Gather/Prepare All Mandatory Attachments As Outlined on the Last Page

/ Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport
Healthy Communities Fund (HCF)
Local/Regional Grants Project Stream
777 Bay Street, Suite 2302
Toronto ON M7A 1S5
Fax: 416 314-7458 / Healthy Communities Fund (HCF) 2011 – 2012
Date received by Ministry (yyyy/mm/dd)
CIMS Reference Number
Note: Applicants must contact a Ministry Regional Advisor before submitting this application.
Project Name
Positive Parenting for Mental and Physical Health in Leeds & Grenville / Total Amount Requested from HCF
100,000 (yr 1-$45,000, yr 2-$55,000)
Project Length
one year (ending March 31, 2012)or two years (ending March 31, 2013)
Lead Applicant Information
Organization Name
Child and Youth Wellness Centre on behalf of Every Kid In Our Communities of Leeds and Grenville
Organization Address
Unit No.
BU / Street No.
779 / Street Name
Chelsea / PO Box
City/Town
Brockville / Province
ON / Postal Code
K6V 6J8
Head of Organization
Name
Kevin Kapler / Position
Executive Director
Correspondence Address Click here if same as above
Unit No. / Street No.
458 / Street Name
Laurier Blvd / PO Box
City/Town
Brockville / Province
ON / Postal Code
K6V 7A3
Telephone No.
613-345-5685 / Fax No.
613-345-2879 / Email Address

Website Address (if applicable)

Contact Person
Last Name
Murray / Michelle / Middle Initial
Title
Facilitator, Triple P, Every Kid / Telephone No.
613-345-5685 / Cell No.
Type of Organization (please select one)
Municipality
population 20,000 or less
population of over 20,000 (based on 2006 Canada Census Data)
Local Services Board in an unorganized territory
First Nation Communities
Aboriginal not-for-profit organization that is incorporated in Ontario
College or University
Conservation Authority
Incorporated not-for-profit in Ontario:
Regional or local mandate
Is your organization or group located in a municipality with a population of (select applicable box below):
population 20,000 or less
population of over 20,000 (based on 2006 Canada Census Data)
Incorporation No.
1174141 / Date of Incorporation (yyyy/mm/dd)
1996/07/24
Instructions for all Healthy Communities Fund grant applicants
STEP 1  Read the Healthy Communities Fund (HCF) Local/Regional Grants Guidelines.
Read the 2011-12 HCF Grants Project Stream Program Guidelines. (available for download on the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport’s website at to determine if your organization is eligible and whether your project fits with the Ministry’s granting priorities and assessment criteria.
STEP 2  Contact a Ministry Regional Advisor.
Speak with a Ministry Regional Advisor to discuss your proposal before submitting an application. You may get the contact information for your local Regional Advisor by visiting or contact one of the following
Regional Offices:
Central Region:1 877 395-4105
East Region:1 800 267-9340
North Region: 1 800 465-6861
West Region: 1 800 265-2189
STEP 3  Complete your application.

Applications must be submitted, in either English or French, on this form. Applications submitted on any other form will not be accepted. Application forms are available from Ministry staff, or on the Ministry website at
Answer each question fully or indicate “not-applicable” if the question is not relevant or does not apply to your proposed project. Ensure that each question is answered directly and adequately. Answers may vary in length depending on the nature of your project.
Please provide reasons and supporting data where applicable to support your application. For example, demonstrate why your project addresses Ministry priorities, is needed by and will make a difference to the community.
Gather/prepare all mandatory attachments as outlined on the last page.
Provide copies of this application to their identified Community Partner(s).

STEP 4  Submit your application.

Send two (2) hardcopies of the completed application form, including all of the mandatory attachments, directly to the office of the Regional Advisor you have been working with throughout the consulting period by Monday February 14, 2011 at 4:00 pm (Local Time).
The application must be signed by an authorized signing officer on behalf of your organization.
Please do not bind or cover your application in any way.
Emailed or faxed copies will not be considered complete.

