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National CASA and

State Directors’ Meeting

November 14,

2016Slide2

Welcome

Tara Perry

Chief

Executive OfficerSlide3

State

Development Initiative:

Participant Report from

The Kentucky CASA Network

Andrea Bruns

State DirectorSlide4

The

Kentucky CASA Network:

The

Progress of a Developing State CASA Association

Andrea Bruns

The Kentucky CASA Network

Project Director/State Director – 2012-CurrentSlide5

State Association in

2012 - Snapshot

Informal Network

Sharp Deviation from Standards by Some Disengaged Local Programs

Previous Board Dissolved

Lack of Funding

Group of Local Program Directors created Leadership Committee

Part-Time Contractor

Local Programs not UnifiedSlide6

Successes of the

Kentucky

CASA Network

( 2013-2016)

Achieved State Funding of $3 Million Dollars for CASA in the Biennial Budget in the 2016 Legislative Session. These funds are in the form of grants to Local Programs of $1.5 million each fiscal year. The KCN received a $150,000 grant from this fund in 2016

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Collaboration and Trust of Local Programs and the State Office which enabled local programs to vote to diversify the KCN Board to include-- as the majority-- board members who are not affiliated with Local Programs.

Annual Statewide Fundraising Event has yielded $140,000 over the past 3 years which the KCN passed through roughly 80% to Local

Programs

Diversification of Funding: Large Statewide Foundation Grant, State Funding, NCASA Grant Funding, Program Dues, Annual EventSlide7

Challenges facing the KCN

KCN Board Development. New By-Laws switched Board Membership from all Local Programs to Non-Profit Board. Building a diverse well rounded board to govern the organization

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Long Term Sustainability. Short term funding is strong but long term sustainability for 3 FTE’s and 2 Contractors

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Future Plans for Growth

Development of New Statewide Strategic Plan for Increasing Number of Children Served by Local Programs in Kentucky

Currently have 41 of the 120 Counties in Kentucky Served by CASA Programs. 7 Counties are currently in development and have applied for NCASA Provisional Membership with strong assistance from the KCN (2 separate programs). 5 Additional Counties with plans to develop a CASA Program in the Spring of 2016. 3 existing programs with plans to develop into surrounding Counties.Slide9

Support from

National CASA

G

uidance and technical assistance

to KY’s informal network by NCASA staff

2012-15

Partner visits

to stakeholders during the transition and crisis of the past state

association

Assistance with data and state funding legislative

support

Grant funding in 2013-2015 to the informal

network to help develop a state

organization

State Development Grant(s) in 2016Slide10

QUESTIONS

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Update on capta

Re-authorization

Mercedes Scopetta

Deputy Chief

Legal & Advocacy OfficerSlide12

CAPTA Guardian ad Litem Mandate to states

Child Abuse Prevention and

Treatment

A

ct (CAPTA) language:

…in every case involving an abused or neglected child which results in a judicial proceeding, a guardian ad litem, who may be an attorney or a court appointed special advocate (or both), shall be appointed to represent the child in such proceedings –

(I) to obtain first-hand, a clear

understanding

of the situation and

needs

of

the

child; and

(II) to make recommendations to the court

concerning

the best

interests

of the childSlide13

Timeline for Re-Authorization

CAPTA not likely to be taken up by the

lame-duck

Congress

On agenda for new Congress

National CASA continues to track and monitor timing for consideration and any proposed amendments

National Child Abuse CoalitionSlide14

Items related to

Capta

re-authorization

Quality Improvement Center

on Child Representation Study (QIC)

Federal Department of

Health and Human Services (HHS) Guidance

to States and Tribes on client-directed attorney representation of children

HHS

Office of Inspector General Study

on CAPTA Guardian ad Litem appointmentsSlide15

primary qic study

Seven year, $6 million grant to University of Michigan Law School

The Study

is again delayed but will

be published by the American Bar Association

Center

on Children and the Law as a book called

Children’s Justice

and available

November 2016

Main propositions are that attorney training model improved ‘case-related activities’

Three child outcome measures tracked, only one impacted

Multiple recommendations on child rep, ABA Model Act, Public Health Model and othersSlide16

Hhs Children’s bureau Guidance

HHS

has stated publicly that they will issue a

“Guidance”

to States, Courts and Tribes that all children before the court due to abuse or neglect should have an attorney to represent their legal interestsSlide17

National CASA and HHS Meeting on guidance

Guidance will recommend client-directed attorney representation for every child

Not to the exclusion of CASA/GAL best interest representation

Offered to help build our network and recruit volunteers

Requested messaging language and tweets which National CASA has providedSlide18

HHS OIG Study on

Capta

gal appointments

To examine States’ implementation of child representation (guardian ad litem

) under CAPTA

The study is not specifically linked to the reauthorization of CAPTA but

will likely impact reauthorization

Heavily data driven

This work will likely result in a set of studies reporting out on individual states

– first state chosen is Indiana

OIG completion target date is

mid

2017 Slide19

National CASA

CAPTA

Re-Authorization

Communications

PlanSlide20

Materials in process

Best interest advocacy key messages, talking points,

background document

Master Q&A document to represent the

Association’s position

Review past input from network QIC workgroup, state directors and seek guidance from Legal

and Advocacy CommitteeSlide21

ACTIVITIES IN PROCESS

Communications planning/material preparations

Shared suggested talking points on HHS Guidance and social media tools with HHS contacts

Inventory of key stakeholders/plan of action

Monitoring for release of reports/guidanceSlide22

PLANNED ACTIVITIES

Outreach to specific stakeholders at review of released materials

Garner “endorsements” of best-interest advocacy (from judges, etc.)

Guest author columns, write op-eds, etc. 

Develop a white paper on the unique, essential role of best interest advocacySlide23

QUESTIONS

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data collection

protocol

Janet Ward

Director of State supportSlide25

Data collection protocol

Consensus from SD meeting, June 4, 2016, Washington DC:

Accurate and timely data is critical to the CASA/GAL network at every level

National CASA and state organizations share a commitment

to

increasing

data

accuracy and streamlining

data collection efforts and

tools

The capacity of state organizations to review, collect and report local CASA/GAL program data to National CASA varies significantlySlide26

Data collection protocol

Action taken

:

A draft protocol was created with several reviewing and reporting options for the Annual Survey and the Six-Month Report to accommodate diverse state organization capacity

State organization collection and reporting of local program data to National CASA is voluntary

The document was reviewed at the 10/26/16 meeting of the State Leadership Committee and is now being shared with all State Directors for review and inputSlide27

Data collection protocol

Action needed:

Each state organization should:

review the draft document

p

rovide feedback to Sally Erny on any changes to the draft; prior to COB on November 30

N

ote

– state organization involvement in local program data

collection and reporting remains

voluntary

. Because NCASA believes

that

it will

increase data

accuracy,

we will work toward this

model with our state organization partners. Slide28

QUESTIONS

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State Leadership Council

Update

Cindy Bizzell

Co-Chair

, State Leadership CouncilSlide30

State Leadership Council transition

New Members for 2017-18 term

Five

positions open beginning January,

2017

Announcement went to State

Directors in October

containing:

SLC

Member Position

description

Application Form

Timeline

Application Deadline is

11/23

Appointment will be made by William Collins, President, National CASA Board of Trustees, before end of the

yearSlide31

National CASA

Updates and

Announcements

Janet Ward

Director of State supportSlide32

NCASA staff updates

Michelle

Olson

–

Chief

Advancement

Officer (DC)

Erica

Owens

–

Director

Member

Services (Seattle)

David

Forrester

–

Information

Technology

Officer

(Seattle

)

Brad Ray –

National

Strategic Partnership

Officer (

Seattle)Slide33

National CASa Updates

National CASA/GAL Conference

March 11-14, Seattle, WA

Registration will open in mid-November

Awards of Excellence Nominations Open

Conference Scholarship Applications Open

Survey Results - State

Director Workshop Track

Topics for State Director & Reps meeting? Slide34

National CASa Updates

Local Program Self-Assessment

Over

500 local CASA/GAL programs have already participated in Waves 1, 2 and

3

The existing Self-Assessment system will be used to

complete the current cycle so all programs are held to the same

standards

The timeline

and due dates for upcoming

Waves 4, 5 and 6 will

be announced after the first of the

yearSlide35

National CASa Updates

Local Program

S

elf Assessment

(continued)

Local

programs will be advised

of their assigned cycle one

month before the opening of the

Self-Assessment

They will

then have four months from the opening to submit

the completed

assessment and

supporting documents

National CASA will redesign our quality assurance system with significant input from state organizations. Slide36

National CASA Updates

National CASA Grants to

State Organizations

:

Capacity Building, Development

and Growth

grants totaling

$1,992,000 were awarded in October of 2016

$500K is still to be awarded in support of state organization development opportunities

Details regarding the award of the remaining funds to be determinedSlide37

National CASA Updates

National CASA Grants to

Local Programs

:

$500K will be available to fund Capacity

Building

grants in the $20-40K range

$750K

will be

available to fund Growth

grants

in

the

$40-100K range

Applications

will be posted

on the NCASA website

this week and due

12/16/16

Letter of Support from State Association will be required

Grant term - 1/1/17 to 12/31/17Slide38

QUESTIONS?

OTHER

BUSINESS?

Next Meeting: December 12, 201611 a.m. Pacific; 2 p.m. Eastern