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Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc. TLC Newborn Proe am Children's Services Advisory Committee Grant 2006-07 E. COLLABORATION (Entire Section E not to exceed one page) 1 . List your program's collaborative partners and the resources that they are providing to the program beyond referrals and support Collaborative A en Resources provided to the program Indian River County Health IRCHD provides free personnel services, payroll services, Department storage space, cleaning, office space, conference rooms, fax All resources provided without an and phone service and access to office equipment for administrative ee. copying, printing and postage. Indian River County Healthy Start IRHSC provides program development, training Coalition opportunities, integration and consistent communication among programs and the community, grant writing and All resources provided without an development, fundraising, PR, QA/QI, budgeting and fiscal administrative fee. accountability, marketing, presentations, and representation of TLC in the community. Indian River Memorial Hospital Provides access to mothers with strict adherence to confidentiality guidelines ; storage space for TLC All resources provided without an paperwork, manuals and references, positive promotion of administrative fee. TLC by hospital staff, access to labor and delivery staff, and communication between medical providers and TLC staff. IRC Healthy Start Care Care coordinators raise awareness of TLC through contact Coordination Program with mothers of babies born outside of IRC and coordinate services between TLC and Healthy Start depending on the family's risk factors. For families who have been identified as having a specific risk, Healthy Start will provide risk appropriate case management for up to three years if needed; serving families who are not capable of managing the risk themselves (i .e. teen moms, homeless, multiple births, medical needs, developmental delays, domestic violence, drug or alcohol abuse, postpartum depression) . If a specific risk is not identified, care coordinators offer to link moms with TLC support. IRC Healthy Families Program Family Support Workers begin during the prenatal period to link parents to TLC services and Wee Wisdom newsletter. Provides parenting guidance through structured home visits; teaches Great Growing Kids curriculum, enhancing parenting skills and the child' s development. 10