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2011 -2012 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Application and Plan
DUE - JANUARY 28, 2011
AGENCY INFORMATION
Name of Eligible Entity: Health and Human Services, Eagle County Government
Mailing Address of Eligible Entity: POB 660 Eagle CO 81631
Street Address of Eligible Entity: 501 Broadway Eagle CO 81631
(If different from mailing address)
DUNS Number:
PRIMARY CONTACT INFORMATION
PRIMARY Contact Person for Eligible Entity: Olga Wilkins
Phone Number for Primary Contact Person: (970) 328 -2607
Provide direct line number and /or extension
Fax Number for Primary Contact Person: (970 748 -3297
Email Address for Primary Contact Person: olga.wilkinsAeaglecounty.us
PROGRAM MANAGER CONTACT INFORMATION
PROGRAM Manager Contact: Sherri Almond
If different than above
Phone Number for Program Manager: (970) 328 -8852
Provide direct line number and /or extension
Fax Number for Program Manager: (970) 328 -8829
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Email Address for Program Manager: sherri .almondlc'�i_eaglecounty.us
FINANCIAL CONTACT INFORMATION
FINANCIAL Contact Person: Rita Woods
Phone Number for Financial Contact Person: (970) 328 -8817
Provide direct line number and /or extension
Fax Number for Financial Contact Person: (970) 328 -8829
Email Address for Financial Contact Person: Rita.Woodslc'i_eaglecounty.us
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2011 -2012 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Application and Plan
DUE - JANUARY 28, 2011
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LIST
Names, Phone Numbers, and Emalis of County Commissioners for Eligible Entity:
If a multi county entity, list the names and phone numbers of all county commissioners in each of the
counties for the multi county area. Use additional sheet if necessary
Peter Runyon (970)328 -8806 peter.runyon @eaglecounty.us
Commissioner Name Phone Number Email
Sara Fisher (970)328 -8806 sara.fisher @eaglecounty.us
Commissioner Name Phone Number Email
Jon Stavney (970)328 -8806 jon.stavney @eaglecounty.us
Commissioner Name Phone Number Email
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2011 -2012 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Application and Plan
DUE - JANUARY 28, 2011
CSBG CERTIFICATIONS
The grantee assures that activities implemented with CSBG funds will be:
o used to accomplish the State CSBG Goal and Objective stated in the State Plan; and
o within the requirements set forth in the Community Services Block Grant Act, Title IV of the Civil
Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 103-
227, Part C, Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also known as the Pro - Children Act of 1994 (Act),
Certification Regarding Drug -Free Workplace Requirements, Certification Regarding Lobbying,
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary
Covered Transactions, Office of Management and Budget (OMB Circular A110 and Al22), and
the current State of Colorado CSBG Plan.
The grantee also assures that it will:
o specifically consider, in a public meeting the designation of any local public or private entity to
carry out the county community service activities under contract with the county, any local,
community action agency (CAA) which received federal fiscal 1981 -82 funding; and
o consider, on the same basis as other non - governmental organizations, religious organizations to
provide the CSBG services, so long as the program is implemented in a manner consistent with
the Establishment Clause of the first amendment to the Constitution. Grantees shall not
discriminate against an organization that provides assistance under, or applies to provide
assistance, on the basis that the organization has a religious character. (Please review Sec.679
Operational Rule in the CSBG Act); and
o provide for coordination between community anti - poverty programs and ensure, where
appropriate, that emergency energy crisis intervention programs under Title XXVI (relating to low -
income home energy assistance) are conducted in such community; and
o provide, on an emergency basis, for the provision of such supplies and services, nutritious foods,
and related services, as may be necessary to counteract conditions of starvation and malnutrition
among low- income individuals; and
o coordinate, to the extent possible, programs with and form partnerships with other organizations
serving low- income residents of the community and members of groups served, including
religious organizations, charitable groups, and community organizations; and
o establish procedures under which a low- income individual, community organization, or religious
organization, or representative of low- income individuals that considers its organization, or low-
income individuals, to be inadequately represented on the CSBG board (or other mechanism) to
petition for adequate representation; and
o in the case of public organizations, have a tripartite advisory board which shall have members
selected by the organization and shall be composed so as to assure that not fewer than 1/3 of the
members are persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to
assure that these members (a) are representative of low- income individuals and families in the
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2011 -2012 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Application and Plan
DUE - JANUARY 28, 2011
CSBG CERTIFICATIONS
The grantee assures that activities implemented with CSBG funds will be:
o neighborhood served, (b) reside in the neighborhood, and (c) are able to participate actively in
the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of program funded; and
o in the case of private non - profit entities, have a tripartite board that participates in the
development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the program to serve low- income
communities. The board shall be composed so as to assure that (a) 1/3 of the members are
elected officials, holding office on the date of selection, or their representatives, except that if the
number of such elected officials reasonably available and willing to serve on the board is Tess
than 1/3 of the membership of the board, membership on the board of appointive public officials
or their representatives may be counted in meeting such 1/3 requirement; (b) not fewer than 1/3
of the members are person chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate
to assure that these members are representative of low- income individuals and families in the
neighborhood served, and each representative of low- income individuals and families selected to
represent a specific neighborhood within a community resides in the neighborhood represented;
and (c) the remainder of the members are officials or members of business, industry, labor,
religious, law enforcement, education, or other major groups and interest in the community
served; and
o prohibit the purchase or improvement of land, or the purchase, construction, or permanent
improvement (other than low -cost residential weatherization or other energy - related home
repairs) of any building or facility with CSBG funds; and
o prohibit, including subcontractors, (a) any partisan or nonpartisan political activity or any political
activity associated with a candidate, or contending faction or group, in an election for public or
party office, (b) any activity to provide voters or prospective voters with transportation to the polls
or similar assistance in connection with any such election, or (c) any voter registration activity;
and
o prohibit that persons shall, on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex, be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or
activity funded in whole or in part with CSBG. Any prohibition against discrimination on the basis
of age under the Age Discrimination Act or 1975 (42 U.S.0 6101 et seq.) or with respect to an
otherwise qualified individual with a disability as provided in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.) shall also apply to any such program or activity; and
o participate in the Results- Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) System, and
describe outcome measure to be used to measure performance in promoting self- sufficiency,
family stability, and /or community revitalization; and
o make available for public inspection each plan prepared as part of the program planning process.
The grantee may, at its initiative, revise any plan prepared for CSBG funding and shall furnish the
revised plan to the Director of the Community Services Block Grant under the Department of
Local Affairs. Each plan prepared for submission shall be made available for public inspection
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2011 -2012 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Application and Plan
DUE - JANUARY 28, 2011
CSBG CERTIFICATIONS
The grantee assures that activities implemented with CSBG funds will be:
o within the county and /or service area in such a manner as will facilitate review of, and comments
on, the plan; and
o cooperate with the State, to determine whether grantee performance goals, administrative
standards, financial management requirements, and other requirements of the State, in
conducting monitoring reviews including (1) a full on -site review for each grantee at least once
during each 3 -year period, (2) on -site review for each newly designated grantee immediately after
the completion of the first year in which funds were received, (3) follow -up reviews with grantees
that fail to meet the goals, standards, and requirement established by the State, and (4) other
reviews as appropriate, including reviews of grantees with other programs that have had other
federal, State, or local grants terminated for cause; and
o make available appropriate books, documents, papers, and records for inspection, examination,
copying, or mechanical reproduction on or off the premises upon reasonable request by the U.S.
Controller General, the State, or their authorized representatives should an investigation of the
uses of CSBG funds be undertaken; and
o in the case of county governments or subgrantees which receive a CSBG award in excess of
$100,000, comply with the following three certifications related to the "Limitation on use of
appropriated funds to influence certain Federal Contracting and financial transactions (P.L. 101 -
121, Section 319 and USC Title 31 Section 1352) ":
1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid by or on behalf of the
undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or
employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal
contract, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract,
grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any
person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a
Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or any employee of a Member
of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative
agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form LLL, "Disclosure
Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instruction.
3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the
award document for subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and
contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients
shall certify and disclose accordingly.
The grantee certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it and its principals:
a) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency;
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2011 -2012 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Application and Plan
DUE - JANUARY 28, 2011
CSBG CERTIFICATIONS
b) have not within a three -year period preceding this proposal been convicted or had a civil
judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection
with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public transaction; violation of Federal or
The grantee assures that activities implemented with CSBG funds will be:
c) State antitrust statues or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or
destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
d) are not presently indicted for otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity
(Federal, State or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (b)
of this certification; and
d) have not within a three -year period preceding this application had one or more public
transactions (Federal, State or local) terminated for cause or default.
(If you are unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, please attach an
explanation to this application.)
SIGNATURE: /
If County Grantee: Chairman of the Board of count ' ommissioners must sign
If Multi- County Service Agency: Chairman o th- =oard of Directors with delegated contracting authority must sign.
