Investing Today in Native Youth for a Prosperous Tomorrow

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This blog post from ACF’s Family Room Blog highlights recent efforts by American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth to improve their communities and address systematic problems including teen suicide, school drop-outs, and drug and alcohol abuse. Last year, the Generation Indigenous Initiative (Gen-I) was founded to focus on the future of Indian Country at both policy and grassroots levels. Gen-I is “based on the premise that hope is contagious” and that “positive actions can beat negative outcomes.” They will focus on partnerships with Tribal leaders, community members, and other youth.
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ACF Blog Spotlight
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2015-04-13T20:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2015/04/investing-today-in-native-youth-for-a-prosp…
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2015-04-14

OFA PeerTA Website Demo

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted this webinar that highlights the redesigned OFA PeerTA (PeerTA) website. PeerTA facilitates information sharing between states, counties, localities, tribal organizations, and community-based organizations working with TANF participants and families. The PeerTA website functions as the communications vehicle for the PeerTA model by facilitating dialogue at the state, county, local, and tribal level. In this brief webinar, we provided a demo of the key features of the PeerTA website and how the website can support TANF stakeholders in their work with families.
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2015-04-28T11:00:00
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Addressing Toxic Stress and Trauma in Native Communities: The Promise of Tribal Home Visiting

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On Tuesday, April 21, 2015, the Office of Family Assistance, in partnership with the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development, hosted a webinar for Tribal TANF and Tribal TANF-Child Welfare Partnerships grantees titled “Addressing Toxic Stress and Trauma in Native Communities: The Promise of Tribal Home Visiting.” Toxic stress results from exposure to strong, excessive, and/or prolonged adversity in childhood without the buffer of stable environment and supportive relationships with caring adults. American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) children face unique circumstances and disproportionate exposure to adverse childhood experiences, necessitating a discussion of how best to address toxic stress, trauma, and detrimental health effects to promote resilience among AIAN children. The webinar included an overview of toxic stress and how it affects AIAN child health, followed by an overview of the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program, and a presentation from a Tribal Home Visiting grantee that is actively working to address toxic stress in one tribal community.
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2015-04-21T09:30:00
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http://bpcwi.com/free-webinar-addressing-toxic-stress-and-trauma-in-native-comm…
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2015-04-13
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SPIPA Technical Assistance Request

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In January 2014, Ms. Gwen Gua, SPIPA’s Social Services Manager, submitted a TA Request to the Welfare Peer TA (WPTA) Network seeking onsite training on wraparound services; SPIPA hoped to enhance its case management services for the three Tribes currently operating Tribal TANF/Child Welfare coordination grants by incorporating the principles of wraparound services into its service delivery. SPIPA requested that the Native American Training Institute (NATI) conduct a five-day culture-based wraparound training session titled: “Wraparound in Indian Country: The Ways of the People Are Who We Are.” OFA PeerTA provided technical assistance by facilitating a five-day onsite Wraparound Services training for SPIPA staff that are a part of the wraparound process or are supervising individuals that are implementing the process. The training was designed to prepare the participating Tribes to implement a wraparound care framework that defines agency roles, identifies areas for resource sharing to strengthen services, and establishes a common language to facilitate collaboration. Outcomes included understanding the wraparound process and how it can enhance service delivery for multiple complex needs individuals and their families, and learning the skills necessary for the implementation of wraparound services, including facilitating the wraparound process and conducting wraparound meetings.
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2015-04-06T09:48:36
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Turtle Mountain Community College Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program: Overview and preliminary outcomes

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This brief provides an overview of the Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC) Tribal HPOG program, key findings to date, and stories from students who have benefitted from the program. Findings focus on program structures, program processes, and program outcomes, and is based on qualitative data from interviews with administrative and program implementation staff, focus groups with the TMCC students, and phone interviews with program completers and non-completers, as well as administrative data. It is part of a series of briefs being developed by the Tribal HPOG evaluation team, comprised of NORC at the University of Chicago, Red Star Innovations and the National Indian Health Board (NIHB). (author abstract)

