLAN LOOKS LIKE, THIS A SPENDING PLAN LOOKS LIKE, THIS IS THE CURRENT ONE, WHICH WE IS THE CURRENT ONE, WHICH WE WERE JUST JUST HEARING ABOUT ON WERE JUST JUST HEARING ABOUT ON THE MORE MICROLEVEL BUT YOU THE MORE MICROLEVEL BUT YOU ALLOCATE MONEY FOR ALLOCATE MONEY FOR ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION AND ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION AND TOTAL PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES

TOTAL PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, WHICH IN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, WHICH IN THE CURRENT 2024 TO '27 PLAN IS THE CURRENT 2024 TO '27 PLAN IS ABOUT 14.9 MILLION A YEAR. ABOUT 14.9 MILLION A YEAR. AND AS A REMINDER THAT THIS IS AND AS A REMINDER THAT THIS IS TOBACCO TAX ONLY IN THE SPENDING TOBACCO TAX ONLY IN THE SPENDING PLAN.

PLAN. AND AS COMMISSIONER MOAK WAS AND AS COMMISSIONER MOAK WAS ALLUDING TO, THE EVER DECLINING ALLUDING TO, THE EVER DECLINING FUNDS OF FIRST 5. FUNDS OF FIRST 5. SO WE KNOW TOBACCO TAX IS A SO WE KNOW TOBACCO TAX IS A DECLINING FUND. DECLINING FUND. IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE THAT WAY. IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE THAT WAY. WE CELEBRATE THE TOBACCO TAXES WE CELEBRATE THE TOBACCO TAXES GOING DOWN.

GOING DOWN. THIS CHART SHOWS THAT THE THIS CHART SHOWS THAT THE AVERAGE ANNUAL BUDGET UNDER THE AVERAGE ANNUAL BUDGET UNDER THE CURRENT AND LAST THREE STRATEGIC CURRENT AND LAST THREE STRATEGIC PLANS AND WHAT WOULD BE PLANS AND WHAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT STRATEGIC AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN IF IT WERE TO BE A PLAN IF IT WERE TO BE A THREE-YEAR PLAN.

THREE-YEAR PLAN. IT'S A REDUCTION AS KRISTEN WAS IT'S A REDUCTION AS KRISTEN WAS SAYING OF 22.4% FROM THE CURRENT SAYING OF 22.4% FROM THE CURRENT PLAN. PLAN. IN 2021 THE DROP WAS 25.7%. IN 2021 THE DROP WAS 25.7%. IN 2018, IT WAS 21.6%. IN 2018, IT WAS 21.6%. AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HOLD AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HOLD STEADY BETWEEN THE CURRENT STEADY BETWEEN THE CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE LAST ONE.

STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE LAST ONE. AND THAT WAS IN LARGE PART AND THAT WAS IN LARGE PART BECAUSE UNDER COVID, MANY OUR BECAUSE UNDER COVID, MANY OUR GRANTEES WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE GRANTEES WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT EXPENDED THEIR SERVICES THAT EXPENDED THEIR ALLOCATED FUNDING. ALLOCATED FUNDING. SO THAT BOLSTERED OUR RESERVES SO THAT BOLSTERED OUR RESERVES AND ENABLED US TO HOLD STEADY.

AND ENABLED US TO HOLD STEADY. SO TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE SO TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE BIG PICTURE TIME LINE, IF YOU BIG PICTURE TIME LINE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BLUE ARROW ON THE LOOK AT THE BLUE ARROW ON THE FAR RIGHT, WE ARE LOOKING AT FAR RIGHT, WE ARE LOOKING AT ROLLING OUT THE NEXT ROUND OF ROLLING OUT THE NEXT ROUND OF FUNDING ON JULY 1, 2027.

FUNDING ON JULY 1, 2027. SO AS WE WORK OUR WAY BACKWARD SO AS WE WORK OUR WAY BACKWARD FROM THERE, THAT MEANS THAT THE FROM THERE, THAT MEANS THAT THE COMMISSION NEEDS TO MAKE FUNDING COMMISSION NEEDS TO MAKE FUNDING DECISIONS EARLY SPRING OF '27 TO DECISIONS EARLY SPRING OF '27 TO GIVE STAFF TIME TO DRAFT THE GIVE STAFF TIME TO DRAFT THE CONTRACTS AND GET THEM IN PLACE CONTRACTS AND GET THEM IN PLACE FOR JULY 1. FOR JULY 1. AND THAT IN TURN MEANS THAT

AND THAT IN TURN MEANS THAT FUNDING PROCESSES WILL NEED TO FUNDING PROCESSES WILL NEED TO BE RELEASED THE PRIOR FALL, BE RELEASED THE PRIOR FALL, 2026. 2026. AND IN ORDER FOR STAFF TO HAVE AND IN ORDER FOR STAFF TO HAVE TIME TO CRAFT THE FUNDING TIME TO CRAFT THE FUNDING PROCESSES, THAT MEANS THAT THE PROCESSES, THAT MEANS THAT THE FINAL STRATEGIC PLAN WILL NEED FINAL STRATEGIC PLAN WILL NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION

TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION JUST 14 MONTHS FROM NOW, IN JUN. JUST 14 MONTHS FROM NOW, IN JUN. SO THIS WILL BE AFTER THE BOARD SO THIS WILL BE AFTER THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REVIEWS IT IN MAY OF SUPERVISORS REVIEWS IT IN MAY 2026 AND THAT MEANS IT WILL COME 2026 AND THAT MEANS IT WILL COME TO YOU IN ITS DRAFT FORM JUST TO YOU IN ITS DRAFT FORM JUST ABOUT A YEAR FROM TODAY.

ABOUT A YEAR FROM TODAY. AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE GIVES AN AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE REST OF 2025 TO KEY UP THAT THE REST OF 2025 TO KEY UP THAT DECISION, THE STRATEGIC PLAN DECISION, THE STRATEGIC PLAN DRAFT IN APRIL NEXT YEAR.

DRAFT IN APRIL NEXT YEAR. SCOA THE FIRSTSO THE FIRST DECIL SCOA THE FIRSTSO THE FIRST DECIL BRING TO YOU NEXT MEETING WILL BRING TO YOU NEXT MEETING WILL BE A DECISION ABOUT THE BE A DECISION ABOUT THE DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSIVE AND RESPONSIVENESS FUNDING, WHICH IS RESPONSIVENESS FUNDING, WHICH IS NOW THAT PROCESS IS NOW CALLED NOW THAT PROCESS IS NOW CALLED EQUITY IN ACTION PROJECT.

EQUITY IN ACTION PROJECT. SO AS WE WERE SAYING IT'S NOT SO AS WE WERE SAYING IT'S NOT EXPECTED TO START ROLLING OUT EXPECTED TO START ROLLING OUT UNTIL THIS COMING FALL AT THE UNTIL THIS COMING FALL AT THE EARLIEST.

EARLIEST. LIKE WE WERE SAYING, WE'VE BEEN LIKE WE WERE SAYING, WE'VE BEEN MOVING AT THE SPEED OF TRUST MOVING AT THE SPEED OF TRUST WITH THE PARTICIPATORY GRANT WITH THE PARTICIPATORY GRANT MAKING PROJECT, MOST RECENTLY MAKING PROJECT, MOST RECENTLY WORKING WITH OUR ADVISORY WORKING WITH OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THEY WILL MAKE COMMITTEE AND THEY WILL MAKE THEIR FINAL DECISIONS ABOUT ZIP THEIR FINAL DECISIONS ABOUT ZIP CODE PRIORITIES ON FRIDAY.

CODE PRIORITIES ON FRIDAY. AND THEN WE CAN START RECRUITING AND THEN WE CAN START RECRUITING FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THAT DECISIONMAKING SERVE ON THAT DECISIONMAKING PANEL.

PANEL. SO WE'RE SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKING SO WE'RE SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKING ON GATHERING COMMUNITY INPUT ON GATHERING COMMUNITY INPUT WITH HELP FROM OUR STRATEGIC WITH HELP FROM OUR STRATEGIC PLAN CONSULTANT, LEAD FOR PLAN CONSULTANT, LEAD FOR TOMORROW HOLDS A CONTRACT WITH TOMORROW HOLDS A CONTRACT WITH US TO GATHER COMMUNITY INPUT AND US TO GATHER COMMUNITY INPUT AND WE'VE DECIDED TO USE A WORK

WE'VE DECIDED TO USE A WORK GROUP OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE GROUP OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND LEAD FOR TOMORROW'S MEMBERS AND LEAD FOR TOMORROW'S PARENT LEADERSHIP GROUP TO ACT PARENT LEADERSHIP GROUP TO ACT AS A KIND OF STEERING COMMITTEE AS A KIND OF STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THIS WORK, HELPING TO CRAFT FOR THIS WORK, HELPING TO CRAFT THE FOCUS GROUP AND SURVEY THE FOCUS GROUP AND SURVEY QUESTIONS, HELPING TO FACILITATE

QUESTIONS, HELPING TO FACILITATE THE FOCUS GROUPS AND HELP THE FOCUS GROUPS AND HELP ANALYZE THE FINDINGS AND DRAW ANALYZE THE FINDINGS AND DRAW CONCLUSION. CONCLUSION. SO THE MIDPOINT COMMISSION SO THE MIDPOINT COMMISSION DECISIONS THIS YEAR WILL BE ON DECISIONS THIS YEAR WILL BE ON HOW LONG THE NEXT ITERATION OF HOW LONG THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WILL BE.

THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WILL BE. AS YOU KNOW THE CURRENT TURN U AS YOU KNOW THE CURRENT TURN U ONE IS THREE YEARS. ONE IS THREE YEARS. AT A FUTURE MEETING YOU'LL HOLD AT A FUTURE MEETING YOU'LL HOLD A GUIDED DISCUSSION ABOUT THE A GUIDED DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS OF DIFFERENT TIME PROS AND CONS OF DIFFERENT TIME LINES.

LINES. YOU'LL ALSO APPROVE A SPENDING YOU'LL ALSO APPROVE A SPENDING PLAN, LIKE THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU PLAN, LIKE THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU SAW EARLIER LAYING OUT THE SAW EARLIER LAYING OUT THE ALLOCATIONS FOR ADMIN EVALUATION ALLOCATIONS FOR ADMIN EVALUATION PROGRAM BOTH INTERNAL AND PROGRAM BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PROGRAM.

EXTERNAL PROGRAM. AND THEN IN THE FALL, YOU'LL AND THEN IN THE FALL, YOU'LL HAVE PRESENTATIONS ON AN UPDATED HAVE PRESENTATIONS ON AN UPDATED COMMUNITY TREND REPORT THAT ASR COMMUNITY TREND REPORT THAT ASR PUTS TOGETHER FOR US, AS WELL AS PUTS TOGETHER FOR US, AS WELL AS THE INFORMATION THAT WE GATHER THE INFORMATION THAT WE GATHER FROM THE COMMUNITY INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY INPUT PROCESS.

PROCESS. AND THEN AT YOUR DECEMBER AND THEN AT YOUR DECEMBER MEETING YOU'LL MAKE DECISIONS ON MEETING YOU'LL MAKE DECISIONS ON WHICH PRIORITIES -- WHICH WHICH PRIORITIES -- WHICH STRATEGIES WILL BE PRIORITIZED. STRATEGIES WILL BE PRIORITIZED. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> SORRY. >> SORRY. I HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE A QUESTION. IF -- AND HOPEFULLY THERE'S NO IF -- AND HOPEFULLY THERE'S NO HICCUP, BUT IS THERE ANY WIGGLE HICCUP, BUT IS THERE ANY WIGGLE ROOM IF ANYTHING GOES ASTRAY IN ROOM IF ANYTHING GOES ASTRAY IN THE TIME LINE?

THE TIME LINE? LIKE, IF -- HOPEFULLY THERE LIKE, IF -- HOPEFULLY THERE ISN'T. ISN'T. SO THINGS WE NOW DON'T HAVE A QM SO THINGS WE NOW DON'T HAVE A QM OR -- I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S A OR -- I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S A NATURAL DISASTER. NATURAL DISASTER. CANAND WE HOPE NONE OF THESE THS CANAND WE HOPE NONE OF THESE THS HAPPEN.

HAPPEN. DO WE HAVE ANY WIGGLE ROOM OR IS DO WE HAVE ANY WIGGLE ROOM OR IS THERE ANOTHER LIKE A PEROT CALL THERE ANOTHER LIKE A PEROT CALL OR PROCESS THAT WE WOULD TAKE UP OR PROCESS THAT WE WOULD TAKE UP IF NEEDED? IF NEEDED? >> GOOD QUESTION.

>> GOOD QUESTION. WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE SPACE THIS WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE SPACE THIS TIME AROUND, SINCE WE AREN'T TIME AROUND, SINCE WE AREN'T CONVENING YOU ALL WITH SPECIAL CONVENING YOU ALL WITH SPECIAL RETREATS AND THAT KIND OF THING, RETREATS AND THAT KIND OF THING, SINCE WE'RE DOING -- IT SLIGHTLY SINCE WE'RE DOING -- IT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY. DIFFERENTLY. SO I DO THINK THAT THERE'S SOME SO I DO THINK THAT THERE'S SOME WIGGLE ROOM.

WIGGLE ROOM. I THINK WE'RE ALL JUST WAITING I THINK WE'RE ALL JUST WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE FEDERAL BUDGET. FEDERAL BUDGET. I MEAN, THAT'S LIKE THE BIGGEST I MEAN, THAT'S LIKE THE BIGGEST UNKNOWN THING RIGHT NOW. UNKNOWN THING RIGHT NOW. AND SO THAT MIGHT BE INFLUENCING AND SO THAT MIGHT BE INFLUENCING WHAT STRATEGIES COME UP AS THE WHAT STRATEGIES COME UP AS THE MOST NEEDED.

MOST NEEDED. SO IF WE HAD TO CHANGE SO IF WE HAD TO CHANGE ANYTHING -- IF WE HAD TO ANYTHING -- IF WE HAD TO SUDDENLY COME TO YOU AND SAY WE SUDDENLY COME TO YOU AND SAY WE REALLY NEED TO CHANGE OUR REALLY NEED TO CHANGE OUR CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN BECAUSE CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN BECAUSE OF A, B AND C, WE WOULD COME OF A, B AND C, WE WOULD COME FORWARD AS A RECOMMENDATION AND FORWARD AS A RECOMMENDATION AND SAY, THIS IS OUR REASONING FOR

SAY, THIS IS OUR REASONING FOR WHY WE SHOULD DO THAT. WHY WE SHOULD DO THAT. AND IF WE HEAR FROM COMMUNITY AND IF WE HEAR FROM COMMUNITY BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER THAT BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER THAT THEY ARE LEANING IN VERY THEY ARE LEANING IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS FOR THE NEXT DIFFERENT WAYS FOR THE NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU'LL HEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT TOO.

ABOUT THAT TOO. SO I GUESS THERE'S A LITTLE SO I GUESS THERE'S A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY AND REALLY IT'S YOUR FLEXIBILITY AND REALLY IT'S YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN, SO THERE'S AS STRATEGIC PLAN, SO THERE'S AS MUCH AS YOU ALL NEED US TO HAVE MUCH AS YOU ALL NEED US TO HAVE IS WHAT YOU WILL GET.

IS WHAT YOU WILL GET. >> YEAH, I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY >> YEAH, I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY THE BIG ELEPHANT, I JUST CAME UP THE BIG ELEPHANT, I JUST CAME UP WITH [INDISCERNIBLE] WITH [INDISCERNIBLE] >> YEAH, CALL IT OUT FOR WHAT IT >> YEAH, CALL IT OUT FOR WHAT IT IS. IS. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 12, PRESENTATION >> ITEM NUMBER 12, PRESENTATION FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO FISCAL YEAR FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO FISCAL YEAR 2023-'24 ANNUAL EVALUATION 2023-'24 ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT. REPORT. >> GREAT.

>> GREAT. FOR THIS ONE WE ARE JOINED BY FOR THIS ONE WE ARE JOINED BY ALYSSA MULLENS FROM ASR. ALYSSA MULLENS FROM ASR. SHE'S DEFINITELY COME THE SHE'S DEFINITELY COME THE FARTHEST ANY PRESENTER HAS EVER FARTHEST ANY PRESENTER HAS EVER TO MAKE IT HERE TODAY. TO MAKE IT HERE TODAY. ALYSSA LIVES IN FLORIDA AND IS ALYSSA LIVES IN FLORIDA AND IS OUT. OUT. THANKS FOR JOINING.

THANKS FOR JOINING. >> HAPPY TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT >> HAPPY TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT APPLIED SURVEY RESEARCHER ASR APPLIED SURVEY RESEARCHER ASR AND THE FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO TO AND THE FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO TO SHARE SOME OF OUR HIGH LEVEL AND SHARE SOME OF OUR HIGH LEVEL AND OVERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE OVERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVALUATION REPORT FOR FISCAL EVALUATION REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO 2024.

YEAR 2023 TO 2024. FIRST I JUST WANT TO KIND OF FIRST I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GROUND US THAT THIS IS THE FINAL GROUND US THAT THIS IS THE FINAL YEAR OF THE 2021 TO 2024 YEAR OF THE 2021 TO 2024 STRATEGIC PLAN OR STRATEGIC STRATEGIC PLAN OR STRATEGIC HIERARCHY FOCUSED ON THE THREE HIERARCHY FOCUSED ON THE THREE MAIN PRIORITY AREAS OF HEALTH, MAIN PRIORITY AREAS OF HEALTH, EARLY CARE IN LEARNING AND EARLY CARE IN LEARNING AND EMPOWERED FAMILIES BEFORE WE

EMPOWERED FAMILIES BEFORE WE TRANSITION TO THE BEAUTIFUL TRANSITION TO THE BEAUTIFUL GRAPHIC THAT YOU SAW IN THE LAST GRAPHIC THAT YOU SAW IN THE LAST PRESENTATION. PRESENTATION. EACH OF OUR PRIORITY AREAS HAS A EACH OF OUR PRIORITY AREAS HAS A PRIMARY GOAL AND ONE OR MORE PRIMARY GOAL AND ONE OR MORE RESULT AREA THAT OUR DIRECT RESULT AREA THAT OUR DIRECT SERVICES AND SYSTEMS WORK FALLS SERVICES AND SYSTEMS WORK FALLS WITHIN.

WITHIN. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE REVIEWING SO WE'RE GOING TO BE REVIEWING EACH OF THESE RESULT AREAS EACH OF THESE RESULT AREAS TODAY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TODAY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RESULT AREA 1, WHICH INCLUDES RESULT AREA 1, WHICH INCLUDES THE REDUCTION OF AFRICAN THE REDUCTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILD DEATHS OR RAACD AMERICAN CHILD DEATHS OR RAACD WORK WHICH WE'LL BE PRESENTING WORK WHICH WE'LL BE PRESENTING AT A FUTURE MEETING MORE

AT A FUTURE MEETING MORE THOROUGHLY. THOROUGHLY. AND ALSO I JUST WANT TO ALSO AND ALSO I JUST WANT TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE EVALUATION HIGHLIGHT THAT THE EVALUATION GOALS FOR FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO GOALS FOR FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO ALSO INCLUDE A FOCUS ON A ALSO INCLUDE A FOCUS ON A RESULTS BASED ACCOUNTABILITY OR RESULTS BASED ACCOUNTABILITY OR RBA FRAMEWORK.

