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May 12, 2004 Sawyer County Record article.....
ACCESS
serves to coordinate resources and programs
that assist persons in crisis. Crisis being an acute change in
the status of individual and family stability resulting in a request
for immediate intervention.
ACCESS
GOALS:
- streamline
the intake process on behalf of clients
- more effectively
cooperate to allocate resources and meet client needs
- supporting a circular continuum
of care
- more appropriately
make referrals and reduce paperwork
- increase ability
to collect local data on human resource needs and housing
- use data to
access outside funds and grants and increase program accountability
ACCESS PARTNER
PARTICIPATION: :
- attend training
workshop and six month trial of the ACCES S process
- identify clients
who have multiple needs/in crisis
- initiate contact
with other partner agencies that can assist with needs
- communicate
with other agencies to assist with meeting needs
- share client
documentation with other helping agencies
- provide client
data to data base
In the short-run ,
ACCESS collaboration be done through email, telephone
and face-to-face meetings until grants provide for a web-based
ACCESS system.
ACCESS Agency
Partner Working Group:
Pat Acheson Health
& Human Services , Deputy Director, 634-4874
Cathy Begay LCO
Planning, Director, 634-4153, X328
Bonney Flora Sawyer
County Housing Authority, Director, 634-4280
Leslie Isham LCO
Planning, Asst. Director, 634-4153,. X329
Kris Kerber Vocational
Rehabilitation / Workforce Development, 634-7545
Nancy Klindera Housing
Authority, 634-4280
Trinke McNurlin UW-Extension,
Family Living Program, 634-4839
Billie Olson Health
& Human Services, Resource Coordinator, 638-3220
Rhonda Raines LCO
Planning, Administrative Asst., 634-4153, X302
Gary Valley Catholic
Community Services, (715) 394-6617
Pete Sanders Health
& Human Services, Director, 634-4806, X3301
Sally Schrader Indianhead
Community Action Agency, (715) 532-5594
Jenny Stuerke LCO
Family Preservation & Support, 634-8934
Mike Williams LCO
Health / AODA, 634-4795
Carol Pearson Sawyer
Sexual Assault Advocate, 638-3451 X3451
Trina Starr LCO
Extension Family Living Program, 634-4791 X158
Also thanks to Mary Clay Santineau, of Chippewa County
Starting Points and her staff were instrumental in highlighting
the need and use of this type of process in addressing housing and
other basic needs.
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