Safe Futures A Plan for Program Improvement - Department of ...

Referral Central database may be accessed at http://www.gahsc.org/data/resourcepage.html . See Attachment regarding GAHSC's
Referral Central.
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
1 st Quarter Report: Ability of DFCS county agencies to gain access as needed. Timely updating of database.
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: HOW DID YOU INTEND TO OVERCOME THIS BARRIER?
Georgia's Reply 3 rd Quarter: Action Step Achieved.
S6 ACTION STEPS: F. Develop a protocol with privately operated shelters and child-caring agencies for the implementation of
MOUs with county DFCS offices to increase the pool of emergency placement resources for children entering
care and to address the broad range of placement needs, which include teen, sibling, therapeutic, and medically
fragile care.
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
July 2003 June 2004 GAHSC & non members, ORS, State
Treatment & Foster Care Units, PRD Unit,
DFCS County Depts.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Meetings with DFCS and private agencies to discuss
development of protocol for the placement of children:
7/2003 -- 12/2003.
Evaluation: Protocol developed for private agencies and
shelters to implement MOU's with county DFACS
agencies developed by 2/2004.
1 st Quarter Report: A meeting is being scheduled with GAHSC and non-members, and DFCS Foster Care, Placement Resources,
and Treatment Units and DFCS County Depts. To initiate discussion around development of protocol by 1-31-03. Methods for
measuring achievements: Initial meting held and discussions around protocols for effecting MOU's for emergency placements of
children with private agency resources initiated. Actions to be taken next quarter: Series of meetings with the above groups held to
continue development of protocol for implementation of MOU's. 1st Quarter Federal Response: (MOVE UNDERLINED TO
APPROPRIATE QUARTER)
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
March, 2004 Quarter 5 – Work Plan S Page 7