November 2019
In this edition:

  • 2019 Case Competition generates creative ideas for human services delivery in the gig economy
  • County resident wins state self-sufficiency award
  • Training helps attendees learn how to move conversations “from head to heart”
  • Five questions with Rachel Schneider
  • DHS News: A look back

News articles are uploaded to the DHS website as soon as they become available. For the most up-to-date news, visit  DHS News online . 
2019 Case Competition generates creative ideas for human services delivery in the gig economy

For 2 1/2 days this month, 60 graduate students from Carlow, Carnegie Mellon, Chatham, Duquesne, Edinboro, Pitt and Robert Morris University worked around the clock to generate ideas for DHS's 2019 Case Competition, an event generously funded by the Human Services Integration Fund .
County resident wins state self-sufficiency award

An Allegheny County resident, “Rhonda,” recently received a 2019 Self-Sufficiency Award at the annual Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (CAAP) conference. CAAP is a statewide group that champions policy issues of importance to low-income citizens .
Training helps attendees learn how to move conversations “from head to heart”

Communicating across difference was the theme of a train-the-leader event held on October 31 at the Human Services Building .
Five questions with Rachel Schneider

Rachel is integrated practice specialist in Integrated Program Services (IPS) and works to improve policy management at DHS .
DHS News: A look back

Over the next year, we'll be sharing articles from previous editions of DHS News. This month, we are taking a look back at DHS's introduction of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) comprehensive assessment tool: Yes, we CANS (2009) .
We welcome your story ideas, employee news and comments. If you’ve got news you’d like to see in DHS News, please contact Mark Bertolet at mark.bertolet@alleghenycounty.us or 412-350-3439.