1. Michigan Benefits Access Initiative Michigan Association of United Ways Annual Meeting July 21, 2011
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3. The Opportunity Over $930 million in federal benefits and tax credits go unclaimed in Michigan each year Only 7 % of low-income, working families with children receive all of supports for which they qualify (food stamps, child care and Medicaid )
4. Budget on Wages Alone Income = minimum wage for 2002, 69% of Federal Poverty Level Expenses do not include items such as: driver’s license fees, gifts, entertainment, school supplies and trip fees, after school and sports activities, vacation, college application fees and tuition, many more . . . INCOME Wages $ 10,000 TOTAL $ 10,000
5. Budget with Basic Work Supports Adapted from Sheila Zedlewski, Gina Adams, Lisa Dubay and Genevieve Kenney, "Is There a System Supporting Low-Income Working Families?" The Urban Institute (Feb. 2006), at 8-9. EXPENSES Rent $ 7,200 Food & supplies $ 5,700 Transportation $ 2,400 Health & child care $ 15,500 Taxes $ 1,000 TOTAL $ 31,800
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7. TECHNOLOGY OUTREACH Building a solid public-private partnership Linking work supports & other services to benefits Increasing financial stability for families Improving nonprofit & government efficiency/value Michigan Benefit Access Initiative Vision
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10. Pilot Increasing Access Empowering Community Reach Strategy One: Effective Training Materials and Processes for CBO’s Strategy Two: Capacity Building within local CBO’s Strategy Three: Professional Evaluation and reporting requirements to monitor and provide feedback for Continuous Improvement
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13. MBAI in Your Community How do you think your community will receive online bundled benefit access? How does benefit access fit with your United Way impact work? How do you see MBAI rolling out in your community? What partner organizations would you engage?
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17. Thank You! Danielle Brown [email_address] Linda Schmidt [email_address] Nancy Lindman [email_address]
Hinweis der Redaktion
Linda Begins here – shares evidence-based info on how benefit access relates to alleviates poverty, arms participants with that framework
Linda
Linda – also note handout with detail on MiBridges Expansion
Daniel – Begin here
Training Rationale: Through Pre-pilot work in Southeast Michigan, CBO’s previously engaged in benefit access assistance through MiBridges needed additional support to increase their outputs. This will be accomplished through: 1. Professional development of a training curriculum in partnership with DHS, MPCA, the Food Bank Council, UWSEM and MAUW which is compiled by an experienced curriculum specialist 2. On-going technical assistance by the Regional Coordinator, the Associate Coordinator and a trained and dedicated team of AmeriCorps members 3. Participation in regular information sharing meetings with other participating CBO’s through the Region 8 Voices for Action coalition Capacity building Rationale: Organizations selected to participate in the pilot were able to demonstrate the capacity to increase their benefit access program, as well as an ability to build additional capacity for greater reach. Grants were awarded based on CBO’s proposed infrastructure needs and innovative plans to expand scope and reach. Grants ranged from $7,500 to $10,000 Examples of how CBO’s will invest these dollars include purchasing of equipment, mobilization of application assistance, and streamlining of intake processes Evaluation Rationale: UWSEM pilot will provide an opportunity to collect valuable information on the effectiveness of outreach methods, allowing for a comprehensive assessment of best practices. Performance metrics will be measured using a formal reporting structure captured monthly through an Online Data Management (ODM) system. UWSEM will analyze and provide feedback and support based on information from the CBO’s to assist in overcoming barriers and instill best practice methods. Professional evaluation conducted by Public Policy Associates will be used to provide quality quantitative and qualitative information that will help inform the state-wide rollout, ensuring expansion maximizes resources and sustainability
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MW-ZXT950-20080724-105 Daniel
All – dialog on these questions; capture input on flipchart?
Nancy – recap feedback, proposed structure, use remaining slides as needed within conversation
MW-ZXT950-20080724-105 Use these next 3 slides after conversation from locals on how MBAI could work in their communities