The next webinars are below. For an archive of past webinars, please click here.
Best Practices - Volusia County: Youth Services in a Pandemic - From Obstacles to Innovation
February 10, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. (EST)
When library branches closed and library programs ceased, library youth staff
immediately began adapting the traditional face-to-face library programming to continue
providing meaningful learning experiences for our community. Out of new restrictions
emerged not only virtual programs that have expanded staff’s technical knowledge, but
the award-winning Lit Kits to Go! Service, Facebook Live Volusia Reads Stories,
YouTube videos that include Education Station, Bilingual programs, S.T.R.E.A.M, and
Kindergarten Readiness.
Best Practices - Flagler County: Fire Leadership Academy
February 17, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Flagler County Fire Rescue in cooperation with the Flagler County School Board created a classroom-to-career curriculum with all approvals needed to open its doors in January 2017 and hiring their first graduates in 2019. In the end, Flagler County created a program with a built in hiring pool and the potential of a long-term employee that will contribute to the local economy. This program has been lauded as the first of its kind in the nation because it goes further than just preparing a student for entering the fire academy upon graduation; it prepares students to enter the workplace.
Best Practices - Polk County: Helping HANDS
February 24, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Challenged with mentally ill inmates cycling through jail, Polk County developed Helping HANDS. The program uses the Assess, Plan, Identify and Coordinate(APIC) jail transition model unconventionally, staffing Community Paramedics alongside Recovery Peer Specialists to engage inmates and assist them with community reentry. The program ensures participants engage in treatment, receive medications and connect with social services resulting in reduced arrests, crisis admissions, and inappropriate use of EMS. Breaking down barriers, partnerships include Polk County Sheriffs’ Office, Fire Rescue, Health and Human Services, jail healthcare providers and behavioral health providers who share information and data. Early results show improvements in fewer arrests, EMS calls and emergency room visits.