MONDAY REPORT
November 4, 2002
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HIPAA
SEMINAR SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 14TH
GUBERNATORIAL
CANDIDATES RESPOND TO CCAI
BUREAU
OF THE BUDGET LOWERS REVENUE GROWTH PROJECTIONS
CCAI
MEMBER ACTION NEEDED FOR U.S. CHARITY AID, RECOVERY AND EMPOWERMENT (CARE) ACT
OF 2002
STATES
RECEIVE GUIDANCE ON OUT-OF-STATE ADOPTIVE FAMILIES
COOK
PERFORMANCE BASED WORK GROUP
ADDENDUM
TO CWAC MEDICAID WORKGROUP REPORT
Residential
Program Plan Project
FY
2003 Billing for Substitute Care Contracts
New
Program Plan for Non-Medicaid Specialized Foster Care Programs
MEDICAID
PART 132 INTERPRETATIVE VARIANCES
ITP
Goal-Coding in Service Documentation
Identification
of Medicaid Services on Service Documentation
FEDERAL
FUNDING FOR FAMILYCARE BEGINS IN OCTOBER FOR ILLINOIS
BUILDING
SECURE AND HEALTHY FAMILIES ACT OF 2002
COOK
PERFORMANCE RECONCILIATION RESULTS
CHILDREN
AND FAMILY RESEARCH CENTER LAUNCHES VISITING SCHOLAR SERIES
ADDRESSING
THE NEEDS OF GIRLS AT RISK FOR DELINQUENT AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
DOWNSTATE
PERFORMANCE BASED WORK GROUP
�SUBSIDIZED
GUARDIANSHIP-EXPERIENCES�
If your agency hasn�t signed up yet for the HIPAA Seminar
scheduled by CCAI on November 14, 2002 at the Wyndham Lisle from 10 to 3:30, do
so this week. This seminar will
include a more extensive review of the privacy requirements of the rule and
include examples of forms and policies that agencies can use to implement HIPAA
in their agency. The following
topics will be discussed during this session.
Does HIPAA apply to me?
Transaction Standards
Mapping the flow of protected health information as a
provider
Application of minimum necessary requirements to provider
personnel
Security regulations and interaction with privacy
regulations
Notice of Privacy Practices and Authorizations
Disclosures to External Entities
Human Resources Issues
Business Associates
Marketing
Review of policies that agencies will need
Templates of sample forms
If you have any general questions about HIPAA, please
contact Jan Schoening at CCAI and we can see that your questions are included in
the agenda for the seminar. Any
questions about registration should be directed to Sandy Armstrong.
If you need a copy of the registration form and information, please
contact the CCAI office at 217-528-4409 or send an email to Sandy at [email protected].
We are asking that registration forms with payment be submitted by
NOVEMBER 8, 2002. Information about
the seminar is also on the CCAI web site at www.cca-il.org.
(JMS)
The two Gubernatorial candidates were asked to provide written responses to a series of questions presented by CCAI. We received responses last week from both Congressman Blagojevich and Attorney General Ryan. These were forwarded to all executive directors via e-mail, and are on the CCAI web site for review by the general public at www.cca-il.org.
The election is
Tuesday, November 4. You may have the opportunity to share this information with
voters you know. Following the election and the public�s choice for the new
Governor we will use the elected candidate�s response as part of our immediate
follow-up with the new Governor. Also remind people to vote - one way or the
other - votes do count!!!
The Illinois Bureau of the Budget recently released a first quarter 2003 report. Revenue estimates were lowered an additional $200 million. To quote from the report:
�The Illinois economy is also struggling to grow. Gross State Product contracted .4 percent in FY 2002, the lowest state economic growth rate since FY 1991. However, DRI-WEFA estimates the state economy will expand 2.4 percent in fiscal year 2003. Illinois experienced unemployment of 5.9 percent in fiscal year 2002, the highest level since fiscal year 1994, and averaged 6.4 percent in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003. DRI-WEFA projects unemployment to average 6.2 percent in fiscal year 2003.
