Ector County - Joanne Mundy
- Still waiting for an organization to identify for NFP – questions on whether they can find 5 BSNs (nurses). Hospitals and other healthcare organizations have said that there is no nursing shortage in Odessa.
- Ready to move forward with HIPPY (Head Start) and PAT (school district)
- HIPPY – starting with Age 3, and following the school schedule per our call last week
- Fiscal Administration – still figuring it out—between two entities between High Sky Children’s Ranch and Head Start. Submitted a question regarding whether the applicant organization needs to be physically housed in the county.
- Wellness Pointe community health center and social services will be providing PAT and HIPPY.
- Support from School Districts, Head Start, United Way and other social service systems
- Good Shepard will be implementing Nurse Family Partnership and is developing their Implementation Plan.
- Aliceson will be working on the grant
- Easter Seals will be the fiscal agent and will implement all three models unless other agencies step up for particular models
- Now working with the school districts – have gotten a good response from McAllen ISD regarding the Early Development Instrument.
Nueces County—Donna, Carla, Karen, Jackie
- HIPPY will be done by ESC, Catholic Charities will implement PAT; Health Department will implement NFP
- United Way is the fiscal agent
- Karen would like a follow up conference call with HIPPY
- Letter requirement from the program models – PAT National will write a letter; Texas HIPPY will be providing the letter. Purpose of this letter is to demonstrate that the program model has reviewed the proposal / plans for the grant that relates to the program model, also the budget.
Cherokee, Dallas and Potter counties – Please feel free to add an update.
Other Comments, Questions, Concerns, Challenges
- Applications to the program models must also be submitted – these deadlines differ per program model. For the HIPPY model, the program application to the national office will not be due until after the grant is due
- EDI—Elaine Shiver will invite someone from Wichita Falls who is implementing EDI to share lessons learned, give us input needed for planning purposes, etc.
- Contact list – send contacts to Keshia.Bruno@unt.edu and we will list on blog under a new tab called contacts.
- Blog entry on calculating mileage can help you figure out mileage for your budget
- Training for program models – PAT – January in Dallas, April Houston, July FW, plus add trainings if there are 14 or more attendees. PAT will be looking at that closely to ensure that everyone gets trained in state. HIPPY training is for the coordinators only (full week) and administrators (2 days), will not know until later where the training is held (may be AR, TX, CO). Cost estimates are posted on the blog under the HIPPY tab. Will update as we get more information.
- Feel free to contact us, even over the holidays!!!!! 817-600-1464 – Laura Misuk; 307-765-2164 –Carla Weir; 214-762-6226—Elaine Shiver
- GOOD LUCK and talk to you in one week!!!
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