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Funded By the Federal Administration For Children & Families (ACF) Grant

PILOT PROJECT - CONCEPT PAPER

INITIAL STARTUP EFFECTIVE MAY 1ST THRU OCTOBER 31ST, 2005

PURPOSE:

In order to obtain funding, we need to find out who these children are, where they are, and in what conditions they are living.

May 1st thru October 31st: All new prisoners admitted to the City of Philadelphia Prison System for a six-month or longer sentence will be required to fill out a demographics questionnaire that will include:
  • Number of children
  • Ages of children
  • Sex of children
  • Names (optional)
  • Optional: caregiver name, address, phone number
  • Rate Relationship: good or fair/poor/non-existent
May 1st thru October 31st: Request for volunteers among the above population to participate in the ACF program.

May 1st thru October 31st: Above gathered data entered into Client System Software by Food For Life Staff.

June 1st thru October 31st: Interview volunteer inmates to select best-qualified candidates for program.

June 1st thru October 31st: Contact caregivers and children identified from collected data to determine their status.

Services Currently Received:
    • Schooling
    • Health care
    • Mentoring
    • Social services, etc.

Services Not Received But Needed:

October 31st: Using data entered into Client System Software over previous six months, evaluate progress of ACF program to date. Analyze services needed for children. Analyze benefits to inmates for family reunification feasibility.


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