�In fiscal year 2002, general funds revenues totaled $23,379 million, $727 million less than revenues collected during the prior fiscal year. �The general funds ended the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 with a balance of $274 million, down $26 million from July estimates. Revenues for the first quarter were $81 million below estimates while fiscal year 2002 lapse period spending was $76 million higher than estimated. �Revenues for fiscal year 2003 have been revised downward by $200 million from those estimated in July.�
These troubling projections reinforce the critical nature of the budget challenge that the new Governor will face and that the General Assembly will have to deliberate next spring. A complete report is available on the Bureau of the Budget web site at www.state.il.us/budget/default.htm. (MB)
Now is the time to contact your Senators again and urge them to support the CARE Act, a bill that would increase charitable giving to the non-profit community. The sponsors of the bill would like to bring it up during the lame duck session under the Consent Calendar. Please take a few seconds to send a new e-mail message to Senators Durbin and Fitzgerald in support of the CARE Act.
On June 18th, the Senate Finance Committee passed the Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment Act of 2002 (CARE Act), S. 1924, introduced by Senators Lieberman (D-CT) and Santorum (R-PA). The next step for the bill is consideration on the Senate floor. Time is running out. It is critical to the charitable community that Congress enacts the CARE Act into law before this congressional session ends. The CARE Act is a carefully balanced package that needs to remain intact.
The CARE Act of 2002 includes a provision, the charitable deduction for non-itemizers that will allow 86% of taxpayers who do not itemize to claim charitable deductions. From 1982 to 1986, federal tax law permitted all taxpayers to deduct their charitable contributions regardless of whether they opted for the standard deduction or itemized their deductions separately. When they were allowed to deduct 50% of their contributions, non-itemizers contributed $9.5 billion to charity in 1985. By contrast, in 1986 when they were allowed to deduct 100% of their contributions, giving rose to $13.4 billion, a nearly 40% increase. Unfortunately, that provision was allowed to sunset at the end of 1986.
The CARE Act of 2002 would reenact the non-itemizer tax deduction for all Americans by allowing taxpayers who take the standard deduction to deduct charitable contributions up to a maximum of $400 for individual filers or $800 for joint filers. The provision would be in effect for two years, providing sufficient time to assess the impact of the deduction on federal tax revenues and on charitable giving before Congress decides whether or not to extend the deduction for a longer period or make it permanent.
Reenacting this fair tax deduction for all taxpayers would send a powerful message that we as Americans highly value and strongly support charitable giving and provide needed tax relief to low-and-middle-income taxpayers who give back to their communities.
Any nonprofit organization that relies on contributions from taxpayers at all income levels could benefit from the charitable contributions incentive. While religious organizations and community-based human service providers tend to receive a greater portion of gifts from individuals, a wide range of nonprofits could benefit from new or increased giving by young and old taxpayers who do not itemize.
The CARE Act of 2002 includes other beneficial provisions to the nonprofit sector, such as the IRA Rollover, the lowering by 1% of the excise tax on foundations and full funding for Title XX, the Social Services Block Grant. The CARE Act also includes a provision to expand the Individual Development Accounts program at a cost of $1.7 billion, the increase in Title XX of nearly $1.1 billion, and an appropriation for the Compassion Capital Fund to provide management assistance to community-based nonprofit organizations of $150 million.
We urge CCA members to contact Senators Durbin and Fitzgerald and urge them to ask for the act to be considered in the Senate during the upcoming November session, and for them to support the Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment Act of 2002 (CARE Act), S. 1924.CARE Act, a bill that would increase charitable giving to the non-profit community. E-mails are: Senator Fitzgerald: http://fitzgerald.senate.gov and Senator Durbin: [email protected]. (MB)
Increased national attention to substance use disorders among families who have abused or neglected their children has led to the creation of a National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare. The program is an initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services and jointly funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the Administration for Children, Youth and Families, Children Bureau's, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN). The contract award was made to the Center for Children and Family Futures, Inc., an Irvine, California-based policy institute in September 2002, and is envisioned as a 5-year project through September 2007.