RBA FRAMEWORK. EACH OF THESE DIRECT SERVICES EACH OF THESE DIRECT SERVICES PROGRAMS HAS SPECIFIC INDICATORS PROGRAMS HAS SPECIFIC INDICATORS UNIQUE TO THEIR PROGRAM'S UNIQUE TO THEIR PROGRAM'S ACTIVITIES, EACH OF WHICH WOULD ACTIVITIES, EACH OF WHICH WOULD FALL WITHIN ONE OF THE THREE FALL WITHIN ONE OF THE THREE BUCKETS, HOW MUCH DID WE DO, HOW BUCKETS, HOW MUCH DID WE DO, HOW WELL, DID WE DO IT AND IS ANYONE WELL, DID WE DO IT AND IS ANYONE BETTER OFF.

BETTER OFF. THIS ALLOWS US TO HIGHLIGHT KEY THIS ALLOWS US TO HIGHLIGHT KEY SUCCESS OF EACH OF THE SUCCESS OF EACH OF THE INITIATIVES AS WELL AS RECOGNIZE INITIATIVES AS WELL AS RECOGNIZE AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND OF AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND OF COURSE EACH STRATEGY AND COURSE EACH STRATEGY AND EVALUATION IS ROOTED IN FIRST 5 EVALUATION IS ROOTED IN FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO'S COMMITMENT TO SACRAMENTO'S COMMITMENT TO EQUITY.

EQUITY. SO FIRST WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT SO FIRST WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE OVERALL REACH. THE OVERALL REACH. SO THIS INCLUDES ALL STRATEGIES SO THIS INCLUDES ALL STRATEGIES IN WHICH WE'RE ABLE TO MEASURE IN WHICH WE'RE ABLE TO MEASURE COUNTS, SO PRIMARILY OUR DIRECT COUNTS, SO PRIMARILY OUR DIRECT SERVICES.

SERVICES. SO IN TOTAL, FIRST 5 FUNDED SO IN TOTAL, FIRST 5 FUNDED PROGRAMS REACHED NEARLY 6,000 PROGRAMS REACHED NEARLY 6,000 CHILDREN AND 11,000 CAREGIVERS CHILDREN AND 11,000 CAREGIVERS FOR DIRECT SERVICES, AS WELL AS FOR DIRECT SERVICES, AS WELL AS OVER 300 PROVIDERS SO THAT'S OVER 300 PROVIDERS SO THAT'S GOING TO INCLUDE THINGS LIKE GOING TO INCLUDE THINGS LIKE PROGRAM STAFF, SCHOOL TEACHERS PROGRAM STAFF, SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE

AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN TRAININGS. PARTICIPATING IN TRAININGS. I ALSO WANT TO KIND OF MENTION I ALSO WANT TO KIND OF MENTION THAT OUR ADULTS OR CAREGIVERS THAT OUR ADULTS OR CAREGIVERS AND PROVIDERS MAY HAVE SOME AND PROVIDERS MAY HAVE SOME OVERLAP AS SOMEONE MAY COME IN OVERLAP AS SOMEONE MAY COME IN FOR A STAFF TRAINING, LEARN FOR A STAFF TRAINING, LEARN ABOUT RESOURCES AND THEN COME ABOUT RESOURCES AND THEN COME BACK TO FIRST 5 WITH THEIR OWN

BACK TO FIRST 5 WITH THEIR OWN FAMILY FOR ONGOING ACTIVITIES. FAMILY FOR ONGOING ACTIVITIES. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REACHED DOES REPRESENT A 5% REACHED DOES REPRESENT A 5% INCREASE COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR INCREASE COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO 20 2023 SO WE ARE 2022 TO 20 2023 SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO SEE THAT CONTINUING TO SEE THAT POST-COVID REBOUND.

POST-COVID REBOUND. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT FIRST 5'S AND WHEN WE LOOK AT FIRST 5'S GOAL OF OFFERING FAMILIES A GOAL OF OFFERING FAMILIES A WELL-ROUNDED NETWORK OF WELL-ROUNDED NETWORK OF RESOURCES FOR ALL FAMILIES WITH RESOURCES FOR ALL FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, WE SEE THAT 14% YOUNG CHILDREN, WE SEE THAT 14% OF FAMILIES ENGAGED IN TWO OR OF FAMILIES ENGAGED IN TWO OR MORE DISTINCT SERVICE PROGRAM MORE DISTINCT SERVICE PROGRAM AREAS.

AREAS. SO THIS WOULD NOT REPRESENT THE SO THIS WOULD NOT REPRESENT THE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT ENGAGE IN HOME PEOPLE WHO MIGHT ENGAGE IN HOME VISITING AND CRISIS INTERVENTION VISITING AND CRISIS INTERVENTION FROM BIRTH AND BEYOND BUT WOULD FROM BIRTH AND BEYOND BUT WOULD TELL US SOMETHING LIKE A TELL US SOMETHING LIKE A FAMILY -- OR A CAREGIVER WHO FAMILY -- OR A CAREGIVER WHO RECEIVES PREGNANCY PEER SERVICE

RECEIVES PREGNANCY PEER SERVICE WITH HER HEALTH FIRST BLACK WITH HER HEALTH FIRST BLACK MOTHERS UNITED AND THEN GOES ON MOTHERS UNITED AND THEN GOES ON AND RECEIVES BREASTFEEDING AND RECEIVES BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT SO THROUGH WIC SOME THAT SUPPORT SO THROUGH WIC SOME THAT ALLOWS US TO EXPLORE THAT ALLOWS US TO EXPLORE THAT WRAPAROUND AND ONGOING NETWORK WRAPAROUND AND ONGOING NETWORK OF SUPPORT THAT OUR FAMILIES ARE OF SUPPORT THAT OUR FAMILIES ARE RECEIVING.

RECEIVING. CONTINUING ON WITH OUR OVERALL CONTINUING ON WITH OUR OVERALL PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS, WE PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS, WE SAW THAT NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF OUR SAW THAT NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF OUR PARTICIPANTS WHO RECEIVED DIRECT PARTICIPANTS WHO RECEIVED DIRECT SERVICES SPOKE A LANGUAGE -- SERVICES SPOKE A LANGUAGE -- PRIMARY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN PRIMARY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH.

ENGLISH. AND FIRST 5 REACHES A MORE AND FIRST 5 REACHES A MORE DIVERSE -- A MORE DIVERSE DIVERSE -- A MORE DIVERSE COMMUNITY THAN THE OVERALL COMMUNITY THAN THE OVERALL COUNTY WIDE PROPORTION, SO 60% COUNTY WIDE PROPORTION, SO 60% OF THE CHILDREN SERVED WERE OF THE CHILDREN SERVED WERE EITHER HISPANIC, LATINO OR BLACK EITHER HISPANIC, LATINO OR BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, WHICH OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, WHICH COMPARES TO 38% COUNTY WIDE.

COMPARES TO 38% COUNTY WIDE. ALSO IN OUR OVERALL ALSO IN OUR OVERALL CHARACTERISTICS, MOST OF OUR CHARACTERISTICS, MOST OF OUR PROGRAMS WHO PROVIDE DIRECT PROGRAMS WHO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES HAVE FAMILIES OR INVITE SERVICES HAVE FAMILIES OR INVITE FAMILIES TO COMPLETE WHAT'S FAMILIES TO COMPLETE WHAT'S CALLED THE FAMILY INFORMATION CALLED THE FAMILY INFORMATION FORM.

FORM. AND THIS MEASURES KEY AREAS IN AND THIS MEASURES KEY AREAS IN ALIGNMENT WITH FIRST 5'S FOCAL ALIGNMENT WITH FIRST 5'S FOCAL AREAS. AREAS. SO WE ARE ABLE TO LOOK AT OUR SO WE ARE ABLE TO LOOK AT OUR COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS AS COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS AS WELL AS ALLOW PROGRAMS TO WELL AS ALLOW PROGRAMS TO INITIATE CONVERSATIONS AS THEY INITIATE CONVERSATIONS AS THEY SEE FIT FOR THE ITEMS MEASURED.

SEE FIT FOR THE ITEMS MEASURED. SO WE CAN SEE HERE THAT MOST OF SO WE CAN SEE HERE THAT MOST OF OUR PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT OUR PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO HANDLE THE THEY WERE ABLE TO HANDLE THE STRESSES OF DAILY PARENTING.

STRESSES OF DAILY PARENTING. THEY PLAYED ONE ON ONE WITH THEY PLAYED ONE ON ONE WITH THEIR CHILD FIVE OR MORE TIMES THEIR CHILD FIVE OR MORE TIMES PER WEEK AND MOST TOLD STORIES PER WEEK AND MOST TOLD STORIES OR SANG SONGS WITH THEIR OR SANG SONGS WITH THEIR CHILDREN FIVE OR MORE TIMES A CHILDREN FIVE OR MORE TIMES A WEEK AS WELL.

WEEK AS WELL. WE ALSO SEE ABOUT TWO-THIRDS WE ALSO SEE ABOUT TWO-THIRDS USED FOOD OR NUTRITION SERVICES USED FOOD OR NUTRITION SERVICES WITHIN THE SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO WITHIN THE SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO INTAKE.

INTAKE. AND ABOUT THREE OUT OF FIVE AS AND ABOUT THREE OUT OF FIVE AS WELL AGREED THAT THEY KNEW WHICH WELL AGREED THAT THEY KNEW WHICH PROGRAM TO CONTACT FOR SUPPORT PROGRAM TO CONTACT FOR SUPPORT WITH BASIC NEEDS AT THAT TIME OF WITH BASIC NEEDS AT THAT TIME OF INTAKE OR START OF SERVICES.

INTAKE OR START OF SERVICES. HOWEVER, WE SEE THAT LESS THAN HOWEVER, WE SEE THAT LESS THAN HALF WERE REPORTING THAT THEY HALF WERE REPORTING THAT THEY READ TOGETHER WITH THEIR CHILD READ TOGETHER WITH THEIR CHILD FIVE OR MORE TIMES PER WEEK.

FIVE OR MORE TIMES PER WEEK. WE ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WE ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO COMPLETE A FOLLOW-UP FAMILIES TO COMPLETE A FOLLOW-UP FAMILY INFORMATION FORM, SO THIS FAMILY INFORMATION FORM, SO THIS IS A SUBSET OF OUR OVERALL IS A SUBSET OF OUR OVERALL INTAKE AS THIS REQUIRES A LITTLE INTAKE AS THIS REQUIRES A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT OUTREACH BIT MORE OF THAT OUTREACH FOLLOWING SERVICES.

FOLLOWING SERVICES. BUT WE CAN SEE FROM OUR FAMILIES BUT WE CAN SEE FROM OUR FAMILIES WHO DID COMPLETE THAT FOLLOW-UP WHO DID COMPLETE THAT FOLLOW-UP FORM, SO THEY COMPLETED A FAMILY FORM, SO THEY COMPLETED A FAMILY INFORMATION FORM AT THE START OF INFORMATION FORM AT THE START OF SERVICES AND THEN AT THE END OF SERVICES AND THEN AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WE SAW THE FISCAL YEAR, WE SAW SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS SEVERAL MEASURES.

SEVERAL MEASURES. SO MORE OF OUR PARTICIPANTS SO MORE OF OUR PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT THEY KNEW WHICH AGREED THAT THEY KNEW WHICH PROGRAM TO CONTACT FOR PARENTING PROGRAM TO CONTACT FOR PARENTING SUPPORT OR BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT. SUPPORT OR BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT. MORE SHARED THAT THEIR CHILD MORE SHARED THAT THEIR CHILD OPENLY SHARES FEELINGS WITH OPENLY SHARES FEELINGS WITH THEMSELVES OR THE CHILD'S THEMSELVES OR THE CHILD'S CAREGIVERS.

CAREGIVERS. MORE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE WERE MORE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE WERE ATTENDING COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH ATTENDING COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH THEIR CHILD FROM INTAKE TO THE THEIR CHILD FROM INTAKE TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. AND WE DID SEE ALSO A AND WE DID SEE ALSO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CHILDREN, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS CHILDREN, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS REPORTING THAT THEIR CHILDREN REPORTING THAT THEIR CHILDREN STAY CALM AND IN CONTROL WHEN STAY CALM AND IN CONTROL WHEN FACED WITH A CHALLENGE.

FACED WITH A CHALLENGE. NOW, WE DID HAVE OTHER NOW, WE DID HAVE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL BUT WHAT IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL BUT WHAT WE'RE SHOWING HERE ARE THE WE'RE SHOWING HERE ARE THE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS SO THE FULL REPORT IMPROVEMENTS SO THE FULL REPORT DOES HIGHLIGHT ADDITIONAL DOES HIGHLIGHT ADDITIONAL MEASURES AS WELL.

MEASURES AS WELL. AS PROMISED WE'RE GOING TO MOVE AS PROMISED WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON THROUGH OUR SPECIFIC PRIORITY ON THROUGH OUR SPECIFIC PRIORITY AREAS AND DIRECT SERVICE AND AREAS AND DIRECT SERVICE AND SYSTEMS WORK PROGRAM.

SYSTEMS WORK PROGRAM. SO FIRST IS OUR PRIORITY AREA OF SO FIRST IS OUR PRIORITY AREA OF HEALTH, WHICH INCLUDES THE GOAL HEALTH, WHICH INCLUDES THE GOAL THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE BORN THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE BORN HEALTHY AND ACCESS PREVENTATIVE HEALTHY AND ACCESS PREVENTATIVE SERVICES TO MAINTAIN OPTIMAL SERVICES TO MAINTAIN OPTIMAL HEALTH.

HEALTH. THIS INCLUDES THE RAACD THIS INCLUDES THE RAACD INITIATIVES AS PROMISED IN AN INITIATIVES AS PROMISED IN AN UPCOMING COMMISSION MEETING. UPCOMING COMMISSION MEETING. THE WIC BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT THE WIC BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND HEALTH RELATED PROGRAMS AND HEALTH RELATED SYSTEMS STRATEGIES.

SYSTEMS STRATEGIES. SO FIRST JUMPING INTO WIC SO FIRST JUMPING INTO WIC PROGRAMS... THE FIRST 5WIC PROGRAMS... THE FIRST 5WIC FUNDED SERVICES REACH MORE THAN FUNDED SERVICES REACH MORE THAN 2200 PARTICIPANTS TO PROMOTE 2200 PARTICIPANTS TO PROMOTE BREASTFEEDING.

BREASTFEEDING. THIS INCLUDES ABOUT 1700 BRIEF THIS INCLUDES ABOUT 1700 BRIEF HELPLINE SERVICES, MORE THAN HELPLINE SERVICES, MORE THAN 1,000 MODERATE DROP-IN SERVICES 1,000 MODERATE DROP-IN SERVICES AND A LITTLE OVER 1300 OF THE AND A LITTLE OVER 1300 OF THE MORE INDEPTH CONSULTATIONS WITH MORE INDEPTH CONSULTATIONS WITH AN INTERNATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED AN INTERNATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT.

LACTATION CONSULTANT. MORE THAN HALF OF THE MORE THAN HALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS REACHED WHEN THEIR PARTICIPANTS REACHED WHEN THEIR CHILD WAS AT SIX MONTHS OF AGE CHILD WAS AT SIX MONTHS OF AGE REPORTED THAT THEY WERE REPORTED THAT THEY WERE EXCLUSIVELY BREASTFEEDING, WHICH EXCLUSIVELY BREASTFEEDING, WHICH EXCEEDS OUR STATE WIDE ESTIMATES EXCEEDS OUR STATE WIDE ESTIMATES AS WELL AS THE HEALTHY PEOPLE AS WELL AS THE HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030 TARGET.

2030 TARGET. HOWEVER, FROM FEEDBACK FROM HOWEVER, FROM FEEDBACK FROM WICK, IN AN ONGOING PROCESS WITH WICK, IN AN ONGOING PROCESS WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND SHIFTING THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND SHIFTING GOALS AND ONGOING CONTINUOUS GOALS AND ONGOING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT WITH EVALUATION, WE IMPROVEMENT WITH EVALUATION, WE HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS OF HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING THIS MEASURE TO TRANSITIONING THIS MEASURE TO EXPLORING THE WITH.

EXPLORING THE WITH. WIC FOOD BADGE WIC FOOD BADGE DATA. DATA. SO THE FOLLOW-UP CALLS ARE A SO THE FOLLOW-UP CALLS ARE A LITTLE BIT HARDER FOR THEM TO LITTLE BIT HARDER FOR THEM TO REACH FAMILIES AT OR AFTER SIX REACH FAMILIES AT OR AFTER SIX MONTHS OF AGE SINCE MOST OF MONTHS OF AGE SINCE MOST OF THOSE CONTACTS ARE USUALLY THOSE CONTACTS ARE USUALLY WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS.

WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS. SO THE WICK FOOD PACKAGE DATA SO THE WICK FOOD PACKAGE DATA WILL GIVE US A MORE ROBUST AND WILL GIVE US A MORE ROBUST AND REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF BREASTFEEDING HABITS.

BREASTFEEDING HABITS. SO WE CAN SEE 29% OF THE SO WE CAN SEE 29% OF THE FAMILIES WERE EXCLUSIVELY FAMILIES WERE EXCLUSIVELY BREASTFEEDING, SO THIS IS LOWER BREASTFEEDING, SO THIS IS LOWER THAN OUR FOLLOW-UP CALL TINY THAN OUR FOLLOW-UP CALL TINY SAMPLE, BUT AGAIN, IT IS MORE SAMPLE, BUT AGAIN, IT IS MORE REPRESENTATIVE AND STILL EXCEEDS REPRESENTATIVE AND STILL EXCEEDS STATE WIDE ESTIMATES AS WELL.

STATE WIDE ESTIMATES AS WELL. AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS QUOTE FROM ONE OF OUR THIS QUOTE FROM ONE OF OUR PARTICIPANTS, WHO SHARED THAT PARTICIPANTS, WHO SHARED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE GIVEN UP ON SHE WOULD HAVE GIVEN UP ON BREASTFEEDING IF IT WEREN'T FOR BREASTFEEDING IF IT WEREN'T FOR HER LACTATION CONSULTANT WHO SHE HER LACTATION CONSULTANT WHO SHE CONSIDERED "SOMEONE I COULD CONSIDERED "SOMEONE I COULD TRUST TO ADVOCATE FOR ME AND

TRUST TO ADVOCATE FOR ME AND ENCOURAGE ME". ENCOURAGE ME". THIS REALLY SHOWS HOW THE THIS REALLY SHOWS HOW THE PERSONALIZED SUPPORT PROVIDED BY PERSONALIZED SUPPORT PROVIDED BY WIC CAN BE A BENEFIT TO WIC CAN BE A BENEFIT TO INCREASING BREASTFEEDING RATES.

INCREASING BREASTFEEDING RATES. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM FIRST 5'S SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM FIRST 5'S HEALTH RELATED SYSTEMS EFFORTS HEALTH RELATED SYSTEMS EFFORTS INCLUDES WIC'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH INCLUDES WIC'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE LOCAL HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH A FOCUS ON PROVIDERS WITH A FOCUS ON ACCESSING BREAST PUMPS AND EARLY ACCESSING BREAST PUMPS AND EARLY LACTATION CARE.

LACTATION CARE. THEY ALSO PARTNERED WITH THEY ALSO PARTNERED WITH PERINATAL HOME VISITING PROGRAMS PERINATAL HOME VISITING PROGRAMS TO TRAIN HOME HEALTH NURSES IN TO TRAIN HOME HEALTH NURSES IN BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT. BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT. THE BE MOM AWARE CAMPAIGN IS THE BE MOM AWARE CAMPAIGN IS PART OF THE SACRAMENTO MATERNAL PART OF THE SACRAMENTO MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE.

MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE. IT FOLKS ON LATINA AND AFRICAN IT FOLKS ON LATINA AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES TO DECREASE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES TO DECREASE STIGMA AND PROVIDE A SPACE FOR STIGMA AND PROVIDE A SPACE FOR FAMILIES TO LEARN ABOUT MENTAL FAMILIES TO LEARN ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.

HEALTH. THIS COLLABORATIVE CONTINUED THIS COLLABORATIVE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTING EFFORTS WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING EFFORTS WORKING ON SUSTAINABILITY AND PROVIDING SUSTAINABILITY AND PROVIDING ADVOCACY FOR SYSTEMS AND POLICY ADVOCACY FOR SYSTEMS AND POLICY CHANGE AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS CHANGE AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO GET CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO GET INVOLVED AT BE MOM AWARE.COM.

INVOLVED AT BE MOM AWARE.COM. JUST A LITTLE PLUG FOR BE MOM JUST A LITTLE PLUG FOR BE MOM AWARE. AWARE. FIRST 5 ALSO CONTINUED ENGAGING FIRST 5 ALSO CONTINUED ENGAGING WITH HEALTH PLANS AND HEALTH WITH HEALTH PLANS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES SYSTEMS TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND AN IMPROVED SUSTAINABILITY AND AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF CARE.

SYSTEM OF CARE. AND THE SAFE SWEET BABY 3.0 AND THE SAFE SWEET BABY 3.0 EFFORTS CONTINUED WITH A FOCUS EFFORTS CONTINUED WITH A FOCUS ON SHIFTING POLICIES AND ON SHIFTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN THE CHILD WELFARE PRACTICES IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND TO INCREASE THE REACH SYSTEM AND TO INCREASE THE REACH OF THE SAFE SLEEP BABY EDUCATION OF THE SAFE SLEEP BABY EDUCATION PARTICULARLY FOR AT RISK PARTICULARLY FOR AT RISK FAMILIES.

FAMILIES. EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT PRIORITY MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT PRIORITY AREA, THIS IS OUR EARLY CARE IN AREA, THIS IS OUR EARLY CARE IN LEARNING, WHICH HAS THE GOAL LEARNING, WHICH HAS THE GOAL THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY EARLY LEARNING QUALITY EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND ARE READY FOR EXPERIENCES AND ARE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN.

KINDERGARTEN. SO THIS INCLUDES THE EARLY SO THIS INCLUDES THE EARLY LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS BUILDING LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS BUILDING MINDFUL EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION MINDFUL EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION OR PBM STRATEGY FOCUSED ON OR PBM STRATEGY FOCUSED ON PROVIDERS AND EARLY CARE PROVIDERS AND EARLY CARE SETTINGS.

SETTINGS. THE ACTIVITIES AT NINE SCHOOL THE ACTIVITIES AT NINE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR KINDERGARTEN DISTRICTS FOR KINDERGARTEN READINESS, DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT READINESS, DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT THROUGH HELP ME GROW, AND OF THROUGH HELP ME GROW, AND OF COURSE EARLY LEARNING SYSTEMS COURSE EARLY LEARNING SYSTEMS STRATEGIES AS WELL. STRATEGIES AS WELL. FIRST LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT PBM.

FIRST LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT PBM. PBM PROVIDE THE SHORT AND PBM PROVIDE THE SHORT AND LONG-TERM CONSULTATIONS SUPPORT LONG-TERM CONSULTATIONS SUPPORT TO 205 EARLY EDUCATORS, WHICH TO 205 EARLY EDUCATORS, WHICH BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY MORE BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY MORE THAN 1,000 CHILDREN WHO WERE THAN 1,000 CHILDREN WHO WERE ENROLLED IN THEIR EARLY LEARNING ENROLLED IN THEIR EARLY LEARNING SETTINGS.

SETTINGS. SHORT-TERM PROVIDERS AVERAGED SHORT-TERM PROVIDERS AVERAGED ABOUT 13 AND A HALF CONTACTS ABOUT 13 AND A HALF CONTACTS WITH THEIR COACH AND THE WITH THEIR COACH AND THE LONG-TERM PARTICIPANTS HAD ABOUT LONG-TERM PARTICIPANTS HAD ABOUT 15 COACHING SESSIONS THROUGHOUT 15 COACHING SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR.

THE FISCAL YEAR. LONG-TERM COACHING PARTICIPANTS LONG-TERM COACHING PARTICIPANTS ARE ALSO TRAINED AND PROVIDED ARE ALSO TRAINED AND PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND MATERIALS FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO MATERIALS FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE AGES AND SCREENINGS PROVIDE THE AGES AND SCREENINGS TO CHILDREN.

TO CHILDREN. AMONG THOSE PROVIDERS TRAIRND, AMONG THOSE PROVIDERS TRAIRND, THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 156 THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 156 AGES AND STATUS QUESTIONNAIRES AGES AND STATUS QUESTIONNAIRES AND 115 AGES IN STAGES SOCIAL AND 115 AGES IN STAGES SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SCREENINGS DURING THE EMOTIONAL SCREENINGS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.

FISCAL YEAR. THEY ALSO FACILITATED A HANDFUL THEY ALSO FACILITATED A HANDFUL OF REFERRALS WHEN ADDITIONAL OF REFERRALS WHEN ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH SUPPORTS WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE SCREENINGS.

THE SCREENINGS. ADDITIONALLY 75% OF THE ADDITIONALLY 75% OF THE LONG-TERM CONSULTATION LONG-TERM CONSULTATION PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED THEIR PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED THEIR ASSESSMENT SCORES BASED ON THEIR ASSESSMENT SCORES BASED ON THEIR UNIQUE FOCUS AREA.

UNIQUE FOCUS AREA. AND OF COURSE I JUST LOVE THE AND OF COURSE I JUST LOVE THE QUOTE HERE, WHERE THAT REALLY QUOTE HERE, WHERE THAT REALLY KIND OF CREATES THE IMAGERY KIND OF CREATES THE IMAGERY WHERE BMM IMPACTED THEIR PROGRAM WHERE BMM IMPACTED THEIR PROGRAM AS IF LIGHTNING STRUCK T I ALSO AS IF LIGHTNING STRUCK T I ALSO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ANOTHER JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ANOTHER PARTICIPANT QUOTE, NOT SHOWN

PARTICIPANT QUOTE, NOT SHOWN HERE, THAT IS AN EARLY LEARNING HERE, THAT IS AN EARLY LEARNING PROVIDER WHO SAID "I FELT THAT I PROVIDER WHO SAID "I FELT THAT I FINALLY GOT SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP FINALLY GOT SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING ON ALL AREAS I AND UNDERSTANDING ON ALL AREAS I WAS LACKING".

WAS LACKING". BEING A NEW IN HOME CHILD CARE BEING A NEW IN HOME CHILD CARE PROVIDER, THE PBM-ECE SPECIALIST PROVIDER, THE PBM-ECE SPECIALIST GAVE ME A LOT OF INSIGHT ON GAVE ME A LOT OF INSIGHT ON DIFFERENT AREAS.

DIFFERENT AREAS. BEING IN THE PROGRAM HAS GIVEN BEING IN THE PROGRAM HAS GIVEN ME A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE THAT I ME A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO BE A GREAT CAN CONTINUE TO BE A GREAT EDUCATOR, CHILD CARE PROVIDER EDUCATOR, CHILD CARE PROVIDER AND TEACHER.

AND TEACHER. NEXT, THE RESULT AREA 6 INCLUDES NEXT, THE RESULT AREA 6 INCLUDES ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE THE ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE THE READINESS FOR SCHOOLS, CHILDREN READINESS FOR SCHOOLS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOR -- TO BE READY AND FAMILIES FOR -- TO BE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN. FOR KINDERGARTEN. WE WON'T GO THROUGH EVERY DATA WE WON'T GO THROUGH EVERY DATA POINT THAT YOU SEE HERE.

POINT THAT YOU SEE HERE. HOWEVER I WILL JUST HIGHLIGHT HOWEVER I WILL JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT THE NINE FIRST 5 SCHOOL THAT THE NINE FIRST 5 SCHOOL DISTRICTS SERVED 3100 CAREGIVERS DISTRICTS SERVED 3100 CAREGIVERS AND A LITTLE OVER 3700 CHILDREN AND A LITTLE OVER 3700 CHILDREN THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PLAY THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PLAY GROUPS, ASQ SCREENINGS, PARENT GROUPS, ASQ SCREENINGS, PARENT WORKSHOPS, FAMILY EVENTS,

WORKSHOPS, FAMILY EVENTS, LITERACY SUPPORT, KINDERGARTEN LITERACY SUPPORT, KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION ORIENTATIONS AND TRANSITION ORIENTATIONS AND PARENT ADVISORY GROUPS. PARENT ADVISORY GROUPS. ADDITIONALLY 126 SCHOOL STAFF ADDITIONALLY 126 SCHOOL STAFF RECEIVED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL RECEIVED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TRAININGS TO BETTER SUPPORT TRAININGS TO BETTER SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS IN THEIR SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS IN THEIR EARLY LEARNING SETTINGS.

EARLY LEARNING SETTINGS. AND AMONG THE CHILDREN WHO AND AMONG THE CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED AN ASQ SCREENING, RECEIVED AN ASQ SCREENING, NEARLY ONE IN TEN RECEIVED A NEARLY ONE IN TEN RECEIVED A REFERRAL FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT REFERRAL FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES, EITHER INTERNALLY SERVICES, EITHER INTERNALLY WITHIN THE DISTRICT OR WITHIN THE DISTRICT OR EXTERNALLY.

EXTERNALLY. AND LASTLY FROM OUR SCHOOL AND LASTLY FROM OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT DISTRICTS, WE LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE TRANSITION SUMMER CAMP. THE TRANSITION SUMMER CAMP. WE HAD NEARLY 250 CHILDREN WHO WE HAD NEARLY 250 CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED THE TRANSITION SUMMER ATTENDED THE TRANSITION SUMMER CAMP.

CAMP. OUR PHOTO SHOWN HERE IS JUST A OUR PHOTO SHOWN HERE IS JUST A REALLY FUN AND EXCITING IMAGE OF REALLY FUN AND EXCITING IMAGE OF SOME OF OUR KIDDOS WHO WERE SOME OF OUR KIDDOS WHO WERE ENGAGED IN A STEM ACTIVITY ENGAGED IN A STEM ACTIVITY DURING THE CAMP AND JUST SUCH A DURING THE CAMP AND JUST SUCH A GREAT MOMENT THAT WAS CAPTURED GREAT MOMENT THAT WAS CAPTURED WHERE THIS YOUNG SCHOLAR JUST

WHERE THIS YOUNG SCHOLAR JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE TEXTURE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE TEXTURE IN THAT KIND OF HANDS-ON IN THAT KIND OF HANDS-ON PORTION.

PORTION. SO IN ADDITION TO TO THESE FUN SO IN ADDITION TO TO THESE FUN DAILY ACTIVITIES, WE MEASURED DAILY ACTIVITIES, WE MEASURED THE IMPACT OF THE TRANSITION THE IMPACT OF THE TRANSITION SUMMER CAMP, THE KINDERGARTEN SUMMER CAMP, THE KINDERGARTEN OBSERVATION FORM AT THE START OF OBSERVATION FORM AT THE START OF THE CAMP AND THEN AT THE END.

THE CAMP AND THEN AT THE END. SO AMONG THOSE WHO COMPLETED THE SO AMONG THOSE WHO COMPLETED THE SUMMER CAMP AND HAVE BOTH SUMMER CAMP AND HAVE BOTH ASSESSMENTS, WE SEE OUR OVERALL ASSESSMENTS, WE SEE OUR OVERALL READINESS INCREASE FROM 19% TO READINESS INCREASE FROM 19% TO 25%.

25%. THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDES THREE THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDES THREE DOMAINS WHICH ARE KINDERGARTEN, DOMAINS WHICH ARE KINDERGARTEN, ACADEMICS, SELF-REGULATION AND ACADEMICS, SELF-REGULATION AND SOCIAL EXPRESSION AND WE SAW SOCIAL EXPRESSION AND WE SAW STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANTLY STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE KINDERGARTEN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE KINDERGARTEN ACADEMICS AND SOCIAL EXPRESSION

ACADEMICS AND SOCIAL EXPRESSION DOMAINS THIS FISCAL YEAR. DOMAINS THIS FISCAL YEAR. ALSO WITHIN RESULT AREA 6 IS THE ALSO WITHIN RESULT AREA 6 IS THE DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT PROVIDED DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY HELP ME GROW. BY HELP ME GROW. HELP ME GROW RECEIVED 765 CALLS, HELP ME GROW RECEIVED 765 CALLS, COMPLETED 371AS Q&A SQ SOCIAL COMPLETED 371AS Q&A SQ SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SCREENINGS.

EMOTIONAL SCREENINGS. AND PROVIDED MORE THAN 700 AND PROVIDED MORE THAN 700 COMMUNITY REFERRALS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY REFERRALS ACROSS THE FIRST 5 AREAS OF FOCUS.

FIRST 5 AREAS OF FOCUS. MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE REFERRALS WERE SUCCESSFULLY REFERRALS WERE SUCCESSFULLY CONTACTED, WHICH WE SEE THAT CONTACTED, WHICH WE SEE THAT HELP ME GROW CONTINUES TO BE HELP ME GROW CONTINUES TO BE THAT BRIDGE FOR FAMILIES THAT BRIDGE FOR FAMILIES NAVIGATING COMPLEX SYSTEMS.

NAVIGATING COMPLEX SYSTEMS. OUR FAMILY ADVOCATES WHICH ARE OUR FAMILY ADVOCATES WHICH ARE THE HELP ME GROW HOME VISITORS THE HELP ME GROW HOME VISITORS ALSO CONDUCTED 945 HOME VISITS ALSO CONDUCTED 945 HOME VISITS THIS FISCAL YEAR AND JUST TO THIS FISCAL YEAR AND JUST TO HIGHLIGHT IN THE WORDS OF THIS HIGHLIGHT IN THE WORDS OF THIS FOSTER PARENT WHO SHARED THAT FOSTER PARENT WHO SHARED THAT THEY WERE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR

THEY WERE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR HER FOSTER CHILDREN, I DON'T HER FOSTER CHILDREN, I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE KIDS WITH ME IF I KEEP THE KIDS WITH ME IF I DIDN'T HAVE YOUR HELP AND DIDN'T HAVE YOUR HELP AND ADVOCACY.

ADVOCACY. SO THIS FAMILY ADVOCATE WAS ABLE SO THIS FAMILY ADVOCATE WAS ABLE TO CONNECT THE FAMILY TO TO CONNECT THE FAMILY TO PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL ALLEGATIONS AND ONGOING SUPPORT ALLEGATIONS AND ONGOING SUPPORT AS WELL AS CHILD CARE TO SUPPORT AS WELL AS CHILD CARE TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES NAVIGATING THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES NAVIGATING THE FOSTER SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY.

THE FOSTER SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY. AND LASTLY IN THIS PRIORITY AREA AND LASTLY IN THIS PRIORITY AREA ARE THE SYSTEMS EFFORTS TO ARE THE SYSTEMS EFFORTS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY EARLY CARE. AND QUALITY EARLY CARE. SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE ONGOING INVESTMENTS IN THE ONGOING INVESTMENTS IN THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY CHILD CARE SACRAMENTO COUNTY CHILD CARE COALITION.

COALITION. THE COALITION OBTAINED A TOTAL THE COALITION OBTAINED A TOTAL OF $950,000 IN ARPA DOLLARS TO OF $950,000 IN ARPA DOLLARS TO SUPPORT CHILD CARE NEEDS SUPPORT CHILD CARE NEEDS INCLUDING STIPENDEDS AND FAMILY INCLUDING STIPENDEDS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME START-UP CHILD CARE HOME START-UP FUNDINGS.

FUNDINGS. AND THEN THE COLLABORATIVE AND AND THEN THE COLLABORATIVE AND THE FIRST 5 FUNDED SYSTEMS THE FIRST 5 FUNDED SYSTEMS EFFORTS ALSO INVOLVED ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS ALSO INVOLVED ENGAGEMENT IN OTHER VARIOUS TASKFORCES AND IN OTHER VARIOUS TASKFORCES AND COMMUNITY COUNCILS THROUGHOUT COMMUNITY COUNCILS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR.

THE FISCAL YEAR. OUR THIRD PRIORITY AREA IS OUR THIRD PRIORITY AREA IS EMPOWERED FAMILIES, WHICH EMPOWERED FAMILIES, WHICH INCLUDES THE GOAL THAT ALL INCLUDES THE GOAL THAT ALL FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT AND SAFETY.

DEVELOPMENT AND SAFETY. THIS INCLUDES THE 0 TO 5 THIS INCLUDES THE 0 TO 5 ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE PERIOD OF ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE PERIOD OF TIME AND BEYOND FAMILY RESOURCE TIME AND BEYOND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS, AS WELL AS THE CENTERS, AS WELL AS THE SACRAMENTO CRISIS NURSERY. SACRAMENTO CRISIS NURSERY. FIRST WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT BIRTH FIRST WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT BIRTH AND BEYOND.

AND BEYOND. BIRTH AND BEYOND PROVIDES FOUR BIRTH AND BEYOND PROVIDES FOUR DIFFERENT PRIMARY STRATEGIES DIFFERENT PRIMARY STRATEGIES RANGING FROM INTENSIVE HOME RANGING FROM INTENSIVE HOME VISITING TO GROUP PARENTING VISITING TO GROUP PARENTING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, SHORT-TERM EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, SHORT-TERM CRISIS INTERVENTION RESOURCES, CRISIS INTERVENTION RESOURCES, REFERRALS AND CASE MANAGEMENT.

REFERRALS AND CASE MANAGEMENT. AND LIGHT TOUCH SOCIAL AND AND LIGHT TOUCH SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT ACTIVITY OR SELLS ACTIVITIES.

ACTIVITY OR SELLS ACTIVITIES. ACROSS ALL OF THESE STRATEGIES ACROSS ALL OF THESE STRATEGIES AND ALL FIRST 5 FUNDING SOURCES, AND ALL FIRST 5 FUNDING SOURCES, BIRTH AND BEYOND FAMILY RESOURCE BIRTH AND BEYOND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS SERVE NEARLY 4,000 CENTERS SERVE NEARLY 4,000 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 0 TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 5. 5. OUR HOME VISITING SERVICES OUR HOME VISITING SERVICES REPRESENTED MORE THAN 9200 HOME

REPRESENTED MORE THAN 9200 HOME VISITS TO NEARLY 800 FAMILIES, VISITS TO NEARLY 800 FAMILIES, WHICH USES THE PARENTS AS WHICH USES THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS AND HEALTHY FAMILIES TEACHERS AND HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA MODEL AT ALL NINE FRCs AMERICA MODEL AT ALL NINE FRCs AND THE EFFECTIVE BLACK AND THE EFFECTIVE BLACK PARENTING PROGRAM HOME VISITING PARENTING PROGRAM HOME VISITING MODEL AT THE TWO RAACD FUNDED MODEL AT THE TWO RAACD FUNDED STCs.

STCs. WE SHARE OUTCOMES FOR BIRTH AND WE SHARE OUTCOMES FOR BIRTH AND BEYOND PARTICIPANTS WHO RECEIVE BEYOND PARTICIPANTS WHO RECEIVE HOME VISITING.

HOME VISITING. EVERY THREE YEARS, THEY PRESENT EVERY THREE YEARS, THEY PRESENT A QUAWSES I EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN A QUAWSES I EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN TO COMPARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TO COMPARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CHILDREN RECEIVING BIRTH AND THE CHILDREN RECEIVING BIRTH AND BEYOND HOME VISITING TO A GROUP BEYOND HOME VISITING TO A GROUP OF CPS INVOLVED CHILDREN WHO DID OF CPS INVOLVED CHILDREN WHO DID NOT RECEIVE SERVICES.

NOT RECEIVE SERVICES. THIS QUASI EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN THIS QUASI EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY THE ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY THE NATURAL CHOICE BETWEEN THE TWO NATURAL CHOICE BETWEEN THE TWO INDIVIDUALS, THIS IS NOT AN INDIVIDUALS, THIS IS NOT AN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN. WE'RE MAKING THE CHOICES AS TO WE'RE MAKING THE CHOICES AS TO WHERE THEY GO.

WHERE THEY GO. BUT ALLOWS US TO MATCH THE TWO BUT ALLOWS US TO MATCH THE TWO GROUPS ON KEY VULNERABILITIES, GROUPS ON KEY VULNERABILITIES, SO THAT THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE SO THAT THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS IS THE B BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS IS THE B AND B OR BIRTH AND BEYOND HOME AND B OR BIRTH AND BEYOND HOME VISITING TREATMENT.

VISITING TREATMENT. SO THIS REPORT SHOWS OUTCOMES SO THIS REPORT SHOWS OUTCOMES FOR BIRTH AND BEYOND FOR BIRTH AND BEYOND PARTICIPANTS WHO HAD AN INTAKE PARTICIPANTS WHO HAD AN INTAKE BETWEEN MARCH 2021 AND MARCH BETWEEN MARCH 2021 AND MARCH 2023 AND HAD A BASELINE CPS 2023 AND HAD A BASELINE CPS EVENT IN THE SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO EVENT IN THE SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR INTAKE.

THEIR INTAKE. THE COMPARISON GROUP INCLUDES THE COMPARISON GROUP INCLUDES CHILDREN WITH CPS INVESTIGATION CHILDREN WITH CPS INVESTIGATION CLOSED DURING THE SAME TIME CLOSED DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME BUT DID NOT HAVE PERIOD OF FRAME BUT DID NOT HAVE PERIOD OF TIME AND BEYOND INVOLVEMENT.

TIME AND BEYOND INVOLVEMENT. AND OUR BIRTH AND BEYOND AND OUR BIRTH AND BEYOND PARTICIPANTS WHO RECEIVED AT PARTICIPANTS WHO RECEIVED AT LEAST 8 HOURS OF HOME VISITING LEAST 8 HOURS OF HOME VISITING WERE TWO AND A HALF TIMES LESS WERE TWO AND A HALF TIMES LESS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE CPS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE CPS RECURRENCE FROM THAT INTAKE, RECURRENCE FROM THAT INTAKE, COMPARED TO THE COMPARISON GROUP COMPARED TO THE COMPARISON GROUP WHO DID NOT RECEIVE BIRTH AND

WHO DID NOT RECEIVE BIRTH AND BEYOND HOME VISITING.

BEYOND HOME VISITING. WHEN WE INCREASED THAT TO THE WHEN WE INCREASED THAT TO THE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED 12 OR MORE HOURS OF RECEIVED 12 OR MORE HOURS OF HOME VISITING, THEY WERE THREE HOME VISITING, THEY WERE THREE TIMES LESS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE TIMES LESS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE CPS RECURRENCE THAN THE CPS RECURRENCE THAN THE COMPARISON GROUP WHO DID NOT COMPARISON GROUP WHO DID NOT RECEIVE BIRTH AND BEYOND

RECEIVE BIRTH AND BEYOND SERVICES. SERVICES. THESE THESE DIFFERENCES ARE THESE THESE DIFFERENCES ARE CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS AS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS AS WELL AND CONTINUE TO SHOW THAT WELL AND CONTINUE TO SHOW THAT STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE IMPACT OF STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE IMPACT OF BIRTH AND BEYOND HOME VISITING.

BIRTH AND BEYOND HOME VISITING. NEXT 429 ADULTS ATTENDED A GROUP NEXT 429 ADULTS ATTENDED A GROUP PARENTING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS PARENTING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH INCLUDED THE MAKE PAINTING A INCLUDED THE MAKE PAINTING A PLEASURE CURRICULUM AS WELL AS PLEASURE CURRICULUM AS WELL AS CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EFFECTIVE BLACK PARENTING

EFFECTIVE BLACK PARENTING PROGRAM CURRICULUM AS WELL.

PROGRAM CURRICULUM AS WELL. PARTICIPANTS OF THE MAKE PARTICIPANTS OF THE MAKE PARENTING A PLEASURE CRIM SHOWED PARENTING A PLEASURE CRIM SHOWED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR PARENTING KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR PARENTING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AND A MAJORITY OF THE SKILLS AND A MAJORITY OF THE PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN THE PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN THE EFFECTS OF BLACK PARENTING EFFECTS OF BLACK PARENTING PROGRAM SHOWED IMPROVED TOTAL

PROGRAM SHOWED IMPROVED TOTAL SCORES ON THEIR PRE-AND POST SCORES ON THEIR PRE-AND POST ASSESSMENTS AS WELL.

ASSESSMENTS AS WELL. NEXT NEARLY 3,000 FAMILIES NEXT NEARLY 3,000 FAMILIES RECEIVED SHORT-TERM CRISIS RECEIVED SHORT-TERM CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES, WHICH INTERVENTION SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES AGAIN RESOURCES AND INCLUDES AGAIN RESOURCES AND REFERRALS OR CASE MANAGEMENT REFERRALS OR CASE MANAGEMENT BASED ON THE PARTICIPANT'S BASED ON THE PARTICIPANT'S INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS AND AMONG INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS AND AMONG THOSE WHO DID RECEIVE CASE

THOSE WHO DID RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, 71% IMPROVED IN AT MANAGEMENT, 71% IMPROVED IN AT LEAST ONE OF THEIR PERSONALLY LEAST ONE OF THEIR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIED FOCAL AREAS, MEASURED IDENTIFIED FOCAL AREAS, MEASURED USING THE FAMILY STRENGTH USING THE FAMILY STRENGTH BUILDER QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH BUILDER QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH FOCUSES ON INCREASING FOCUSES ON INCREASING SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND STABILITY.

SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND STABILITY. AND LASTLY, MORE THAN 1300 AND LASTLY, MORE THAN 1300 FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN ONE OR FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN ONE OR MORE LIGHT TOUCH SOCIAL AND MORE LIGHT TOUCH SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.

ACTIVITIES. MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THE MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THE FAMILIES ENGAGED IN FIVE OR MORE FAMILIES ENGAGED IN FIVE OR MORE SALES ACTIVITIES DURING THE SALES ACTIVITIES DURING THE FISCAL YEARONED ON AVERAGE SPENT FISCAL YEARONED ON AVERAGE SPENT ABOUT EIGHT HOURS ENGAGING IN ABOUT EIGHT HOURS ENGAGING IN SELS ACTIVITIES.

SELS ACTIVITIES. I JUST WANT TO CLOSE OUT WITH A I JUST WANT TO CLOSE OUT WITH A QUOTE FROM ONE OF OUR HOME QUOTE FROM ONE OF OUR HOME VISITING PARTICIPANTS, THAT I VISITING PARTICIPANTS, THAT I THINK REALLY CAPTURES THE FIRST THINK REALLY CAPTURES THE FIRST 5 PRIORITY OF EMPOWERED 5 PRIORITY OF EMPOWERED FAMILIES.

FAMILIES. SO THIS WAS A PARENT WHO WAS SO THIS WAS A PARENT WHO WAS STRUGGLING WITH HER MENTAL STRUGGLING WITH HER MENTAL HEALTH.

HEALTH. SHE SAID IT WAS AFFECTING HER SHE SAID IT WAS AFFECTING HER RELATIONSHIP WITH HER HUSBAND, RELATIONSHIP WITH HER HUSBAND, ADDED -- WAS ADDING PRESSURE ADDED -- WAS ADDING PRESSURE ONTO THE HUSBAND AND AFFECTING ONTO THE HUSBAND AND AFFECTING HER ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH HER HER ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH HER CHILDREN.

CHILDREN. SHE PARTICIPATED IN THE PARENTS SHE PARTICIPATED IN THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS HOME VISITING AND AS TEACHERS HOME VISITING AND ALSO RECEIVED CONNECTIONS TO ALSO RECEIVED CONNECTIONS TO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT RESOURCES ADDITIONAL SUPPORT RESOURCES SUCH AS THE DIAPER PROGRAM AND SUCH AS THE DIAPER PROGRAM AND COUNSELING.

COUNSELING. SO SHE SHARED THAT THE LESSONS SO SHE SHARED THAT THE LESSONS HELPED HER DEAL WITH DEPRESSION, HELPED HER DEAL WITH DEPRESSION, HELPED SPENDING MORE TIME WITH HELPED SPENDING MORE TIME WITH MY CHILDREN, IT ALSO HELPED MY MY CHILDREN, IT ALSO HELPED MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY HUSBAND.

RELATIONSHIP WITH MY HUSBAND. SHE ALSO SAID THAT ENJOY BEING SHE ALSO SAID THAT ENJOY BEING ABLE TO TALK WITH SOMEONE EVERY ABLE TO TALK WITH SOMEONE EVERY WEEK WITHOUT JUDGMENT. WEEK WITHOUT JUDGMENT. SO OUR FINAL DIRECT SERVICE SO OUR FINAL DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAM IS THE SACRAMENTO CRISIS PROGRAM IS THE SACRAMENTO CRISIS NURSERY.

NURSERY. THERE ARE TWO LOCATIONS, THERE ARE TWO LOCATIONS, PROVIDED EMERGENCY DAYTIME PROVIDED EMERGENCY DAYTIME AND/OR 24 HOUR CARE TO 344 AND/OR 24 HOUR CARE TO 344 CHILDREN AND 234 FAMILIES.

CHILDREN AND 234 FAMILIES. TWO-THIRDS OF THE FAMILIES HAD TWO-THIRDS OF THE FAMILIES HAD THREE OR MORE STAYS DURING THE THREE OR MORE STAYS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THEIR ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO THEIR ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO COME BACK TO RECEIVE SUPPORT COME BACK TO RECEIVE SUPPORT WHILE THEY NAVIGATE CHRONIC OR WHILE THEY NAVIGATE CHRONIC OR ONGOING OR RECURRING CHALLENGES.

ONGOING OR RECURRING CHALLENGES. AND THE MOST COMMON REASONS FOR AND THE MOST COMMON REASONS FOR USE AT EACH STAY INCLUDED USE AT EACH STAY INCLUDED EMPLOYMENT, PARENTAL DISTRESS OR EMPLOYMENT, PARENTAL DISTRESS OR HOUSING OR HOMELESSNESS.

HOUSING OR HOMELESSNESS. SO THIS MIGHT INCLUDE SOMEONE SO THIS MIGHT INCLUDE SOMEONE WHERE A SIRT FELL THROUGH AT THE WHERE A SIRT FELL THROUGH AT THE LAST MINUTE AND THEY HAVE TO GO LAST MINUTE AND THEY HAVE TO GO TO WORK SO THAT THEY DON'T LOSE TO WORK SO THAT THEY DON'T LOSE THEIR JOB.

THEIR JOB. AND COULD INCLUDE A PARENT WHO AND COULD INCLUDE A PARENT WHO FEELS AS THOUGH THEIR CHILD FEELS AS THOUGH THEIR CHILD MIGHT BE IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION MIGHT BE IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHILE THEY NAVIGATE UNSTABLE WHILE THEY NAVIGATE UNSTABLE HOUSING OR HOMELESSNESS. HOUSING OR HOMELESSNESS. OR EVEN JUST CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE OR EVEN JUST CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE PARENT?

THE PARENT? A MORE HEIGHTENED STATE OF DRESS A MORE HEIGHTENED STATE OF DRESS TRESS FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER TRESS FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER AND FINDS THAT THAT MENTAL AND FINDS THAT THAT MENTAL HEALTH BREAK IS NECESSARY TO HEALTH BREAK IS NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THE CHILDREN ARE MAKE SURE THE CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING CARE WHILE THE PARENT RECEIVING CARE WHILE THE PARENT IS ABLE TO HANDLE SOME OF THOSE IS ABLE TO HANDLE SOME OF THOSE STRESSERS.

STRESSERS. AND SPEAKING OF STRESS, AND SPEAKING OF STRESS, CAREGIVERS WHO USED THE CRISIS CAREGIVERS WHO USED THE CRISIS NURSERY SHOWED SIGNIFICANT NURSERY SHOWED SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION INSIDE THEIR REDUCTION INSIDE THEIR SELF-REPORTED STRESS LEVELS.

SELF-REPORTED STRESS LEVELS. NEARLY ALL AGREED THAT CRISIS NEARLY ALL AGREED THAT CRISIS NURSERY KEPT THEIR CHILDREN SAFE NURSERY KEPT THEIR CHILDREN SAFE AND SECURE AND THEY FELT BETTER AND SECURE AND THEY FELT BETTER ABLE TO RESOLVE THEIR SITUATIONS ABLE TO RESOLVE THEIR SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF THE CRISIS NURSERY BECAUSE OF THE CRISIS NURSERY SUPPORT.

SUPPORT. ONE OF OUR NEWER STRATEGIES ONE OF OUR NEWER STRATEGIES ALIGNED WITH THE CRISIS NURSERY ALIGNED WITH THE CRISIS NURSERY MISSION TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE MISSION TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND NEGLECT BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING A FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING A CRISIS IS AN EVALUATION OR CRISIS IS AN EVALUATION OR EXPLORATION OF CPS INVOLVEMENT.

EXPLORATION OF CPS INVOLVEMENT. THIS IS BASED ON A PARTNERSHIP THIS IS BASED ON A PARTNERSHIP WITH CRISIS NURSERY DCFAS AND WITH CRISIS NURSERY DCFAS AND CONSENTING FAMILIES. CONSENTING FAMILIES. SO 300 CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 5 SO 300 CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 5 RECEIVED CRISIS NURSERY SERVICES RECEIVED CRISIS NURSERY SERVICES DURING THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.

DURING THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. WE USED THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR WE USED THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR SO THAT WE CAN EXPLORE TWELVE SO THAT WE CAN EXPLORE TWELVE MONTH OUTCOMES. MONTH OUTCOMES. AND THIS 300 -- THE 300 CHILDREN AND THIS 300 -- THE 300 CHILDREN ALSO INCLUDE THOSE WHOSE PARENTS ALSO INCLUDE THOSE WHOSE PARENTS HAVE AN ACTIVE CONSENT FORM FOR HAVE AN ACTIVE CONSENT FORM FOR THIS LOOKUP.

THIS LOOKUP. ONE-THIRD ARE PRIOR CPS ONE-THIRD ARE PRIOR CPS INVOLVEMENT IN THE PAST FIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND 4 HAS HAD YEARS AND 4 HAS HAD SUBSTANTIATED CPS INVOLVEMENT IN SUBSTANTIATED CPS INVOLVEMENT IN THE SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT THE SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT INITIAL INTAKE OR COMPLETION OF INITIAL INTAKE OR COMPLETION OF THEIR CONSENT FORM.

THEIR CONSENT FORM. IN THE TWELVE MONTHS FOLLOWING IN THE TWELVE MONTHS FOLLOWING THEIR CRISIS NURSERY INTAKE, WE THEIR CRISIS NURSERY INTAKE, WE SAW 6% OF THE 300 CHILDREN HAD SAW 6% OF THE 300 CHILDREN HAD SUBSTANTIATED CPS INVOLVEMENT, SUBSTANTIATED CPS INVOLVEMENT, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS SOME.

WHICH HIGHLIGHTS SOME. ADDITIONAL VURMTS OF THE ADDITIONAL VURMTS OF THE FAMILIES SERVED BY THIS PROGRAM FAMILIES SERVED BY THIS PROGRAM AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUED RESEARCH INTO ISSUE CONTINUED RESEARCH INTO ISSUE SOME OF THOSE RISK FACTORS.

SOME OF THOSE RISK FACTORS. AND IN CLOSING I JUST WANTED TO AND IN CLOSING I JUST WANTED TO ALSO ADD A QUOTE THAT I FEEL ALSO ADD A QUOTE THAT I FEEL REALLY SUMS UP THE IMPACT OF THE REALLY SUMS UP THE IMPACT OF THE CRISIS NURSERY.

CRISIS NURSERY. THIS QUOTE COMES FROM SOMEONE THIS QUOTE COMES FROM SOMEONE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TALK WITH THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TALK WITH WHILE DOING A SPECIAL STUDY INTO WHILE DOING A SPECIAL STUDY INTO THE CRISIS NURSERY PROGRAM THIS THE CRISIS NURSERY PROGRAM THIS YEAR.

YEAR. AND RESONATES WITH WHAT WE SEE AND RESONATES WITH WHAT WE SEE CONSISTENTLY THAT PARENTS ARE CONSISTENTLY THAT PARENTS ARE SHARING THAT CRISIS NURSERY SHARING THAT CRISIS NURSERY KEEPS THEIR CHILDREN HEALTHY AND KEEPS THEIR CHILDREN HEALTHY AND SAFE, OUR PARTICIPANTS SHARED SAFE, OUR PARTICIPANTS SHARED THAT THEIR KIDS LOVE IT, THEY THAT THEIR KIDS LOVE IT, THEY LOVE IT AND AS THIS PERSON LOVE IT AND AS THIS PERSON DESCRIBED, WHEN I DROP MY

DESCRIBED, WHEN I DROP MY DAUGHTER OFF I KNOW THAT SHE'S DAUGHTER OFF I KNOW THAT SHE'S IN GOOD HANDS. IN GOOD HANDS. THEY HELP ME OUT. THEY HELP ME OUT. MY DAUGHTER IS HEALTHY AND SAFE. MY DAUGHTER IS HEALTHY AND SAFE. I AM JUST VERY GRATEFUL".

I AM JUST VERY GRATEFUL". THIS PARTICIPANT SAID THAT THIS PARTICIPANT SAID THAT CRISIS NURSERY HELPED HER FAMILY CRISIS NURSERY HELPED HER FAMILY AND BELIEVES IT CAN HELP OTHER AND BELIEVES IT CAN HELP OTHER FAMILIES TOO.

FAMILIES TOO. AND LASTLY WHEEL JUST CLOSE OUT AND LASTLY WHEEL JUST CLOSE OUT WITH SOME OF FIRST 5'S HIGH WITH SOME OF FIRST 5'S HIGH LEVEL GOALS FOR THE FUTURE AS WE LEVEL GOALS FOR THE FUTURE AS WE SAW IN THE PREVIOUS SAW IN THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, WE HAVE ALREADY PRESENTATION, WE HAVE ALREADY BEGUN ON THE 2024 TO 2027 BEGUN ON THE 2024 TO 2027 FUNDING CYCLE CONTRACTS, EFFORTS FUNDING CYCLE CONTRACTS, EFFORTS AND THE ONGOING STRATEGIC PLAN

AND THE ONGOING STRATEGIC PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION. AND IMPLEMENTATION. AND AS I MENTIONED FISCAL YEAR AND AS I MENTIONED FISCAL YEAR 202 IS THE LAST YEAR OF THIS 202 IS THE LAST YEAR OF THIS STRATEGIC PLAN AND WE'RE ALREADY STRATEGIC PLAN AND WE'RE ALREADY IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE LESSONS LEARNED IN THIS PROCESS.

LESSONS LEARNED IN THIS PROCESS. WITH THAT, THERE ARE CONTINUED WITH THAT, THERE ARE CONTINUED EFFORTS AND ONGOING STRATEGIES EFFORTS AND ONGOING STRATEGIES FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE AND ADVOCACY FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE AND ADVOCACY INVESTMENTS, AND AS WELL AS INVESTMENTS, AND AS WELL AS DIGGING DEEPER INTO PROGRAMS VIA DIGGING DEEPER INTO PROGRAMS VIA SPECIAL STUDIES TO IDENTIFY SPECIAL STUDIES TO IDENTIFY STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT.

