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2014 yab retreat
The Ohio Youth Advisory Board (OYAB) held its 2014 officer retreat on January 11th. The agenda included welcoming new officers, administering the oath of office, reviewing progress on the two-year strategic plan, and brainstorming goals for 2014. Key goals for 2014 included focusing on implementing prior plans and decisions. Accomplishments to date were reviewed, including advocacy efforts around education funding, workforce initiatives, youth voice in court, housing, and establishing county youth advisory boards. Recently proposed strategies to better prepare youth for transition from foster care were also discussed. Steps needed for implementing prior goals and strategies were considered. The retreat aimed to support OYAB officers and encourage county/regional youth advisory boards.
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- 1. 2014 Ohio YABOfficers Retreat Saturday, January 11, 2014 716 Mt. Airyshire Blvd., Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43235
- 2. Agenda 9:00 - 9:30am Welcome, Introductions, and OYAB Mission 9:30 - 10:30 am Oath of Office for New Ohio YAB Officers 10:00 am – 10:30 am Progress on Ohio YAB Two-Year Strategic Plan 10:30 am – noon Group Brainstorming for 2014 Strategic Plan *Review of prior accomplishments and unmet goals Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Projects and Initiatives *OHIO YAB Tech Team *Regional Outreach and County Collaboration to Improve Outcomes 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Upcoming Opportunities for Youth Voice *Three Days On the Hill in 2014 *Youth Conferences in 2014 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Additional Questions and Business of the Board
- 3. Ohio YAB Mission •We exist to be the knowledgeable statewide voice that influences policies and practices that effect all youth who have or will experience out of home care.
- 4. 2014 Ohio YABOfficers • President Alissa Mitchell, Stark County • Vice President Dominique Jefferson, Cuyahoga County • Media Spokesperson Charles Scott, Franklin County • Treasurer Destiny Hayes, Lucas County • Parliamentarian Dorothy Dodson, Lorain County • Co-Secretary Jessika Cowart, Allen County • Co-Secretary Elisa Aguilar, Lucas County
- 5. Oath of Office •I (STATE YOUR NAME), hereby on my own accord and conscience am prepared to take the oath of office for the OHIO Youth Advisory Board. • I pledge and/or promise to uphold the constitution, bylaws and governing rules of the Ohio Youth Advisory Board until such time that I am no longer an officer of the board. • I pledge and/or promise to fulfill the duties of the office of (STATE YOUR OFFICE) to the best of my ability. • I also pledge/or promise, to the best of my ability, to advocate, defend, and promote the ideals and general welfare of all foster, transition, and independent youth for the State of OHIO.
- 6. Goal for 2014: Focuson Implementation • Definition: the process of putting a decision or plan into effect; execution. • Implementation is the carrying out, execution, or practice of a plan, a method, or any design for doing something. As such, implementation is the action that must follow any preliminary thinking in order for something to actually happen.
- 7. 1. Are thesestill goals that the OHIO YAB wants to accomplish? 2. If so, what steps are needed for implementation?
- 8. OHIO Youth AdvisoryBoard Accomplishments to Date Advocacy Area Achieved Not Accomplished Ongoing Education - Funding for designated Ohio Reach staff - Expanding outreach to reach high schools and middle schools - Ohio Reach initiative Workforce - Youth voice inspired the Connecting the Dots initiative - Rule review re: foster youth having a bank account, and access to their balance - Annual Connecting the Dots Conference - Outreach to additional counties Youth Voice in Court - ABA Videotaping - Youth-Developed Discharge Plan Pilot - Cleveland-based advocacy in 2013 - Further expansion of youth-developed discharge plan throughout the state of Ohio - Ongoing partnership with the Ohio Supreme Court and Ohio CASA
- 9. OHIO Youth AdvisoryBoard Accomplishments to Date Advocacy Area Not Accomplished Ongoing Independent Living Preparation and Support - The creation of a future Statewide Independent Living Curriculum, that counties could use as a foundation and personalize to the needs of their youth - The future establishment and maintenance of an Independent Living Clearinghouse online, for the purpose of resource-sharing. - Innovations in child welfare training that will lead to youth throughout Ohio are more consistently prepare for the transition from foster care to adulthood (i.e. better-trained caseworkers and foster parents, and piloting new ideas such as: transition coaches, and specialized foster parents as transition families) Best Practices in utilizing existing funding allocations: - Chafee - TANF-IL - WIA - YAB funding allocation