PRINT NAME: TAAM co (S Iv
POSITION TITLE: Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners DATE: January 18, 2011
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2011 -2012 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Application and Plan
DUE - JANUARY 28, 2011
TRIPARTITE BOARD
For each eligible entity that receives Community Services Block Grant dollars there must be a tripartite
board in place. The responsibilities of the tripartite board are very clear in the CSBG Act of 1998,
Section 676B: "The eligible entity shall administer the community services block grant program through a
tripartite board that fully participates in the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the
program to serve low- income communities."
The CSBG Act mandates that the Composition of the Board, which must be determined using a
democratic process, be:
1/3 elected public officials or their representatives
1/3 low- income individuals or their representative
1/3 members business, industry, labor, religious, law enforcement, education or other major
group of interest in the community served.
Date the current by -laws were approved: May, 2010
TRIPARTITE BOARD MINUTES:
Attach a copy of the CSBG Tripartite Board minutes of the meeting when the CSBG Application
was reviewed and approved by board members.
PROOF OF PUBLIC HEARING:
Attach a copy of the public notice, including a copy of the advertisement in the local newspaper
for each county served, calling for public review and comment on your CSBG Application and
Plan.
MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING:
Attach a copy of the minutes of the Public Hearing when the CSBG Application was reviewed and
approved by the Board of County Commissioners or Agency Executive Board.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011 • Page 23
PUBLIC NOTICE Dated this 7th day of January, 2011.
OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
P ublic Notice is given on D�ember 16 - ? LLC
- Dia ne LARSEN N H LLC
, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a [] MI- Dla ne MR. Larsen & LYNCH Street, 11
nor Child [X Adult has been filed with the Edwards, CO 81632
Eagle CouOlyS p�4• Office: 970 -926 -910
The Petition requests that the name of Fax:970- 926 -9101
Elizabet______h Malo--Eante be changed to Elizetteth THIS SUMMONS IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO
A Ir 11Q�i° larkia o0oer RULE 4(h), C.R.C.P. AS AMENDED
Clerk of Court Published in the Eagle Valley Enterprise (Eagle
By in8 Fahrenholtz County, Colorado )
Deputy Clerk First date of Publication January 13, 2011.
Last date of Publication February 10, 2011.
Published in the Eagle Valley Enterprise Decem- Publiisshed In t h e Eagle alley E nt 3 and J a nu ary
ba 30 2010, and J anuary 6 and 13, 2011. (6046506)
(5997621)
PUBLIC NOTICE) •MONSt�_ BY PIIB-ICATIQN
The Eagle County Board of County Commission -
ers will be reviewing the Community Service Block DISTRICT EAGLE, COLORADO
O OUNTY OF
Grant annual application on Tuesday, January 18, E ,COO DO CV 727
2011 at 9:00 a.m. at the Eagle County Building,
500 Broadway in Eagle. Eagle County residents SUMMONS
interested in the grant are welcome to attend and
give input. For information contact Sherri Almond pOMINf ASUG ATIAT STREAMSIDE CON-
at 970.328.885 v.
Published in the Eagle Valley Enterprise January
Defendant: W. WAYLAND EURE, JR.
13,2011.(602 )
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Application and Plan
DUE - JANUARY 28, 2011
CSBG ROMA SUMMARY GUIDE
USE ONE FORM FOR EACH PROGRAM FUNDED BY CSBG
Implementing Agency: Eagle County Health and Human Services
Name of the organization applying for CSBG funding
National Performance Indicator(s) (NPI): 6.3
Select an appropriate NPI (See NPI Guide)
Federal Objective: Linkages
Applicants must choose ONE Federal Objective. (See Federal Objective Guide)
National Goal:
Applicants must choose a National Goal. The NPI and Goal should match.
GOAL 1 Low - income people become more self- sufficient.
FAMILY
GOAL 2 The conditions in which low- income people live are improved.
COMMUNITY
GOAL 3 Low - income people own a stake in their community.
COMMUNITY
GOAL 4 Partnerships among supporters and providers of services to low- income
people are achieved.
AGENCY
GOAL 5 Agencies increase their capacity to achieve results.
AGENCY
XGOAL 6 Low - income people, especially vulnerable populations, achieve their
potential by strengthening family and other supportive systems.
FAMILY
Low income Target Population:
The purpose of this question is to track programs that are specific to youth or seniors. If your program,
which is funded with CSBG funds, serves only youth or seniors check the appropriate box. If a box is not
checked it will be assumed that you provide services to all populations.
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2011 -2012 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Application and Plan
DUE - JANUARY 28, 2011
ROMA DEFINITIONS
ACTIVITY — What a program does with its inputs to fulfill its mission. Program activities result in outputs.
BENCHMARKS — Performance data used for comparative purposes to compare future performance.
IMPACT — The direct or indirect effects or consequences of achieving program goals.