Several national reports over the past five years have documented the extent to which families entering the child welfare system and the family courts are affected by substance abuse. Substance abuse affects both parenting and the development of children; an estimated 11% of all children live in families where one or more parents abuse alcohol or other drugs; an estimated 40-60% of children in the child welfare system are impacted by substance abuse.
Dr. Nancy Young, a well-known national expert on the public policy issues affecting children of substance abusers, will serve as the Project Director of the National center. Dr. Young is the Executive Director of the Center for Children and Family Futures (CCFF). CCFF has assembled an impressive consortium of national organizations and leaders to facilitate communication among the various service systems affected by substance abuse and child welfare. The consortium members represent the various constituents and stakeholders in the work of the National Center, including families, professionals and national leaders on practice and policy issues in substance abuse, child welfare, family courts, the Tribes, and policymakers. The consortium members include: The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD), the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) and the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA). Danya International will implement the technology aspects of the project including web-based tutorials.
The National Center will develop and implement a comprehensive program of information gathering and dissemination, knowledge development and application and provide technical assistance to promote practice, organizational, and systems change at the local, state, and national levels. The focus of the National Center's work includes six overall goals:
* To effectively communicate among all stakeholders of the National Center
* To
gather specialized knowledge and improve collaboration among the
substance abuse and child welfare fields and family judicial systems
* To use the full range of resources of the National Center to create a widely recognized body of expertise and materials on substance abuse, child welfare, and related Tribal and family judicial systems
* To develop web-based and other technological means of collecting and
disseminating specialized knowledge on substance abuse, child welfare, and
family court systems
* To use the expertise of the National Center to assist consumers, families, communities, Tribal leaders, other professionals, and policymakers to improve practice, procedures and policies on substance abuse, child welfare and family court systems
* To improve the effectiveness of the National Center by measuring its outcomes and gathering feedback from all stakeholders.
There are several tasks envisioned for the National Center to achieve these goals. The work will include: providing technical assistance to States and communities; collecting, developing, and disseminating information; conducting regional meetings on special topics; convening a national conference in the second and fourth contract years; developing web-based access to information and tutorials; and establishing a national expert group to develop guidelines and standards on these issues.
For further information contact Dr. Nancy Young, Center for Children and Family Futures, Inc., 4940 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 202, Irvine, CA 92620; 714.505.3525; [email protected]; www.cffutures.com. (Our thanks to Ron Stevens of ACF in Chicago for this information.) (MB)
DHHS has recently issued guidance to states on enforcement of interjurisdictional adoptions. As originally enacted, the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997 amended section 474 of the Social Security Act by adding paragraph (e), which made a State ineligible for any title IV-E payment if the Secretary of Health and Human Services finds that the State has:
(1) denied or delayed the placement of a child for adoption when an approved family is available outside of the jurisdiction with responsibility for handling the case of the child; or (2) failed to grant an opportunity for a fair hearing, as described in section 471(a)(12), to an individual whose allegation of a violation of paragraph (1) is denied by the State or not acted upon with reasonable promptness.
States are required to maintain policies for adoption that enforce these provisions. CCAI Agencies that are working with adoptable children should be aware of these provisions and should assure their casework and supervisory staff understands the requirements of the law pertaining to out-of-state inquiries from potential adoptive parents. Violations must be investigated by the state and reported to DHHS. The state could face financial penalties for such violations. Additionally, according to the policy:
�Any entity (other than the State agency) that receives title IV-E funds and violates section 471(a)(23) of the Act during a fiscal quarter with respect to any person must, upon notification by ACF, remit to the Secretary all title IV-E funds paid to it by the State during the quarter in which the entity is notified of its violation.�
This serves as a reminder that it is a good time to refresh the understanding of adoption and foster care staff on the search and screening of adoptive homes. (MB)
The Cook PBC Work Group met on October 22. Discussion focused on: ERC/DCP Issues.
