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Collaborative Pilot Initiative on Homelessness Page 5 (e) Wraparound services mean community -based intervention services which emphasize the strengths of the child and family and include the delivery of coordinated services to address the needs and achieve positive outcomes, which may include but not be limited to behavioral support services, crisis planning and intervention, parent coaching, education, and medication monitoring Sec. 14 -118 City Homelessness Outreach Coordination Data Collection. (a) In the interest of having the most recent data available to assist in helping to coordinate ofl.the many social services and programs being provided to homeless persons and homeless individuals, public and private providers of such services are invited to participate by providing the following information within ninety (90) days from the passage of this ordinance: I . Food services: types and times made available; 2. Overnight shelter: types and beds made available; 3. Counseling: types and times made available; 4. Types of drop -in services made available and times of availability; 5. Whether any type of screening for basic health needs takes place and a description of the same; 6. Description of linking to other services provided and how such awareness is made; 7. Description of short-term stabilization planning; 8. Description of long -term stabilization planning to end the cycle of homelessness; 9. Confirmation of any grants made available and the source of such funding; and 10. Summary of any additional information on services provided. (b) Once all data referenced in ¶ (a) is submitted to the City of South Bend Department which oversees the certification process for Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Programs recipients, each responding public and private provider shall designate an individual to represent them at a meeting which is to be held within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such information for the purpose of discussing information received. Such data collection shall be reviewed and discussed so that the following documentation may be summarized and shared with all responding parties and the St. Joseph County Health Officer for advisory review and recommendations: unaccompanied youth and homeless families with children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal statutes..." 5 The St. Joseph County Health Department's 2013 Annual Report noted that "as a result of the national Public Health Performance Standards Project in 2011, a small working group consisting of individuals within the local public health system (LPHS) continued with strategically creating county-wide health improvement alliance. In November of 2013, more than 40 difference public health partners began work collaboratively on major health issues, system infrastructure, and partner communication.