*Note: Ministry consideration of your application does not guarantee funding.

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A1. What does your organization do? What is your organization’s primary purpose and objectives?
For the purposes of this application Child and Youth Wellness Centre (CYWC) is acting as the lead partner for Every Kid In Our Communities, a coalition of individuals, organizations, municipal leaders and businesses focused on improving outcomes for our children and youth through collaborative and integrated action.
CYWC, Leeds and Grenville's accredited children’s mental health agency is funded by the Ministry of Child and Youth Services delivering proven, innovative programs and services. CYWC delivers many components of the complete system that is Triple P, focusing on those children, youth and their families who are at risk or in crisis. They take a primary role in offering the Triple P components that provide the knowledge, skill and support to parents who are experiencing severe challenges in areas impacting the care, safety and well-being of their children. Their goals related to ways of working are:

to provide timely access to innovative and integrative mental health services for children, youth and their families.
to provide effective services and programs including prevention & promotion which are based on evidence and best practices.
to work in a collaborative and cooperative manner with community partners and citizens to build optimal mental health supports and services for our children, youth and their families.
to support and hold accountable a motivated, skilled and caring staff, each of whom works effectively as part of the larger community team to ensure that every child, youth and family receives the help they need.

The information contained in subsequent sections of this application relates to

CYWC’s contribution to the system of parent support called Triple P delivered by the full coalition called Every Kid In Our Communities of Leeds and Grenville (EKIOC),
the structure that CYWC uses to manage the funds, resources, program fidelity and evaluation of Triple P and
detail on the complex structure of the Triple P system.

1.CYWC, EKIOC and Triple P
The full coalition called EKIOC is a community collaboration for kids dedicated to the long-term success of every child and youth. It is not a legal entity but instead is the coming together of all in our communities who support families. Its many members have been increasingly over the past then years, working together to support communities to be places where every child and youth is safe, healthy, valued and lives in a family and neighbourhood where:
•All babies have the best start possible.
•All children and youth are cared for and safe
•All children are ready for school
•All children and youth are successful at school
•All children and youth are practicing safe and healthy behaviours
•All youth are making successful transitions to adulthood
EKIOC is the unifying and integrating structure for Triple P, all Best Start actions, growing rural transportation and literacy initiatives, demographic and service effectiveness data collection and analysis, recreation, and other data driven actions. Its members facilitate initiatives that support its mission and goals, serve as members of other coalitions such as Healthy Communities Partnership, Community Justice Partners and Safe Communities Coalition and seek to focus resources on evidence-based programs that address issues identified by data.
CYWC’s Executive Director is Co-Chair of Every Kid; its staff including managers, serve on its many working groups. CYWC has acted as banker for funds received over the past years and used to fund the Triple P initiative as it is integrated across member agencies. It has been integral to the planning and evaluation of implementation which provides quarterly data to MCYS and to report to the community through creation of evaluation documents such as that to found at:
2. Process, Procedures and Capacity to Manage Resources and Actions of this Application
Triple P is well established as a cross-agency integrated program within the communities of Leeds and Grenville. With support of donations, in-kind contributions and the Community Capacity Building Fund of Ministry of Child and Youth Services agency and community leaders have been able to build a critical mass of agency staff trained to deliver services to families and parents of children up to age 12. Success has been realized for this age group and the need to complete the training of staff for parents of teens is pressing. Targeted components of the Triple P system including the Life Styles Program which focuses on child and youth obesity and physical activity are also identified as necessary. The past 5 years have created an environment in which agencies have experienced the success of collaborating to integrate the delivery of Triple P and in which more and more parents are experiencing and communicating the success and improved quality of family life they have experienced with the help of a trained Triple P practitioner. Agencies are experiencing increased demand and access to their other services as a result of the success experienced by parents and the reduced stigma of asking for help in raising their children.
An administrator of CYWC is a key member of the Implementation Work Group for Triple P to provide both the administrative oversight of the initiative for CYWC as well as a key role in planning, deliver and evaluation. Past and present accounting for Triple P is carried out by CYWC as will that of this application. CYWC is involved in delivery of those aspects of Triple P that require staff with the educational qualifications required to serve high risk and crisis populations.
A half time Facilitator has been seconded to administer and supervise all aspects of the Triple P program and to work with agency managers in the supervision of staff. Costs related to this role are covered internally by partners and are not included in this funding application. This Facilitator role has been in place for the past 5 years and processes of facilitation have been established. Presently the Triple P Facilitator is a 0.5 FTE employed by the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit seconded to the Triple P initiative to provide coordination, leadership and practical support to the Leeds & Grenville Triple P Initiative. The facilitator is responsible to the Triple P Implementation Working Group (IWG) and consequently to Every Kid in Our Community of Leeds & Grenville (EKIOC).
The role of the Facilitator should not be confused with that of the Triple P practitioner to be hired through the project. This practitioner role is a one year full time term position to provide Level 3 Triple P services to our community to meet anticipated demand while we build capacity through training. The practitioner is planned to be hired through CYWC and will follow their personnel processes.
The Triple P facilitator will provide supervision and support in coordination with Child & Youth Wellness Centre. Through Level 3 training we will build upon our current base of Level 3 providers so that this position is no longer required and therefore, our level of service will be sustainable. Level 3 is comprised of four sessions with a parent on a topic although it is intended that the skills learned can be applied to other parenting issues.
3. Detail Related to the Structure of Triple P. (see Appendix B for the Evidence Base)
Triple P is a multilevel system of behavioral parent training, using a population level public health approach to improving parenting and reducing child behavior problems. Triple P has an extensive evidence base with controlled evaluations assessing its efficacy, effectiveness, and dissemination. The program has been widely disseminated in multiple countries across Australasia, Europe, Asia, and North America. The program is ultimately aimed at reducing coercive parenting, including maltreatment
The service continuum of Triple P includes Primary/Universal Prevention, Secondary/Selective Intervention and Tertiary/Targeted Intervention. Training is provided for delivery of programs to parents of children up to age 12 and to parents of teens.
The program is provided at 5 levels:

