1. Social and Support Services for Educational Success
SUN Coordinating Council
March 1, 2013
Introduction to Services in the SUN SSD
Review key elements with you
A beginning conversation and Q&A
What questions do you have about this service area?
What areas would you want re-considered and/or discussed in a community planning process?

2. Social & Support Services for Educational Success
SSSES provides case management services for youth age 6-17 to promote academic and life success
Services include:
One-on-one interactions
Case plan & goals development, support and tracking
Skill building groups
Referral and connect youth to other services
No eligibility criteria, however the program focuses on students who are struggling academically – for whatever reason

3. SSSES Funding Annual funding $2,153,426 (pass through only)
83% County General Fund
17% Federal Youth Investment (via CCFC)
Allocation methodology
Regional service:
Base amount $50,000/yr per region
Culturally specific:
Allocation based on % of total funding as recommended by the Coalition of Communities of Color

4. Contractors Contracted to Regional and Culturally Specific providers
7 different contractors through SUN provide SSSES services
Region 1:
Neighborhood House
African American:
Self Enhancement, Inc
Region 2:
Self Enhancement, Inc
African Immigrant:
IRCO
Region 3:
Native American Youth & Family Ctr
Asian/Pacific Islander:
Region 4:
Impact NW
Latino:
Catholic Charities/EPH
Region 5:
Metropolitan Family Service
Native American:
Native American Youth & Family Ctr
Region 6:
Slavic:

5. Referral Sources
School staff: counselors, teachers, other school personnel, SUN site managers
Word of mouth from students & families
Relationships built through school events & other partnership tables

6. Delivery Sites
SSSES offers services in the community and at schools. Some examples include:
Roosevelt HS
SEI Center
Hosford MS
Fir Ridge Alternative School
Helensview
Franklin HS
Africa House
Portland Youth Builders
Chavez K-8
LynchWood ES
HB Lee MS
Centennial MS
NAYA Family Center
Prescott ES
These are samples

7. Staff Support & Alignment
Bi-monthly convening of SSSES case managers for networking, training and systems building
Coordinate system-wide trainings – for example, Motivational Interviewing, case management practices, and Restorative Justice strategies
Key partner in 9th Grade Counts since its inception
Partnering in the Communities Supporting Youth collaborative

8. Outputs & Outcomes
1,928 youth participated in service in ; 96% identified as students of color
82% of youth received Free and/or Reduced Lunch
Average age of participants was 11.8 years
76% of the 9th grade students were identified as academic priority
Average attendance for participants was 88.8%
Students set case management goals in one or more of 7 areas; 90% of students either “partially” or “fully” met their identified goal area.
Just a sample of some of the data from the Program
You have handout with a wide variety of data points from the past year
Over recent years we have focused on encouraging providers to enroll children younger & longer b/c of research connect
Have emphasized making a referral to HS and tracking whether families ge tin
Focus on assisting families to get connected to their child’s school, when 5

9. Questions & Conversation
What questions do you have?
PCDS in particular:
Are services the right ones?
Are we targeting the right families?
Should we keep the PAT model
How do we continue to strengthen kindergarten readiness