INDICATOR — Specific items of information that track a program's success on outcomes describes the
observable, measurable characteristics or changes that represent achievement of an outcome. Along
with the number ( #) and percent ( %) of program participants that demonstrate how well the program is
doing with respect to the outcome.
INPUT — Resources a program used to achieve program objectives to support activities.
MEASURE — Used for assessing the achievement of objectives that may be quantitative or qualitative,
objective or subjective.
MILESTONES — Key accomplishments or threshold points through which participants must pass to be
successful.
OUTCOME — Benefits or changes for clients, households, or a community that are produced during or
after participation in program activities.
OUTCOME INDICATOR — Specific items of information that track a program's successes on an outcome
that describe observable, measurable characteristics or change that represent achievement of an
outcome.
OUTCOME MEASURE — Assessment of the results, effects or impact of a program activity compared to
p P 9 Y P
its mission.
OUTCOME TARGET — Numerical objectives for a program's level of achievement on its outcomes. Set
targets for the number ( #) and percent ( %) of participants expected to achieve desired outcomes in the
next reporting period. To show the amount of change that expected to happen to participants.
OUTPUT — Products of a program's activities. Another term for "outputs" is "units of service." A
program's outputs should produce desired outcomes for the program's participants.
OUTPUT MEASURE — The tabulation, calculation or recording of activity or effort that can be expressed
in a quantitative or qualitative manner.
PERFORMANCE — Accomplishment of actions that transform inputs through a process to outputs and
outcomes.
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR — A particular value or characteristic used to measure outputs or
outcomes.
SCALE — Instrument that is used to measure an outcome on a continuum. Used to show incremental
progress, stabilization, or decline.
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2011 -2012 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Application and Plan
DUE - JANUARY 28, 2011
'"�
1. Employment
2. Education
3. Income Management
4. Housing
5. Emergency Services
6. Nutrition
7. Linkages with Other X
Pros rams
8. Self- Sufficiency
9. Health
*TOTAL CSBG ALLOCATION REQUESTED $43.324
* This amount is a formula allocation, but will closely replicate your current award amount
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2011 -2012 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Application and Plan
DUE - JANUARY 28, 2011
CSBG SUBRECIPIENTS
SUBGRANTEE NAME AMOUNT AWARDED
SUBGRANTEE NAME AMOUNT AWARDED
SUBGRANTEE NAME AMOUNT AWARDED
SUBGRANTEE NAME AMOUNT AWARDED
SUBGRANTEE NAME AMOUNT AWARDED
SUBGRANTEE NAME AMOUNT AWARDED
SUBGRANTEE NAME AMOUNT AWARDED
SUBGRANTEE NAME AMOUNT AWARDED
SUBGRANTEE NAME AMOUNT AWARDED
SUBGRANTEE NAME AMOUNT AWARDED
SUBGRANTEE NAME AMOUNT AWARDED
Use additional sheets if necessary
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2011 -2012 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Application and Plan
DUE - JANUARY 28, 2011
COLORADO CSBG ROMA SUMMARY
Implementing Agency: Eagle County Health and Human Services
(Each grantee /subgrantee applying for CSBG dollars must complete this form)
Implementing Agency Contact Person: Olga Wilkins
Complete Mailing Address and Zip Code: P.O. Box 660Eagle CO 81631
Phone Number: (970) 328 -2607 Fax: (970)949 -8120
Email Address: olga.wilkinsCa�eaglecounty.us
National Indicators: 6.3 (i.e. 1.2, 2.1, 6.2, etc.)
FEDERAL OBJECTIVE (SELECT ONE)
❑Employment ['Nutrition X❑ Linkages with Other Programs
❑Income Management ❑ Self- Sufficiency ❑Housing
El Emergency Services ❑ Education ❑ Health
National Goal (Select One) The National Goal and National Indicator should match. (i.e. National
Indicator 1.2, National Goal 1)
❑ Goal 1 Low - income people become more self- sufficient. (Family)
El Goal 2 The conditions in which low- income people live are improved. (Community)
❑ Goal 3 Low - income people own a stake in their community. (Community)
❑ Goal 4 Partnerships among supporters /providers of services to low- income people are achieved.(Agency)
❑ Goal 5 Agencies increase their capacity to achieve results. (Agency)
X❑ Goal 6 Low - income people, especially vulnerable populations, achieve their potential by
strengthening family and other supportive systems. (Family)
Low INCOME TARGET POPULATION:
❑SENIORS ❑YOUTH
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Eagle County Early Childhood Assessment 2009
Executive Summary
Profile of Eagle County
Eagle County, Colorado, is a mountainous,
rural area, home to Vail and Beaver Cree k
The county is located on the
western slope of the state, almost
equidistant from the two major metropolitan �.rs
centers of Denver and Grand Junction.
home price was $745,000, compared with
Growth and Changing Demographics Colorado's Front Range at $223,500. Eagle
Eagle County's growth has exploded over County is 1 of 11 counties considered to
the last 20 years, from 21,928 residents in have the highest cost of living in the state.