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2014-12-31T19:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/turtle-mountain-community-college-tribal-h…
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2015-01-01

Cook Inlet Tribal Council Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program: Overview and preliminary outcomes

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This brief provides an overview of the Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) Tribal HPOG program, key findings to date, and stories from students who have benefitted from the program. Findings focus on program structures, program processes, and program outcomes, and is based on qualitative data from interviews with administrative and program implementation staff, focus groups with the CITC students, and phone interviews with program completers and non-completers, as well as administrative data. It is part of a series of briefs being developed by the Tribal HPOG evaluation team, comprised of NORC at the University of Chicago, Red Star Innovations and the National Indian Health Board (NIHB). (author abstract)

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2014-12-31T19:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/cook-inlet-tribal-council-tribal-health-pr…
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2015-01-01

ACF Blog Spotlight

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The ACF blog - The Family Room - talks about new initiatives at the agency, success stories and policy announcements. The blog also provides links that help direct viewers to other parts of ACF's website.
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2015-02-03T19:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog

Tribal TANF Leadership Symposium

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On August 5-6, 2014 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted the Tribal TANF Leadership Symposium in Washington, District of Columbia. This Symposium brought together Tribal Council members and leaders from the 65 tribes operating Tribal TANF programs across the United States, along with experts from the field, to share innovative strategies and updates related to Tribal TANF program implementation and collaboration. Over the course of the two-day meeting, participants had the opportunity to attend plenary sessions and workshops, dialogue with ACF and OFA leadership, and network with peers.
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2015-01-29T19:00:00
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2015-01-30
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1st Year Accomplishments - Blank 120.87 KB
1st Year Accomplishments - Sample 160.31 KB
90 Day Implementation Plan Worksheet 13.81 KB
90 Day Implementation Plan Worksheet - Sample 16.31 KB
Community Resilience Presentation 321.06 KB
Department of Education Tribal Homelessness Presentation 177.66 KB
Economic Development Resource Guide 573.45 KB
Housing Assistance Council Homelessness Presentation 562.49 KB
National American Indian Housing Council Homelessness Presentation 1.66 MB
Using Program Evaluation and Data to Enhance Delivery Presentation 2.35 MB
Tribal Leadership Symposium Summary Report 1.77 MB
Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Presentation 2.48 MB
Tribal TANF Leadership Symposium Meeting Booklet 6.73 MB

TANF Directors Pacific Northwest Meeting: Tribal TANF Case Management, September 2014

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On September 3 - 4, 2014, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), held a meeting titled the “2014 Tribal TANF Case Management Meeting” in Tulalip, Washington. This meeting provided staff from Tribal TANF and workforce development agencies with structured forums and presentations about TANF case management, case plan development, client engagement strategies, and service delivery with the goal of transitioning hard-to-serve clients out of poverty. The presenters were Region X ACF staff and Tribal leaders. Participants were able to engage with ACF administrative staff to gain in-depth guidance on financial management, as well as network with other Tribal TANF agencies.
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2014-11-23T19:00:00
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2014-11-24
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Summary Report of Technical Assistance Tanana Chiefs Conference

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The focus of this technical assistance (TA) request was to take the overall concepts and ideas the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) developed through the Promising Pathways Initiative and expand them to other Client Development Division programs, so TCC can better integrate the way they describe the logic/theory of their programs; identify practice implementation activities; strengthen service delivery; and collect, analyze, and share program results with various stakeholders. The TA request included assisting TCC in thinking globally about a division-wide theory of change that would include an examination of underlying assumptions, values, and traditional wisdom that contribute to program design throughout Client Development. Additionally, TCC was interested in continuing to explore an overarching practice framework that could inform service delivery across programs, as well as the development of outcome measures for the Client Development Division as a whole.
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2014-10-02T09:40:03
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