The document summarizes a community summit held by the Watsonville Community Connections Collaborative (WCCC) to strengthen services for families. The summit brought together local organizations and stakeholders to discuss challenges families face and how to better coordinate responses. Participants identified paradigm shifts needed to address root causes of problems instead of just treating symptoms. Small groups discussed current shortcomings and proposed new responses, with the goal of ensuring all individuals and families in Watsonville can thrive. The summit concluded by selecting priority areas for WCCC to focus on through new action groups.
Raising The Barn: ACTion Alexandria Technology-aided BarnraisingACTion Alexandria
ACTion Alexandria is an online civic engagement initiative focused on connecting citizens and organizations to solve community challenges in Alexandria, Virgina. This presentation was made to the City of Alexandria's Leadership & Management Institute on November 4, 2010 and the Youth Services Coordinating Council.
This slideshow was prepared as part of a panel discussion for the American Public Health Association’s national conference, November 2014, in New Orleans. The subject was The Kresge Foundation’s Safety-Net Enhancement Initiative, a multiyear effort undertaken in eight communities across the U.S. (Kresge photos by Lon Horwedel)
Raising The Barn: ACTion Alexandria Technology-aided BarnraisingACTion Alexandria
ACTion Alexandria is an online civic engagement initiative focused on connecting citizens and organizations to solve community challenges in Alexandria, Virgina. This presentation was made to the City of Alexandria's Leadership & Management Institute on November 4, 2010 and the Youth Services Coordinating Council.
This slideshow was prepared as part of a panel discussion for the American Public Health Association’s national conference, November 2014, in New Orleans. The subject was The Kresge Foundation’s Safety-Net Enhancement Initiative, a multiyear effort undertaken in eight communities across the U.S. (Kresge photos by Lon Horwedel)
2.3 Retooling Transitional Housing I: Examining the Options
Speaker: Michelle Heritage
Many providers and community leaders are exploring options for retooling their transitional housing programs in order to improve their communities’ performance. This workshop will provide an overview of the options available and helpful strategies for deciding which options are preferable.
Learning Disabilities: Share and Learn Webinar – 25 August 2016NHS England
Topic 1: Co production – a long term relationship and different Conversations
Guest Speakers: Samantha Clark, Chief Executive, Inclusion North
In health & social care we are constantly grappling with how we can work differently and think differently about people who come to our services (willingly and otherwise) needing support. With so many new ways of thinking & working around – co production, person centred approaches, asset based community development, strengths based approaches, community capacity - sometimes it's hard for people who work in services, as well as the people and families they support, to work out what it those mean to their practice. This webinar will focus on the practical values driven implementation of co production – the long term relationship, shifting power but building on all contributions.
Topic 2: Transforming Care and Building the Right Support – the CQC approach to registering services for adults with learning disabilities
Guest Speakers: Theresa Joyce and Sue Mitchell, Care Quality Commission
This webinar will be an opportunity for commissioners to consider the CQC policy on registering providers who apply to deliver services for adults with learning disabilities. The policy is called ‘Registering the Right Support’ and outlines the factors we will consider in both approving and refusing applications for either new services or changes in existing services. We will consider specific issues, such as applications to change the registration of a hospital ward or unit, to register large or congregate services or to increase the size of an existing location. These factors are all important when commissioners are developing their plans under the Transforming Care program, and the webinar will enable discussion and questions about the registration approach and process.
This presentation was in conjunction with Chris Miller of The Mission Center and Julie Lawson of the Crime Victim's Advocacy Center. The presentation covers the ins and outs of social enterprise and presents several case studies.
Presentation on Housing First & justifications (to be developed with this organizations help) for taxpayer & government funding savings from the proposed solution!
How to Use HealthyCity.org for Grant Writing & ReportingHealthy City
These slides are from a webinar (11/16/11) designed to demonstrate how to use HealthyCity.org to enhance your grant proposals and reports with visually impactful and relevant data, maps, and charts. Learn how to access data that highlights the needs and opportunities within your communities of interest and how to make the case that your program will make a difference.
In this training you will learn how to:
- Gather data for your particular area of interest by creating your own community boundaries.
- Create maps and charts that provide the visual evidence to demonstrate both the need and potential within your community.
- Report your results - make the case that your program or project has had a positive and measurable impact.
2.3 Retooling Transitional Housing I: Examining the Options
Speaker: Michelle Heritage
Many providers and community leaders are exploring options for retooling their transitional housing programs in order to improve their communities’ performance. This workshop will provide an overview of the options available and helpful strategies for deciding which options are preferable.
Learning Disabilities: Share and Learn Webinar – 25 August 2016NHS England
Topic 1: Co production – a long term relationship and different Conversations
Guest Speakers: Samantha Clark, Chief Executive, Inclusion North
In health & social care we are constantly grappling with how we can work differently and think differently about people who come to our services (willingly and otherwise) needing support. With so many new ways of thinking & working around – co production, person centred approaches, asset based community development, strengths based approaches, community capacity - sometimes it's hard for people who work in services, as well as the people and families they support, to work out what it those mean to their practice. This webinar will focus on the practical values driven implementation of co production – the long term relationship, shifting power but building on all contributions.
Topic 2: Transforming Care and Building the Right Support – the CQC approach to registering services for adults with learning disabilities
Guest Speakers: Theresa Joyce and Sue Mitchell, Care Quality Commission
This webinar will be an opportunity for commissioners to consider the CQC policy on registering providers who apply to deliver services for adults with learning disabilities. The policy is called ‘Registering the Right Support’ and outlines the factors we will consider in both approving and refusing applications for either new services or changes in existing services. We will consider specific issues, such as applications to change the registration of a hospital ward or unit, to register large or congregate services or to increase the size of an existing location. These factors are all important when commissioners are developing their plans under the Transforming Care program, and the webinar will enable discussion and questions about the registration approach and process.
This presentation was in conjunction with Chris Miller of The Mission Center and Julie Lawson of the Crime Victim's Advocacy Center. The presentation covers the ins and outs of social enterprise and presents several case studies.
Presentation on Housing First & justifications (to be developed with this organizations help) for taxpayer & government funding savings from the proposed solution!
How to Use HealthyCity.org for Grant Writing & ReportingHealthy City
These slides are from a webinar (11/16/11) designed to demonstrate how to use HealthyCity.org to enhance your grant proposals and reports with visually impactful and relevant data, maps, and charts. Learn how to access data that highlights the needs and opportunities within your communities of interest and how to make the case that your program will make a difference.
In this training you will learn how to:
- Gather data for your particular area of interest by creating your own community boundaries.
- Create maps and charts that provide the visual evidence to demonstrate both the need and potential within your community.
- Report your results - make the case that your program or project has had a positive and measurable impact.
Advancing Racial Equity through Community Engagement in Collective ImpactLiving Cities
Tackling racial inequalities head on is critical to dramatically improving results for low-income people. As a starting point, equitable collaboration with people of color is critical to ensure that social change efforts are informed by the lived experience of the communities they seek to benefit.
Our webinar explored how to ensure that community residents influence the design and direction of collective impact initiatives. View the slides for insights from our panel of cross-sector leaders working to advance racial equity.
Building Strong Neighborhoods for Families With ChildrenEveryday Democracy
A four-session discussion guide to help people make their neighborhoods better places for families with children by identifying challenges and opportunities, and working toward solutions.
The Washington County Wellness Initiative is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting the numerous organizations, coalitions, initiatives, and projects providing services to our residents with the goal of improving the overall “health” of the communities throughout the county.
//Visit us online at WCWIOK.org
Presentation made by Cormac Russell ABCD Institute faculty memeber, and ABCD Global Consulting at University of Limerick. May 2009. visit: www.abcdglobal.ie email cormac@nurturedevelopment.ie
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Hey Munsonians - if you're looking for something more than a quick grant-seeking how-to, you're in the right place. Check out this presentation for gobs of useful data to give you a better overview of the nonprofit grant funding landscape in Muncie!
This presentation was given by Tom Tresser (http://www.tresser.com) at Adler University in September 2015. Tom does organizing training and education programming. He can tell ALL about Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts! tom@civiclab.us.
1. October 23, 2007 “ We are stronger when we work together.” The Watsonville Community Connections Collaborative Presents: Community Connections II: Strengthening Services for Families in Watsonville
Welcome; introduce self Give away first raffle prize (MB Aquarium tickets); must be present to win (2 nd set MBA tickets at end)
WCCC’s most recent accomplishment is its web site; want to thank Cruzio Internet for donating web site hosting and domain name; also donated coupons for half-priced dial up service in folders, give to families you serve Home page: overview of WCCC and recent accomplishments, meeting times, funders Merger b/w HelpSCC and CID: centralized resource info, convened agencies with existing web-based resource directories (F5SC and SCPL), feedback from staff who would use such a directory, resulted in decision to merge HelpSCC and CID Members: list of members, membership agreement WCCC Blog: another accomplishment, tool to promote interagency communication, Contributors sharing info re: events, services, emerging issues; instructions for joining WCCC Blog in folders Community Calendar: shared calendar to post meetings, trainings, events that support the WCCC’s mission anyone who request authorization to access the calendar and has Google account can add events; instructions for using calendar in folder Service Map: list of agencies in WCCC, locations/contact info; working on creating printable map in Disneyland-style; available on web site to download/print for families; must be member of WCCC to be included in map membership agreement on web Resource Fair in Spring Education on indigenous Oaxacan communities: AG focused on increasing awareness of translation/outreach services for indigenous Oaxacan clients, led to realization that need more education re: indigenous migrant communities; presentation from CRLA for WCCC, efforts led to topic for First 5 Brown Bags; audio recording and power points on web; additional resources will be added to web