1990, to a projected 57,942 in 2010. The The county's main economic drivers are
population has increased 26 percent since second homes and tourism. The resort
2000, compared with Colorado at 15.5 and nature attracts wealthy, part -time residents
the U.S. at 6.2 percent.' Eagle County's and tourists, while the county is sustained
demographics are changing as a result: on a service industry and middle class
workforce, resulting in great income
• 28.5% of residents are reportedly disparities.
Hispanic, compared to Colorado at
20.2 %. The county's percentage of The combination of changing demographics,
foreign -born residents is nearly twice the county's resort nature, and the recent
that of the state, at 19.0 %. 2 economic downturn are evident in local
economic indicators:
• An influx of baby boomers retiring to the
county has resulted in an aging of the • Eligibility for the Free and Reduced
population. The 2000 median age of Lunch program increased from 20% of
31.3 years, has increased to 36.1 in students in 2000, to 28% in 2007. 3
2009, equal that of Colorado.
• The June 2009 unemployment rate of
• The county is attracting more young 7.6% equaled that of the state for the
families, which resulted in a 36% first time in nine years, up from lows of
increase in children ages 0 -8, between 2.0% in 2000 and 2.7% in 2006.'
2000 and 2008.
• Eagle County experienced 257 home
Economics foreclosures in the first 7 months of
In 2007, the County's median household 2009, far exceeding the total of 179 in
income was $73,440, compared with 2008 and 148 in 2007.
Colorado at $55,517. The 2008 median
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DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL
1 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS, 2007 8 COLORADO FISCAL POLICY INSTITUTE
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3 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS 10 U5 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
4 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT 11 SNOWMASS SUN, AUGUST 17 2009 (USING EAGLE COUNTY
5 US CENSUS BUREAU GOVERNMENT STATISTICS)
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Housing
Eagle County lacks enough affordable
housing to meet workforce demands. This
results in families spending a
disproportionate share of their earnings on
•
housing. The US Census Bureau reports
that nearly half of residents spend more
than 30 percent of income on rent, when
the standard financial principal is no more
than 25 -30 percent (2005 - 2007).
Education
In general, Eagle County residents have
higher education levels than Colorado
residents in terms of high school and
college graduation rates. However, there
are notable disparities:
• 31.4% of Eagle County mothers have
Tess than a high school education,
compared with Colorado at 22.1%
(2007)
• The 2009 local graduation rate of
Hispanics was 69.3 %, compared to
Caucasians at 90.9 %. (However, the
Hispanic graduation rate within Eagle
County, 69.3 %, is significantly higher
than the Colorado rate of 55.6 %.)
Early Childhood System
is organized into subcommittees with
charters in four of the five domain areas,
which meet on a monthly basis to
coordinate the county's early childhood
system.
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13 ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION
14 EAGLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (Does not include Basalt High
School, which is outside the school district)
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Family Support Domain Gaps
The goal of the Family Support domain is to Eagle County has families that may be in
provide vulnerable families with resources, need of services and considered low income
support and education. The term by community standards, but do not qualify
"vulnerable" could include low income for governmental programs based on
families, recent immigrants, a young poverty guidelines, which are standard
mother, families in crisis, or any across the country.
combination of these and other social
characteristics. Also, with the economic downturn, the
number of families that need support is
Key Indicators increasing. Local safety net systems have
• The percentage of children born to an limited capacity and are being strained.
unmarried female, under age 25, with
less than a high school education is Finally, for low income families where both
8.8% in Eagle County, compared to parents work, there is still a need for
7.2% in Colorado (2007). affordable child care, especially among
infants.
• The rate of teen births, ages 15 -19, in
Eagle County is 43.0/1,000, compared Successes
with Colorado at 37.2/1,000 (2008). • Bright Beginnings, a home visitation
program for new, at -risk parents started
• In Eagle County, 35.3% of students are in 2006.
English Language Learners, compared
to Colorado at 12.4% (2008). • In 2008, Health & Human Services
secured a Nurse Family Partnership
• Between 2003 and 2007, 90% of Eagle (NFP) grant for home visitation to low
County teen births (ages 15 -17) were to income, first time mothers.
women of Hispanic ethnicity, compared
to Colorado at 63 %. • Eagle County Government increased the
eligibility level for subsidized child care
• In 70.8% of local families with children coverage from 185% of poverty to
under age 6, all parents work (2005- 225 %, resulting in an additional 26
2007). children having access to child care.
