Strategic Planning
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Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
October 15, 2001

 The committee met at the Family Development Center from 12:30 – 2:00 P.M. on 
Monday, October 15, 2001.
Members present: Brenda Butterfield, Florence Bucierka, Connie Hyatt, and Carol Huard.

The next meeting will be scheduled to accommodate Jan’s schedule to insure the process of strategic planning facilitated by her is applied.

The vision and mission were presented to the membership. The committee recommends the goals be introduced at the next meeting on November 13, 2001.

We began writing strategies that fit under the goals. We made a credible effort, as shown below, but realize we have a lot more to do. Members are urged to revise and edit the outline presented below.

Support and Participate in the Development of a Community Prevention Plan (7)

Who

What

When

Clallam County Health and Human Services

Will hire a Prevention Specialist

January, 2002

Prevention Specialist

Will initiate the development of a Community Prevention Plan

March 2002

Prevention Works! and its Partners

Will participate in the development of the Community Prevention Plan

March 2002

Promote and Strengthen Parent Education, Home Visiting and Quality Childcare Programs (6)

Who

What

When

Home Visiting and Parent Education Committees

Will provide training opportunities in research-based practices

 

Prevention Works! member agencies

Will secure needed funding to eliminate gaps in services

 

Prevention Works! member agencies

Will pursue Early Learning Foundation funding

January 2002

Prevention Works! member agencies

Will pursue PEPs funding

January 2002

Home Visiting and Parent Education Committees

Will sponsor annual summits

January 2002

Home Visiting and Parent Education Committees

Will revise the matrix of services annually

January 2002

Childcare Committee

Will increase community knowledge about quality childcare

Ongoing

Childcare Committee

Will define “quality” childcare

January 2002

Childcare Committee

Will establish a Family Friendly Business subcommittee

September 2001

Advocate for Research-Based Prevention Activities to Policy Makers, Providers, Community Members, and Businesses (5)

Who

What

When

Board of Directors

Will appoint a liaison to attend the community Law and Justice Council meetings?

 

The Law and Justice liaison

Will promote the concept of prevention to the council

 

Board of Directors

Will appoint a liaison to the attend the United Way Healthy Communities Committee meetings

 

The Healthy Communities Liaison

will advocate for health care access

 

The Strategic Planning Committee

Will propose a definition of community “norming” as it applies to prevention

January 2002

 

 Provide Prevention Based Educational Opportunities for our Community (4)

Who

What

When

Board of Directors

Will maintain the Prevention Works! Website

 

Ad Hoc Committee

Will collaborate with OPAEYC to offer a community education event

 

Home Visiting Committee

Will increase training opportunities for providers and the community, especially promising practice strategies

 

Parent Education Committee

Will develop an electronic guide of educational opportunities to be linked to the Prevention Works! website

 

Prevention Specialist

Will develop and maintain a prevention resource library

 

 

Will market Prevention Works! by producing a 10-12 minute video

 

Support and Seek Prevention Focused Projects and Funding (3)

Who

What

When

Home Visiting Committee

Will explore funding to increase access for home visitors to attend trainings locally and regionally

 

 

Will train providers in fund raising

 

 

Will train providers in grantwriting

 

 

Will support coalition projects secure by hiring a community grantwriter

 

 

Will create a task force for long term funding

 

Membership

Will make a decision about 501 c 3 status for the coalition

March 2002

Bridge the Gap Between Research and Practice Through the Development and Implementation of Ongoing Prevention Activities (2)

Who

What

When

 

 

 

Community Groups will Work Together on the Mission of Clallam County Prevention Works! Community Coalition (1)

Who

What

When

 

Cross train and share resources between home visitors, parent educators, childcare providers, and community health nurse

 

 

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