All activities and accomplishments from the past year originated from Summit held last fall input and participation from you, our partners, has been vital. Which brings us to today… WCCC hosting this Summit to request your help with providing direction for the coming year Will start off with keynote speech by Diego Navarro from Cabrillo College’s DBA, will get us thinking about making shifts in the way we think about and approach services Break Come back for small-group discussions; will ask you to give us your input about how we as service providers can work together to strengthen services for families in Watsonville Call to Action prioritize issues to work on, ask you to get involved Closing, evaluation (in folder); MBA tickets raffled at end
Break Give away Spa Fitness gift certificate, A’s Carpet Cleaning certificate Want to build on WCCC’s theme of “We are stronger when we work together” and strengthen connections between the organizations that make up “the system” that serves families in Watsonville; also want to build on theme of paradigm shifts from Diego’s speech (15 min)
Formula learned in communication training: Event + Response = Outcome Event meaning action that occurs or words that are said; Response is what is said or done because of the Event; Outcome is end result
Going to change formula slightly so that instead of Event, will insert Challenge Challenge = common problems/needs experienced by families in Watsonville (poverty, lack of legal immigration status, illiteracy, unemployment, homelessness, physical and mental health issues, language barrier, family violence, isolation, substance abuse, lack of transportation, hunger, etc) Typical Response by organizations in “the system” is to provide services; this Response (the services) is intended to address the Challenge, but the services are usually developed/delivered based on certain requirements and criteria set by funding sources and the known universe of resources; which means services often provided in “silos”; perception that can’t change way provide services b/c of own agency requirements/mandates What Outcome do we get?
The Outcome we want is individuals and families thriving economically, socially, emotionally, educationally, physically (i.e. do more than just get their basic needs met), but often the Outcomes we get are barriers to accessing services, families slipping through the cracks, agencies/programs competing for resources, treating symptoms of Challenges vs causes, inadequate Responses to Challenges, barriers to communication and information-sharing, duplication/wasted resources
End up in cycle where Challenge reoccurs, same Response, same Outcome definition of insanity It’s not that individual agencies are Responding the wrong way; services are needed; it’s more a matter of how “the system” of organizations in Watsonville is Responding to these Challenges
If the Challenges exist and we want a different Outcome, our option is to change our Response Diego’s speech was about shifting paradigms when we Respond the way we’ve always responded, we get what we’ve always gotten and end up missing opportunities; when we change the way we Respond, we create a new set of possibilities and get a different Outcome The WCCC wants your help with improving “the system’s” Response to Challenges in order to get the Outcome we want – individuals and families thriving in Watsonville; when we say “the system,” we mean the groups, agencies and institutions in Watsonville that work with families – family resource centers, non-profit agencies, city and county programs, churches, schools, etc. some of you have already made paradigm shifts in your organizations, so it’s a matter of sharing your philosophy/approach with other agencies in “the system”; others may want to examine ways to make a paradigm shift in your organizations (and with each others’ organizations) that will impact the way “the system” Responds.
Going to have you work in smallish groups to discuss some of the most common Challenges (problems, needs) experienced by families in Watsonville; each group will discuss a particular Challenge, how the system currently responds and then brainstorm and prioritize ways the system can respond differently; want to end up with priorities for WCCC to focus on in coming year, will form Action Groups to develop specific goals/activities Small group instructions: divide into 10 groups (#s assigned on name tags); each group will have a particular Challenge to discuss (lack of housing, poverty, family violence, etc); introduce selves; select facilitator, recorder, timekeeper, discuss/answer questions, record group responses Group 1: Lack of housing (unaffordable, unsafe, overcrowded, unavailable) Group 2: Poverty/Insufficient Income (unemployed or unable to earn livable wage) Group 3: Lack of legal immigration status Group 4: Family violence (child and elder abuse, domestic violence) Group 5: Health problems (physical and mental health) Group 6: Substance abuse Group 7: Crime/Legal issues (violent crimes, gangs, juvenile crimes, fraud) Group 8: School Issues (illiteracy, drop-outs, schools/students unable to meet “standards”) Group 9: Lack of childcare (unaffordable, unavailable, inconsistent caregivers) Group 10: Disabilities (physical, learning, developmental)
WCCC Helpers read top picks from each group; Nicole record on flip charts Clarify, add context Combine/condense if obvious duplicates Have participants place sticker/dot next to own priority; WCCC helpers count dots; separate top 2 “vote getters” and circle, re-write top 2 on flip charts Give away SBDC workshop certificate and Swingtime Café certificate during counting. Ask participants to raise hand to show which action item they are interested in working on in an Action Group (ok to raise hand if plan to have rep from agency participate); fill out colored Interest Card in folder (leave on tables)