System • In 2008 the web -based Network of Care
BrightStart has a subcommittee of was launched to provide a single source
community partners that coordinate family of local information on Early Childhood
support and educational services within the resources for at -risk families.
county, and meet on a monthly basis.
Partners include Head Start, Early Head
Start, Early Childhood Partners, The Literacy
Project, parents of young children and other
organizations.
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ENVIRONMENT
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Family Support Domain, Continued . . .
Subcommittee Goals System
1. To assure parents have access to The Individuals with Disabilities Education
parenting information and community Act (IDEA) is a federal law, which mandates
resources. early intervention services for young
2. To assure families receive children with disabilities, and their families.
comprehensive early childhood services. Child Find is the federal program under the
3. To promote community self - sufficiency IDEA that is responsible for locating,
efforts. identifying, evaluating, and referring all
4. To connect at -risk children and their young children with disabilities. In Eagle
families with services prior to County, Child Find is coordinated through
kindergarten. the Eagle County School District
5. To improve the skills of early childhood
providers. Eligible children from birth to age three are
referred to Early Intervention Colorado,
which contracts locally with Mountain Valley
Early Intervention Domain Developmental Services in Glenwood
Early intervention services address the Springs. Children ages 3 -5 are referred to
needs of children with disabilities, by the Eagle County School District and receive
enhancing the ability of families to support individualized preschool special education
their development, learning, and services.
participation in home and community life.
Key Indicators
• Nationally, the prevalence of children
with a disability (ages 0 -18) is between
16% and 18 %. Successes
• In 2006, BrightStart partners organized
• 163 of Eagle County residents, ages 5- an Early Intervention subcommittee with
15 reportedly have a disability, which the major goal of identifying young
equates to 2.5% of the age group, children with disabilities. A community
compared to Colorado at 4.8 %. screening program was developed,
which increased the number of trained
• 9.8% of Eagle County school -age screeners in multiple early childhood
children were enrolled in Special settings.
Education during 2008, which is similar
to the state rate of 9.7 %. • The Child Find program hired a
Community Outreach Coordinator and
• In 2008, 324 Eagle County children developing a community marketing
participated in Child Find Screenings: 39 campaign, in order to reach more
qualified for Early Intervention services children. In 2008, the school district
and 8 qualified for Special Education increased the Coordinator's time to 20
services. hours per week.
20 F. P GLASCOE PH.D., H.L SHAPIRO MD, "DEVELOPMENTAL,
BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS ONLINE."
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22 ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION
23 EAGLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Early Intervention Domain, Continued ...
Gaps Key Indicators
There is still a need for additional • In Eagle County, 70.8% children under
developmental screening capacity the age of six have all parents are in the
countywide. According to the American labor force, which is significantly higher
Academy of Pediatrics, the American than Colorado at 59.9% (2005 - 2007).
Medical Association, and the American
Academy of Neurology, all children should • Eagle County is only meeting 17% of
be screened for developmental disabilities the need for infant and toddler child
at least three times before they are five care spaces (ages 0 -2) (2009).
years of age.
• Eagle County is meeting the needs of
Subcommittee Goals 75% of children ages 2 -5 that require
1. To increase the number of children who child care (2009).
are regularly screened in all areas of
development. • In Eagle County, 94.7% of
kindergartners are enrolled in a full -day
2. To increase the number of children with program, which is significantly higher
special needs who receive consistent than Colorado at 39.0% (2007).
early learning services and support.
3. To increase the coordination of services
and other types of support for young
children who have special needs and
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their families.
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4. To increase inclusive experiences for
children with disabilities and their System
families such as: 1) having a sense of BrightStart has an Early Learning
belonging and membership, 2) enjoying subcommittee that meets monthly. The
positive social relationships and county has dedicated a staff position to
friendships, and 3) being given the work with BrightStart toward increasing
opportunity to reach their full potential. access to licensed child care facilities,
improving the quality of child care services,
and recruiting and retaining a trained
Early Learning Domain workforce that is formally educated in Early
High - quality learning experiences that occur Childhood.
early in life set the foundation for lifelong
learning and are a strong predictor of Additionally, BrightStart works closely with
success in school. The Early Learning the Rural Resort Region Early Childhood
domain supports working families and Council (RRRECC). RRRECC provides
focuses on child care, after school professional development funding for early
programs, and classrooms for young childhood providers, and Qualistar rating
children. preparation for child care facilities.
