Star Communities
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Send suggestions for Star Communities to Cora Price. (435-797-8026)
What makes a Star Community?
Star Communities will show excellence in the 6 Performance Measures
- Families are partners
- A "Medical Home" provides coordinated care
- Children receive early and continuous screening
- Families have adequate funding/insurance to pay for services
- Services are organized so families can use them easily and are satisfied
- Youth receive necessary services to make the transition to adult life
Watch For It
Look for this logo in our newsletter (and elsewhere) for reports on Star Communities.
See our introduction letter for more information about the program.
ChampionsInC created the Star Communities program to recognize exceptional communities.
Complete Listing
See the complete list of Star Communities.
Newest Star Communities
Wind River Reservation, WY
The community within the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming has its own unique set of challenges and strengths. Like many typical communities, the success of providing services to children with special health care needs (CSHCN) depends on a large network of supporting organizations and programs. These programs operate within the communities to ensure families of CSHCN are receiving the services they need.
read complete "Wind River Reservation, WY" story
San Francisco County, CA
All of this combines into one very impressive model to look to for maintaining successful interagency services that clearly benefit both families and service providers alike. Juno remarks, “If one agency left, it wouldn’t work so well.” She explained that HRIIC and its partners would continue on and be successful, but the collaboration between agencies is strong now – many of them have been working together for 20 years. They hope to continue to strengthen the community and families with CYSHCN by sticking together for many years to come.
read complete "San Francisco County, CA" story