Level 1 – Universal Triple P – provides media strategies to increase awareness of parenting resources within communities, offer solutions to typical developmental and behavioral concerns, and encourage program participation.
Level 2 – Selected Triple P – provides tips and advice on specific behavioral and developmental issues (e.g. toilet training, bedtime routines). Level 2 is delivered via tip sheets and videotapes demonstrating specific effective parenting strategies, typically through 1‐2 individual sessions lasting about 20 minutes. It is also delivered to groups through 3 seminar sessions.
Level 3 – Primary Care Triple P – provides skills training for parents of children with mild to moderate behavior problems (e.g. sibling fighting, tantrums). The skills training is delivered via flexible individual consultation, typically of about 4 sessions lasting 20 minutes, incorporating advice, rehearsal and parent self‐evaluation.
Level 4 – Standard Triple P and Group Triple P – targets families with children who have severe behavioral difficulties (aggression, oppositional problems, etc). Delivered over approximately 10 hrs via 8 group or 10 individual sessions, the intervention teaches positive parenting skills for a variety of settings, children, and target behaviors.
Level 5 – Enhanced Triple P – targets parents whose parenting challenges are complicated by other stressors (e.g. depression, relationship conflict, etc). This extends Standard Triple P with 3‐5 sessions tailored to family needs that include mood and stress coping skills, and partner support skills.
Adjunctive components also include Lifestyles Triple P for parents of children with obesity and/or physical activity concerns, Stepping Stones Triple P for parents of young children with developmental disabilities, Aboriginal Triple P and Pathways Triple P for parents who have abused their children.

