HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up DocumentsThe Children's Trust Board Meeting
Date: June 12, 2023
Resolution: 2023-55
Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan
Priority Investment Areas: Parenting & Family Strengthening: Group,
Home Visitation, and Individual Parenting Supports
Headline Community Results: Children are supported by nurturing and
involved parents; children are ready for kindergarten; students
are succeeding academically; children behave appropriately in
schools, homes, and communities; and youth successfully
transition to adulthood.
Recommended Action: Authorization to negotiate and execute contracts with 45
providers, identified herein, to deliver evidence -based parenting
and family strengthening services in a total amount not to exceed
$23,230,563.00, each for a term of 12 months, commencing
October 1, 2023, and ending September 30, 2024, each with four
remaining annual renewals, subject to annual funding
appropriations.
Budget Impact: Funding in the amount of $23,230,563.00 for this resolution is
projected to be available in FY 2023-2024.
Description of Services: Regardless of their circumstances, all families face inevitable
parenting challenges and can benefit from supports. Effective, consistent, and supportive
parenting prepares children for a lifetime of success. The Children's Trust aims to fund a
continuum of evidence -based parenting and family strengthening programs (EBPs) with
curricula and service activities to address specific needs or challenges, encourage positive
parent -child interactions and communication, and decrease parenting stress. Programs to be
funded include:
• Professional and/or peer support.
• Education.
• Skill -building for parents and caregivers from the prenatal period through the
transition to adulthood.
The frequency, intensity, and duration of services vary based on selected EBPs and curricula.
Programs must be inclusive of and fully accommodate the families of children and youth with
disabilities and are also encouraged to support other vulnerable and disconnected populations
who may have more significant stressors and face parenting challenges.
In preparation for this solicitation, The Children's Trust conducted extensive reviews of
relevant academic and professional literature to identify EBPs that are culturally appropriate
for our diverse Miami -Dade community and demonstrate the desired impacts. EBPs focused
on populations and needs identified as gaps in the current parenting programming portfolio
were explicitly sought out (i.e., prenatal supports, fatherhood programs, mental health
supports). The EBP listing aims to offer a reasonable number of choices that offer a range of
prevention strategies, program delivery types, priority populations, and cover child age
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ranges from prenatal through adolescence. Programs will provide services throughout the
county in homes, pediatric offices, and other settings, such as child care centers and schools,
in high -need communities, both in person and virtually.
All funded EBPs will offer selective and/or indicated prevention strategies.
• Selective strategies and populations: These include preventive supports for families
who may be more likely to experience social, behavioral, or health problems based on
social, educational, economic, or environmental factors that negatively impact them.
Selective prevention strategies also aim to support families who are experiencing early
signs of challenges or problem behaviors but are not yet seriously impacted.
• Indicated strategies and populations: These include prevention and intervention
supports for families with more intensive needs who are experiencing challenges related
to child/youth behavior or mental health, parent -child relationships, consequences of
youth violence, parent mental health/substance abuse, or similar types of challenges. This
may include families with involvement in the child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems
or experiencing homelessness. Services are more clinical and therapeutic in nature and
typically delivered by licensed and supervised clinicians.
Depending on the EBPs being delivered, programs are delivered in one or a combination of
the following program types:
• Group parenting services: A standardized curriculum delivered in a group setting by a
trained facilitator/professional who covers specific content and creates opportunities for
participants to experience social supports, expand insights and understanding, and build
knowledge and skills around parenting.
• Individual parenting services (home visiting): Programs offer regular home visits
delivered by family coaches, clinicians and/or nurses to promote parental and child health
and to support child development, parenting skills and positive family relationships.
• Individual parenting services (not in the home): Programs provide individual
parenting and/or family behavioral health services at sites such as community -based
organizations, schools, childcare centers or pediatric offices.
This investment will support all types of families, parents/ caregivers (mothers, fathers, other
relatives, and non -relatives), and their children of all ages (including prenatally) to improve
overall family well-being. Early childhood developmental screenings will be conducted for
children up to 6 years old who are receiving individual services, while prenatal/postpartum
depression screenings will be administered to new mothers and fathers enrolled in individual
services, with follow-up referrals as appropriate. Home visiting programs will include
education about home safety.
