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Organization : Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition , Inc. Program: Healthy Families — IRC Funder: IRC Board of County Commissioners — Children 's Services Advisory Committee - 05-06 Grant Application 4. List staffing needed for your program, including required experience and estimated hours per week in program for each staff member and/or volunteers (this section should conform with the information in the Position Listing on the Budget Narrative Worksheet). Project Manager ( 1 Full Time Equivalent - FTE) - Masters degree in social work, psychology, or a related field (or BA with 2 additional years of experience in the field), and/or 2 years experience in direct service delivery and supervision. The primary role is to provide leadership, direction and overall program supervision for all HF— IRC staff. Supervisors ( 1 . 5 FTE ' s) - Masters degree in social work, psychology, or a related field (or BA with 2 additional years of experience in the field) , and 2 years experience in direct service delivery and supervision . Duties are to report to Program Manager, provide direct supervision of FSW ' s and to review caseloads of HF-IRC staff. Family Assessment Worker ( 1 . 5 - FTE ' s) - One-year college credit in a related field, with two years of experience delivering services to children and families . Duties are to review referrals made by OB providers or other sources in the community and to interview/conduct using the eligibility tool with parents to determine eligibility for HF. Family Support Worker (8 FTE ' s) - One-year college credit in a related field, with two years of experience delivering services to children and families. Responsible for initiating and maintaining regular (at least weekly) and long-term contact/support with families . Data Entry Clerk—Admin. Asst. ( 1 FTE) - Accurate and timely information processing ; experience with data entry computer systems . Duties include the review of master copies of documents ; updates HF—IRC database . 5. How will the target population be made aware of the program? The primary site for reaching potential HF clients is through the Screening Liaison located at Partners in Women ' s Health. Partners is the primary obstetric Medicaid provider in this county, whose patients would most likely be eligible for Healthy Families. The Screening Liaison provides orientation on the HF program during new client intake days at Partners, which is every Friday. IRMH is also a source for HF program referrals . Because IRCHS is the lead agency for HF-IRC , awareness is also created through The Coalition ' s networking, and it ' s two other programs (Healthy Start Care Coordination and TLC) . Family Connections of IRC , Inc . also assists in marketing the program as well as individuals from the Coalition ' s Board of Directors, partnering agencies and other not-for-profit programs . The Coalition promotes the program through its newsletter, public presentations , bi-monthly Coalition meetings, and at health fairs or other public events. 6. How will the program be accessible to target population (i.e., location, transportation , hours of operation) ? The HF-IRC program serves the entire county. Since HF-IRC is a home-based visitation program, there are few barriers for program participation . The FSWs have flexible hours and can work nights or weekends in order to visit families at their convenience. The FSW ' s can also meet families at their OB or pediatric provider' s offices, WIC or any other convenient location. 7