PA Care Partnership CLC Pilot Project Application

Cultural and Linguistic Competence (CLC) Pilot Project

The Pennsylvania Care Partnership is excited to invite you to submit an application to participate in our Cultural and Linguistic Competency Pilot Project Program.

In 2015, we hosted our inaugural CLC Pilot Project with York, Northumberland, and Montgomery counties. In 2017 we expanded the program to include Luzerne, Crawford and York Counties. To date, the program has provided valuable seed grants for innovative projects that have enhanced CLC programming across the state. Given the noted success, we are offering this unique technical assistance program in 2019. The overarching goal is to incorporate culturally and linguistically competent methods into the Pennsylvania county system of care programs using the expertise of the county leadership team, PA Care Partnership implementation team, youth, family, system partners, and community members. The project duration is six months beginning August 2019, and concluding February 2020.

Pennsylvania Care Partnership counties are at different stages of familiarity and comfort with cultural competency in their work, and many counties are new to the notion of developing programs to address equity issues affecting the youth and families they serve. This mini grant opportunity:

1.       Is open to current System of Care counties
2.       We are seeking up to seven (7) counties to be part of the pilot
3.       Each county will be awarded up to $1,500.00 for the mini grant.

Pilot Program objectives may include but are not limited to:

Understanding demographics and diversity in the pilot county
Development of culturally relevant and culturally specific training for youth, family, system partners, and community partners
Building relationships with Cultural Brokers and Community partners
Evaluating translation and interpretation services for those with limited English proficiency
Performing Organizational Assessments (ensuring community reflective representation at all levels of county leadership and among staff)
Developing culturally and linguistically appropriate materials that match the health literacy of youth and families served
Understanding Disparity Data for county youth and families served

The CLC Coordinator will work with selected pilot counties to improve methods for the delivery of culturally and linguistically appropriate services in three phases. Each phase of the project aims to: (1) heighten awareness, (2) influence attitudes toward practice and (3) motivate the development of knowledge and skills to incorporate cultural and linguistic competence into the county’s system of care. The pilot project phases include:

Conducting a CLC Assessment
Developing a CLC Plan
Implementing an Action Item from the County CLC Plan

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* 1. CLC Pilot Project County Coordinator (Main Contact)

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* 2. County:

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* 3. Does your county have culturally appropriate services to support diverse youth and families from the following communities?

	Not At All	Barely	Fairly Well	Very Well	Unsure
Hispanic	Hispanic Not At All	Hispanic Barely	Hispanic Fairly Well	Hispanic Very Well	Hispanic Unsure
Asian or Pacific Islander	Asian or Pacific Islander Not At All	Asian or Pacific Islander Barely	Asian or Pacific Islander Fairly Well	Asian or Pacific Islander Very Well	Asian or Pacific Islander Unsure
American Indian or Alaska Native	American Indian or Alaska Native Not At All	American Indian or Alaska Native Barely	American Indian or Alaska Native Fairly Well	American Indian or Alaska Native Very Well	American Indian or Alaska Native Unsure
White	White Not At All	White Barely	White Fairly Well	White Very Well	White Unsure
Multi-Racial	Multi-Racial Not At All	Multi-Racial Barely	Multi-Racial Fairly Well	Multi-Racial Very Well	Multi-Racial Unsure
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ)	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Not At All	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Barely	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Fairly Well	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Very Well	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Unsure
Other	Other Not At All	Other Barely	Other Fairly Well	Other Very Well	Other Unsure

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Does your county have the following CLC supports? (check all that apply)

County CLC Plan

CLC Vision/ Mission Statement

CLC Coordinator

Annual CLC Assessment (Quality Improvement Measures)

CLC Advisory Committee

CLC Trainings

CLC Printed Materials/Resources

CLC Digital Materials/Resources/Website

None of the above, but we would like to build these products through our participation in the pilot.

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Describe any successful CLC projects your county has undertaken recently to enhance cultural responsiveness and equity of care for populations served (ex. training, workforce development, policy changes, community partnerships, open houses, etc.).

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* 6. Describe what you perceive to be your county's biggest challenge(s) for CLC planning and implementation.

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* 7. Why would you like to join the CLC Pilot Project?

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* 8. Who are target populations you would like to focus on during the CLC Pilot Project how do they relate to the overall county population?

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* 9. Do you have a specific program innovation or project idea you are hoping to implement through your participation in the CLC Pilot?

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* 10. Please upload a signed and dated copy of the CLC Pilot Project Partnership Agreement.

Partnership Agreement Forms are available for download here: https://www.pacarepartnership.org/resources/cultural-linguistic-competency/clc-pilot-project-2.0

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PA Care Partnership CLC Pilot Project Application

Cultural and Linguistic Competence (CLC) Pilot Project

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* 1. CLC Pilot Project County Coordinator (Main Contact)

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* 2. County:

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* 3. Does your county have culturally appropriate services to support diverse youth and families from the following communities?

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* 4. Does your county have the following CLC supports? (check all that apply)

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* 5. Describe any successful CLC projects your county has undertaken recently to enhance cultural responsiveness and equity of care for populations served (ex. training, workforce development, policy changes, community partnerships, open houses, etc.).

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* 6. Describe what you perceive to be your county's biggest challenge(s) for CLC planning and implementation.

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* 7. Why would you like to join the CLC Pilot Project?

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* 8. Who are target populations you would like to focus on during the CLC Pilot Project how do they relate to the overall county population?

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* 9. Do you have a specific program innovation or project idea you are hoping to implement through your participation in the CLC Pilot?

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* 10. Please upload a signed and dated copy of the CLC Pilot Project Partnership Agreement.

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* 11. Please provide any additional comments.