Franklin County - Franklin/Fulton/York/Adams Collaborative
Contact Information
Carey Freeman, PA Family Network Advisor, cfreeman@visionforequality.org
Lori Young, AE Program Specialist, llyoung@franklincountypa.gov
Communication and Meetings Structure
Stakeholder meetings held
quarterly. Franklin/Fulton has work groups that meet separately. York/
Adams also meets separately to work on their goals.
Goals, next steps or actions plans
Franklin/ Fulton has 4 Work Groups that meet separately.
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Front porch project has developed some resource sheets that can be
accessed through our Information and Referral during COVID and
Information and Referral is working on database with IT to be able to
access from the web. The group continues to move to a one stop shop for
all of the Human Services.
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Family Engagement is working the PA Family Network to continue virtual
workshops and publish throughout the county. After the pandemic,
workshops will start in the Franklin/ Fulton Area.
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The SCO is still using Lifecourse Tool during Annual Planning
meetings. The Collaborative supports the SC supervisors in their goals
with the Lifecourse tools.
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Employment Committee is planning a virtual transition fair with local
school districts. This is not a separate work group but one of our
members sit on the Transition Council who are working on employment.
The Collaborative supports this Council. York/ Adams and Franklin are
part of this Transition Council.
AE/SCO/Provider/DHS/Broad Community Partners Represented within Collaborative:
ODP, Information and Referral/
211/ LINK, 2 providers, SCO, Fulton County Family Partnership, ASERT,
Franklin/ Fulton MH, Franklin/ Fulton EI, CASSP, Franklin County Aging
(open), MH/IDD/EI Advisory Board Member, IM4Q local program member
(open), PA Family Network, Family members (1), York/ Adams
representatives (AE and SCO). We are recruiting for individuals and
families at this time also as many of our partners have left their
positions.