preparing your agency for community level work · angela hirsch, chief program officer kelley...

Preparing Your Agency for Community Level Work

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Population 379,172

48,976 people living in poverty

12,588 children living in poverty

13.6%

Programs and Services

Specific Programs

CSBG Funded Initiatives

Something was Missing…..

Why Did We Do It?

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Community Organizing

CMCA utilizes community engagement as a tool to expand the community’s capacity to move families out of poverty.

CMCA educates the public that the need to help families in overcoming poverty lies within the community.

CMCA builds partnerships and collaborations to address local causes and conditions of poverty.

How we did it

Impact of Community Organizing workIndividual county examples◦ Mexico Sustainability Project (Audrain)

◦ Expanded the responsibility for poverty and poverty services to variety of service providers (Boone)

◦ Safe and Affordable Housing Taskforce (Callaway)

◦ Disaster Response (Cole)

◦ Workforce Development CAT (Cooper/Howard counties)

◦ Future Workforce Prep (Moniteau)

◦ OCADCAT (Osage)

Poverty in Audrain County (population 24,763)

Poverty rate: 17.24%



Mexico Sustainability ProjectPartnership with Mexico Chamber of Commerce, employers, business owners, low wage workers

Implementation of Getting Ahead in an Just Getting’ by World

Supports for low wage workers

Poverty in Boone County (population 174,589)

Poverty rate: 15.1%%



Boone County Partnerships with local human service providers, the city of Columbia and local faith based organizations and churches

Strengthen local service providers to take on direct crisis services

Poverty in Callaway County (population 44,793)

Poverty rate: 12.3%



Safe and Affordable Housing TaskforceCreated taskforce following the Community Needs Assessment in 2017 as housing was identified as a priority in Callaway County.

Consist of local homeless shelter executive director, housing authority, low-income tenant, landlord, faith-based organization and city councilman.

Data included low rental vacancy rates, high rental rates comparable to urban areas and decrease development since 2010.

To increase the opportunities of safe and affordable housing in Callaway County through advocacy, education and development.

Poverty in Cole County (population 76,749)

Poverty rate: 11.7%



Disaster ResponseMay 23, 2019 – an F-3 tornado tore through Cole County and the State Capitol, Jefferson City

Immediate response

Community coordination and collaboration efforts

Poverty in Cooper/Howard Counties (population 27,764)

Poverty rate: 11.1%



Workforce Development CATPartnership with local school districts, community members, employers

Serve the area through facilitating conversations; developing strategic partnerships; and hosting life-skill and workforce readiness training and events for the purpose of strengthening the economic health of the community.

Poverty in Moniteau County (population 15,904)

Poverty rate: 12.0%


647 children living in poverty

Future Workforce PrepPartnership with Moniteau County Regional Economic Development group, public schools, local businesses

Create learning opportunities for high school students to learn about employment opportunities, requirements and expectations available through local employers for post-high school graduation employment

Create opportunity for local employers to showcase their industries to future workforce

Poverty in Osage County (population 13,610)

Poverty rate: 9.2%


324 children living in poverty

OCADCATPartnership with local public schools, local Health Department, law enforcement, mental health providers, local anti-drug organizations

Create reduce the level of drug and alcohol use among youth and adults within the county and create locally available substance abuse resources

Frustrations/Challenges of the workThere is no rule book…there really is no manual

Strategies can change on a dime. Flexibility is a must!

Each community is different – “scripts” don’t work in community work.

Exhibit H

Strategy

Anticipated

/ Actual

Start Date

Anticipated

/ Actual

End Date

10/1 2/1

2/1 9/30

10/1 2/1

2/1 9/30

10/1 9/30

2/1 9/30

10/1 9/30

10/1 9/30

FNPI(s) or CNPI(s) –

number, brief descriptorTarget Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 YTD

FNPI(s) or CNPI(s) –

number, brief

descriptor

Target Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 YTD

CNPI 5b Number of accessible

and affordable behavioral and

mental health assets or

resources created in the

identified community.

