Strategic Planning/Policies and Procedures Committee Meeting Report
Wednesday, July 11, 2001

The committee met at the Family Development Center from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Members present: Florence Bucierka, Brenda Butterfield, Connie Hyatt, Jan Laine, and Carol Huard.

After a brief orientation to the task, Jan Laine facilitated the meeting using a process accepted by the members in the June 13, 2001 meeting. It begins with the mission statement followed by an action plan and a scope of work that encompasses timelines, resources needed, and persons accountable.

Vision of the Community Prevention Plan

Promote awareness and activities, which contribute to the elimination of substance abuse, child abuse & neglect, and violence.

Mission Statement of Prevention Works!

To reduce risk factors which lead to substance abuse, child abuse and neglect, and violence by assisting families with children from conception through four years of age; by strengthening protective factors and enhancing the resilience of children, youth, and families in Clallam County.

Goals of Prevention Works!

1.      Encourage community groups to work together toward the Clallam County Prevention Works! Community Coalition Mission.

Secure collaborative funding, shared agency space, cross training, set the expectation for collaborative initiatives, recognize collaborative initiatives, board of directors provide leadership, integrate systems, promote inter-agency coordination on a cases by case basis, endorse collaborative efforts, develop inter-agency service teams for families, training on how to collaborate, ropes course

2.      Bridge the gap between research and practice through the development and implementation of ongoing prevention activities.

Educate on research based practices, recognize agencies that are using research based practices, develop a prevention resource library from which cost and service effective prevention strategies can be created, find means for educating the public about this goal, PW! Website, invite “experts” to the community, connect to UW, research community, foundation, corporations, etc, incubator for the community, promote the coalition for state & national recognition, funding follows research based practices.

3.      Actively solicit prevention-focused projects and funding.

Train providers on fund raising and grantwriting, secure $ to hire community grantwriter to support coalition projects.

4.      Provide prevention educational opportunities for professionals and community members.

Provide prevention focused educational opportunities

5.      Promote awareness regarding the effectiveness and importance of research based prevention activities to policy makers, community members and private businesses.

6.      Encourage expansion of parent education, home visiting, and quality childcare 

7.      Facilitate the development of a community-wide prevention plan.

The committee will meet on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 at the Family Development Center from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. BYO lunch