DCFS staff discussed TC hearings and need for workers to be present. CAU will no longer be the main communication point in notifying agencies of the TC hearings, as DCP will soon be calling the intake staff at agencies directly. Intake Staff will then have to ensure that a representative from their agency is present at the TC hearing. The Department is aware that screening dates are not always written on packets or agencies are being contacted without sufficient notice of hearings. New emphasis is going to be placed on having workers present at the actual screening dates so workers can then be present at the TC hearings. One third of new intake cases are add-ons so follow-up workers should always be aware of TC hearing dates since DCP should be interviewing the workers as part of their investigations. The Department is aware that poor attendance at TC hearings is also an issue for DCFS follow-up workers.
CWAC approved agency reimbursement for initial clothing and equipment vouchers. A letter will be mailed to all agencies in mid-November outlining the new process. Agencies must ensure that Rule 359 is followed. A copy of Rule 359 will be coming to agencies with the letter explaining the new procedures. Agencies (NOT individual foster parents) would seek reimbursement through the Central Payment Unit rather than through each regional business office.
FY02 Reconciliation Update
Final results were passed out. Contract adjustments were mailed out to Executive Directors during the middle of last week. It is important, when looking at contract adjustment sheets, to note that teen permanency credits may offset intake shortfalls or offset neutrals. November BAT/BARCs will reflect adjustments. Copies of the reconciliation charts are available by contacting Barb at the CCAI Springfield office.
HMR Licensing
Federal Government withdrew deadline of 10/01/02. However, the Department is still pushing for relatives to get licensed. Some agencies have been holding (1) day fairs for relatives to get fingerprinted, see video, etc. Please report to APT the outcomes of such fairs. Penalties have also been eliminated.
System of Care (SOC)
Five information sessions were held during the week of 10/21 to explain referral process. The Department is hoping that agencies start referring cases to the SOC providers in the appropriate LAN as referrals have somewhat been sluggish since SOC began. For information on SOC and to find the SOC provider in a LAN, please go on-line to the website, www.systemofcareillinois.com.
Sibling Visitation
Letters from July and August ACR�s were mailed out together. A concern was raised in a previous workgroup meeting regarding the fact that some ACR reviewers were still giving negative feedbacks even though worker had submitted the appropriate documentation. Melissa Ludington reported that she brought this to ACR�s attention and would like agencies to let her know case specifics so she can address them with ACR.
Specialized Foster Care
Recent mailing went out about the need to formulate program plans. First adjustments for agency B�s were mailed out during the week of 10/14/02. Contact Melissa Ludington if you should have any questions.
Specialized Foster Care Gatekeeping
The Specialized Foster Care Review Committee is now meeting every two weeks to discuss cases. Outcome letters are then mailed to the referring workers and their supervisors within a week of the staffing dates.
Runaways
�Children Absent from Authorized Placement� is the new term. Living Arrangement codes are in process of being changed in CYCIS. Look for a revamped Rule 329 in late November, which will explain new process for reporting Children Absent from Authorized Placements. AP9 is also going to be mailed out in November. A case management only billing policy addendum will come out that explains how to bill for these types of placements.
CFS1014 is the
new reporting form. This form comes with a 1-page explanation on how to complete
the form. This form needs to be completed within 24 hours of notification of a
child�s absence. The form is then submitted each Friday by noon to Melissa
(fax 312-814-3255) with either an �update� OR
�no change� for as long as the child is absent from placement.
Fingerprinting and photos of children should be taken within 30 days of
case opening. This is part of existing Department policy.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held on November 13th, 2002 from 9:30 � 12:00 at LSSI,10 West 35th Street (IIT Building) on the 15th Floor. There is parking across the street (now for a small charge) and the Green El Line also is conveniently located across from the building. Contact Marcia Weflen of LSSI at (847) 635-4623 if you should have any questions or if you would like to add items to the agenda. (We thank Kara Teeple of DCFS and Marcia Weflen of LSSI for this report. MB)
The following
represents additional items that were included in the CWAC Medicaid Workgroup
Meeting on Oct. 17th.