2

CNPI 6 Gz3-other:

Number of people

participating in public

hearings, policy forums,

community planning, or

other advisory boards

related to the CSBG

Eligible Entity's delivery

of service and/or

implementation of

strategies to address

conditions of poverty in

the identified community.

30

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY)

COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY

Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA)

FFY2020

CSBG Community Action Implementation Plan / Quarterly Report

Implementation (Proposal/Plan Name: Osage Co OCADCAT

The Osage County Anti-Drung Community Action Team (OCADCAT) was developed 3 years ago to address the increase in drug and alcolol abuse crisis facing the county. Over the next 3-5 years, this

CAT team will continue work with community partners to build upon the success of the last 3 years by creating a local recovery program/service in Osage County and eventually opening a local mental

health/behavioral health clinc specific to drug and alcohol treatment.

Choose One of the Drop Down Options

DROP DOWN MENUCommunity Action (ROMA) Goal (check all that apply)

Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Agency Goal

Implementation Plan

On which NASCSP Module will this be reported? (Module 2, 3, or 4 choose only one per plan)

(click on the box to access the drop down menu)

Module 3

If Module 3 is selected, a Community Inititative Status/Checklist Form is Required for Each

Community Initiative

Respond to Numbers 1 -11 at time of grant proposal

Numbers 12 - 14 to be completed during Annual Reporting Process

NEED(s) as referenced in the Community Needs Assessment STRATEGY(ies) as referenced in the Strategic Plan

The 2017 CNA shows that there are no mental health providers located within Osage County. All

mental health services available to county residents are at least 30 miles away. According to the

Missouri Department of Mental Health, underage drinking and drug use are on the rise. According

to surveys of public school students, social norming continues to be the largest influance of

substance abuse/use among youth in Osage County.

Enhanced community engagement - local community members will develop l ocal solutions to the causes

and conditions of poverty through CMCA facilitated efforts.

INTERVENTION(s): Narrative description of Program(s), Service(s) and/or Related Outcome(s)

Outcomes and Outcome Indicators

CNPI 5b Number of accessible and affordable behavioral and mental health assets or resources created in the identified community.

CNPI 5m Percent decrease in substance abuse rate in the identified community.(e.g. cigarettes, prescription drugs, narcotics, alcohol).

CNPI 6 Gz3-other: Number of people participating in public hearings, policy forums, community planning, or other advisory boards related to the CSBG Eligible Entity's delivery of service and/or

implementation of strategies to address conditions of poverty in the identified community.

Evaluation: (how you know you met the Outcome of the Intervention, Program, Service, Activity)

An active, accessible drug/alcohol recovery program will be available in Osage County.

Action Steps

Revised Action Step

(if applicable on Quarterly

Reports)

Documentation to show

achievement of Action Step, if

applicable

STR 5k Develop or Maintain a

Health Clinic

Build coalition of health resources including county health department, List of Coalition member; formal

Coalition will develop an action plan complete with timeline to estabilshing a Action PlanSTR 5n Other Health and

Social/Behavioral Development

Strategy: (please specify):

Build coalition of health resources including county health department, List of Coalition member; formal

Coalition will develop an action plan complete with timeline to estabilshing a Action Plan

STR 6 G2d Attract Capital

Investments

OCADCAT will idenfity funding resources to maintain youth engagement Funding opportunities identified

OCADCAT will obtain funding resources to maintain youth engagement Grant applications, funding STR 6 G2h Civic Engagement

and Community Involvement in

Advocacy Efforts

Recruit community members to join coalitioni opportunities Recruitment fliers/notifications

Engage community members in public forums for informational purposes Sign-in sheets

OUTCOME INDICATORS AND RESULTS

Last bit of Advice

Angela Hirsch, Chief Program Officer

Kelley Lucero, Boone County Community Organizer

Kellie Pontius, Callaway County Community Organizer

Stefani Thompson, Cole/Moniteau County Community Organizer

Audrey Phelps, Cooper/Howard Community Organizer

Martha Ray, Osage County Community Organizer

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead

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