1. Presentation to the King County Board for Developmental Disabilities
KING COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISON (KCDDD) FUNDING STRATEGIES FOR DISCRETIONARY FUNDING
Presentation to the King County Board for Developmental Disabilities
December 2, 2015

2. GOALS OF PRESENTATION
an overview of KCDDD’s work, guiding documents, and funding approach
description of discretionary funding
share community input about the developmental disabilities (DD) landscape
identify funding strategies
next steps

3. OVERVIEW OF KCDDD
KCDDD’s mission is to assist County residents of all ages and cultures who have DD achieve full, active, integrated, and productive participation in community. Services and supports include: • Early intervention (EI) services • Adult employment services & high school transition (S2W) • Community access services • Community information and outreach services

4. GUIDING DOCUMENTS
In addition to KCDDD’s mission, several other guiding documents inform the Division’s values, policies, services and strategic direction. These include:
County Guidelines
KCDDD Strategic Plan
Board’s Annual Legislative Agenda
KC Health & Human Services Trans-formation Plan
King County Equity and Social Justice Report

5. FUNDING APPROACH
Information found in these documents helps to guide a funding approach that:
promotes inclusion, choice, and equitable access
addresses root causes of problems
aligns with federal, state and local initiatives regarding integration of health and humans services
supports high quality services that are outcome-based, evaluated, and utilize data in decision making
recognizes the connection between healthy development, healthy relationships, school readiness and success, employment, and quality of life

6. KCDDD DISCRETIONARY FUNDING
KCDDD receives dedicated County funds through property taxes (millage). Millage has historically been used as discretionary funding to:
enhance delivery of core services
pilot and implement new service strategies
address emerging issues and opportunities
leverage other funding sources
KCDDD will be allocating approximately $500,000 in discretionary funding in the Spring of 2016

7. COMMUNITY INPUT
Community input was used to inform the development of funding strategies for discretionary funding. Input flowed from community meetings, conversations, and stakeholder interviews conducted between May and November 2015, to scan the community landscape and identify:  
What is working well?
What could be improved or enhanced?
Issues in need of amplification
Emerging issues and challenges

8. INPUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Over 700 people from 130 groups or organizations were engaged representing:
advocates
crisis response staff
DDA staff
early Intervention providers
early learning providers
employment providers
equity and social justice
stakeholders
housing providers
info and outreach providers
juvenile justice stakeholders
KCDDD Board
KCDDD staff
social services providers
parent groups
parents
parks and recreation staff
school and OSPI staff
self-advocates
government
training and technical
assistance providers
INPUT

9. SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY INPUT
What is working well?
• EI’s success in preventing the need for later services and
supports
• parent training and support groups
• S2W’s success in increasing employment rates of high school
graduates
• the expertise and knowledge base of adult employment
providers
• the emerging availability of culturally and linguistically
appropriate information and outreach services

10. SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY INPUT
What could be improved or enhanced?
Responses were grouped into the following areas:
community information, access, and inclusion
early intervention
equity and social justice
adult employment and S2W
housing
parent support
schools (K-8)

11. What could be improved or enhanced?
 Community information and inclusion:
improved Access(KC Metro program) and other forms of transportation
clear and concise information on how to navigate the DD and related service systems by age and stage of life
increased opportunities for people with DD to engage in community service
more afterschool or after work activities where people can socialize and connect with their communities

12. What could be improved or enhanced?
 Early intervention:
earlier identification and referrals to the EI system from pediatricians, preschools, and childcare providers
greater awareness of the role that the EI plays within the early learning and early childhood systems
increased access to culturally and linguistically appropriate early learning play groups
more equitable levels of birth to three school district support of EI

13. What could be improved or enhanced?
 Equity and social justice:
support services to help families meet basic needs so they can better focus on meeting DD specific needs of their families
increased access to culturally and linguistically appropriate family support specialists to provide intensive information, referral and follow-along services
increased access to culturally and linguistically appropriate interpreters who know the DD system
more culturally relevant parent support groups
more leadership opportunities for people with DD