SUPPORT. FIRST 5 ALSO MAINTAINS A CLOSE FIRST 5 ALSO MAINTAINS A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PER SYMPHONY DATABASE TEAM AND SYMPHONY DATABASE TEAM AND CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS OPPORTUNITIES TO ADD OPPORTUNITIES TO ADD FUNCTIONALITY AND ENSURE DATA FUNCTIONALITY AND ENSURE DATA ACCURACY ACROSS THE PROGRAMS.

ACCURACY ACROSS THE PROGRAMS. LASTLY WE ARE CONTINUING OUR LASTLY WE ARE CONTINUING OUR EFFORTS TO INCREASE EFFORTS TO INCREASE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AS COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL AS THE ACCESSIBLE AND WELL AS THE ACCESSIBLE AND MEANING MAKING OF EVALUATION MEANING MAKING OF EVALUATION DATA. DATA. THAT IS IT.

THAT IS IT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY COME UP. QUESTIONS THAT MAY COME UP. >> COMMISSIONER LLOYD? >> COMMISSIONER LLOYD? >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND THEN >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND THEN ONE COMMENT.

ONE COMMENT. FOR THE CRISIS NURSERY, THE 34% FOR THE CRISIS NURSERY, THE 34% WHO HAD CPS INVOLVEMENT IN THE WHO HAD CPS INVOLVEMENT IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, DOES THE LAST FIVE YEARS, DOES THE QUESTION GO INTO WHETHER THAT IS QUESTION GO INTO WHETHER THAT IS WITH THEIR OWN CHILDREN OR WITH WITH THEIR OWN CHILDREN OR WITH THEM THEMSELVES?

THEM THEMSELVES? >> WE DO A CHILD LEVEL LOOKUP SO >> WE DO A CHILD LEVEL LOOKUP SO IT WOULD INVOLVE IF THE CHILD IT WOULD INVOLVE IF THE CHILD HAS ANY CPS INVOLVEMENT, ONE HAS ANY CPS INVOLVEMENT, ONE THING THAT IT DOESN'T DO IS THING THAT IT DOESN'T DO IS SPECIFICICALLY MATCH THE CHILD SPECIFICICALLY MATCH THE CHILD WITH THE PARENT WHO IS BRINGING WITH THE PARENT WHO IS BRINGING THEM TO CRISIS NURSERY, SO THIS

THEM TO CRISIS NURSERY, SO THIS COULD POTENTIALLY INVOLVE COULD POTENTIALLY INVOLVE FAMILIES WHO MIGHT BE ESCAPING A FAMILIES WHO MIGHT BE ESCAPING A VIOLENT SITUATION IN THAT PAST VIOLENT SITUATION IN THAT PAST FIVE YEARS, COULD INCLUDE THAT FIVE YEARS, COULD INCLUDE THAT OTHER PARENT IF THAT IS ONE OF OTHER PARENT IF THAT IS ONE OF THE EXAMPLE SITUATIONS.

THE EXAMPLE SITUATIONS. >> JUST SO I'M UNDERSTANDING, SO >> JUST SO I'M UNDERSTANDING, SO IF IT WAS A MOTHER WHO HAD AGED IF IT WAS A MOTHER WHO HAD AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE WITHIN THE OUT OF FOSTER CARE WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS, WOULD THEY BE LAST THREE YEARS, WOULD THEY BE ANSWERING -- THE WAY THE ANSWERING -- THE WAY THE QUESTION IS POSED TO THEM, DO QUESTION IS POSED TO THEM, DO THEY ANSWER SPECIFIC FOR THEY ANSWER SPECIFIC FOR THEMSELVES?

THEMSELVES? >> IT'S ACTUALLY NOT A DIRECT >> IT'S ACTUALLY NOT A DIRECT QUESTION. QUESTION. IT'S A LOOKUP FROM YOUR TEAM.

IT'S A LOOKUP FROM YOUR TEAM. SO WE PROVIDE THE CONTACT SO WE PROVIDE THE CONTACT INFORMATION, THEY RETURN A INFORMATION, THEY RETURN A DE-IDENTIFIED DATABASE TO US DE-IDENTIFIED DATABASE TO US WITH WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS WITH WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS INVOLVEMENT SO ANSWER THAT INVOLVEMENT SO ANSWER THAT EXACTLY BUT I DO KNOW WE DO THE EXACTLY BUT I DO KNOW WE DO THE LOOKUP BASED ON THE 0 TO 5 LOOKUP BASED ON THE 0 TO 5 CHILDREN SO THAT --

CHILDREN SO THAT -- >> IT'S BASED ON THE -- OKAY, >> IT'S BASED ON THE -- OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THEN MY OTHER COMMENT OTHER THAN THEN MY OTHER COMMENT OTHER THAN REALLY, REALLY NICE REALLY, REALLY NICE PRESENTATION, WAS IT WAS NICE TO PRESENTATION, WAS IT WAS NICE TO SEE ON THE FAMILY CHANGES FROM SEE ON THE FAMILY CHANGES FROM INTAKE TO FOLLOW-UP THE HIGHEST INTAKE TO FOLLOW-UP THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE CHANGE WAS I KNOW PERCENTAGE CHANGE WAS I KNOW WHAT PROGRAM TO CONTACT WHEN I WHAT PROGRAM TO CONTACT WHEN I NEED ADVICE.

NEED ADVICE. WITH THAT, THAT 16% CHANGE OUT WITH THAT, THAT 16% CHANGE OUT OF ALL OF THOSE WHICH JUST OF ALL OF THOSE WHICH JUST REALLY GREAT TO SEE BECAUSE I REALLY GREAT TO SEE BECAUSE I THINK IT REALLY JUST SPEAKS TO THINK IT REALLY JUST SPEAKS TO WHICH WE ALL KNOW THE IMPORTANCE WHICH WE ALL KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION AND PEOPLE KNOWING OF PREVENTION AND PEOPLE KNOWING WHO THEY CAN CALL WHEN THEY HAVE

WHO THEY CAN CALL WHEN THEY HAVE A QUESTION OR NEED ADVICE. A QUESTION OR NEED ADVICE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT DATA. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT DATA. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER WESLEY?

COMMISSIONER WESLEY? >> YEAH, I JUST -- FOR THE PIECE >> YEAH, I JUST -- FOR THE PIECE UNDER BIRTH AND BEYOND -- FOR UNDER BIRTH AND BEYOND -- FOR THE 71% INCREASE FOR THE 71% INCREASE FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY, HOW IS SELF-SUFFICIENCY, HOW IS SELF-SUFFICIENCY DEFINED? SELF-SUFFICIENCY DEFINED? >> YEAH, SO WE USE WHAT'S CALLED >> YEAH, SO WE USE WHAT'S CALLED THE FAMILY STRENGTHS BUILDER.

THE FAMILY STRENGTHS BUILDER. THAT IS A TOOL DEVELOPED IN THAT IS A TOOL DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CRISIS PARTNERSHIP WITH CRISIS INTERVENTION STAFF AND ASR IN INTERVENTION STAFF AND ASR IN RESPONSE TO THE CLOSURE OF THE RESPONSE TO THE CLOSURE OF THE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT MATRIX.

FAMILY DEVELOPMENT MATRIX. SO IT'S A FOUR-POINT SCALE ON SO IT'S A FOUR-POINT SCALE ON SEVERAL ITEMS AND THE GOAL OF SEVERAL ITEMS AND THE GOAL OF EACH ITEM IS TO -- EACH ONE IS EACH ITEM IS TO -- EACH ONE IS KIND OF UNIQUELY DEFINED BASED KIND OF UNIQUELY DEFINED BASED ON LET'S SAY HOUSING, SO IT ON LET'S SAY HOUSING, SO IT MIGHT SAY LIKE MY SITUATION IN MIGHT SAY LIKE MY SITUATION IN HOUSING IS I'M HOMELESS, VERSUS

HOUSING IS I'M HOMELESS, VERSUS NO CONCERN, I HAVE AUTO STABLE NO CONCERN, I HAVE AUTO STABLE HOME, THINGS LIKE THAT. HOME, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THE GOAL ON A MEASUREMENT SO THE GOAL ON A MEASUREMENT LEVEL IS TO KIND OF INCREASE LEVEL IS TO KIND OF INCREASE TOWARD THAT SCALE OF MORE STABLE TOWARD THAT SCALE OF MORE STABLE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY BASED AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY BASED REALLY ON HOW THEY DEFINE IT.

REALLY ON HOW THEY DEFINE IT. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A FLEXIBLE TOOL THAT IS INVOLVED FLEXIBLE TOOL THAT IS INVOLVED IN THEIR ONGOING RESOURCE RATHER IN THEIR ONGOING RESOURCE RATHER THAN LIKE A PAPER THAT'S HANDED THAN LIKE A PAPER THAT'S HANDED TO THEM. TO THEM. SO IT'S A MEASUREMENT THAT WE'RE SO IT'S A MEASUREMENT THAT WE'RE USING BUT PRIMARILY A DIALOG AND USING BUT PRIMARILY A DIALOG AND SELF-REPORTED INDICATOR.

SELF-REPORTED INDICATOR. >> OKAY, SO IT'S LIKE -- IT'S >> OKAY, SO IT'S LIKE -- IT'S INDIVIDUALIZED BASED ON WHERE INDIVIDUALIZED BASED ON WHERE THEY'RE STARTING TO -- THEY'RE STARTING TO -- >> OKAY, OKAY, THANK YOU. >> OKAY, OKAY, THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ Y >> COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ Y GARCIA? GARCIA? >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANKS FOR COMING OUT.

THANKS FOR COMING OUT. I APPRECIATE IT. I APPRECIATE IT. WHENEVER I HEAR THESE AMAZING WHENEVER I HEAR THESE AMAZING OUTCOMES, I ALWAYS WONDER HOW DO OUTCOMES, I ALWAYS WONDER HOW DO WE EXTEND THAT TO MORE KIDS? WE EXTEND THAT TO MORE KIDS? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> RIGHT?

>> RIGHT? SO I WONDER IF AS PART OF OUR SO I WONDER IF AS PART OF OUR EVALUATION -- IS THERE A WAY TO EVALUATION -- IS THERE A WAY TO MEASURE THE CAPACITY THAT THE MEASURE THE CAPACITY THAT THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE GIVING, WHAT SERVICES THAT WE'RE GIVING, WHAT THE CAPACITY IS TO RECEIVE MORE THE CAPACITY IS TO RECEIVE MORE REFERRALS, TO DISPENSE MORE OF REFERRALS, TO DISPENSE MORE OF THE INTERVENTIONS THAT WE'RE

THE INTERVENTIONS THAT WE'RE ALREADY GIVING? ALREADY GIVING? >> YOU GOT MORE MONEY? >> YOU GOT MORE MONEY? >> THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. WHAT IS THE CAPACITY? WHAT IS THE CAPACITY? ARE WE UNDER, OVER? ARE WE UNDER, OVER? >> SPEND MORE, DO MORE. >> SPEND MORE, DO MORE. >> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. AND I THINK WE ARE AT A GREAT AND I THINK WE ARE AT A GREAT PIVOTAL MOMENT -- I JUST CAN'T PIVOTAL MOMENT -- I JUST CAN'T SPEAK, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. SPEAK, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'VE DONE ENOUGH TALKING TODAY. I'VE DONE ENOUGH TALKING TODAY. WE ARE AT A GREAT MOMENT TO BE WE ARE AT A GREAT MOMENT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION AS ABLE TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION AS IF WE WEST WE GO INTO THE NEW FG IF WE WEST WE GO INTO THE NEW FG CYCLE.

CYCLE. IT'S NOT A PRESSURE THAT THE IT'S NOT A PRESSURE THAT THE PROGRAMS THEMSELVES ARE PROGRAMS THEMSELVES ARE EXPLICITLY ASKED TO SHARE FROM EXPLICITLY ASKED TO SHARE FROM AN EVALUATION ANGLE BUT AN EVALUATION ANGLE BUT DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN START INCORPORATING INTO SOME OF START INCORPORATING INTO SOME OF THOSE MORE NARRATIVE APPROACHES THOSE MORE NARRATIVE APPROACHES FROM STAFF TO IDENTIFY ARE

FROM STAFF TO IDENTIFY ARE THEY -- ARE THE NUMBERS THAT THEY -- ARE THE NUMBERS THAT THEY'RE SERVING AND THE FAMILIES THEY'RE SERVING AND THE FAMILIES THAT THEY'RE REACHING REALLY THAT THEY'RE REACHING REALLY STRETCHING THEIR RESOURCES TO STRETCHING THEIR RESOURCES TO THE MAX, OR IS IT -- WE KNOW THE MAX, OR IS IT -- WE KNOW SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME RECRUITING HAVING A HARD TIME RECRUITING FAMILIES INTO PROGRAMS.

FAMILIES INTO PROGRAMS. SO I THINK THAT THERE IS SO I THINK THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY A RANGE OF STORIES DEFINITELY A RANGE OF STORIES BEING TOLD WITHIN THE PROGRAMS BEING TOLD WITHIN THE PROGRAMS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SPEAK TO THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SPEAK TO WHERE THAT SUPPORT IS NEEDED OR WHERE THAT SUPPORT IS NEEDED OR WHERE THEY MIGHT BE STRETCHED TO WHERE THEY MIGHT BE STRETCHED TO THE MAX, FOR INSTANCE I KNOW WE

THE MAX, FOR INSTANCE I KNOW WE DIDN'T PRESENT THE RAACD DIDN'T PRESENT THE RAACD PROGRAMS BUT I KNOW OUR PROGRAMS BUT I KNOW OUR PREGNANCY PEER SUPPORT, BLACK PREGNANCY PEER SUPPORT, BLACK MOTHERS UNITED IS ONE THAT WE MOTHERS UNITED IS ONE THAT WE REALLY LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AS AN REALLY LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FROM PILOT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FROM PILOT TO POLICY, RIGHT.

TO POLICY, RIGHT. IT'S A GREAT -- THEY HAVE GREAT IT'S A GREAT -- THEY HAVE GREAT RESULTS WHERE WE KIND OF SHOW RESULTS WHERE WE KIND OF SHOW THAT, BUT CASE LOADS OF THE THAT, BUT CASE LOADS OF THE PREGNANCY PEER SUPPORT COACHES PREGNANCY PEER SUPPORT COACHES MAY VARY BASED ON THE FISCAL MAY VARY BASED ON THE FISCAL YEAR, THEIR STAFFING CAPACITY, YEAR, THEIR STAFFING CAPACITY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I'M SURE IF WE HAD SOME OF SO I'M SURE IF WE HAD SOME OF OUR PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVES IN OUR PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVES IN THE ROOM, THEY COULD SPEAK MORE THE ROOM, THEY COULD SPEAK MORE DIRECTLY TO THAT BUT WE'LL DO DIRECTLY TO THAT BUT WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO START INCORPORATING OUR BEST TO START INCORPORATING SOME OF THOSE NARRATIVES INTO SOME OF THOSE NARRATIVES INTO EVALUATION AS WELL. EVALUATION AS WELL. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> JUST ON THAT.

>> JUST ON THAT. SORRY TO BE SO CHEEKY ABOUT IT SORRY TO BE SO CHEEKY ABOUT IT BUT I DO FEEL LIKE THAT WHAT'S BUT I DO FEEL LIKE THAT WHAT'S BEEN IN FRONT OF US FOR CYCLE BEEN IN FRONT OF US FOR CYCLE AFTER CYCLE IS DETERMINING -- AFTER CYCLE IS DETERMINING -- LOOKING AT WHAT'S DOING WELL LOOKING AT WHAT'S DOING WELL FROM A MEASUREMENT PERSPECTIVE FROM A MEASUREMENT PERSPECTIVE AND FROM A RESOURCE BASE

AND FROM A RESOURCE BASE PERSPECTIVE AND THEN MAKING PERSPECTIVE AND THEN MAKING DECISION, FUNDING DECISIONS AND DECISION, FUNDING DECISIONS AND OTHER HARD DECISIONS, YOU KNOW, OTHER HARD DECISIONS, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THAT INFORMATION.

BASED ON THAT INFORMATION. AND I THINK ONE OF THE AND I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A 22% YOU'RE LOOKING AT A 22% REDUCTION MOVING FORWARD IS, YOU REDUCTION MOVING FORWARD IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO -- IT'S NOT KNOW, IT'S HARD TO -- IT'S NOT QUITE APPLES TO APPLES FOR SOME QUITE APPLES TO APPLES FOR SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE RELATIVELY NEW AND ARE MOVING

RELATIVELY NEW AND ARE MOVING THE NEEDLE. THE NEEDLE. MAYBE NOT AS MUCH AS OTHER MAYBE NOT AS MUCH AS OTHER PROGRAMS ARE OR HAVE BEEN. PROGRAMS ARE OR HAVE BEEN. THE BIRTH AND BEYOND PROGRAM THE BIRTH AND BEYOND PROGRAM CRISIS NURSERY, THOSE ARE TWO CRISIS NURSERY, THOSE ARE TWO THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 25 THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 25 YEARS.

YEARS. AND SO THERE IS DEFINITELY A AND SO THERE IS DEFINITELY A CATCH HE BEHIND THOSE, IT GOES CATCH HE BEHIND THOSE, IT GOES TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE FACT TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE INDICATE. THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE INDICATE. SOME OF THAT IS IT'S BEEN SOME OF THAT IS IT'S BEEN ENGRAINED INTO OUR COMMUNITY ENGRAINED INTO OUR COMMUNITY SVEND ACT LAHR, THAT'S A PLACE SVEND ACT LAHR, THAT'S A PLACE YOU GO.

YOU GO. THERE ARE MASSIVE RAM FAY FRIDAS THERE ARE MASSIVE RAM FAY FRIDAS TO REDUCE. TO REDUCE. IT'S JUST -- IT BECOMES IT'S JUST -- IT BECOMES CHANNELING AND THAT'S CHANNELING AND THAT'S CHALLENGING.

CHALLENGING. 22% IS NOT SMALL BUT I DO THINK 22% IS NOT SMALL BUT I DO THINK THAT LINING THINGS UPSIDE BY THAT LINING THINGS UPSIDE BY SIDE AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SIDE AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST KIND OF BANG FOR WHAT THE BEST KIND OF BANG FOR OUR BUCK, KNOWING THAT IF YOU DO OUR BUCK, KNOWING THAT IF YOU DO INVEST MORE IN SOME OF THOSE INVEST MORE IN SOME OF THOSE AREAS YOU'RE GOING TO GET MORE.

AREAS YOU'RE GOING TO GET MORE. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE. WE'VE ALWAYS SEEN IT. WE'VE ALWAYS SEEN IT. SO I DON'T KNOW, IT JUST -- IT'S SO I DON'T KNOW, IT JUST -- IT'S FANTASTIC TO HAVE THIS FANTASTIC TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION. INFORMATION. IT'S ALSO A LITTLE SCARY, IT'S ALSO A LITTLE SCARY, BECAUSE OF WHAT IT REPRESENTS.

BECAUSE OF WHAT IT REPRESENTS. IT JUST MAKES THE CASE IN SOME IT JUST MAKES THE CASE IN SOME CASES CLEARER FOR WHAT SHOULD CASES CLEARER FOR WHAT SHOULD STICK AROUND AND MAYBE WHAT STICK AROUND AND MAYBE WHAT SHOULD BE SCALED BACK.

