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CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK Dr. Bruinsma replied, That is an excellent question. I don't expect anyone would stay till they are twenty-one (21) but if they do, it is the reason we are having them go to trades-school or college and keeping a good portion of their part-time funds in a bank. So when they do launch out into the world, they will have a good place to start. Councilmember White followed up, Have you had conversations with the local educational institutions to see what that transition would be like for those individuals? Dr. Bruinsma replied, Yes, and I know generally that those things are going to be worked on by these young men's case managers. The young men that come to us have other helpers and we are not alone in this. We will never have a young man leave our program without a good plan. Committeemember Nanci Yokom asked, How do you measure your success? Dr. Bruinsma replied, We have internal metrics and they are whether they have completed the program and validated the program. That means completing the academics, the vocational study, the education, the community service and all other treatment objectives and goals. All of those things make a very long list for each young man and we keep key performance indicators that tell us how many have validated the program. We also keep a metric on how many graduate from high school, vocational program and things of that nature. Committeemember Yokom followed up,After they are gone, do you have any follow up? Dr. Bruinsma replied, That is a really difficult thing because for us, we have to depend on the people that sent them to us to give us data. Sometimes the jurisdictions have enough money to do that and sometimes they don't. Committeemember Broden stated, I would like to add that of the 23,000 children in need of care, we are, State-wide,only currently meeting two percent(2%)of that need. So,ninety-eight percent (98%) of our population is looking for a place like this. Dr. Bruinsma stated, The need is there, especially in this area. Committeemember Ferlic asked, Is there a percentage of young men coming from outside the County versus inside the County? Dr. Bruinsma replied, It is mostly the northern tier of Indiana. I don't know the percentage off the top of my head but I would say it is close to thirty or forty percent(30%-40%).It varies depending on what is needed. Councilmember Dr. Varner asked, You said a max of twelve (12) but what would be the maximum?That building looks like it can handle more than twelve (12). Dr. Bruinsma replied, We are not going to do more than twelve (12). That is a commitment and that is it. It is State-regulated and they wanted me to take more. They wanted me to put two (2) programs in the building. One(1)was going to be this group home and the other was wanted to be an emergency shelter care. I didn't think we could do both programs in the same building and I EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Bvld I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.9221 If 574.235.9173 1 TM574.235.5567 iwww.southbendin.gov 5