The amount of funding recommended is based on the number of evidence -based curricula to
be delivered and the number of families served. There are varying factors based on the type
of services such as the number of curriculums within the EBP; the frequency, intensity and
duration of services; the required educational level and experience of staff that determined
the level of funding for each program.
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The following agencies are recommended for funding:
Agency
• Denotes paid partners
Evidence -based Programs
Amount Not
to Exceed
Affirming Youth Foundation Inc.
formally known as Jonathan Spikes
Foundation, Inc.
Trauma -Focused Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (TF-CBT), 3-18 years
$250,000.00
Amigos Together for Kids, Inc.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Birth-12 years
$596,000.00
Barry University
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-
7;
Strengthening Families Program, 7-
17 years;
Trauma -Focused Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (TF-CBT), 3-18 years
$250,000.00
Be Strong International, Inc.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P),
12-16 years
$250,000.00
Belafonte Tacolcy Center, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-
18 years
$250,000.00
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese
of Miami, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-
18 years
$537,000.00
Cayuga Home For Children, Inc.
Healthy Steps, Birth-3 years;
Parents as Teachers, Prenatal-5
years;
The Incredible Years, Birth-6 years
$2,100,000.00
CCDH, Inc. d/b/a The Advocacy
Network on Disabilities
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth -
19 years;
Trauma -Focused Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (TF-CBT), 3-18 years
$400,000.00
Children's Home Society
Healthy Families, Prenatal-5 years;
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-
19 years
$1,531,908.00
Citrus Health Network, Inc
Child Parent Psychotherapy, Birth-5
years;
Circle of Security Parenting, Birth-5
years;
Parent Child Interaction Therapy,2-12
years;
Trauma -Focused Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (TF-CBT), 3 - 18 years
$422,000.00
City of Miami
• Exceptional Consulting for
Educational Leaders, Inc.
The Incredible Years, 3-12 years
$200,000.00
City of Miami Beach
Nurturing Parenting Program,
Prenatal-12 years;
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P),
Birth-12 years
$400,000.00
CMB Visions Unlimited, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-
18 years
$330,000.00
Community Health of South Florida,
Inc.
Healthy Steps, Birth-3 years
$400,000.00
Concerned African Women, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-
18 years
$175,000.00
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Agency
• Denotes paid partners
Evidence -based Programs
Amount Not
to Exceed
Empowering Youth, Inc.
Culturally Informed and Flexible
Family -Based Treatment for
Adolescence, 11-18 years
$486,107.00
EnFamilia, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-
18 years
$203,692.00
Family & Children Faith Coalition, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-
18 years
$250,000.00
Family Action Network Movement,
Inc. (FANM)
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-5
years
$335,000.00
Family Central
Home Instruction for Parents of
Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), 2-5
years;
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-
18 years
$1,422,289.00
Family Resource Center of South
Florida, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-
19 years
$425,500.00
Federation of Families, Miami -Dade
Chapter Inc.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P),
Birth-12 years
$381,500.00
FIU Board of Trustees, Center for
Women's and Gender Studies
Parents as Teachers, Prenatal-5
years;
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P),
5-10 years
$660,978.00
FIU Board of Trustees, Center for
Children and Families
Trauma -Focused Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (TF-CBT), 3-18 years
$523,507.00
Gang Alternative, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program Birth-19
years; Trauma -Focused Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), 3-18
years
$800,000.00
Haitian Neighborhood Center Sant
La, Inc.
Culturally Informed and Flexible
Family -Based Treatment for
Adolescence, 11-18 years;
Strengthening Families Program, 10-
14 years
Trauma -Focused Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (TF-CBT), 3-18 years
$673,434.00
Jessie Trice Community Health
System, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program,
Prenatal to 1 year.
$175,000.00
Jewish Community Services of South
Florida, Inc.
Families and Schools Together
(FAST), Birth-5 years
$ 305,108.00
Le Jardin Head Start Program, Inc.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P),
Birth-12 years
$175,000.00
Lutheran Services Florida
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-
19 years
$131,557.00
Mexican American Council, Inc.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P),
12-16 years
$ 182,740.00
Miami Dade Family Learning
Partnership, Inc.
