Getting More Out of Working Together: A Study of a Help Me Grow and a 211 Partnership
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211 and Help Me Grow programs are partnering up to provide I&R and care coordination to families across the country. This partnership provides the opportunity to strengthen your ability to reach at-risk families, expands your resource knowledge and offers expertise in hard to navigate areas like social determinants of health and early intervention services for children. Working together, both programs provide professional development opportunities and support for each program.
Vermont 211 and Help Me Grow Vermont will share their experiences. Attending this workshop, participants will learn:
- How a shared infrastructure and work flow supports communication, technology, accreditation and after hours back up for families with urgent needs.
- How to increase efficiencies when partnering with specialized I&R HMG Care Coordinators and 211 Community Resource Specialists.
- How to work together to reach rural, hard to reach and at-risk populations through joint outreach and regional partnerships
- How sharing resources improves social determinants of health screening
Elizabeth Gilman
Program Manager
Help Me Grow Vermont, Essex Junction, Vermont
Elizabeth Gilman is the Help Me Grow Vermont Program Manager at the Help Me Grow Vermont resource center. She was previously a Child Development Specialist for Help Me Grow Vermont and has been working at the resource center for 5 ½ years. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology, is a Certified Community Resource Specialist and is a certified Ages and Stages Questionnaire trainer. She lives with her family in Essex, Vermont
MaryEllen Mendl
Executive Director
Vermont 211, Essex Junction, Vermont
MaryEllen Mendl is the Executive Director of United Ways of Vermont, which houses Vermont 211 and the Help Me Grow Vermont Resource Center. She was previously the Director of the Vermont 211 program and has spent over 30 years in the United Way network. She has a bachelor’s degree in Social Work and is a Certified Community Resource Specialist. She lives with her husband and beagle in Colchester, Vermont .