A2. Briefly describe your organization’s current programs/services that are relevant to your project application and indicate who your organization primarily serves.
CYWC has multiple programs and services (see Appendix C for full description). Increasing numbers of staff are trained in Triple P and use this evidence-based program as part of their daily tool kit in their one to one work with parents. The goal is to train all. Some staff are trained specifically to provide Triple P to groups of parents. This grant will leverage more training to address the demand from increasing numbers of families who have become aware through friends, family and media of the positive impact of the skills learned. Services that are specialized in their focus are viewed and delivered with consideration to their points of intersection with Triple P.
In conjunction with CYWC, EKIOC presently coordinates and facilitates the population approach of Triple P that this application seeks funding to strengthen and expand. The approximately 40 organization and community leaders who make up the Lead Table of EKIOC provide the cash, the base funding and the in-kind support required for action by the over half dozen member organizations that make up the core of direct service to parents and which make up the Triple P Working Group which plans and carries out the on-going implementation of Triple P.
The Lead Table of EKIOC is the venue for multiple integrated actions that positively impact on the goals of Best Start which includes Early Learning Program, Early Years Service Integration, Special Needs, Child and Family Centres, etc. It also initiated and oversees an integrated rural transportation pilot that seeks to find solutions to often identified transportation barriers many face in our rural communities. It also recognizes the importance of recreational opportunities, supports existing actions and fosters integrated solutions to identified recreational gaps. It works as part of existing networks such as Youth Justice, Safe Communities and Healthy Communities Partnership since the goals of these impacts on the goals of EKIOC. (see and/or Appendix D)
Though EKIOC and its members’ services and actions are primarily focused on children and youth it recognizes the effectiveness and imperative to address the adult population needs in order to improve outcomes for kids. Triple P, for example, focuses on the skills, knowledge and supports parents need to raise healthy resilient children with the skills to not only succeed in adult life but also the ability to raise their own healthy, resilient children. Triple P’s extensive knowledge and evidence base proves that it works for many different families, in many different circumstances, with many different problems, in many different places!
A3. Number of staff and/or volunteers.
Number of Full Time Staff
CYWC -63 EKIOC-1.5, / Number of Part Time Staff
CYWC -12 EKIOC -2, / Number of Volunteers
CYWC -23 EKIOC-100's,
If your organization has volunteers, please describe your volunteer training activities.
CYWC is supported by the contribution of volunteers in many roles from volunteer drivers to fund raising activities. All who interact with clients provide police checks etc and are given training appropriate to volunteer role they fulfil. They are assigned to a staff member who provides support to specific task related trainings they receive.
EKIOC is made up of organizations that volunteer their staff to achieve common goals through the authority of the Lead Table of agency administrators and community leaders. All Lead Table members initially are provided with orientation and a mentor from existing table. All members are supported by the goals, ways of working and support materials available to them through the website at Volunteers who are not staff of existing members, are provided with direct support and training by the Coordinator and Chairs. Volunteers who work directly with the public are staff members of existing agencies all of whom have up to date policies and procedures related to volunteer risk management. The facilitator using the policy and procedures of a partner agency will supervise future volunteer practitioners.
A4. Does your organization minimize risk to persons served or involved in your services? Indicate “Yes” or “No” for each of the following policies and practices:

Volunteer/staff screening (i.e. applications, interviews, police Yes No Not Applicable
reference checks, references, and other measures)
Training/orientation of staff/volunteers Yes No Not Applicable
Ongoing monitoring/supervision of staff/volunteers Yes No Not Applicable
Health and safety Yes No Not Applicable
Equipment/facility safety checks Yes No Not Applicable
Anti-harassment/anti-discrimination Yes No Not Applicable
Other (please describe below)
If you answered “No” or “Not Applicable” to any of the above please explain why below.

A5. Is your organization up-to-date in meeting all requirements related to funding received from the Government of Ontario, any agency of the Government of Ontario, or any current or previous funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation? (e.g., outstanding reports or refunds).
Yes No Not Applicable
If no, provide details.