The following documents are attachments to the 2008 Dept of ...

9. Children’s Legal Services: Create a professional law firm within the Department.(a) Build a Children’s Legal Services leadership team.(b) Improve the image Judges have of Children’s Legal Services’ lawyers; competent/goodlitigators, child-focused, well-prepared, professional, and collaborative.(c) Adopt the “prosecutor” model for legal representation in the child welfare system.Actions to promote strong and economically self-sufficient familiesHOMELESSNESS10. Reduce homelessness among at-risk families and vulnerable adults.(a) Educate the public on homelessness.(b) Increase affordable housing for persons with mental illness, young adults transitioningout of foster care, and veterans.(c) Target veterans who are homeless or at-risk of being homeless with Department services(mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, etc.).(d) Assist low income individuals and families to remain in their homes.(e) Enhance the capacity of the Office on Homelessness.ACCESS11. Public Assistance: Decrease the time required for eligible families to receive benefits.(a) Expedite the processing of food stamps requests.(b) Provide access to benefits for families eligible for expedited food stamps within 24 hours.(c) Distribute work statewide: use technology to move work where production is moreeffective and efficient.12. Public Assistance: Continue to reduce the food stamp error rate not only avoidingfederal penalty but putting Florida in position to qualify for federal bonus funding.13. Increase access to health insurance.7 Updated January 17, 2008