SHOULD BE SCALED BACK. IN A TIME WHERE WE JUST DON'T IN A TIME WHERE WE JUST DON'T NEED MORE SCALED BACK, NEED MORE SCALED BACK, ESPECIALLY WHAT'S GOING ON FROM ESPECIALLY WHAT'S GOING ON FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND BEYOND.

BEYOND. SO HOPEFULLY IN '27 IT'S SO HOPEFULLY IN '27 IT'S DIFFERENT -- IT'S NOT QUITE A DIFFERENT -- IT'S NOT QUITE A DIFFERENT DAY BUT CLOSE TO A DIFFERENT DAY BUT CLOSE TO A DIFFERENT DAY.

DIFFERENT DAY. >> IN SPEAKING TO THE CRISIS >> IN SPEAKING TO THE CRISIS NURSERY WE HAD A REALLY GREAT NURSERY WE HAD A REALLY GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM THIS YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM THIS YEAR TO BE ABLE TO DO ONE OF THE TO BE ABLE TO DO ONE OF THE SPECIAL STUDIES AS WE DESCRIBED SPECIAL STUDIES AS WE DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE PRIORITIES EACH AS ONE OF THE PRIORITIES EACH YEAR IN EVALUATION.

YEAR IN EVALUATION. SO WE NOT ONLY SPOKE TO FAMILIES SO WE NOT ONLY SPOKE TO FAMILIES WHO ALWAYS THE SERVICES BUT ALSO WHO ALWAYS THE SERVICES BUT ALSO TO STAFF ASKING THEM WHAT CAN BE TO STAFF ASKING THEM WHAT CAN BE IMPROVED, WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING IMPROVED, WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING REALLY WELL, AND CONSISTENTLY REALLY WELL, AND CONSISTENTLY THE CHALLENGES WERE WE NEED THE CHALLENGES WERE WE NEED ANOTHER SITE.

ANOTHER SITE. LIKE WE HAVE TWO SITES FOR THE LIKE WE HAVE TWO SITES FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY, OR WE NEED A WHOLE COUNTY, OR WE NEED A STAFFING, WE NEED COMPETITIVE STAFFING, WE NEED COMPETITIVE STAFFING, WE NEED STABLE STAFFING, WE NEED STABLE STAFFING, WE NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE STAFFING, WE NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY INVESTED IN THIS WORK SO REALLY INVESTED IN THIS WORK SO THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRAIN AND KEEP THE PEOPLE THAT

TRAIN AND KEEP THE PEOPLE THAT WE NEED. WE NEED. SO WE DEFINITELY SEE THOSE SO WE DEFINITELY SEE THOSE CHANGES, THOSE STRUCTURAL LEVEL CHANGES, THOSE STRUCTURAL LEVEL CHALLENGES COME UP IN OUR CHALLENGES COME UP IN OUR SPECIAL STUDIES AS WELL. SPECIAL STUDIES AS WELL. >> FOR SURE. >> FOR SURE. IT GOES -- SORRY TO BELABOR IT GOES -- SORRY TO BELABOR THIS.

THIS. MANY OF YOU KNOW I WORK FOR A MANY OF YOU KNOW I WORK FOR A SPORTS TEAM AND HAVE WORKED FOR SPORTS TEAM AND HAVE WORKED FOR A COUPLE SPORTS TEAMS AND ONE OF A COUPLE SPORTS TEAMS AND ONE OF THE WAYS TO SELL MORE TICKETS IS THE WAYS TO SELL MORE TICKETS IS HIRE MORE TICKET SELLERS. HIRE MORE TICKET SELLERS. IT'S VERY SINKS ACTUALLY.

IT'S VERY SINKS ACTUALLY. SO IF YOU WANT TO SELL MORE SO IF YOU WANT TO SELL MORE TICKETS, THEN YOU NEED PEOPLE TO TICKETS, THEN YOU NEED PEOPLE TO DO THAT AND I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT DO THAT AND I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I'M SURE THE HEAD SNOTTING FROM I'M SURE THE HEAD SNOTTING FROM THE CROWD, IS NODDING FROM THE THE CROWD, IS NODDING FROM THE CROWD, RETAINING SOME OF THESE CROWD, RETAINING SOME OF THESE GREAT PEOPLE THAT ARE MOVING

GREAT PEOPLE THAT ARE MOVING THESE PROGRAMS ALONG IS VITAL. THESE PROGRAMS ALONG IS VITAL. SO -- YAY US IN 2027. SO -- YAY US IN 2027. >> YOU TOOK THAT A TOTALLY >> YOU TOOK THAT A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAN I WOULD DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAN I WOULD HAVE -- BUT IT'S COOL.

HAVE -- BUT IT'S COOL. I WAS THINKING MORE AS A I WAS THINKING MORE AS A PEDIATRICIAN, WHEN I'M DECIDING PEDIATRICIAN, WHEN I'M DECIDING WHERE TO REFER AND MAKING -- WHERE TO REFER AND MAKING -- WHEN YOU ACTIVATE A FAMILY TO DO WHEN YOU ACTIVATE A FAMILY TO DO SOMETHING, YOU WANT THAT SOMETHING, YOU WANT THAT SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, RIGHT.

SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, RIGHT. OR ELSE YOU LOSE TRUST, YOU LOSE OR ELSE YOU LOSE TRUST, YOU LOSE THEIR MOTIVATION OF CARRY OUT THEIR MOTIVATION OF CARRY OUT THE DIFFERENT BEHAVIOURS THAT THE DIFFERENT BEHAVIOURS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO INDUCE.

YOU'RE TRYING TO INDUCE. SO THAT'S WHY I WONDER ABOUT SO THAT'S WHY I WONDER ABOUT CAPACITY, YOU KNOW, BIRTH AND CAPACITY, YOU KNOW, BIRTH AND BEYOND IS AMAZING AND IF I HEAR, BEYOND IS AMAZING AND IF I HEAR, WE COULD DO MORE, I'M SENDING A WE COULD DO MORE, I'M SENDING A BUNCH MORE PEOPLE, RIGHT. BUNCH MORE PEOPLE, RIGHT. AND I'M ACTIVATING MY COLLEAGUES AND I'M ACTIVATING MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME.

TO DO THE SAME. NOT THAT I WOULDN'T ANYWAY NOT THAT I WOULDN'T ANYWAY BECAUSE I TELL EVERYBODY TO BECAUSE I TELL EVERYBODY TO REFER TO ALL OF OUR SERVICES ALL REFER TO ALL OF OUR SERVICES ALL THE TIME. THE TIME. BUT WE DO AS PROVIDERS HAVE TO BUT WE DO AS PROVIDERS HAVE TO MITIGATE THAT EXCITEMENT AND MITIGATE THAT EXCITEMENT AND CHOOSE WISELY WHERE TO ACTIVATE CHOOSE WISELY WHERE TO ACTIVATE OUR PATIENTS TO GO.

OUR PATIENTS TO GO. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. >> JULIE?

>> JULIE? >> SURE BEING I JUST WANTED TO >> SURE BEING I JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN AS WELL TO TOUCH ON A CHIME IN AS WELL TO TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS YES, WHEN YOU TALK FEW THINGS YES, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BRINGING THINGS TO SCALE, ABOUT BRINGING THINGS TO SCALE, WE CAN LOOK AT A PROGRAM LIKE WE CAN LOOK AT A PROGRAM LIKE BLACK MOTHERS UNITED AND SAY BLACK MOTHERS UNITED AND SAY THERE'S THIS FINITE NUMBER OF

THERE'S THIS FINITE NUMBER OF 1900 TO 2,000 AFRICAN AMERICAN 1900 TO 2,000 AFRICAN AMERICAN AND BLACK BABIES BEING BORN HERE AND BLACK BABIES BEING BORN HERE EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR. WE SEE THE IMPACT THAT THE WE SEE THE IMPACT THAT THE HUNDRED OR SO SERVED IN BLACK HUNDRED OR SO SERVED IN BLACK MOTHERS UNITED IS MAKING. MOTHERS UNITED IS MAKING. THIS COULD CLEARLY BE AN AREA THIS COULD CLEARLY BE AN AREA WHERE WE COULD EXPAND.

WHERE WE COULD EXPAND. WE SEE THE DATA YOU JUST SAW WE SEE THE DATA YOU JUST SAW FROM BIRTH AND BEYOND TODAY, FROM BIRTH AND BEYOND TODAY, THAT KIDS WHO ARE GETTING THOSE THAT KIDS WHO ARE GETTING THOSE SERVICES ARE NOT ENDING UP BACK SERVICES ARE NOT ENDING UP BACK IN CHILD WELFARE AT TWO AND A IN CHILD WELFARE AT TWO AND A HALF TO THREE TIMES THOSE RATES.

HALF TO THREE TIMES THOSE RATES. SO -- AND IT DOES -- IT'S MONEY, SO -- AND IT DOES -- IT'S MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, REAL. MONEY, MONEY, REAL. SO AGAIN PRIORITIZING, WHICH IS SO AGAIN PRIORITIZING, WHICH IS WHY I'M NOT -- I'M GLAD TO NOT WHY I'M NOT -- I'M GLAD TO NOT BE IN YOUR SEAT ALL THE TIME. BE IN YOUR SEAT ALL THE TIME. THOSE ARE SUCH HARD DECISIONS THOSE ARE SUCH HARD DECISIONS FOR YOU ALL TO MAKE AND I FOR YOU ALL TO MAKE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

UNDERSTAND THAT. I WORRY ABOUT CAPACITY AS WELL.

I WORRY ABOUT CAPACITY AS WELL. AND YOU KNOW, I HAVE HEARD AND AND YOU KNOW, I HAVE HEARD AND WE HAVE OUR TEAM FROM CAPSI IS WE HAVE OUR TEAM FROM CAPSI IS HERE BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S HERE BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S I DO KNOW THERE ARE WAIT LISTS I DO KNOW THERE ARE WAIT LISTS WHERE FAMILY HAVE GONE FOR HOME WHERE FAMILY HAVE GONE FOR HOME VISITS AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO VISITS AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM BECAUSE OF FUNDING

GET THEM BECAUSE OF FUNDING REDUCTIONS AND STAFF TURNOVER REDUCTIONS AND STAFF TURNOVER AND VARIETY OF DIFFERENT AND VARIETY OF DIFFERENT REASONS, BUT I WOULD SAY FOR THE REASONS, BUT I WOULD SAY FOR THE MOST PART THAT IS NOT SOMETHING MOST PART THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT OUR STAFF IS HEARING TOO THAT OUR STAFF IS HEARING TOO MUCH ABOUT. MUCH ABOUT. INABILITY TO SERVE FAMILY OR INABILITY TO SERVE FAMILY OR LONG WAIT LISTING.

LONG WAIT LISTING. CHILD CARE IS ITS OWN THING. CHILD CARE IS ITS OWN THING. FOR OUR SERVICES, AND I THINK IF FOR OUR SERVICES, AND I THINK IF OUR PROVIDERS WERE TO TELL US OUR PROVIDERS WERE TO TELL US THERE IS A MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH THERE IS A MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH CAPACITY TO SERVE.

CAPACITY TO SERVE. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD WANT TO LOOK AT THROUGH WANT TO LOOK AT THROUGH EVALUATION, THROUGH A SPECIAL EVALUATION, THROUGH A SPECIAL STUDY TO FIND WHAT IS HAPPENING, STUDY TO FIND WHAT IS HAPPENING, IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE COULD DO IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO SUPPORT. TO SUPPORT. >> COMMISSIONER WESLEY. >> COMMISSIONER WESLEY. >> JULIE STOLE MY QUESTION.

>> JULIE STOLE MY QUESTION. THAT IS WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK. THAT IS WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK. THIS CURRENT CLIMATE, I JUST THIS CURRENT CLIMATE, I JUST KNOW THE STRESS LEVEL IS HIGH, KNOW THE STRESS LEVEL IS HIGH, SOME PEOPLE WILL LOSE JOBS, SOME SOME PEOPLE WILL LOSE JOBS, SOME WILL GO IN HIDING. WILL GO IN HIDING. DOMESTIC STRESSSERS AND ABUSE DOMESTIC STRESSSERS AND ABUSE WILL GO UP.

WILL GO UP. IS THERE A WAY TO LOOK AT IS THERE A WAY TO LOOK AT ASSESSING POTENTIAL WAIT LISTS ASSESSING POTENTIAL WAIT LISTS FOR THESE SERVICES. FOR THESE SERVICES. MY OTHER QUESTION.

MY OTHER QUESTION. I WAS THINKING, ERIC, WILL WE I WAS THINKING, ERIC, WILL WE KNOW THERE MIGHT BE A NEW KNOW THERE MIGHT BE A NEW CLIENTELE OF FOLKS WHO DON'T CLIENTELE OF FOLKS WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT BRICK AND MORTAR OF KNOW ABOUT BRICK AND MORTAR OF BIRTH AND BEYOND. BIRTH AND BEYOND. I KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WORKED I KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WORKED AT CHILD ACTION.

AT CHILD ACTION. IT IS BREAD AND BUTTER IN THE IT IS BREAD AND BUTTER IN THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THERE MIGHT BE A NEW EMERGING THERE MIGHT BE A NEW EMERGING POPULATION WITH NO IDEA ABOUT POPULATION WITH NO IDEA ABOUT THE SERVICES THAT MIGHT FIND THE SERVICES THAT MIGHT FIND THEIR WAY THERE THAT WOULD NEVER THEIR WAY THERE THAT WOULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED THEMSELVES NEEDING HAVE IMAGINED THEMSELVES NEEDING TO ACCESS THESE SERVICES.

TO ACCESS THESE SERVICES. MY CURIOSITY. MY CURIOSITY. DO WE WANT TO START LOOKING AT DO WE WANT TO START LOOKING AT BEING REALLY DILIGENT AND BEING REALLY DILIGENT AND INTENTIONAL ABOUT LOOKING AT A INTENTIONAL ABOUT LOOKING AT A WAIT LIST AND BRINGING THAT WAIT LIST AND BRINGING THAT FORTH TO THESE MEETINGS? FORTH TO THESE MEETINGS? MAY BE THE SAME BUT IT MAY NOT.

MAY BE THE SAME BUT IT MAY NOT. IT MAY BE US THINKING ABOUT IT MAY BE US THINKING ABOUT HAVING IT REPORTED HERE. HAVING IT REPORTED HERE. >> I MEET THOSE PEOPLE EVERY >> I MEET THOSE PEOPLE EVERY DAY. DAY. I HAVE A PATIENT WHO I SHOWED I HAVE A PATIENT WHO I SHOWED THE MAP OF THE LOCAL FRC. THE MAP OF THE LOCAL FRC. THREE SAID THAT IS ACROSS FROM THREE SAID THAT IS ACROSS FROM MY HOUSE.

MY HOUSE. RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. SHE SAID I NEVER THOUGHT GOING SHE SAID I NEVER THOUGHT GOING THERE. THERE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENS. I HEAR THIS EVERY DAY IN CLINIC. I HEAR THIS EVERY DAY IN CLINIC. I DO HAVE ATTENTION. I DO HAVE ATTENTION. IT IS GREAT PLACE, YOU SHOULD IT IS GREAT PLACE, YOU SHOULD GO.

GO. KNOW THAT SOME TIMES THERE ARE KNOW THAT SOME TIMES THERE ARE WAITS. WAITS. KEEP GOING. KEEP GOING. TRY YOUR MOTIVATIONAL TRY YOUR MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES TO KEEP INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES TO KEEP THEM ENGAGED. THEM ENGAGED. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW IF THE IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW IF THE SERVICES WHAT THEIR CAPACITY IS.

SERVICES WHAT THEIR CAPACITY IS. >> GOOD SPECIAL STUDY. >> GOOD SPECIAL STUDY. >> COMMISSIONER LLOYD. >> COMMISSIONER LLOYD. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. TO GIVE A LITTLE HISTORICAL TO GIVE A LITTLE HISTORICAL REFERENCE, BACK IN 2008-2009 REFERENCE, BACK IN 2008-2009 WHEN THERE WERE CHALLENGES, AS WHEN THERE WERE CHALLENGES, AS WE KNOW, WITH BUDGET WE SAW WE KNOW, WITH BUDGET WE SAW COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC AT CHILD WELFARE.

AT CHILD WELFARE. WE HAD MORE MIDDLE CLASS WE HAD MORE MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES WE WERE GETTING CALLS FAMILIES WE WERE GETTING CALLS ON AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF DOMESTIC ON AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. VIOLENCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP BECAUSE WE CAN LEARN FROM UP BECAUSE WE CAN LEARN FROM HISTORY IN TERMS OF BEING HISTORY IN TERMS OF BEING PREPARED.

PREPARED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. >> WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO >> WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING? SPEAK ON ANYTHING? >> NO, CHAIR. >> NO, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 13. >> ITEM 13. PRESENTATION SAC FAMILY CONNECT. PRESENTATION SAC FAMILY CONNECT. >> VERY EXCITING. >> VERY EXCITING. I WILL LET YOU TAKE THIS ONE. I WILL LET YOU TAKE THIS ONE. >> WE WILL PROVIDE DEMO OF NEW >> WE WILL PROVIDE DEMO OF NEW WEBSITE SAC FAMILY CONNECT THIS.

WEBSITE SAC FAMILY CONNECT THIS. IS A LONG TIME COMING BECAUSE OF IS A LONG TIME COMING BECAUSE OF THE THOUGHTFUL PROCESS WE TOOK THE THOUGHTFUL PROCESS WE TOOK IN ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND IN ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY PARTNER IN THE COMMUNITY PARTNER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS WEBSITE.

DEVELOPMENT OF THIS WEBSITE. BEFORE WE GET INTO THE WEBSITE, BEFORE WE GET INTO THE WEBSITE, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU BACKGROUND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU BACKGROUND HOW SAC FAMILY CONNECT CAME TO HOW SAC FAMILY CONNECT CAME TO BE. BE. FIRST 5 CALIFORNIA THANKS TO FIRST 5 CALIFORNIA THANKS TO FUNDING IN 2020.

FUNDING IN 2020. WE WERE ABLE TO ESTABLISH THIS WE WERE ABLE TO ESTABLISH THIS HOME VISITING COORDINATING HOME VISITING COORDINATING COLLABORATIVE. COLLABORATIVE. IN THE PAST WE HAD ATTEMPTED TO IN THE PAST WE HAD ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HOME VISITING HAVE HOME VISITING COLLABORATIVE, NO BACKBONE COLLABORATIVE, NO BACKBONE AGENCY OR FUNDING OR STAFF AGENCY OR FUNDING OR STAFF ATTACHED TO IT.

ATTACHED TO IT. GREAT IDEAS CAME OUT OF THE GREAT IDEAS CAME OUT OF THE GROUP. THEY DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE GROUP. THEY DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF FUNDING BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF FUNDING AND POSITIONS. AND POSITIONS. THIS WAS EXCITING TO HAVE FIRST THIS WAS EXCITING TO HAVE FIRST 5 CALIFORNIA PROVIDE THIS 5 CALIFORNIA PROVIDE THIS FUNDING.

FUNDING. TO START HOW WE WERE GOING TO TO START HOW WE WERE GOING TO START WE THOUGHT LET'S PUT START WE THOUGHT LET'S PUT TOGETHER THE MAIN FUNDERS OF TOGETHER THE MAIN FUNDERS OF HOME VISITING. HOME VISITING. WE PULLED TOGETHER THOSE THAT WE PULLED TOGETHER THOSE THAT ARE ON YOUR SCREEN.

