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East Texas Human Needs Network
& Collective Impact
May 30, 2014
East Texas Human Needs Network
Christina Fulsom
East Texas Human Needs Network Poverty Data State of Emergency Strategic Commitments: Engage, Inspire,
Thrive Collective Impact Team Update Q & A Action Items
Agenda
East Texas Human Needs Network
The East Texas Human Needs Network was established as a response to meet needs of enormous scale that
transcend the capacity of individual agencies.
Steering Committee
Fred Peters Tyler Junior College EducationLisa Allen Express Employment Professionals EmploymentCarlton Allen UT Health Northeast HealthcareGreg Grubb People Attempting To Help HousingKristy Swann Range NDMJ TransportationChristina Fulsom Founder and Network Weaver
Within our richness lies poverty
We are a County rich in beauty and prosperity, in education and opportunity, in security and health, in values and vision. Yet, within our richness lies poverty and fear, hunger and homelessness, unmet potential and despair.
The state of economy in recent years has brought attention to the crisis of poverty. The issue is one that is complex. Many different elements connect to create the web of problems that holds individuals, families and communities down.
Poverty in Smith County
pov•er•ty noun, often attributive \ˈpä-vˈr-tē\ 1: the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions
37,075 people
19,091 adults
13,101 children
4,833 elderly
US Census Bureau
Poverty indicators
Low educational attainment Unemployment Large family size Single parent family Disability Minority race or ethnic group Female gender Size and remoteness of home
community No healthcare coverage
Need reliable local data!
Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment
The purpose of the comprehensive community needs assessment was to discover the unique needs and extent of poverty of the Smith County community as it relates to:
EducationEmploymentHealthcareHousingTransportationAs well as child care, veterans needs, and legal matters.
Executive Summary
Institutional Review Board Approval – UT Tyler 65 Questions, 300 possible responses Conducted in June and July 2013 by trained staff and
volunteers at 14 ETHNN Smith County agencies.
EDUCATION
• 33% no high
school diploma or GED
EMPLOYMENT
• 42% unemploy
ed
HEALTHCARE
• 44% no health
insurance
HOUSING
• 12% homeless
TRANSPORTATION
• 34% no reliable
transportation
65% live below POVERTY
What the data uncovered:
A state of emergency
It’s not just about money
It’s not just about having enough money to pay the bills, it’s about how poverty affects families economically, socially, emotionally, and physically. It’s about the erosion of our communities and the lack of hope people have for a better future. No matter how an individual ends up in poverty, chances are it’s not where they want to be.
Unrelenting stress
Poverty is the unrelenting stress of keeping a family sheltered, clothed and fed...and hoping desperately to finally get a full week’s paycheck before the baby gets sick or the car breaks down…and choosing which bills to pay this month.
It’s an exhausting day to day struggle without relief ,that robs body and soul.
Loss of Human Potential
Poverty affects all aspects of life and limits people’s ability to live fruitful and happy
lives.
The data also present how people living in poverty
experience a range of disadvantages which
combine to reinforce each other and
trap them in poverty, which
reduces the length and quality of life often for multiple generations.
We have a crisis, what can we do?
COLLECTIVE IMPACT
Diverse organizations working together to address complex problems
What we do now
The foundation on which many nonprofits are built is flawed and simplistic, focused on a symptom rather than the underlying set of problems, developed in isolation rather than as part of an integrated system, and organized to administer a narrowly tailored program or benefit rather than generate sustained, significant change for a person or community.
Five Conditions of Collective Success
1. Common Agenda2. Shared Measurement Systems3. Mutually Reinforcing Activities4. Continuous Communication5. Backbone Support Organization
Four Phases of Collective Impact
1. Generate ideas and dialogue2. Initiate action3. Organize for Impact4. Sustain Action and Impact
What ETHNN is doing now
The East Texas Human Needs Network is working to INSPIRE and ENGAGE people
to ensure that ALL families and communities THRIVE.
ETHNN Strategic Commitments
ENGAGE
Organize Communities and Develop Advocates to End Poverty
ETHNN Engagement
Multi-sector engagement Information sharing Research Priority setting and planning Evaluation and learning
Multi-sector engagement
PUBLIC - Government Responsibility to citizens for order,
protection, public services, and economic stability.
PRIVATE - Business Shared value: the health of the
community (citizens) and the health of the company are mutually dependent.
CIVIC - Non-profit Enhance the quality of life of citizens from disadvantaged circumstances.
Information sharing
Website Facebook Resources Database
EDUCATION
• 33% no high
school diploma or GED
EMPLOYMENT
• 42% unemploy
ed
HEALTHCARE
• 44% no health
insurance
HOUSING
• 12% homeless
TRANSPORTATION
• 34% no reliable
transportation
A state of emergency
Research
Priority setting and planning
Goals based on participants’ identified top needs
EDUCATION
• School tuition
EMPLOYMENT
• Career and job training
HEALTHCARE
• Health Insuranc
e• Dental
care
HOUSING
• Utility assistan
ce
TRANSPORTATION
• Gasoline
Priority setting and planning
Strategic action plans in the following areas: • All children and adults have
access to quality educational opportunities.
Education • Everyone has access to
employment that pays a living wage.
Employment
• Everyone has access to quality affordable healthcare.Healthcare
• Families and individuals have safe and affordable homes to live in.
Housing • Everyone has access to reliable,
accessible and affordable transportation.
Transportation
Evaluation and learning
A work in progress Learning about the Collective Impact
framework has provided needed guidance
ETHNN Strategic Commitments
INSPIRE
Develop Leaders Committed to Ending Poverty throughout Smith
County
ETHNN Inspires
Poverty education Lobbying and advocacy Facilitation and brokering Peer learning
ETHNN Strategic Commitments
THRIVE
Build a Respected, Strategic, Countywide Organization that is an Effective Leader and Catalyst to End
Poverty
ETHNN Impact
Catalyst to end poverty through collective impact
Common Agenda Shared Measurement Systems Mutually Reinforcing Activities Continuous Communication Backbone Support Organization
The East Texas Human Needs Network works to INSPIRE and ENGAGE people to ensure that ALL families and communities THRIVE.
Collective Impact Team Update
Educate Texas … .. .
Q & A
Action Items
Who? What? Why? When? Where?
THANK YOU!
East Texas Human Needs NetworkChristina [email protected]