Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, § 334.7 - Application Requirements for Recognition as a Local Board or Local Service System
Each application for recognition as a local board or local service system shall include:
a) The
results of the youth needs assessment which shall include:
1) A review of the demographic, school, child
welfare and juvenile justice data to profile youths in the service
area.
2) Input from youths and from
key participants in the community, including government officials, justice
officials, service providers and other local leaders interested in
youth.
3) A description of the
services which are currently available and will continue to be available to
youth. Emphasis must be placed on full use of existing and potential local
development resources so that funds received pursuant to this part supplement
but not supplant existing local funds.
b) A clear definition of the target group to
be served as described in Section
310.12
of Part 310, Delivery of Youth Services Funded by the Department of Human
Services.
c) Goals and measurable
objectives which address the needs of youths identified in the youth needs
assessment and which achieve the following Department goals:
1) Diversion of youths from the juvenile
justice and child welfare systems;
2) Development of more comprehensive and
integrated services characterized by a continuum of care which consolidates
categorical programs;
3) Family
preservation and the maintenance of youth in their own communities;
4) Family reunification;
5) To encourage the use of volunteers and
voluntary associations;
6) To
address voids in services and close service gaps;
7) To respond to all crisis cases within time
standards as set forth in 89 Ill. Adm. Code Section
310.13(b);
8) To receive Department referrals to divert
youth from child protective services and Child Welfare Services;
9) Maintenance of an active liaison with the
court and police to divert youth from Juvenile Court involvement;
10) To develop programs aimed at
strengthening the relationships between adolescents and their
families;
11) Coordination of
education, employment, training and other programs for youth.
d) A description of the program
design and methodology which includes a plan for the local board or local
service system to assure the provision of service components described in
Section
334.12.
e) A list of the providers of each of the
proposed services and a description of the procedures for case planning/case
management which demonstrate continuity of service and assurance of
accountability for each case.
f) A
budget which details direct and indirect costs of service provision, units of
service to be provided, unit costs and administrative costs.
g) A plan for evaluation by the local board
or local service system of its effectiveness and efficiency in achieving its
goals.
h) An indication of local
financial or in-kind support and the applicants' plan to increase local
financial and in-kind support.
i) A
statement that all state funds will be used to supplement rather than supplant
other local funds available for these services. This section should demonstrate
that maximum use is made of existing resources.
j) Proposed membership and bylaws of the
local board or local service system.
k) Assurance of compliance with all local
board or local service system rules, procedures and standards.
l) Identification of the service area(s)
which the applicant proposes to serve.
m) Cooperative support as evidenced by a
working agreement or letter of understanding with police departments and/or
juvenile courts in the service area.
n) A Table of Organization and a flow chart
diagraming the service system.
o) A
statement of the experience of the providers in providing the
services.
p) Cooperative agreements
as evidenced by a working agreement or letter of understanding with Department
Regions.
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