- 10. OHIO Youth AdvisoryBoard Accomplishments to Date Advocacy Area Achieved Not Accomplished Ongoing Housing - Youth voice on Youth Transitional Housing Task Force - Overcoming barriers, such as (a.) requiring youth be homeless for 6 months, (b.) not counting couch-surfing, (c.) services requiring SSI -The need for additional transitional housing options throughout the state of Ohio State and County Youth Advisory Board Development - 14 current YABs -Including skills training in YAB quarterly meetings - Ohio only has 14 county youth advisory boards: Allen, Athens, Cuyahoga, Fairfield, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Lake, Lorain, Lucas (NW), Mahoning, Montgomery, Stark and Summit - Working to establish: Ashtabula, Geauga, Huron, and Tuscarawas - 88 counties = 88 opportunities for youth voice - Regional outreach - YAB member development
- 11. Recently proposed strategies Goal/ Vision Strategy Youth throughout Ohio = more consistently prepared for the transition from foster care to adulthood Transition Coaches to help youth succeed, through being a role model, and accompanying youth to appointments when needed. They could talk youth through seeking resources and developing a plan. They could be screened, trained, and developed, and paired with youth. Foster parents who serve teens better informed and aware about independent living resources for teens Specialized Foster Parents as Transition Families: Identifying, developing and maintaining a pool of foster parents who are Transition Specialists. Caseworkers more knowledgeable about independent living and transitional resources and best practices for communicating to teens At least two identified Transition Specialists per county / private agency, with regional meetings to share resources. These meetings might be held at their local RTC.
- 12. 1. Are thesestill goals that the OHIO YAB wants to accomplish? 2. If so, what steps are needed for implementation?
- 13. OHIO YAB TechTeam in 2014
- 14. Maintaining Contact BetweenOYAB Officers and Outreach / Encouragement to County/Regional Boards • We want our state officers to feel prepared supported, and empowered to fulfill their responsibilities. • We want to be a role model and support for county and regional boards. • We want state and county YAB members in Ohio to grow and benefit from their involvement, whether or not they hold a leadership position.
Editor's Notes
- #3 We are going to be reviewing the role of each officer, both to equip you during the two years ahead, and to think outside the box in terms of training & development opportunities.
- #4 We are going to be reviewing the role of each officer, both to equip you during the two years ahead, and to think outside the box in terms of training & development opportunities.
- #5 We are going to be reviewing the role of each officer, both to equip you during the two years ahead, and to think outside the box in terms of training & development opportunities.
- #6 We are going to be reviewing the role of each officer, both to equip you during the two years ahead, and to think outside the box in terms of training & development opportunities.
- #7 It’s not just about coming up with big ideas, it’s about converting them into reality. Going beyond initial brainstorming to taking steps to make these ideas happen.
- #8 We are going to be reviewing the role of each officer, both to equip you during the two years ahead, and to think outside the box in terms of training & development opportunities.
- #10 We are going to be reviewing the role of each officer, both to equip you during the two years ahead, and to think outside the box in terms of training & development opportunities.
- #11 Ohio has14 county youth advisory boards: Allen, Athens, Cuyahoga, Fairfield, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Lake, Lorain, Lucas (NW), Mahoning, Montgomery, Stark and Summit
- #12 Whiteboard with SWOT --- Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats 1. Independent Living Clearinghouse: A searchable database with videos, curriculum, and resources. Could include an interactive component for training caseworkers, with assignments and case studies... Ideally, this would link to SACWIS and the Ohio Benefit Bank. 2. Outcome Improvement Group: A work team is currently being created, made up of highly motivated advocates throughout the state to focus on emancipation issues, and develop training resources. The vision is to empower members to assist in development and design, and developing an infrastructure to create and sustain this effort. -- This was what led to the creation of the Improving Outcomes wiki: http://improveoutcomes.wikispaces.com 3. 6. Training Tools might include: (a) list of resources, (b) checklist of skills, (c) developmentally appropriate activities – including checklists that break complicated tasks up into basic components.
- #13 We are going to be reviewing the role of each officer, both to equip you during the two years ahead, and to think outside the box in terms of training & development opportunities.
- #15 We are going to be reviewing the role of each officer, both to equip you during the two years ahead, and to think outside the box in terms of training & development opportunities.