Dallas, Thalia Brinkman
Dallas UNITED WAY
Working with DISD/ and they will be
hiring additional home instructorsAdriana Trevino – Dallas ISD
Longview - Aliceson
Pinkerton
Will provide HIPPY as soon as they
hear back about funding and implementation.
They are ready to hire and get started
Odessa - Kathy Seipak
and Brenda Waters: submitted application to Carla and has been approved,
waiting for funding to be provided and is ready to move forward
Potter County / Amarillo
Maria Garcia
Possible private providers that
have not confirmed, but does look promising and can move fwd with application.
Population is identified and home visitors identified.
RGV/McAllen - Monica
and Michelle
Easter Seals/ subcontracting HIPPY…
have submitted paperwork and waiting to hear back on funding. Have home
visitors.
Nueces County / Corpus
Christi - Karen
UNITED WAY: Has submitted paperwork
and waiting to hear back on funding. Have started identifying target
population.
The theme of the call is each are waiting on the funding in
order to move forward. They have home instructors identified and ready to hire.
Q/A
Q: Coordinator
retreat/Pre-service two types of training that are offered. The HIPPY USA conference
and the Kick Off are two other trainings provided. What are all these
trainings? When and where are the trainings? How long are the trainings? Who
should attend?
·
A: Preservice
is a one-time training for new coordinators and assistant coordinators
(full week) and the programmatic supervisor (direct supervisor of the
coordinator) attends the first two days of the weeklong training. If the fiscal
agent “supervisor” wishes to attend, it would be greatly beneficial, but it is
not required.
·
Coordinator
Retreat is an annual training, provided by Texas HIPPY, for 2 days, held
in the Dallas area. It is for program coordinators/assistant coordinators.
·
Kick Off
is an annual training, provided by Texas HIPPY, for 2.5 days, held at a
retreat setting 1 hour from Dallas, which is for home visitors, coordinators
and assistant coordinators.
·
HIPPY USA
National Conference is a biannual national conference, for Coordinators and
Assistant Coordinators held in even numbered years, provided by HIPPY USA. The
National Conference will be held in April in Dallas. It is recommended that new
sites not attend at this time, as
staff will be very busy with start up.
·
The next
preservice will be in Little Rock AK
–on March 18-23, please contact Angela Jones, ajones@hippyusa.org for registration and
information.
·
In order to accommodate new coordinators who are
not hired in time for the March 18 Preservice, a second preservice may be held in the Dallas area. New coordinators
should attend the next available preservice.
Q: HHS funding? What is the date of releasing of funds?
·
A: We do not know the answer to this – please direct
questions to HHSC.
HIPPY office will be making phone calls for site visits for
compliance/start up training.
Call ended at 11:34 am
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