PROMISE PARTNERS: 2012 Program Summary

PROJECT	STATUS	PROGRAM GOALS	TARGET PARTICIPANTS	WHO TO CONTACT
Prime for Life Risk Reduction Alcohol Education and Diversion Program	$4,000 DCAT funds Matched with other funds. This program provides risk reduction classes for youth ticketed by law enforcement for alcohol/drug use or possession.	Increase knowledge of substance abuse and decrease risky behaviors related to substance abuse. This is a youth diversion program. Identified youth complete a SASSI screening with results submitted to parents and JCO.	Youth ticketed by law enforcement for alcohol/drug use or possession in Pottawattamie County. The program includes a parental education component.	Green Hills AEA 712-366-0503 Carol Johnson Or Juvenile Court Services Susan Roarty 712-328-5623
Family Works Iowa Keys to Interactive Parenting Screening (KIPS)	$68,000 DCAT	A structured observation tool for parent-child interaction that assesses interaction during play and in a family environment.	Staff will be trained in KIPS to utilize the tool with families involved in the Family Works Program.	Shannon Mahnke Heartland Family Services 712-435-5350
Positive Youth Development	$8,500 DCAT funds Utilizes PYLI and Ricochet curriculum. Includes staff support funded by IWF $20,000	Increase youth leadership and service learning opportunities throughout the county. Facilitate and support a county youth advisory council. Provide training to adults regarding youth engagement.	Parents and youth (primarily target middle and high school age) in Pottawattamie County.	Promise Partners 712-256-9920 Jessica Simons
Community of Promise Program Coordination	$52,183 DCAT $73,795 Early Childhood Iowa Funded	Mobilize the community to share resources to fulfill the Five Promises. Plan, organize, and coordinate activities of the Decat, Empowerment, CPPC, CJJP, PSSFP, and other initiatives. Provide fiscal agent services. Oversee programs, budgets and reporting requirements. Ensure fiscal accountability. Contract development and management. Provide Board support and implement policies.	Families and Children in Pottawattamie County	Promise Partners 712-256-9920 Patricia Russmann
Community Based Family Team Meetings	$6,000 CPPC funds	Family unity and family group conferencing to ensure the safety and well-being of the children in the family	Families in Pottawattamie County at risk of neglect, abuse, delinquency or other crisis that are not currently in the formal system.	Promise Partners 712-256-9920 Patricia Russmann Currently accepting referrals
Community Networking Grants	$14,000 CPPC/DCAT funds $25,000 IWF funding New applications bi-annually	Increase informal support systems for families and children in their own community or neighborhood	Youth and families age 0 to adult	Promise Partners 712-256-9920 Patricia Russmann or Jessica Simons
Family Team Meeting Facilitation	$62,500 PSSFP funds	Family unity and family group conferencing to ensure the safety and well-being of the children in the family	Families involved with IDHS Child Protection Services in the CB service area.	Kristin Loewe 712-328-5688
Family Assistance Funds	$17,065 PSSFP funds and $10,000 DCAT funds	Concrete services and supports developed to prevent or reduce length of child’s out of home placement. Must be a funding of last resort.	Families involved with IDHS Child Protection Services in the CB service area. Request must be made by DHS Child Protective/Social Worker.	Promise Partners 712-256-9920 Patricia Russmann
Quality Child Care Home Consultants	Early Childhood Iowa funded child care consultants and related program expenses $130,179	Increase quality child care options for working parents Increase number of home early childhood care and educators participating in QRS and professional development.	Early childhood care and education home and center providers in Pottawattamie County.	Child Care Resource and Referral 712-322-2621
Quality Infant Care	$100,631 Early Childhood Iowa Empowerment Funded	Increase quality infant care providers.	Early childhood care and education home and center providers for infants 0-2 years in Pottawattamie County.	Child Care Resource and Referral 712-322-2621
Child Care Nurse Consultant	$22,121 Early Childhood Iowa Funded	Assist child care providers in improving the safety and health of their child care environment.	Child care programs in Pottawattamie County	Sarah Zach FAMILY, Inc 712-256-9566
PreK Support to Low-Income Families	$146,888 Early Childhood Iowa Funded Available to all 8 public school districts in Pottawattamie County	Increase access to quality preschool programs.	Families 200% poverty level or secondary risk factors with children age 3 to 5 in Pottawattamie County	Public School Districts: AHST Council Bluffs Lewis Central Riverside Tri-Center Treynor Underwood Walnut
Early Access Service Coordination	$62,148 Early Childhood Iowa Funded	Help families meet their needs within an integrated system of supports and early intervention services within natural communities of support.	Families with eligible children birth to three who have a health condition, developmental delays, or high probability of developmental delays in Pottawattamie County.	Green Hills AEA Early ACCESS Cathy Ryba 712-366-4210
FAMILY Home Visitation Program	$300,000 Early Childhood Iowa Funded Comprehensive parent education and support program utilizing a home visitation model Includes a Teen Parenting program subcontracted through ISUE. Accepted into the Iowa Family Support Credentialing Program.	Decrease child abuse and neglect. Increase parenting skills, knowledge, and support. Increase school readiness and success.	Families with children prenatal through 3 months for referral in Pottawattamie County. Families may receive services as needed until child is five years old.	FAMILY, Inc. Connie Gronstal 712-322-7354 Or Avoca office 712-343-6551
Nurturing Parents Program	$ 20,240 Early Childhood Iowa Funded Group-based parent education and support services utilizing evidenced-based credentialed NPP curriculum.	Prevent child abuse and neglect. Increase parenting knowledge, skills, and support.	Parents and children age 0-5. Services are offered for Spanish speaking families and at the Micah House.	Lutheran Family Services Center for Healthy Families 712-242-1040
RSafe	$30,000	Treatment of child victims of sexual abuse as well as children with sexual behavior problems.	Youth residing in Pottawattamie County suffering from sexual behavior problems, their families, and child victims of sexual abuse.	Lutheran Family Services Justin Dougherty 402-978-5638
How To Tame Your Dragon	$10,000	Anger management classes to teach individuals effective and appropriate anger management techniques	Youth ages 10-14, adolescents ages 15-18, and parents	Kimberly Kolakowski Family Connections, Inc. 712-256-4420
Place of Our Own	$1,360	Professional development opportunities for child care providers.	Child care providers	Iowa State University Extension Sandra McKinnon 712-366-7070
Leadership & Resiliency Programming (LRP)	$53,050 Iowa Dept. of Public Health Funded	School-based program that works to enhance young people’s decision making and coping skills through resiliency groups, adventure activities, & community volunteer experience in an effort to reduce their involvement in substance use & violence.	High school age youth in area high schools	Promise Partners 712-256-9920 Jessica Simons