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shelters will be privatized.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1 st Quarter Report: Partially achieved. The Fulton County Shelter was closed 12/02. Plans are on track for the Dekalb Shelter to
cease operations in the spring '03. Responsibility for emergency services had been released for bid and a vendor selected.
2 nd Quarter Report - A change in completion date was approved. No report is due for this quarter.
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: What is the status of the progress made so far?
3 rd Quarter Report/ Georgia Reply: Achieved. Both shelters were closed by 2/28/03.. New facilities are privately operated and meet
Office of Regulatory Services standards. Both counties are operating intake centers with maximum 28 hour stay for placement.
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
D11 ACTION STEPS: Recruit and maintain more minority foster and adoptive resources giving special attention to placements for
minority children.
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
Nov. 2001 Sept. 2004 Resource Development Unit Foster Care
Unit
A campaign will be launched to focus on recruiting
minority foster and adoptive parents for minority children.
Increase the numbers of minority parents by 15% in 2002;
by 25% in 2003; and by 25% in 2004.
Evaluation: The results of the campaign will be measured
to see if it results in an increase of minority placement
recruitment and which tactics were most effective.
3rd Quarter Federal Response: Do you have available data
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
March, 2004 Quarter 5 - Work Plan D Page 14