ARE ON YOUR SCREEN. WE STARTED WITH CONVERSATION WE STARTED WITH CONVERSATION ABOUT BRAINSTORMING ABOUT WHO ABOUT BRAINSTORMING ABOUT WHO NEEDS TO BE AT THE TABLE. NEEDS TO BE AT THE TABLE. WE HAD TO ASK INTERNAL QUESTIONS WE HAD TO ASK INTERNAL QUESTIONS HOW COULD WE DISMANTLE SILOS HOW COULD WE DISMANTLE SILOS ACROSS ALL AGENCIES AND WORK ACROSS ALL AGENCIES AND WORK BETTER TO COORDINATE SERVICES, BETTER TO COORDINATE SERVICES, NOT DUPLICATE SERVICES.

NOT DUPLICATE SERVICES. TO GIVE PARENTS CHOICE IN WHAT TO GIVE PARENTS CHOICE IN WHAT SERVICES THEY WANT TO RECEIVE. SERVICES THEY WANT TO RECEIVE. INTERESTING QUESTION THAT CAME INTERESTING QUESTION THAT CAME UP ABOUT CAPACITY IS THAT THERE UP ABOUT CAPACITY IS THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE A WAIT LIST WITH SHOULDN'T BE A WAIT LIST WITH RESOURCES OUT THERE.

RESOURCES OUT THERE. WE ARE NOT JUST OUR FIRST 5 WE ARE NOT JUST OUR FIRST 5 FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT FAMILIES FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO.

HAVE ACCESS TO. WE HOPE THIS WITH SAC FAMILY WE HOPE THIS WITH SAC FAMILY CONNECT WE WILL SEE SO THAT YOU CONNECT WE WILL SEE SO THAT YOU CAN REFER SOME OF YOUR PATIENTS, CAN REFER SOME OF YOUR PATIENTS, IF IT IS NOT FIRST 5 FUNDS, IF IT IS NOT FIRST 5 FUNDS, THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT COULD ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT COULD ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT STRESS.

STRESS. ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT EXPERTISE OF ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT EXPERTISE OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS ESPECIALLY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS ESPECIALLY FOR SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS. FOR SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS. IN DECEMBER OF 2020 WE LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER OF 2020 WE LAUNCHED FIRST MEETING AND FIRST STEP TO FIRST MEETING AND FIRST STEP TO CONDUCT AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN OF CONDUCT AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN OF HOME VISITING PROGRAMS IN HOME VISITING PROGRAMS IN SACRAMENTO.

SACRAMENTO. THERE WAS MANY FRUITFUL THERE WAS MANY FRUITFUL DISCUSSIONS OUT OF THIS. DISCUSSIONS OUT OF THIS. LED TO DEVELOPMENT OF MOU. LED TO DEVELOPMENT OF MOU. I WILL SHARE THAT WITH YOU I WILL SHARE THAT WITH YOU SHORTLY.

SHORTLY. AFTER SEVERAL MEETINGS, WE AFTER SEVERAL MEETINGS, WE WANTED TO BE INCLUSIVE OF MANY WANTED TO BE INCLUSIVE OF MANY PROGRAMS AND PARTNERS AND PROGRAMS AND PARTNERS AND REFERRAL SOURCES HOME VISITING. REFERRAL SOURCES HOME VISITING. WE WENT FROM BEING SACRAMENTO WE WENT FROM BEING SACRAMENTO COLLABORATIVE TO SAC FAMILY COLLABORATIVE TO SAC FAMILY CONNECT. CONNECT. IT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL PROCESS

IT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL PROCESS FROM. THE COLOR ON THE SCREEN, FROM. THE COLOR ON THE SCREEN, LOGO, NAME, BRANDING, EVERYTHING LOGO, NAME, BRANDING, EVERYTHING COMMUNITY PARTNERS WERE INVOLVED COMMUNITY PARTNERS WERE INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEBSITE.

IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEBSITE. WE RECOGNIZED THAT TO DISMANTLE WE RECOGNIZED THAT TO DISMANTLE SILOS TO WORK BETTER TOGETHER TO SILOS TO WORK BETTER TOGETHER TO SERVE FAMILIES AND GIVE PARENTS SERVE FAMILIES AND GIVE PARENTS CHOICE IN SERVICES THEY RECEIVE CHOICE IN SERVICES THEY RECEIVE IS TWO PRONG THE. IS TWO PRONG THE. WORK IN COMMUNITY. WORK IN COMMUNITY. EVERYTHING DEVELOPING IN MOU HAD EVERYTHING DEVELOPING IN MOU HAD TO MIRROR IN THE COMMUNITY.

TO MIRROR IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHERE THE IDEA OF THAT'S WHERE THE IDEA OF DEVELOPING THE WEBSITE CAME. DEVELOPING THE WEBSITE CAME. YOU WILL SEE DESCRIPTION OF THAT YOU WILL SEE DESCRIPTION OF THAT TWO-PRONGED APPROACH IN YOUR TWO-PRONGED APPROACH IN YOUR PACKET. PACKET. TWO-SIDED DOCUMENT. TWO-SIDED DOCUMENT. ALSO, WE SWAPPED SOME OF THE ALSO, WE SWAPPED SOME OF THE SLIDES.

SLIDES. IF YOU SEE FROM THE PACKET IT IS IF YOU SEE FROM THE PACKET IT IS THE ORDER IS DIFFERENT. THE ORDER IS DIFFERENT. THAT WAS JUST TO MAKE THE FLOW THAT WAS JUST TO MAKE THE FLOW BETTER HERE FOR YOU. BETTER HERE FOR YOU. THE ELEMENTS OF THE M.O.U. WERE THE ELEMENTS OF THE M.O.U. WERE CONSISTING OF FIVE STRATEGIES. CONSISTING OF FIVE STRATEGIES. MOST IN TANDEM.

MOST IN TANDEM. STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS IS A STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS IS A FIRST STEP. FIRST STEP. NOT ONE AND DONE. NOT ONE AND DONE. WE ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD WE ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ONGOING. RELATIONSHIPS ONGOING. AS SOME OF YOU SAW WHO WERE ABLE AS SOME OF YOU SAW WHO WERE ABLE TO ATTEND OUR SUMMIT IN TO ATTEND OUR SUMMIT IN NOVEMBER.

NOVEMBER. NETWORKING THAT TAKES PLACE, THE NETWORKING THAT TAKES PLACE, THE TOPICS THAT WE DISCUSS AND TOPICS THAT WE DISCUSS AND REALLY KEEPING PARENTS AT REALLY KEEPING PARENTS AT FOREFRONT OF THE DISCUSSIONS. FOREFRONT OF THE DISCUSSIONS. WE ALSO STREAMLINING THROUGH WE ALSO STREAMLINING THROUGH TOOLS WE CREATED, SPECIFICALLY TOOLS WE CREATED, SPECIFICALLY DECISION TREE WHICH I WILL SHARE DECISION TREE WHICH I WILL SHARE WITH YOU SHORTLY.

WITH YOU SHORTLY. WE ARE ALSO SHARING TRAINING NOT WE ARE ALSO SHARING TRAINING NOT ONLY TO PARTNERS BUT TO PARENTS ONLY TO PARTNERS BUT TO PARENTS AS WELL. AS WELL. THAT IS FOR THE DATA SHARING.

THAT IS FOR THE DATA SHARING. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH COUNTY WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH COUNTY PARTNERS TO DEVELOP MECHANISM TO PARTNERS TO DEVELOP MECHANISM TO SHARE DATA AND USE THE SHE OR SHARE DATA AND USE THE SHE OR SOCIAL HEALTH INFORMATION SOCIAL HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE OR WORKING WITH THE EXCHANGE OR WORKING WITH THE PLATFORMS. PLATFORMS. WE HAVE A PULSE ON THAT.

WE HAVE A PULSE ON THAT. WE HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL COME WE HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL COME UP IN THE NEXT -- SOON. UP IN THE NEXT -- SOON. TO BE ABLE TO SHARE DATA AND TO BE ABLE TO SHARE DATA AND MAKE OUR WORK MORE EFFICIENT.

MAKE OUR WORK MORE EFFICIENT. DEVELOPING THIS MOU NOT ONLY DEVELOPING THIS MOU NOT ONLY DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO STRATEGIES BUT ALSO COMMUNICATED STRATEGIES BUT ALSO COMMUNICATED TO FUNDED CONTRACTORS AND OTHER TO FUNDED CONTRACTORS AND OTHER PARTNERS CROSS AGENCY REFERRALS PARTNERS CROSS AGENCY REFERRALS ARE EXPECTATION.

ARE EXPECTATION. A FAMILY SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF A FAMILY SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF SERVICES THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TO CHOOSE WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR TO CHOOSE WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR FAMILY. FAMILY. PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COLLABORATIVE WE HEARD FAMILIES COLLABORATIVE WE HEARD FAMILIES DON'T STAY IN HOME VISITING DON'T STAY IN HOME VISITING BECAUSE IT WASN'T A RIGHT FIT.

BECAUSE IT WASN'T A RIGHT FIT. CULTURALLY, LINGUISTICALLY CULTURALLY, LINGUISTICALLY SCHEDULE, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, SCHEDULE, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, THEY WEREN'T AWAY OF ALL OF THE THEY WEREN'T AWAY OF ALL OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS THEY WERE OTHER PROGRAMS THEY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR. ELIGIBLE FOR. COLLABORATIVE MEETS QUARTERLY COLLABORATIVE MEETS QUARTERLY WITH WORK MEETINGS IN BETWEEN.

WITH WORK MEETINGS IN BETWEEN. SAC FAMILY CONNECT IS MORE THAN SAC FAMILY CONNECT IS MORE THAN RESOURCE SHARING. RESOURCE SHARING. WE BUILD AGENDAS. WE BUILD AGENDAS. SEVEN AREAS WE TOUCH ON.

SEVEN AREAS WE TOUCH ON. THE MEMBERS AND THE NICE THING THE MEMBERS AND THE NICE THING IS THE MEMBERS INCLUDE COMMUNITY IS THE MEMBERS INCLUDE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, DIRECT LINE REPRESENTATIVES, DIRECT LINE STAFF, SUPERVISORS, MANAGERS, STAFF, SUPERVISORS, MANAGERS, DIRECTORS AND FUNDERS ALL IN THE DIRECTORS AND FUNDERS ALL IN THE SAME ROOM.

SAME ROOM. ONE OF OUR FIRST TASKS AFTER MOU ONE OF OUR FIRST TASKS AFTER MOU WAS TO CREATE DECISION SHEET FOR WAS TO CREATE DECISION SHEET FOR HOME VISITING THAT CAN SERVE AS HOME VISITING THAT CAN SERVE AS TOOL. TOOL. NOT ONLY TO HOME VISITING NOT ONLY TO HOME VISITING PROGRAMS BUT TO ANY PROVIDER PROGRAMS BUT TO ANY PROVIDER THAT SERVES FAMILIES.

THAT SERVES FAMILIES. NO WRONG DOOR APPROACH TO ENSURE NO WRONG DOOR APPROACH TO ENSURE MORE APPROPRIATE REFERRALS ARE MORE APPROPRIATE REFERRALS ARE MADE AND REDUCING EARLY EXITING MADE AND REDUCING EARLY EXITING OF THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT WASN'T OF THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT WASN'T GOOD FIT FOR THE FAMILY. GOOD FIT FOR THE FAMILY. GREEN AUTOMATIC REFERRALS. GREEN AUTOMATIC REFERRALS. YELLOW ELIGIBILITY.

YELLOW ELIGIBILITY. GOAL IS TO GET FAMILY TO RED GOAL IS TO GET FAMILY TO RED DIAMOND HOME VISITING HAM. DIAMOND HOME VISITING HAM. DECISION TREE IS FOR PROVIDERS, DECISION TREE IS FOR PROVIDERS, NOT PARENTS. NOT PARENTS. WE ARE NOT SENDING TO PARENTS.

WE ARE NOT SENDING TO PARENTS. ILLUSTRATION, EXPECTATIONS WHEN ILLUSTRATION, EXPECTATIONS WHEN AGENCIES CAN CO-SERVE TO AGENCIES CAN CO-SERVE TO COORDINATE WITHOUT DUPLICATING COORDINATE WITHOUT DUPLICATING SERVICES AND GIVE PARENTS THE SERVICES AND GIVE PARENTS THE CHOICE. CHOICE. I KNOW THAT WAS A QUICK GLANCE I KNOW THAT WAS A QUICK GLANCE OF THE DECISION TREE.

OF THE DECISION TREE. WITHOUT HAVING TO WALK YOU WITHOUT HAVING TO WALK YOU THROUGH IT STEP BY STEP I WANT THROUGH IT STEP BY STEP I WANT TO SHOW THIS QUICK SUMMARY OF TO SHOW THIS QUICK SUMMARY OF HOME VISITING. HOME VISITING. RED DIAMONDS. RED DIAMONDS. IF SOMEONE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR IF SOMEONE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS THEY WOULD BE SPECIAL PROGRAMS THEY WOULD BE REFERRED TO BNB.

REFERRED TO BNB. IF THEY NEED CONTINUED SUPPORT IF THEY NEED CONTINUED SUPPORT THAT SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC THAT SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO BNB. REFERRAL TO BNB. THERE IS THAT CONTINUUM OF CARE THERE IS THAT CONTINUUM OF CARE IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO. IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO. THERE IS ALSO RELATIONSHIP THERE IS ALSO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MULTIPLE AGENCIES.

BETWEEN MULTIPLE AGENCIES. ALL FAMILIES SHOULD BE MADE ALL FAMILIES SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AWARE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES BEING FRC IN THEIR RESOURCES BEING FRC IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND NEIGHBORHOOD AND AFRICAN-AMERICANS CIL IN THEIR AFRICAN-AMERICANS CIL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

NEIGHBORHOOD. ON THE WEBSITE WE HAVE A ON THE WEBSITE WE HAVE A PROVIDERS TAB CREATED TOOLS FOR PROVIDERS TAB CREATED TOOLS FOR AGENCIES AND ESPECIALLY ON AGENCIES AND ESPECIALLY ON BOARDING STAFF. BOARDING STAFF. YOU WILL SEE DECISION TREE ON YOU WILL SEE DECISION TREE ON THE WEBSITE UNDER PROVIDER'S THE WEBSITE UNDER PROVIDER'S TAB.

TAB. WE CREATED SHORT VIDEO THAT ANY WE CREATED SHORT VIDEO THAT ANY AGENCY CAN USE TO LEARN ABOUT AGENCY CAN USE TO LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAM THE DIFFERENT PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SO THEY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SO THEY CAN MAKE MORE INFORMED REFERRAL CAN MAKE MORE INFORMED REFERRAL THE ON THE WEBSITE. THE ON THE WEBSITE. THERE IS ALSO PLACE TO SHARE THERE IS ALSO PLACE TO SHARE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE.

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE. WE HAD THROUGH ANOTHER FUNDING WE HAD THROUGH ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE WITH FIRST 5 CALIFORNIA. SOURCE WITH FIRST 5 CALIFORNIA. WE ARE PROVIDING TRAINING ON WE ARE PROVIDING TRAINING ON WELLNESS AND WORK FORCE WELLNESS AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR HOME VISITORS. DEVELOPMENT FOR HOME VISITORS. WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE THROUGH WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE THROUGH THE WEBSITE FOR HOME VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE FOR HOME VISITORS TO BE CPR CERTIFIED.

BE CPR CERTIFIED. IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY ABOUT 50 IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY ABOUT 50 HOME VISITORS WENT THROUGH CPR HOME VISITORS WENT THROUGH CPR CERTIFICATION. CERTIFICATION. THIS WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO JUST THIS WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO JUST OUR FIRST 5 VISITORS BUT ANY OUR FIRST 5 VISITORS BUT ANY HOME VISITOR IN SACRAMENTO HOME VISITOR IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY.

COUNTY. OTHER 10 COUNTIES HAD THEIR HOME OTHER 10 COUNTIES HAD THEIR HOME VISITORS CERTIFIED. VISITORS CERTIFIED. ANOTHER STRATEGY OF SAC FAMILY ANOTHER STRATEGY OF SAC FAMILY CONNECT. CONNECT. UPLIFT COMMUNITY VOICE. UPLIFT COMMUNITY VOICE. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE COMMUNITY NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION AT MEETINGS. REPRESENTATION AT MEETINGS. PARENTS HAVE MEANINGFUL ROLES.

PARENTS HAVE MEANINGFUL ROLES. AT THE SUMMIT LAST YEAR WE HAD AT THE SUMMIT LAST YEAR WE HAD 10 PARENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN 10 PARENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PARENT PANEL AND LED THE PARENT PANEL AND LED ACTIVITIES TO MAKE SURE ALL ACTIVITIES TO MAKE SURE ALL DISCUSSIONS WERE FAMILY DISCUSSIONS WERE FAMILY CENTERED.

CENTERED. IF A DISCUSSION WENT TOWARDS IF A DISCUSSION WENT TOWARDS BROADER DISCUSSION, IT BROUGHT BROADER DISCUSSION, IT BROUGHT THEM BACK. THEM BACK. HOW DOES THAT IMPACT THE FAMILY? HOW DOES THAT IMPACT THE FAMILY? AGAIN, WE WANT TO ENSURE AGAIN, WE WANT TO ENSURE FAMILIES ARE AT FOREFRONT OF FAMILIES ARE AT FOREFRONT OF EVERY DISCUSSION.

EVERY DISCUSSION. WEBSITE HAS AREA WHERE PARENTS WEBSITE HAS AREA WHERE PARENTS SHARE STORIES. SHARE STORIES. WE WILL BE USING SPACE TO WE WILL BE USING SPACE TO COLLECT COMMUNITY INPUT DURING COLLECT COMMUNITY INPUT DURING STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. SINCE WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO SINCE WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO THROUGH ENTIRE WEBSITE.

THROUGH ENTIRE WEBSITE. I WOULD LIKE TO DEMONSTRATE FOR I WOULD LIKE TO DEMONSTRATE FOR YOU THE USER EXPERIENCE. YOU THE USER EXPERIENCE. WE DID DO SOFT LAUNCH OF WEBSITE WE DID DO SOFT LAUNCH OF WEBSITE LAST YEAR TO GET FEEDBACK FROM LAST YEAR TO GET FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS INCLUDING PARENT PARENTS INCLUDING PARENT LEADERS. LEADERS. WE MADE IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON WE MADE IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON THEIR SUGGESTION.

THEIR SUGGESTION. ON LANDING PAGE USER HAS TWO ON LANDING PAGE USER HAS TWO OPTIONS. OPTIONS. NAVIGATE WEBSITE ON THEIR OWN TO NAVIGATE WEBSITE ON THEIR OWN TO FIND RESOURCES OR CLICK ON A FIND RESOURCES OR CLICK ON A BUTTON TO COMPLETE SIMPLE FORM BUTTON TO COMPLETE SIMPLE FORM TO GENERATE LIST OF RESOURCES TO GENERATE LIST OF RESOURCES THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BASED ON THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BASED ON THEIR ENTRIES.

THEIR ENTRIES. WHEN CHOOSING TO COMPLETE FORM WHEN CHOOSING TO COMPLETE FORM FOR FILTERED RESOURCES, SPECIFIC FOR FILTERED RESOURCES, SPECIFIC SERVICES ARE PRIORITIZED. SERVICES ARE PRIORITIZED. TO HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF TO HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH.

MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH. REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY ARE REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ON THE WEBSITE IF LOOKING FOR ON THE WEBSITE IF THEY ENTERED THEY ARE PREGNANT THEY ENTERED THEY ARE PREGNANT OR HAVE INFANT AUTOMATICALLY ON OR HAVE INFANT AUTOMATICALLY ON TOP THEY WILL BE THERE.

TOP THEY WILL BE THERE. EVERY USER WILL SEE HOME EVERY USER WILL SEE HOME VISITING PROGRAM THEY ARE VISITING PROGRAM THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FOR STARTING WITH ELIGIBLE FOR FOR STARTING WITH ANY OF THE SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS ANY OF THE SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS AS YOU SAW ON THE DECISION TREE.

AS YOU SAW ON THE DECISION TREE. IF NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIALIZED IF NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIALIZED HOME VISITING, BNB WILL BE ON HOME VISITING, BNB WILL BE ON TOP FOLLOWED BY DESIRED TOP FOLLOWED BY DESIRED RESOURCES WHY TO THE SITE. RESOURCES WHY TO THE SITE. NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES.

NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES. WE HAVE ADDED CULTURALLY WE HAVE ADDED CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN SPECIFIC PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES BY CONNECTING THEM WITH FAMILIES BY CONNECTING THEM WITH OTHERS LIKE THEMSELVES. OTHERS LIKE THEMSELVES. LASTLY. LASTLY. THIS DOES NOT REPLACE 211. THIS DOES NOT REPLACE 211. WE WANT THAT CLEAR.

WE WANT THAT CLEAR. FOCUS ON SAC FAMILY CONNECT IS FOCUS ON SAC FAMILY CONNECT IS SPECIFIC WITH FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIFIC WITH FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS. SERVICES PROGRAMS. THE LIST THAT THE PARENT THE LIST THAT THE PARENT RECEIVES IF THEY DO FILTERED RECEIVES IF THEY DO FILTERED RESOURCES SH SHOULD NOT BE 100 RESOURCES SH SHOULD NOT BE 100 AGENCIES.

AGENCIES. THIS IS WHY THE LIST IS FILTERED THIS IS WHY THE LIST IS FILTERED BASED ON THEIR ENTRIES. BASED ON THEIR ENTRIES. MIGHT BE FIVE OR SIX, SEVEN MIGHT BE FIVE OR SIX, SEVEN RESOURCES. RESOURCES. HOWEVER, WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL HOWEVER, WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR MULTIPLE REQUIREMENT FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS.

PROGRAMS. IT WILL BE A LITTLE LONGER. IT WILL BE A LITTLE LONGER. MAXIMUM 12, 10 TO 12 RESOURCES. MAXIMUM 12, 10 TO 12 RESOURCES. WE ARE CONFIDENT BECAUSE THE WE ARE CONFIDENT BECAUSE THE PRIORITY IS THOSE HOME VISITING PRIORITY IS THOSE HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS. THOSE THAT YOU SAW IN THE THOSE THAT YOU SAW IN THE DECISION TREE.

DECISION TREE. WHICHEVER AGENCY THEY CONNECT WHICHEVER AGENCY THEY CONNECT WITH THAT AGENCY WILL HELP WITH THAT AGENCY WILL HELP NAVIGATE THROUGH THE OTHER NEEDS NAVIGATE THROUGH THE OTHER NEEDS THEY HAVE. THEY HAVE. I AM GOING TO DEMONSTRATE FOR I AM GOING TO DEMONSTRATE FOR YOU THE USER EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU THE USER EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY CHOOSE TO FILTER RESOURCES.

THEY CHOOSE TO FILTER RESOURCES. MARIE IS AN EXAMPLE TO WALK YOU MARIE IS AN EXAMPLE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THIS. THROUGH THIS. AFRICAN-AMERICAN, THREE MONTHS AFRICAN-AMERICAN, THREE MONTHS PREGNANT. PREGNANT. CONCERNED ABOUT 3-YEAR-OLD'S CONCERNED ABOUT 3-YEAR-OLD'S BEHAVIOR IN THE 95821 ZIP CODE. BEHAVIOR IN THE 95821 ZIP CODE. THIS IS NOT IN REALTIME. THIS IS NOT IN REALTIME. USING MARIE AS EXAMPLE.

USING MARIE AS EXAMPLE. SHE WILL ENTER JUST BASIC SHE WILL ENTER JUST BASIC INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ON THE -- SORRY. TO YOU ON THE -- SORRY. USING MARIE AS EXAMPLE, SHE IS USING MARIE AS EXAMPLE, SHE IS GOING TO ENTER WHAT WAS SHARED GOING TO ENTER WHAT WAS SHARED WITH YOU ON PREVIOUS SLIDE.

WITH YOU ON PREVIOUS SLIDE. WE DON'T ASK FOR NAME OR DATE OF WE DON'T ASK FOR NAME OR DATE OF BIRTH OR INCOME OR ANYTHING THAT BIRTH OR INCOME OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT TURN USER OFF AM I GOING MIGHT TURN USER OFF AM I GOING TO GET PEOPLE CONTACTING ME?

TO GET PEOPLE CONTACTING ME? THE USER COMPLETING THE FORM THE USER COMPLETING THE FORM WITH JUST ENOUGH INFORMATION TO WITH JUST ENOUGH INFORMATION TO GENERATE A LIST OF RESOURCES GENERATE A LIST OF RESOURCES THAT APPLY TO THEM SO THAT WILL THAT APPLY TO THEM SO THAT WILL ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY CONTACTS. ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY CONTACTS. OF COURSE, THEY WILL WILL ENTER OF COURSE, THEY WILL WILL ENTER THE NEED SUPPORT FOR HER THE NEED SUPPORT FOR HER 3-YEAR-OLD SON.

3-YEAR-OLD SON. SHE WILL GET LIST OF RESOURCE SHE WILL GET LIST OF RESOURCE IN THE ORDER I MENTIONED. IN THE ORDER I MENTIONED. USER HAS OPTION TO E-MAIL USER HAS OPTION TO E-MAIL RESULTS TO THEMSELVES. RESULTS TO THEMSELVES. CAN NAVIGATE THROUGH WEBSITE ON CAN NAVIGATE THROUGH WEBSITE ON EACH OF RESOURCES OR CHOOSE TO EACH OF RESOURCES OR CHOOSE TO CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH THE AGENCY CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH THE AGENCY BY CLICKING ON CONNECT ME.

BY CLICKING ON CONNECT ME. CONSENTING TO THE INFORMATION ON CONSENTING TO THE INFORMATION ON THE ENTRY FORM TO SHARE WITH THE THE ENTRY FORM TO SHARE WITH THE AGENCY ALONG WITH CONTACT AGENCY ALONG WITH CONTACT INFORMATION AS WE SEE HERE. INFORMATION AS WE SEE HERE. OTHERWISE, THIS INFORMATION IS OTHERWISE, THIS INFORMATION IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHARED. NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHARED. THEY HAVE TO CONC TO CONSENT TO THEY HAVE TO CONC TO CONSENT TO SHARING.

SHARING. THEY MIGHT HAVE A LIST OF 10 BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE A LIST OF 10 BUT WANT TO CONNECT TO TWO. WANT TO CONNECT TO TWO. THEY WOULD JUST CONNECT WITH THEY WOULD JUST CONNECT WITH THOSE TWO. THOSE TWO. THEY CAN ADD INFORMATION IF THEY THEY CAN ADD INFORMATION IF THEY LIKE. LIKE. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON THE AGENCY'S END.

THE AGENCY'S END. THEY GET E-MAIL YOU GOT E-MAIL THEY GET E-MAIL YOU GOT E-MAIL FROM ACT FAMILY CONNECT. FROM ACT FAMILY CONNECT. THIS IS WHAT THEY ENTERED. THIS IS WHAT THEY ENTERED. PLEASE FOLLOW UP. PLEASE FOLLOW UP. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SAY WE WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SAY WE JUST LAUNCHED OUR CAMPAIGN TO JUST LAUNCHED OUR CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SAC FAMILY RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SAC FAMILY CONNECT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

CONNECT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. WE WILL COLLECT MONTHLY REPORTS WE WILL COLLECT MONTHLY REPORTS AND ANALYTICS TO GIVE US A AND ANALYTICS TO GIVE US A SNAPSHOT OF CROSS AGENCY SNAPSHOT OF CROSS AGENCY REFERRALS TO SEE WHERE WE NEED REFERRALS TO SEE WHERE WE NEED ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO ORGANIZATIONS.

ORGANIZATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE I HAD A QUESTION BY FOR EXAMPLE I HAD A QUESTION BY COMMUNITY PARTNERS SAYING DOES COMMUNITY PARTNERS SAYING DOES ANOTHER AGENCY DO THEY KNOW ALL ANOTHER AGENCY DO THEY KNOW ALL OF THIS OR ARE WE DEFAULT OF THIS OR ARE WE DEFAULT AGENCY? AGENCY? SOMETIMES THERE MIGHT BE SOMETIMES THERE MIGHT BE TRAINING.

TRAINING. THAT IS WHERE THE SHORT 8 MINUTE THAT IS WHERE THE SHORT 8 MINUTE VIDEO CAN BE USEFUL WHEN ON VIDEO CAN BE USEFUL WHEN ON BOARDING STAFF. BOARDING STAFF. SHOW THE VIDEO. SHOW THE VIDEO. THEY DON'T HAVE TO ATTEND ON THEY DON'T HAVE TO ATTEND ON THEIR TIME SO THEY CAN BE AWARE THEIR TIME SO THEY CAN BE AWARE OF THESE PROGRAMS. OF THESE PROGRAMS. IT IS DONE.

IT IS DONE. NOT TIME CONSUMING. NOT TIME CONSUMING. VERY SIMPLE. VERY SIMPLE. BREAKS IT DOWN. BREAKS IT DOWN. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND TIMEFRAME OF THIS.

TIMEFRAME OF THIS. UP TO ONE YEAR OR SIX MONTHS SO UP TO ONE YEAR OR SIX MONTHS SO THEY WOULD KNOW WHEN IT IS THEY WOULD KNOW WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO WARM HAND APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO WARM HAND OFF TO BIRTH AND BEYOND IF OFF TO BIRTH AND BEYOND IF NECESSARY.

NECESSARY. THIS IS A THREE MONTH CAMPAIGN THIS IS A THREE MONTH CAMPAIGN TARGETED TO SPECIFIC ZIP CODES TARGETED TO SPECIFIC ZIP CODES ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TARGETED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TARGETED WEBSITES INCLUDING NEIGHBORHOODS WEBSITES INCLUDING NEIGHBORHOODS WITH 40% LATINO POPULATION. WITH 40% LATINO POPULATION. I WILL SHARE WITH YOU ONE OF OUR I WILL SHARE WITH YOU ONE OF OUR 30 SECOND VIDEOS.

30 SECOND VIDEOS. AFTER THAT I WILL TAKE QUESTIONS AFTER THAT I WILL TAKE QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. IF YOU HAVE ANY. >> WELCOME TO SAC FAMILY >> WELCOME TO SAC FAMILY CONNECT. CONNECT. WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU WITH WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU WITH WHAT MATTERS MOST IN LIFE. WHAT MATTERS MOST IN LIFE. YOUR FAMILY.

YOUR FAMILY. SAC FAMILY CONNECT IS YOUR SAC FAMILY CONNECT IS YOUR TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR PREGNANCY TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR PREGNANCY AND PARENTING INFORMATION. AND PARENTING INFORMATION. WE CONNECT FAMILIES WITH SUPPORT WE CONNECT FAMILIES WITH SUPPORT THEY CHOOSE FOR THEIR FAMILY'S THEY CHOOSE FOR THEIR FAMILY'S NEEDS. NEEDS. IT IS FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL. IT IS FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL. EMPOWERED PARENTING BEGINS HERE.

EMPOWERED PARENTING BEGINS HERE. LEARN MORE AT SAC FAMILY CONNECT LEARN MORE AT SAC FAMILY CONNECT .COM. .COM. >> THAT IS SAC FAMILY CONNECT IN >> THAT IS SAC FAMILY CONNECT IN A NUTSHELL. A NUTSHELL. WE ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO NAVIGATE WE ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE SITE.

THROUGH THE SITE. PUT SOME PRETEND SCENARIOS IN PUT SOME PRETEND SCENARIOS IN THERE TO SEE IF THE RIGHT THERE TO SEE IF THE RIGHT RESOURCES COME OUT. RESOURCES COME OUT. WE ARE OPEN TO FEEDBACK. WE ARE OPEN TO FEEDBACK. THESE ARE BEGINNING STAGES.

THESE ARE BEGINNING STAGES. IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU IDENTIFY THAT SHOULD BE THERE IDENTIFY THAT SHOULD BE THERE AND IT IS NOT, PLEASE LET US AND IT IS NOT, PLEASE LET US KNOW. KNOW. THE MEETINGS ARE QUARTERLY. THE MEETINGS ARE QUARTERLY. THESE ARE MEETINGS FOR 2025. THESE ARE MEETINGS FOR 2025. >> EXCELLENT. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MOAK.

COMMISSIONER MOAK. >> I APOLOGIZE. >> I APOLOGIZE. I HAVE TO RUN FOR A QUICK I HAVE TO RUN FOR A QUICK MEETING. MEETING. BEFORE I WENT, I WANTED TO BEFORE I WENT, I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU.

CONGRATULATE YOU. THAT IS A MASSIVE, MASSIVE THAT IS A MASSIVE, MASSIVE UNDERTAKING TO SEE WHERE THE UNDERTAKING TO SEE WHERE THE HOME VISITATION COORDINATING HOME VISITATION COORDINATING COUNCIL STARTED BACK IN. COUNCIL STARTED BACK IN. >> I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT >> I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT 20 SOMETHING YEARS AGO. 20 SOMETHING YEARS AGO. >> IT IS SO GREAT.

>> IT IS SO GREAT. IN ANOTHER SIDE AS BETH KNOWS. IN ANOTHER SIDE AS BETH KNOWS. I HOST A TELEVISION SHOW FROM I HOST A TELEVISION SHOW FROM 10:00 TO 10:30 EVERY DAY. 10:00 TO 10:30 EVERY DAY. WE SHOWCASE NEW THINGS TO HELP WE SHOWCASE NEW THINGS TO HELP FAMILIES AND P PART OF ETHOS OF FAMILIES AND P PART OF ETHOS OF SACRAMENTO.

SACRAMENTO. IT IS A PERFECT THING FOR THE IT IS A PERFECT THING FOR THE SHOW WHEN YOU ARE READY OR WHEN SHOW WHEN YOU ARE READY OR WHEN YOU WANT TO SEND BE PEOPLE FROM YOU WANT TO SEND BE PEOPLE FROM SAC FAMILY CONNECT TO THE SHOW SAC FAMILY CONNECT TO THE SHOW TO MAKE THEIR TV DEBUT. TO MAKE THEIR TV DEBUT. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> ALA HONDRA IS PREGNANT WITH >> ALA HONDRA IS PREGNANT WITH THIS FOR ABOUT 19 MONTHS. THIS FOR ABOUT 19 MONTHS. WAY OVERDUE. WAY OVERDUE. [ LAUGHTER ] [ LAUGHTER ] >> READY FOR KINDERGARTEN. >> READY FOR KINDERGARTEN. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IT LOOKS GREAT.

IT LOOKS GREAT. LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOW IT LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOW IT WORKS. WORKS. >> SO EXCITING. >> SO EXCITING. ONE OF THE REASONS IS THAT ONE OF THE REASONS IS THAT FAMILIES DON'T KNOW THAT THEY FAMILIES DON'T KNOW THAT THEY WANT HOME VISITING. WANT HOME VISITING. NO PARENT SAYS I THINK I NEED A NO PARENT SAYS I THINK I NEED A HOME VISITING PROGRAM.

HOME VISITING PROGRAM. THIS IS OUR BACK DOORWAY TO GET THIS IS OUR BACK DOORWAY TO GET THEM CONNECTED TO A HOME THEM CONNECTED TO A HOME VISITING PROGRAM AND TO HAVE IT VISITING PROGRAM AND TO HAVE IT BE TRULY THE PARENTS' CHOICE. BE TRULY THE PARENTS' CHOICE. WE ARE RESOURCE RICH IN WE ARE RESOURCE RICH IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY. WE HAVE AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT WE HAVE AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT HOME VISITING PROGRAMS SOME FOR HOME VISITING PROGRAMS SOME FOR SPECIFIC TIME PERIODS OR SPECIFIC TIME PERIODS OR ETHNICITY OR FIRST PREGNANCY. ETHNICITY OR FIRST PREGNANCY. THESE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS WHERE THESE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS WHERE THE FAMILIES SHOULD BE GOING OR THE FAMILIES SHOULD BE GOING OR SHOULD HAVE THE FIRST SHOULD HAVE THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THOSE.

OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THOSE. EVERY FAMILY CAN HAVE HOME EVERY FAMILY CAN HAVE HOME VISITING THROUGH BIRTH AND VISITING THROUGH BIRTH AND BEYOND. BEYOND. THE WHOLE CONTINUUM. THE WHOLE CONTINUUM. SO EXCITING. SO EXCITING. WE ARE REALLY HAPPY TO SHARE IT WE ARE REALLY HAPPY TO SHARE IT WITH YOU. WITH YOU. WE CAN PRESENT IT ANYWHERE.

WE CAN PRESENT IT ANYWHERE. IF YOU HAVE PLACES OTHER THAN ON IF YOU HAVE PLACES OTHER THAN ON TV. TV. >> ACTUALLY I MENTIONED THE >> ACTUALLY I MENTIONED THE TOOLS ON PROVIDER'S TABS. TOOLS ON PROVIDER'S TABS. IF ANYBODY IS PART OF NETWORK OR IF ANYBODY IS PART OF NETWORK OR COALITION.

COALITION. WE CREATED PRESENTATION SLIDES WE CREATED PRESENTATION SLIDES TO SHARE AT ANYBODY WHO IS PART TO SHARE AT ANYBODY WHO IS PART OF SAC FAMILY CONNECT CAN SHARE OF SAC FAMILY CONNECT CAN SHARE IT. IT. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ME. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ME. >> I AM LOOKING AT PROVIDER TAB. >> I AM LOOKING AT PROVIDER TAB. I THINK YOU WILL HAVE TO DO A I THINK YOU WILL HAVE TO DO A LOT OF EDUCATION OF THIS.

LOT OF EDUCATION OF THIS. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO REFER PEOPLE TO DIFFERENT TO REFER PEOPLE TO DIFFERENT THINGS NOW. THINGS NOW. TO UNDO ALL OF THE PROCESSES TO UNDO ALL OF THE PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE CREATED WITH THAT WE HAVE CREATED WITH SOMETHING SIMPLER IS HARD.

SOMETHING SIMPLER IS HARD. >> I PRESUME WE ARE CAPTURING >> I PRESUME WE ARE CAPTURING ANALYTICS WHAT PEOPLE ARE TYPING ANALYTICS WHAT PEOPLE ARE TYPING INTO THE FORMS? INTO THE FORMS? >> YES. >> YES. >> THAT IS GREAT. >> THAT IS GREAT. THAT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THAT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. >> YOU WILL GET A FUTURE >> YOU WILL GET A FUTURE EVALUATION ON IT INCLUDED. EVALUATION ON IT INCLUDED. >> IS THERE A WAY TO GET TO THE >> IS THERE A WAY TO GET TO THE HOSPITALS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS? HOSPITALS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS? >> WE WOULD LOVE TO SPREAD THE >> WE WOULD LOVE TO SPREAD THE WORD TO HOSPITALS.

WORD TO HOSPITALS. WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO TALK WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE HOME VISITING ABOUT ALL OF THE HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS. YOU CAN HAND QR CODE TO SAC YOU CAN HAND QR CODE TO SAC FAMILY CONNECT. FAMILY CONNECT. WE WOULD LOVE TO SPREAD THIS WE WOULD LOVE TO SPREAD THIS INFORMATION. INFORMATION. >> THAT'S GREAT.

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