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FY 2008 WEED AND SEED COMMUNITIES APPLICATION { Performance Measures: (1) # of people participating in training and facilitation workshops. Outcomes: (1) A greater number of residents and business owners who understand the differences in thinking between people in poverty and people not in poverty. (2) A greater number of people with sustained ability to pull themselves out of poverty. Seed Program: Community Access Network or "can" and the Family Development Program is a United Way of St. Joseph County initiative to link local nonprofit agencies, government, schools, health, and faith-based organizations together in an electronic-web based network. The HMIS system is a HIPPA compliant, secure database that keeps client and agency information secure. This network will create a ready access to services, share information with multiple agencies at once, and simplify the process. Using the Family Development Case Management system from the University of Iowa, local providers will assist clients in assessing their status, setting goals, and making measurable progress to achieve self-sufficiency. Implementation Status: The first-round of agencies has been recruited and are being trained this fall on both the software and the case management side of the program; they expect to be up and running by December, 2007. Initial funding, from local sources and Liliey Foundation, totaling $386,000, is in place. Performance Measures: (1) # number of organizations in network. (2) # of case managers trained in family development and outcome measurements. (3) # number of clients participating in the network. (4) # number of clients working with case managers on self-sufficiency goals. (5) # clients that achieve self-sufficiency goals. Outcomes: (1) Local agencies and organizations working collaboratively for more efficient delivery of services. (2) Clients achieving measurable changes toward self sufficiency. (3) Through the "can" reporting process, identify areas of need and opportunities to make investments to improve lives. (4) Establishment of a common base of training and support tools for local providers that will result in better client service delivery. (S) The establishment of a community network with which new initiatives can be more readily launched. Seed Program: South Bend Dollar Home Program. The City is working with three neighborhood development corporations to ready, market, and oversee the sale and rehab of homes, in target areas to include the W&S area, for single family homeownership. Implementation Status: Houses are being identi>ied and purchased. Performance Measures: (1)# of homes rehabbed and sold Outcomes: (1) Rehab and sale of homes will increase homeownership and assist in stabilizing the area. V. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLANS V. A. MULTI-YEAR PLAN Plan implementation will begin in Year 1. Year 1 programs will be continued into Year 2 when two new programs will begin implementation. Evaluation of all programs will be ongoing as the Steering Committee will conduct continual review through sub-committee and Steering Committee meetings. Partnerships with Indiana University South Bend and the University of Notre Dame will provide assistance and support to review evaluation methodologies. Evaluation will be an important component of the South Bend Weed & Seed strategy. F:\DATA\SHARE\DPND\Weed&Seed\2008 Application\2008 Application\Final forn~at for application.doc I0