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26 IBID.
27 ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION
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•
Early Learning Domain, Continued ... Capacity: Despite the increase in child care
spaces, there is still a need, especially for
Successes infant care, where only 17% of the need is
Since 2005, BrightStart has improved the being met. Also, as of September 2009, 229
quality of child care services by: families were wait listed for child care.
• Providing professional development Subcommittee Goals
incentives to child care providers. 1. To ensure that children have quality
child care experiences that promotes
• Providing sign -on and referral bonuses their development.
for the early childhood workforce.
2. To ensure that child care providers
• Increasing child care access, with the demonstrate quality.
addition of 818 affordable, licensed 3. To ensure that program capacity,
childcare spaces. Strategies used affordability and diversity meet family
include: needs.
✓ Underwriting spaces with county 4. To ensure the number of licensed child
dollars to keep them affordable. care spaces meet the demand.
5. To ensure affordable child care is
✓ Providing grants to child care available, without compromising quality.
facilities toward increasing the 6. To increase the number of teachers with
number of spaces.
formal education in Early Childhood
✓ Assisting private homes in becoming 7. To maintain a qualified workforce in
licensed for child care. child care centers, homes and after
school programs.
✓ Providing tuition to child care
facilities for low income children to
get care at no cost.
Health Domain
Gaps A lack of access to p
Quality: In Eagle County, only seven health care for the ' a°
percent of early childhood teachers have a medically underserved y
degree in the Early Childhood field; the has been identified as it
teacher turnover rate is 37 percent one of the county's top
annual) • and only 12 percent of local child 29 t,-
Y, Y P three health issues.
care facilities are either quality rated or Residents without
accredited. health insurance and
families with Medicaid
Affordability: It is estimated that local or CHP+ insurance lack
families must spend 20 -30 percent of their access to primary care, dental care,
discretionary income on child care, which specialty care and bilingual mental health
may prevent them from being able to fully care. Also, Eagle County's mountainous
participate in the workforce. While progress topography and rural nature make it difficult
has been made on affordability, there is still to access to services in other counties.
more demand.
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Health Domain Continued .. .
Key Indicators • In 2008 there were 900 live births in
• An estimated 29.2% of Eagle County Eagle County: 72.7% of mothers
residents have no health insurance, received first trimmest prenatal care,
which is nearly twice the rate of the compared to Colorado at 74.7 %; 9.0%
state.30 of births were considered low birth
• In Eagle County, 48.2% of third graders weight, compared to Colorado at 8.9 %;
and 10.5 /° were considered pre -term,
have a history of dental caries and compared to Colorado at 9.6 %.
nearly 18% have untreated decay.
Eagle County's breastfeeding initiation • In a 2006 state compliance study, 87%
• rate is 96.1 %, higher than Colorado's at of local kindergartners had meet state
88.4 immunization requirements, compared
to Colorado at 85 %.
• In Eagle County, between 11 and 12
children ages 0 -8, are hospitalized System
annually with a serious injury. The For a rural area,
leading cause of injuries is falls.33 Eagle County has a
large number orf ,
medical providers,,
• Eagle County has an average of 4 with great diversity in
deaths per year, from all causes, for the type of primary ~ ry
children ages 0 -8. and specialty care
available. However, only a handful of
• The 2008 overweight rate for the WIC physicians serve the uninsured, those on
population, ages 2 -5 was 10.1 %, Medicaid or CHP +. A small indigent care
clinic is operated by the Vail Valley Medical
compared to Colorado at 8.2%
(measured as equal to or above the 95tH Center (a private hospital) but struggles to
percentile for weight).35 keep up with the tremendous need. The
county public health agency provides low-
• Between 2003 and 2008, an annual cost immunizations and family planning on
average 58 children were born to teen
a sliding fee scale.