The Incredible Years, Birth-6 years
$500,000.00
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Agency
• Denotes paid partners
Evidence -based Programs
Amount Not
to Exceed
Miami Lighthouse for The Blind &
Visually Impaired, Inc.
Parents as Teachers, , Prenatal-5
years
$ 360,144.00
Our Child Care, Inc.
The incredible Years, Birth-6 years
$175,000.00
Overtown Youth Center, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-
18 years
$150,000.00
Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc.
Parent to Parent Peer Support
Program, Birth-18 years
$ 920,000.00
Richmond Perrine Optimist Club, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth-5
years
$245,000.00
Sundari Foundation, Inc.
Family Check-up, 2-17 years;
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P),
Birth-12 years;
Trauma -Focused Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (TF-CBT), 3-18 years
$ 802,359.00
The Arc of South Florida, Inc.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P),
Birth-12 years
$ 312,185.00
Touching Miami with Love
Families and Schools Together
(FAST), Elementary 4-10 years
$ 240,000.00
University of Miami, Educational &
Psychological Studies
Culturally Informed and Flexible
Family -Based Treatment for
Adolescence, 11-18 years
$ 585,919.00
University of Miami, Department of
Pediatrics
The Incredible Years, Baby &
Toddlers Birth-3
$ 899,116.00
University of Miami, Miller School of
Medicine
Healthy Steps, Birth-3;
Parent Child Interaction Therapy, 2-
12 years
$ 2,267,520.00
University of Miami, Department of
Psychology
Unified Protocol, 13-18 years
$350,000.00
University of Miami, Linda Ray
Intervention Center
Nurturing Parenting Program, Birth -
12 years
$200,000.00
Background: The Children's Trust issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) #2023-03 on
February 14, 2023, to fund high -quality evidence -based programs (EBPs) for group, individual
and home visiting parenting services for families in Miami -Dade County with various levels of
needs and preferences, for a five-year cycle with one-year contract renewals. To inform the
development of this solicitation, in November 2022, The Children's Trust conducted 16 focus
groups with more than 100 parents. In addition, we considered results from a community
parent survey of nearly 3,700 parents and caregivers of children and youth of all ages. More
than 200 community stakeholders attended the parenting and family strengthening
information, input and networking session in December 2022. The Children's Trust also sought
input from juvenile justice and dependency system partners. As a result of this planning and
the board's policy guidance, the solicitation included a goal to expand services 1) available
during the prenatal period, 2) that support family mental health needs, and 3) fatherhood
programs. The foundational assumption for this investment is that effective, consistent, and
supportive parenting prepares children for a lifetime of success.
Fifty-seven applications were submitted by the RFP deadline, and all applications were
reviewed. The above 45 applications are recommended for funding based on a comprehensive
review process, which included:
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• Fiscal health review: The Children's Trust's finance department reviewed and scored the
agency audit.
• Program proposal: Each application was independently reviewed and scored by a team of
reviewers that may have included Children's Trust staff, experts in the field and trained
community volunteers.
• Review team debriefing: Following each reviewer's individual rating, the review team met
in a publicly noticed debriefing meeting to discuss each proposal and assigned a consensus
team score, including explanatory comments.
• Interviews: At The Children's Trust's discretion, publicly noticed interviews were
conducted with viable applicants regarding the agency fiscal health and/or program
proposal.
• Staff recommendations: Taking into consideration the above review process results,
consideration is also given to factors such as alignment with The Children's Trust's priority
investment areas, effective and economical distribution of funding across Miami -Dade
County and/or in underserved geographic areas/populations in Miami -Dade County (if
applicable), minimizing duplication of efforts, and reasonable program cost for the services
and outcomes proposed.
Geographic Area: Countywide.
The foregoing recommendation was offered by who moved its
approval. The motion was seconded by and upon being put to a vote, the
vote was as follows:
The Chairperson thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 12th
day of June, 2023.
THE CHILDREN'S TRUST
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY
SECRETARY
Approved by County Attorney for form and legal sufficiency
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