DCFS is
attempting to obtain additional information from DHS describing how DHS was able
to establish and implement their Medicaid revolving fund.
The CWAC Medicaid Workgroup had recommended from earlier meetings that
DCFS complete a review of what the impact would be on services if additional
funding could be identified from Medicaid and if the same type of funding
mechanism that is used by DHS could be implemented with DCFS services. Based on the information reviewed so far, it appears that the
Medicaid revolving fund will be more difficult for DCFS to implement than it was
for DHS. The difficulty relates to
differences between DHS� appropriations system and DCFS� appropriations
systems. DCFS will continue to try
to work this issue into the fall legislative session. However, given the attributes of the DCFS appropriations
system, the outcome is uncertain at this time.
It was reported
by DCFS staff at the meeting that the DCFS regional offices determined the order
for residential providers to complete the comprehensive program plan as part of
the program plan project. As part
of this project, providers work with DCFS to receive technical assistance for
completing the program plan. In
addition, it was referenced that DCFS is in the process of establishing a
Residential Services Network. According
to the business rules for the RSN, providers must be Medicaid certified and must
compete the comprehensive residential program plan.
It was noted that
the Outcomes module is an important element for implementing the RSN.
The timeframe for providers completing the Outcomes module is different
than the timeframe for providers completing the Medicaid Assessment and Plan.
According to Part 132 of the Medicaid Rule, the Assessment and Plan must
be completed within 14 days of the client�s admission to a Comprehensive
Services program. The Outcomes
module needs to be completed at 30 days. Providers
reported that the Outcomes module could be completed as an Addendum to the
client�s Medicaid Assessment.
At the Oct. 17th
meeting it was reported that providers should continue to hold all Medicaid
billing for substitute care contracts until they receive FY2003 rates for those
contracts. A group of providers
from the CWAC Finance and Administration Subcommittee are working with DCFS
staff as part of the FY2003 rate setting process.
No date was given at the meeting as to when these new rates might be
issued. Fee-for-service substitute
care providers are concerned about how the delay in submitting and processing
Medicaid billing affects their payments.
Providers who
have non-Medicaid specialized foster care programs will need to complete a new
program plan. The format for the
new program plan is still being finalized.
For most specialized foster care providers, the program plan currently on
file is very old. For some
specialized foster care providers, the new program plan is also needed to
account for the change to non-Medicaid contract as of July 1, 2002.
The next
Workgroup meeting will occur on Thursday, January 9, 2003 from 11:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. at The Baby Fold in Normal. Prior
to the full Workgroup meeting at 11:00 a.m., there will be a Sub-Workgroup
meeting at 9:30 a.m. to address issues related to DHS and DCFS approaches for
the site review process. All
members of the Medicaid workgroup are welcome to participate in this
Sub-Workgroup meeting. (JMS)
In conjunction
with review activities and based on discussions between DHS and DCFS, some
issues have emerged regarding Part 132 interpretations.
Although both DHS and DCFS use Part 132 requirements as the framework for
evaluating Medicaid compliance, there are some areas where the two state
agencies are not interpreting or applying the requirements in the same way.
It is hoped that there will be an increased consistency between the two
departments for interpreting and implementing Part 132.
Based on these discussions some have resulted in no change of practice
for DCFS review and others have resulted in more flexibility.
Following are the areas where there has been a more flexible
interpretation from previous practice.
DCFS has adopted
a more flexible approach to evaluating goal linkage.
