San Luis Obispo - Caltrans - State of California

More documents

Recommendations

Info

SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN San Luis Obispo County Dept. of Social Services Interview at SLOCOG Offices January 12, 2007 Mark Hass, Regional Manager North County Elise Roberts, Regional Manager South County This agency provides a variety of public social services to a caseload of 16,431 clients in November 2006. Primary programs administered include: child welfare and child protective services, income maintenance – Medi Cal, job training -- Cal Works, food stamps, In-home Supportive Services. Three populations are served: 1) Children and families; 2) Adults; and 3) Seniors. The County is divided into several regions: North (including the small communities of California Valley, San Miguel, and Shandon); Coast (Morro Bay, Cambria) and South (Five Cities plus Nipomo, Arroyo Grande rural and Nipomo Mesa) The mission of the agency is to promote child safety, well-being, permanency and selfsufficiency. Transportation issues relate to most of those directives. Transportation Provided A range of transportation programs exist that include mileage reimbursement, car loaner programs, purchasing bus passes to provide free or discounted trips to consumers. Specifics on services will have to be obtained by agency personnel. Federal Mandate Related to Transportation States are required by Federal directives to continue to reduce the welfare levels of funding. Specifically, states are required to increase by 50% the number of cases (individuals and families) that are “participating” in the full range of programs and therefore moving off of the welfare rolls. Participation usually means job training and related activities. Currently, San Luis Obispo County is at a 25% participation rate and it must see this doubled. The baseline against which this is counted was recently changed, previously having used a caseload number from 1995. The implications of this change make it more difficult to show progress in the direction the Federal government is requiring. States risk sanctions if they cannot, on average, show a 50% caseload participation level. There is some possibility that counties that achieve or exceed the 50% participation levels may receive some kind of incentive or bonus payment from the state. Transportation Barriers and Trends/ Implications • The main issue is that consumers usually do not live where the jobs exist. This is particularly true for the small rural communities in the northeastern part of the county. Transportation to jobs is critical but most consumers do not have access to a functioning car. • There is just a single One-Stop location, at Creekside Career Center (Tank Farm Road and Broad Street) in South San Luis Obispo, where consumers can come and meet with a wide range of services’ representatives. There is no One-Stop location in South County with the consequence that agency consumers living in South County must be transported to Creekside in South San Luis Obispo (not a direct trip via existing transit). 155 OCTOBER 2007
SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN • In North County, Paso Robles area, there is a very large migrant population. Very lowincome populations in Creston, Shandon, California Valley and San Miguel have a 25 to 40 mile trip to reach Paso Robles or Atascadero and much further to reach services into San Luis Obispo. • South County trips are often across the county line, between South San Luis Obispo and North Santa Barbara Counties. Travel distances to those destinations are often shorter than to the City of San Luis Obispo. • Ride-On high fares are extremely difficult for low-income people. • There is confusion about how to use Ride-On, as to who is eligible and how to request a trip and which telephone number to call. • The Social Services Transportation Advisory Council (SSTAC) membership needs to include more social service representation; some restructuring of membership could help to promote coordination with human services organizations. Project Prioritization • The SLO region DSS mission is to promote: 1. Well-being; 2. Permanency; and 3. Selfsufficiency. Projects that support and promote these mission elements are important. Project Possibilities • Pilots that address the small, rural communities such as shuttles, although this may be difficult given the low density of people and the dispersed pattern of potential job sites. • Bus passes buy-down options, such as with Ride-On or other local providers. • Mechanisms to advise caseworkers of changes in transportation services, maybe by email notification. • Participation by DSS on the SSTAC to learn more about transportation systems, to be able to advise DPSS caseworkers and to participate in addressing unmet needs. 156 OCTOBER 2007
Page 1 and 2:
COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES - PUBLIC
Page 3 and 4:
SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION COORDINATED
Page 5 and 6:
Page 7 and 8:
Page 9 and 10:
Page 11 and 12:
Page 13 and 14:
Gaps in service, continued SAN LUIS
Page 15 and 16:
Page 17 and 18:
Page 19 and 20:
Page 21 and 22:
Page 23 and 24:
Page 25 and 26:
Page 27 and 28:
Page 29 and 30:
Page 31 and 32:
Page 33 and 34:
Page 35 and 36:
Page 37 and 38:
Page 39 and 40:
Page 41 and 42:
Page 43 and 44:
Page 45 and 46:
Page 47 and 48:
Page 49 and 50:
Page 51 and 52:
3.2.3 Coordination Interest and Exp
Page 53 and 54:
Page 55 and 56:
Page 57 and 58:
Page 59 and 60:
Page 61 and 62:
Page 63 and 64:
Page 65 and 66:
Page 67 and 68:
Page 69 and 70:
Page 71 and 72:
Page 73 and 74:
Page 75 and 76:
Page 77 and 78:
Page 79 and 80:
Page 81 and 82:
Page 83 and 84:
Page 85 and 86:
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
Page 91 and 92:
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
Page 97 and 98:
Page 99 and 100:
Page 101 and 102:
Page 103 and 104:
Page 105 and 106:
Page 107 and 108:
Page 109 and 110:
Page 111 and 112:
Page 113 and 114:
Page 115 and 116:
Page 117 and 118:
Page 119 and 120:
Page 121 and 122: SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION COORDINATED
Page 139 and 140: GOAL 2.0: BUILD CAPACITY TO MEET IN
Page 153 and 154: ___________________________________
Page 171: SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION COORDINATED
Page 175 and 176: Ride-On Interview at Ride-On office
Page 199: SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION COORDINATED
show all

San Luis Obispo - Caltrans - State of California

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?