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General Information
Application Name Unified Nevada Information Technology for Youth 
Application Acronym UNITY 
State NEVADA 
ACF Region Region IX 
Federal Program Child Welfare Program 
Profile Last Updated 8/9/2004 14:24:55 

State Information
Administration State Supervised, County Administered 
Additional State Programs   
Responsible Program Agency Department of Human Resources, Division of Child & Family Services for the State; in Clark County the Department of Family Youth Services operates the program 
Responsible System Agency Department of Human Resources, Division of Child & Family Services for the State; in Clark County the Department of Family Youth Services operates the program. 
Other Contributing Agencies   

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Transferred 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational   
Functional Description UNITY (Unified Nevada Information Technology for Youth) is the State of Nevada SACWIS. It includes Child Welfare functionality for all entities within the State. 
Interfaces UNITY interfaces with NOMADS/Medicaid. 
No. of System Users Approximately 1000 
No. of Clients Served 10,000 
Certifications/Assessments Sacwis review conducted- Action Plan in progress 
Application Future Plans   
Other Relevant Information   

Contractor Usage
Planning KPMG Peat Marwick 
Implementation TRW 
Operations n/a 
Monitoring n/a 
Other   

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Single Database 
Type of Platform Single Platform 
Hardware Platform ES9000 
Operating System   
Languages COOL:Gen 
DBMS   

Programs and Services Information
Other Programs and Services Supported (Note: Check boxes below are images that are for information purposes and not real controls)
checked boxAdoption unchecked boxAdult Protective Services unchecked boxChild Care
unchecked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral unchecked boxChild Care Subsidy
checked boxChild Family Services unchecked boxChild Protective Services unchecked boxChild Support Enforcement
checked boxChild Welfare unchecked boxEmployment Services unchecked boxFamily Preservation Support
unchecked boxFood Stamp checked boxFoster Care checked boxIndependent Living
checked boxInterstate Compact checked boxJuvenile Justice unchecked boxLIHEAP
unchecked boxMedicaid unchecked boxProvider Services unchecked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information    

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Robert Hellen, State Child WelfareMadilyn Maire, State UNITY SystemHarvey Huncovsky, Clark County 
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Website http://www.state.nv.us/hr/dcfs/index.html 
IT Contact
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Website UNITY http://www.state.nv.us/hr/dcfs/page8.html 

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