1. To Eliminate Poverty and Family Violence in El Paso County

2. Guiding Principles - System of Care Must: Be family driven Protect the rights of families Allow smooth transitions between programs

3. Build community capacity to serve families Emphasize prevention and early intervention Be effectively integrated and coordinated across systems Guiding Principles - System of Care Must:

4. Be culturally respectful Be evaluated for outcomes continually Be delivered by competent staff Guiding Principles – Services Must:

5. Be accessible, accountable, and comprehensive Be individualized to meet the needs of families Be strength-based and delivered in the least intrusive manner Guiding Principles – Services Must:

6. A Framework for Integrated Services

7. TANF as a Prevention Program

8. Child Welfare as an Anti-Poverty Program

9. Linking TANF and Child Welfare Programs

10. Kinship Care Services Child Welfare and TANF Child Only

11. Sand Creek Family Services Integrated Work Environment - Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team (DVERT) Child Protective Services Domestic Violence Advocates Police/DA Financial Assistance Employment Services

12. Direct Link Teaming Substance Abuse programs, Child Welfare and Financial Assistance to create success for families

13. Self-directed Team Child Welfare Alternative TANF family preservation Team SUCCESS

14. POWER Team Co-occurrence of Neglect and Poverty Child Welfare assessment Safety and Self-sufficiency orientation

15. Integration Opportunities Early Care and Education Self-sufficiency/employment/child support Child maltreatment and poverty Reunification Teen Services/Emancipation TANF/sanctions/family stability

16. Agency Culture Change

17. Key to Successful Service Integration Community Partnerships

18. Leadership Expedition presented yearly

19. Training Framework The Four Cornerstones