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N.C. DepartmelttofCrimeCon[rol GrantApplicatio~ ] Page5 and Public Salety Division of Crime Control Project Narra[ive Descrip tion: MONITORING/ P. O, Box 27687 EVALUATION CRITERIA Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 (919] 733-7974 Begin below and add as many continua t/on pages Monitoring zu ~emporar), she/coT care is done through ~he following records. A file is maiatainod by Lutheran Family Services on each child admitted. This file contains the following forms: (1) Child's information sheet completed at admission. (2) Placemenn Progress Report. This form keeps a running record weekly of what progress has bee, made toward a plan for this child in leaving ~emporary shelter care. A weekend activity planning record. (4) A daily log showing the child's disciplinary actions, DSS contact, personal observation by staff and co~euts regarding the child's adjustmeat that day. {5) ~ approach plan which describes the child's problems, needs and approach to meeting the needs. (6) A basic clothing list. (7) Receipts for purchases (8) Comments from the staff or other information as needed. At t)m DSS iaformation is kept in the child's folder 'regarding the date he was placed at Lutberan Home, each coaference that is held with the child or his family or any outside agency, all medical, psychological and education conferences and a copy of the termzuation s~nary completed by Lutheran Family Services. Iu addition, the CBA tracking forms are kept on each child referred. Contracts for consulting services, copy of liceuse, names and qualifications of individuals employed as staff aad amount of training as well as proof of availability of medical assistance is kept on file at Lutheran Services. Copies of letters of assents are not kept as a screening co~ittee involving DSS, Mental Health. Court Counseling, law enforcement and school meets approximately each month to review residents at the shelter care. Coordination with law eoforcement is done through the task force meetings as well as the screening co~ittee meetings aud averages contact; at least monthly. A listing of the members of the local advisory board is kept by the task force chairpersou. The CBA client tracking forms will evaluate the uumber of children referred and those who were not admitted and why they were rejected. Lutheran Homes will keep a file of the n~ber of children who ran away from the project facility during this period. Tbe DSS will continue to evaluate the numbmr of cbildren wbo are involved in a crisis situation and compare that number with the aumber of admissions to the Temporary Shelter Care, Statistics will be kept regarding n~ber of children placed in other facilities who were in crisi~ situations as well as the n~ber placed i~] Lutheran Home. Lutberan Home and DSS files will provide information to dec,neat the number of children who were placed in the Temporary Shelter Care and those who achieve stability and those who did uot. The DSS will contact each child after he has completed his stay at the Temporary Shelter Care six months after discharge date to determine if the child continues to reside gracements, if he has come to the attention of the court, what his school adjustment has been and if the child's parents, guardiaa or placement per,on agrees that the situation has been stable for the past six montbs This will be doue by a contact from DSS.