Hi John,
The latest news (from Sarah) is your office has been transformed into a breast pump station for young moms. You may want to knock before entering. I put the 9/26 Lunch and Learn on the calender and will contact the Kempe Ctr today.On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 10:34 PM, <cmqs@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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"Dandurand, John" <john.dandurand@thenetwork-co.org> Aug 20 01:21AM -0600
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You're invited! *Lunch 'n Learn: Colorado ReWorks Explained*
September 26, 11:30am to 1pm
VOA, 2660 Larimer St Denver, CO 80205
For online registration, visit: Lunch 'n Learn: Colorado ReWorks
Explained<http://thenetwork-co.org/ViewEvent.ashx?eventId=741890>
Katie Griego and Sarah Marsh Leopold, both from Colorado Works, will lead
an informal discussion about Colorado ReWorks, the set of Colorado
Works/TANF program policy changes that went live July 1. The conversation
will be a high-level overview of the goals, history, and main features of
the policy changes.
Colorado ReWorks is a massive change to the Colorado Works program that
will simplify/streamline eligibility determination and delivery of TANF
benefits to eligible families. Colorado ReWorks will:
1. better support our customers by providing more stable benefits and
2. reduce county work reestablishing households' eligibility every
month, when the vast majority of cases report no change
The biggest change is a 6-month "Certification Period" for eligible
families. As long as families continue to meet the eligibility criteria,
they will receive benefits every month for those six months. Other
components to the change will freeze the grant amount over
those months in many cases, only increasing as needed and not decreasing
(with some exceptions).
Anticipated benefits for families include greater economic stability,
mitigation of the cliff effect, less confusing program requirements,
consistency and alignment of reporting and other requirements across public
assistance programs, and elimination of time spent completing and
submitting unnecessary paperwork. For county workers, the changes will
reduce data entry and other work that doesn't add value, improve program
accuracy, reduce errors, streamline training opportunities, and lessen
confusion regarding program rules and nuances.
Overall, Colorado ReWorks is an important change in streamlining
eligibility and supporting our customers to focus on employment outcomes,
ultimately resulting in far greater benefits to families, communities, and
you. For now, it's onward and upward.
*Presenters: *
*Sarah Marsh Leopold *manages the Colorado Works Division's Policy,
Planning, Research & Evaluation Section within the Colorado Department of
Human Services. The section coordinates policy development, manages the
TANF budget, and leads the Division's research and evaluation efforts.
Prior to joining Colorado Works, Sarah was the administrator for the
National Poverty Center housed at the University of Michigan's Ford School.
As a research associate with the Michigan Program on Poverty & Social
Welfare Policy, she worked on the Women's Employment Study and focused on
evaluation of welfare reform and social services delivery implementation.
Sarah earned her Master's degree at the University of Michigan and holds a
BA from Lafayette College.
*Katie Griego* is a graduate from Midland University with a Business
degree. She joined the Colorado Works team in 2008 as a Policy Specialist
and now supervises the Policy Unit responsible for managing and
implementing regulations and other program policy innovations. Katie works
collaboratively with other state program area staff and county staff
serving as the subject matter expert for Colorado Works/TANF policy and
procedures. Katie has a background in Child Welfare, working with at-risk
youth and developing youth programs for Children Youth and Family Services
in Dodge County, Nebraska. In this position she created a Youth Leadership
Program and a Life Skills Program. She also worked with Jefferson County
Department of Human Services as a Workforce Specialist with an at-risk
youth population where she developed a program for truant youth. In
Arapahoe County, Katie was a Workforce Specialist with Arapahoe/Douglas
Works! with both the Colorado Works and Employment First Programs.
Best regards,
John Dandurand, Executive Director
The Human Services Network of Colorado
720-252-3628
www.thenetwork-co.org <http://thenetwork-co.org//>
john.dandurand@thenetwork-co.org
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