Providers can demonstrate the link between the service and ITP/RSP within
the narrative portion of the note and/or by listing a goal number or label on
the note. In the future, when
problems with linkage between the service documentation and the ITP or RSP are
found during a DCFS Medicaid review, those problems can be described in the
Technical Assistance Report. Under
the prior approach, these findings were cited in a Notice of Deficiencies (for
DCFS-certified providers) or a Full Report of Findings (for DHS-certified
providers). The review and
reporting practices and forms for DCFS Medicaid reviews will be adjusted to
accommodate the change in approach.
DCFS adopts a
more flexible approach to checking for the name of the Medicaid service.
For DCFS Medicaid reviews, reviewers will look for a service to be named
(or coded) on the note or on some other document within the provider�s
tracking system.
DCFS adopts a
more flexible approach for documenting assessment information.
DCFS Medicaid reviews will allow multiple documents to meet the Part 132
assessment requirements, but providers will still need to demonstrate that all
of the Part 132 requirements have been met.
(JMS)
It was reported
in the Illinois Welfare News that FamilyCare, a new health care program for
low-income adults with children began enrolling beneficiaries in October 2002.
This program covers those working parents of children already receiving
insurance coverage under the KidCare or Medicaid programs.
At least 28,000 adults were eligible the first month with the ultimate
goal of 300,000. Beyond the first
28,000 people, the federal government has agreed to pay for 65 percent of the
cost. This program was included in
the Governor�s budget during the 2002 spring session and the Dept. of Public
Aid filed the federal waiver seeking approval of federal funds.
For full rollout to include the 300,000, Illinois must provide the 35%
share, which is approximately $80 million.
The waiver provides federal funding to expand eligibility for parents
from 40 percent of federal poverty to 185 percent of the federal poverty level.
(JMS)
Information was
reported in the Illinois Welfare News regarding the Building Secure and Healthy
Families Act of 2002 or S. 2876. It
was introduced in August by Senators Patty Murray and Paul Wellstone and offered
improvements on the Senate Finance Committee�s Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) reauthorization bill. Although
the Senate Finance Committee version was an improvement over the House version
that passed, S. 2876 allowed for additional assistance for TANF families in the
areas of: 1.) alternative to the finance committee bill�s focus on marriage
promotion; 2.) prohibit discrimination among families based on marital status or
family structure; 3.) provide teen parents with extra time and support to find a
safe home for themselves and their children; 4.) strengthen the Family Violence
option; 5.) strengthen current law that protects parents who have children under
6 and cannot work; 6.) deem care giving for one�s sick or disabled child or
other family member as work activity; 7.) exempt from work and time-limit
requirements adults caring for child relative; 8.) prohibit full family
sanctions when one individual is noncompliant with program requirements.
(JMS)
The FY02 Cook Performance Reconciliation Results are available at the CCAI office. The report is slightly different than the original one we had so if you would like a copy please call Barb at 217-528-4409 ext. 21; or if you have already received a copy let Barb know so she may send you the updated report. (MB)
The Children and Family Research Center, a unit of the School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has announced a guest lecture series to be held on campus from Fall of 2002 through Spring of 2003. The Visiting Scholars in Child Welfare Series is designed to provide a forum on issues that impact child welfare policy in Illinois and nationally, and will be of interest to researchers and educators in child and family issues, students of social work and social policy, child welfare practitioners, and community stakeholders.
The series will kick off on November 12, 2002 with Robert B. Hill, nationally known expert on the strengths of African-American Families. His presentation, �Understanding Black Families: Strengths and Challenges� will provide an overview of the strengths of African-American families and will particularly address the strength of kinship bonding and its implications for subsidized guardianship programs for children in the care of relatives. The lecture is free and open to the public and will take place from 10 AM � Noon in Room 406 of the Illini Union. Dr. Hill will be available after the presentation to respond to questions.
Dr. Hill is currently a Senior Researcher at Westat, Inc, an opinion and research firm based in Rockland, Maryland. He has been researching and publishing in the topic of African-American families since 1972, when his first monograph, "The Strengths of Black Families" was published. His most recent monograph, �The Strengths of African American Families: Twenty-Five Years Later�, was published in 1999. He has also contributed to a book edited by the Children and Family Research Center that is entitled Race Matters: Examining the Overrepresentation of African Americans in the Child Welfare System, which will be published by the Child Welfare League of America.
