1. Group Report Out: (Central) 1.What’s going well? Good community partnerships and collaboration to augment local department of social services delivery Locality staff are experienced, committed, and competent A Conversation: Virginia’s Social Services System Roles · Responsibilities · Funding April 25, 2012

2. Group Report Out: (Central) 2.Things we could be doing or doing differently? Focus on prevention Consistent definition based on the COV Increased funding Streamline processes & policies Include those impacted by decisions in the decision-making & timelines (clients, ldss, etc.) A Conversation: Virginia’s Social Services System Roles · Responsibilities · Funding April 25, 2012

3. Group Report Out: (Central) 3.What would help us get there? Grass roots (locality-wide) teams for non-ldss initiatives Flexible funding to move money between programs when needed (like prevention) More and better coordinated technology Training (timely, comprehensive) A Conversation: Virginia’s Social Services System Roles · Responsibilities · Funding April 25, 2012