mothers (ages 15 -19) in Eagle County. Gaps
The 2008 teen birth rate was 43 births Access to primary health care in the context
per 1,000 females compared to of a medical home is one of the critical
Colorado at 37.2 er 1 000.36 needs for young children. The American
p Academy of Pediatrics defines "medical
home" as an approach to providing
-COLORADO DEPARTMENTOF PUBLIC HEALTH AND comprehensive primary care that is
ENVIRONMENT, 2007 -2008 accessible, family- centered, coordinated,
3' IBID., 2003 -2007 continuous, compassionate, and culturally
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IBID., 2003 -2006
34 IBID., 2004 -2008
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Another system gap is the availability of Social /Emotional & Mental Health
low- income dental care. County partners Domain
secured a dental van that visits the county It is critical to the well being of children that
biannually but does not serve children they be able to regulate their emotions and
under five, and there are no local dentists manage their interactions in ways that are
that accept Medicaid or CHP+ insurance. socially acceptable. The emotional, social
and behavioral competence of young
Community Health Centers that provide children is a strong predictor of academic
care to the medically underserved do exist performance in elementary school and if left
in neighboring counties, but are an hour's unaddressed, disturbances will likely
drive away, over a mountain pass to the continue and become more serious with
east and through a canyon to the west. age. Consequently, timely identification of
young children who are experiencing social
In terms of mental health, Eagle County has or emotional problems is a critical factor in
a public mental health system operated by a being able to deliver appropriate early
non - profit organization called Colorado intervention services. 39
West; however, the availability of bilingual
therapists in Eagle County is inconsistent. Indicators
Successes • In Eagle County, 36% of Early Head
• In 2007, Eagle County Public Health Start Children (ages 0 -3) have been
began contracting with a university identified as having social or emotional
dental van twice a year, to screen and difficulties.
treat children ages 5 -18.
• 31.2% of Eagle County children, ages 1
• In 2008, Eagle County Public Health to 14, have been identified with social -
received a grant to provide fluoride emotional issues, compared to Colorado
varnish to low income children ages 0 -3. at 27.2%.
• In 2008, Health and Human Services
secured a Nurse Family Partnership
(NFP) grant for home visitation to low
income, first time mothers.
Subcommittee Goals
1. To ensure 100% of low income,
uninsured pregnant women receive
early prenatal care. System
2. To ensure that children with Medicaid, The 1997 amendments to the federal
CHP +, and those who are uninsured Individuals with Disabilities Education
have a Medical Home. Improvement Act (IDEA) require the use of
3. To reduce the incidence of dental caries assessment procedures to identify social
among children. and emotional delays and disabilities, within
4. To increase the use of good oral health young children.
practices.
5. To prevent childhood obesity in 90% of 39
J. SQUIRES, D. BRICKER, E. TWONBLY, "USER'S GUIDE FOR THE
young children. AGES AND STAGES QUESTIONNAIRE"
6. To ensure all children are safe in 40 EAGLE COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES
41 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
community settings. ENVIRONMENT
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Social /Emotion/ and Mental Health
Domain Continued .. .
In Eagle County, a system of screenings has Successes
been developed, which uses the Ages and Since 2006, BrightStart
Stages SE for children ages 0 to 2 and the partners have
Deveroux Early Childhood Assessment tool implemented Y P parenting . "*.m" � �
(DECA) for ages 2 to 5. classes, the Bright _ * , t
Beginnings home visitor
Screenings are conducted in many early program, and the Nurse Family Partnership
childhood settings and provided by the toward the support of new parents.
county's Early Childhood Services; Early
Childhood Partners, which is a non - profit In 2006, a community screening and
organization; and Head Start. referral program was developed by
BrightStart partners and Child Find to
Once children are screened, referrals are increase the early identification of children
made to Child Find, a federal program with social and emotional developmental
under the Individuals with Disabilities issues.
Education Act that is operated locally
through the school district. Child Find's The state has adopted a new program
mission is to locate, identify, evaluate, and called ABCD, with the goal of establishing a
refer all young children with disabilities and systematic screening process within the
their families to the state's Early medical community. ABCD fits within a
Intervention Program or Special Education. preventive health exam, when children are
assessed for other developmental
Gaps milestones. BrightStart has begun work
• The need for more developmental locally on implementing this model.
screening opportunities in additional
early childhood settings, including Subcommittee Goals
physician's offices, is needed for early 1. To assure parents have access to
identification of children with social, information on parenting and
emotional and mental health issues. community resources.
2. To assure parents of newborns receive
• Maternal depression has been identified in- person information on parenting and
as a community issue by Bright Start community resources.
partners. On -going support in the form 3. To assure that families receive
of peer groups or more post -partum comprehensive services to prevent child
home visits for new mothers is needed. abuse and neglect, and promote social
and emotional development.
• Eagle County has a fast growing 4. To increase the number of at -risk
immigrant population, some of whom children and their families connected
could benefit from a Spanish speaking with services prior to kindergarten.
Mental Health professional that can 5. To improve the skills of early childhood
assist new moms or other family providers to enhance child growth and
members with mental health issues. development.
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Acknowledgements
This report was commissioned by Eagle County Government,
and specifically the Early Childhood Services Program within
the Children and Family Services Division of the Department of
Health & Human Services.
Rachael Oys: Executive Director
Eagle County Department of Health & Human Services
Sherri Almond: Director
Children and Family Services Division
Department of Health & Human Services
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