Illinois Collaboration on Youth is announcing the above training hosted by the Youth Network Council. The training is scheduled for December 3, 2002, Springfield Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL. Targeted audience is direct service to administrative staff. The trainer is Marilyn Van Dieten. Dr. Van Dieten completed her Ph.D. at the University of Ottawa in clinical psychology. For the past fifteen years she has worked with female and male offenders both in custody and in community settings. Over the last four years Dr. Van Dieten has worked as a consultant to the Volunteers of America with responsibilities which include the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs for correctional and homeless clients.
The presentation will open with a look at the demographic characteristics and trends in girls� arrests including behavioral and offense patterns, as well as placement decisions that are being adopted across the U.S. This will be followed by an examination of the multiple pathways and etiological factors that exacerbate risk among females. Finally, drawing from existing research, an emphasis will be placed on exploring some of the more promising targets and approaches for prevention and intervention programs.
Registration fee is $25.00. Six CEU�s will be offered. Lunch in on your own. To register for this training please contact the website at www.youthnetworkcouncil.org/training or email [email protected] or [email protected]. (SKA)
The Downstate Performance Based Work Group meeting with DCFS is scheduled for Wednesday, November 6, 2002 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Department�s Springfield Field Office, 521 S. 11th Street, large 1st floor conference room, Springfield. Providers are meeting first at 10:15 a.m. at the CCAI office, 300 E. Monroe Street, Suite 202, Springfield. (MB)
The African-American Family Commission will present two dates for �Subsidized Guardianship-Experiences�. The first date and location is Friday, November 8, 2002 at Ada S. McKinley, 2907 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL from 10 a.m. to NOON. The second date and location is Thursday, November 14, 2002 at Tri-County Urban League, 317 S. MacArthur Highway, Peoria, IL from 10 a.m. to NOON. The intended audience is Child Welfare Staff and Foster Parents. For more information and to RSVP � please contact Wasi Young, African-American Family Commission (312) 326-0368.
The African-American Family Commission will present �Systems of Care� on Thursday, December 5, 2002 at the Juvenile Court Auditorium, 2245 W. Ogden Avenue, Chicago, IL from 10 a.m. to NOON. The intended audience is Child Welfare Staff and Foster Parents. For more information and to RSVP � please contact Wasi Young, African-American Family Commission (312) 326-0368.
Nov. 6 CCAI Policy Committee, 10-2, Naperville
Nov. 6 Downstate Performance Based Work Group Meeting�10:15 CCAI Office,
Springfield; 1-3 p.m. with DCFS, 521 S 11th Street, Springfield
Nov. 7 First NonProfit Free seminar--Charitable Giving with Randy A. Fox�For more
information call toll-free 800.526.4352, X. 1531
Nov. 14 HIPAA
Seminar � Wyndham Lisle � 10 to 3:30
Nov. 18 Healthy
Families Illinois Policy and Advocacy Committee
Dec. 3 �Addressing the Needs of Girls At Risk for Delinquent and Criminal Behavior�,
Hilton Hotel, Springfield; to register visit: www.youthnetworkcouncil.org/training
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For
further information on any of the above, contact the staff member noted in
parentheses at the end of the text: MB = Marge
Berglind 312/819-1950
([email protected])
JMS
= Jan Schoening 217/528-4409,
ext. 25 BRH=
Bridget Helmholz 217/528-4409,
ext. 24 BMO=Barb
Oldani
217/528-4409, ext. 21 |
Sandy Armstrong
217/528-4409 ext. 22 ([email protected]) CMS=Cindy
Stich 217/528-4409
ext. 23 ([email protected]) Kelly
Pantaleone 217/528-4409,
ext. 26 ([email protected]) |
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