14. What could be improved or enhanced?
Adult employment and S2W:
setting student and family expectations around employment earlier in high school
more bilingual & bicultural adult employment staff
increased access to training opportunities for employment staff
pairing successful employment and S2W providers with less experienced providers to increase system quality and capacity
supports to help families make sure S2W paperwork is completed in time

15. What could be improved or enhanced?
 Housing:
greater access to safe, inclusive, affordable, and accessible housing
help in navigating the housing system and understanding housing options
access to affordable and high quality in-home care
access to appropriate respite/crisis housing

16. What could be improved or enhanced?
 Parent support:
access to real-time behavioral support specialists for parents
increased access to high quality respite care
expanded supports for low income parents attending training and support groups such as transportation, childcare and food
family support activities that create opportunities for parents to build informal relationships with other parents

17. What could be improved or enhanced?
 Schools (K-8)
more peer programs designed to promote inclusion and create relationships between mainstream youth and youth in special education
availability of community-based family support specialists to coordinate student care and behavioral
supports
more special education time spent on teaching “soft” people skills
availability of school supplied assistive technology outside of the school year

18. Issues in need of amplification
the fatigue and worry about the future that aging parents experience in caring for their loved ones
services for immigrant, refugee, communities of color, and low income families may require additional supports to be effective
the benefit of prevention provided by EI services
access to educational opportunities beyond high school that lead to higher paying jobs and increased social connections
the role that warm, caring, and secure relationships play in increasing quality of life

19. Emerging issues  Opportunities
working with higher education and high-tech to advance assistive technology
participation in broader County initiatives and collaborations
engaging in community collaborations such as SOAR, Eastside Pathways, and the Road Map Project
identifying innovative, best practice and evidence based service models and quality assurance frameworks that may be adopted by the DD system
embedding cultural and linguistic competency in all services and supports

20. Emerging issues  Challenges
increasing systems capacity to serve individuals with autism
support for the growing number of older parents who have difficulty being the primary caretakers of their adult children
disproportionate rates of youth with DD being expelled from schools for behavioral issues
lack of appropriate respite and crisis housing
involvement of youth with DD in the justice system
Increasing capacity of DD behavioral health expertise in the crisis response system

21. DEVELOPING FUNDING STRATEGIES
Community input
Guiding documents
Past use of discretionary funds
Emerging issues
Funding approach
In developing funding strategies, community input and emerging issues were cross-walked with KCDDD’s guiding documents, funding approach, and past use of discretionary funding
Funding strategies

22. PROPOSED FUNDING STRATEGIES
Continue to support culturally and linguistically rooted strategies that result in increased high quality EI services for diverse families
Expand and enhance information and outreach services to reach diverse communities experiencing disparities in accessing services, supports and resources
Identify a sustainable family support model that increases families access to the services they need in their local communities

23. FUNDING STRATEGIES CONTINUED
Continue to invest in training and technical assistance that increases employment providers capacity to provide high quality adult employment and S2W services
Promote system integration efforts through collaborations with respite, crisis response, juvenile justice and housing systems
Increase the timely use of behavioral supports for families experiencing behavioral health issues

24. NEXT STEPS Board will convene a working session to: Board will report
Reflect on information presented
Prioritize and recommend funding strategies
Identify resources needed to support & advance funding strategies
Think through processes & timelines to get discretionary dollars out to the community
Board
will report
on the working
session and
move forward
recommended
funding
strategies
in January

25. QUESTIONS
Questions and comments about this presentation can be directed to Jim Ott, Community Outreach and Information Manager at , or

26. LINKS
Links for documents referenced in this presentation are listed below:
KCDDD Vision and Mission:
County Guidelines:
KCDDD Strategic Plan:
Board’s Annual Legislative Agenda:
KC Health and Human Services Transformation Plan:
King County Equity and Social Justice Report: