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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0122.063 2000-2002 °DptV AL KONISHI `~~-`"a DONALD IKEDA County Clerk ai :o Deputy County Clerk '~`~'~p'`= CONSTANCE R KIRIU Legislative Auditor C06~11t~ Of ~ClB4~Cld ~l Office ®f the C®un~ Clerk 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Nawai `i 96720 Telephone: (808 961-8255 Facsimile: (808) 961-8912 t`4., t....,~ _ _ January 31, 2002 1VIEl0~iOl~NDU10~ . , , a TO: James Y. Arakaki, Chair, and Council Members FROM: Connie Kiriu, ~e~l~[ive Auditor SUBJECT: Receipt of FY2000-01 Year-End Report from YWCA of Hawaii Island Attached please find a copy of a past due FY 2000-01 year-end report from the YWCA of Hawaii Island for its Family Support Services Healthy Start Program, for which the Council appropriated a $14,000 nonprofit grant. A cover letter from Nancy Moser, RN, offers an explanation for the late submission. Please append this report as Communication No. 122-62.U 1 to the previously distributed bound copy titled Fiscal Year 2000-01 Year-End Reports from Nonprofit Organizations Awarded County Grants transmitted to you on January 9, 2002. CK/rf Attachment ~tYtrri. N0. ' . Re To: Haveeaii Island January 31, 2002 Constance Kiriu, Legislative Auditor'~~ County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street ~ ~ Hilo, HI 96720 ' ~T} Dear Ms. Kiriu: c ~ ~ This letter is to accompany the Final Report of program activities and expenditures of $14,000 granted for FY 2000-01 to the YWCA of Hawaii Island Family Support Service program. The Final Report was of course due on August 30, 2001. I write to provide not an excuse but I hope an explanation of the oversight which has led to the significant delay in your receipt of this report. When I assumed the position of YWCA Executive Director on May 7, 2001 I inherited a program (Family Support Services) which had a major challenge. The middle management team there had announced and acted on an intent to separate the program from the YWCA by establishing afor-profit entity to provide the same service. The entity had applied for the state funds which support the program, daringly preparing the entity's response to the state's RFP using some YWCA paid time and equipment to conduct their effort, it was later learned. On May 24 the state again awarded the contract for services to the YWCA of Hawaii Island, not the competing entity. ®n June 19, after much turmoil created by the unsuccessful entity I accepted the resignations of the program management staff and single handedly assumed direct clinical and functional management of the team of x1125 direct service staff continuing to provide home visiting services to 300 at risk families in East Hawaii with young children aged 0 to three. ®f course all my other duties as Executive Director of this multi-service community agency continued. I then rebuilt the program management team and services have continued on target through the present time. The YWCA continues to be healthy and all programs are functioning normally. In the crush of dynamic activities to maintain and support these services it escaped my attention that the County 2000-01 Final Report had not been submitted. I respectfully ask for your forbearance and toleration of my late submission, which is enclosed here. If I may answer any questions you have, please call me at 935-7141. Sincerely, Nancy Moser, MN, APRN, CS i' .{:4 • ~`P<`4 A United Way Agency 145 Ululani Street ~ Hilo,O~awai'i 96720 # Telephone (808) 935-7141 Fax (808) 935-5150 _ _ County of Hawaii Final Report l~larrative Report Organization Sumnnary: YWCA of Hawaii Island Family Support Services 13 82 Kilauea Avenue Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Amount allocated by the County of Hawaii in FY 2000-2001: 1$ 4~m00 1) Explain the public benefit derived? Sy offering child development groups to our clients in East Hawaii, we were able to decrease the environmental isolation experienced by many families, especially in the lower/upper Puna and Hamakua area of the island. A dramatic increase in social interactions with families from all areas of East Hawaii was identified. Families with similar backgrounds, experiences and children of similar ages opened the door for a supportive environment for all that participated. The child development groups allowed families the opportunity to identify and discuss parenting techniques, problems, issues, concerns, and family stressors, milestones in their child's development and growth and the importance of having a social support network, All activities were geared towards working with the entire family, whether it was just a single mother, mother and father or extended family living with the target child. All were welcomed to participate and all were embraced by the group. 2) Describe how the County money aids in meeting the critical mission of the program funded? a. Specifically, the money allows our families an avenue to address some of the primary concerns facing many families with children in East Hawaii. The number one item being addressed is the prevention of child abuse and neglect through positive parenting, education, bonding and attachment, self-assessment of the home environment, group discussions and families sharing information with each other. b. When something of such value is offered to the community, the first question is always, "I~otiv rrtuch does it cost? " Again this past year we were able to provide these child development groups to our families free of charge, because of the generous funding provided by the County of Hawaii and the State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Family Support Health Division, Maternal Child Health Eranch. For the majority of our families, if a fee was charged for these groups they could not have participated. 3) Ezplain hn~a the agency is meeting gts g®als and ®bjectives? I. Families participating in activities will demonstrate decreased social isolation and increase in the development of a social support network. The families that participated in our child development groups demonstrated a decrease in isolation and an increase in a social support network. After the initial group, families expressed a feeling of coynmunity or being a part of something larger where they felt supps~rted, safe, secure and comfortable. In ~:ddition, families were eager to learn ne~v parenting techniques and life shills through the various topics being offered at each group. A major impact for all families was the contact with other families/parents/caregivers with children of similar ages and the discussions around concerns, issues, problems in con~rnon among themselves and the different appraaches being utilised by families. For many families, just having an opportunity to share cant ~asca~ss coa~cef~ns c~a~~1o~ pr~obde~~s was a decrease in family stress, which leads to positive parenting and a decline in child abuse and neglect. II. Families participating in child development groups will demonstrate an increase in problem-solving skills and enhanced self-esteem. Families that participated in the child development groups demonstrated an increase in problem solving skills and enhanced self-esteem. Over the past year, many fa~~iilies h~:ve exprs~ssed satisfactiorx to their Family Support Worker during home visits and 4vithin our own participant satisfactio~~ surveys. The groups have been informative, educational, instf~ctional, socially satisfying, and fun for Rhe 4vhole family. In addition, as they gaud contgdence witl thci~- new skills and because of the inclusion of the =~rhole family in graap activities, it was shared that families implemented their new skills "as a family" and this increased self esteenn, Overall, our families want the groups to corbtinue and hope more will be offered in the future. 4) Include statistics nn the number ®f client seed? This year estimated number of families served: 144 to 288 families Acta~.al number of families served: 470 families 5) List ®thcr fending snnrces and am®unts ~abtaincd daring the award pcran€l. The State of ;Hawaii, Department of I-Iealth, Family Support Idealth Division, Maternal Ilealth branch and the YWCA of I Iawaii Island, Through the agencies listed above, the YWCA of fiawaii Island Family Support Services program is subject to annual program monitoring review and reports. See gPtcached report "SunFrrtar-y of Income " e e o Summary of FY 2000-01 Income ACaENCY/®RGANI~AT"I®N: YWCA of I°larevaii Island PR®J~C`T NAIVI~: All Programs R~VENU~ S®URC~S FUN®S R~CEIV~®: I'Y 2000-01 Jul 1, 20000 -June 30, 2001 Count of Hawaii $ 19,000.00 State of Hawaii $ 1,920,366.00 Federal Funds $ 118,352.00 Private Foundations $ 40,500.00 United Wa Funds $ 65,000.00 Admissions/Membershi Dues $ 28,025.00 Donations $ 21,242.00 Fundraisin $ 10,974.00 Pa Phone Vendin Machines $ 169.00 Service/Pro ram Fees $ 647,692.00 Third Part Reimbursements Tuition Client Private Fees Interest Income $ 17,232.00 Others lease list a. Facilities Use $ 18,807.00 b. Miscellaneous $ 24.00 c. Restitution $ 2,688.00 1°®TAL R~VENU~S $ 2,910,071.00 County Grant Reports Family Support Services 01/02 ~ e Summary of FY 2000-01 Income AGENCY/®RGANI~4TI®N: YWCA of Hawaii Island PR®JECT° NAIVIE: Family Support Services Flealthy Start I~rogram REVENUE SOURCES FUN®S RECEIVE®: FY 2000-01 Jul 1, 20000 -June 30, 2001 Count of Hawaii $ 14,000.00 State of Hawaii $ 1,881,932.00 Federal Funds Private Foundations United Wa Funds Admissions/Membershi Dues Donations Fundraisin Pa Phone _ Vendin Machines Service/Pro ram Fees Third Part Reimbursements Tuition Client Private Fees Interest Income Others lease list a. Facilities Use b. Miscellaneous c. Restitution T®TAI~ REVENUES $ 1,895,932.00 County Grant Reports Family Support Services 01/02 e ~ ~urnmary ®f FY 200001 grant ~xp~ndit~res e4(a~IVCY/®RGANITI®lV: Y16~C~ ®f Hawaii island l°amily~®rt services l~R®JEC~ NA~I~: Child ®evel®~ment ~r®ups ~lldget Ca$e~®ry ~Y 2000-01 (07/01/00 - 06/30101) ACTU,4QL, ~X~~N~~~UR~~ $ &,262.00 ` ; , 1 32.00 ~ . 794.00 . $ 1,400.00 <::~3(~ . $ 3,712.00 . ' s ; r ~®TAL (items 1 - 11) ~ 14,000.00 County Grant Reports Family Support Services 01102