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Getting Ahead OKC - Bridges CollaborativeCreating Partnerships for Stability & Increased Resiliencewritten by Adrienne Elder, MPH, CHESGettingAheadOKC@ (updated 5/7/2018)*Note: Community partners can use this grant template to apply for any applicable funding source in order to fund their portion plus contributing towards the shared costs of a Full-time Training Manager and a contract Trainer to increase organizational, community, and policy change. Thank you for your commitment to this collaborative effort!Shared Vision: Systemic Approach to Address Daily InstabilityUsing a systemic framework, the Getting Ahead OKC – Bridges Collaborative and Oklahoma’s statewide effort, Bridge The Gap, have a shared vision to increase stability and build resilience in our communities by removing barriers and building personal, workplace, and community resources. By engaging each sector in our community, we aim to increase understanding of shared goals. We invite you to join our efforts.Individual LevelPartner with community organizations to coordinate training of facilitators and offer Getting Ahead Classes to participants to identify barriers & increase personal resources (update: proud to have 41 diverse GA Graduates who have participated in over 2214 hours of investigation to increase their daily stability)Connect GA Graduates to community resources & positive support systems to increase hope and stability for themselves & their children. Offer quarterly Staying Ahead meetings to GA Graduates & their families to increase positive support systems and support their journey to long-term stability.Increase training for facilitators and ongoing technical assistance via quarterly meetings and connect with best-practices & resources Workplace or Institutional LevelPartner with SNAP, Child Welfare, schools experiencing high levels of unexcused absenteeism, higher education with low retention, low-wage employers with high turnover, hospitals with high ER visits, criminal justice and second-chance employers to reduce recidivism. Partner with employers to provide stable employment opportunities to GA GraduatesPartner with second-chance employers to sponsor and refer employees experiencing daily instability to the “Getting Ahead in the Workplace” by using available funding streams, such as: Provide Workplace Stability and trauma-informed training to leadership teams to increase awareness of policies and procedures that increase stability, productivity & bottom line.Refine policies and procedures with organizational committees through consultation with a GA Graduate & Bridges TrainerImprove absenteeism policy & proceduresConnect at-risk employees with community resources; Resource CoordinatorReferral to Getting Ahead in the Workplace class to reduce turnoverProvide opt-out savings plan to low-wage employees and access to micro-loansCommunity LevelProvide monthly Lunch & Learns to build community awarenessRecruit diverse volunteers, increase collaboration & coordination of community servicesCoordinate Steering Committee meetingsUpdate Community “Getting Ahead Resources” Sheet to increase awareness of servicesCreate leadership pathways for Getting Ahead graduatesGA Graduates share stories and request change with community leaders and legislatorsPolicy LevelGA Graduates, Trainers, Steering Committee, community partners advocate and vote for fair and just policies, laws and regulations; Encourage community leaders and legislators to consult with an individual who has experienced daily instability (ex. GA Graduate) before passing policy or laws.Statement of Need:With growing research revealing the long-term effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), we know that trauma without stable positive protective factors during recovery, can lead directly to daily instability with decreased circulation to the prefrontal cortex, distortion of healthy boundaries, increased use of negative coping skills, increased risky behaviors, poor health outcomes, chronic diseases, and ultimately a decreased life-span. Fortunately the latest brain research shows the plasticity of the brain and when positive protective factors are present through support by family, friends, institutions and their community, the road to recovery is smoother, faster and can ultimately propel them into better opportunities and situations.With this new understanding of brain plasticity and the importance of positive protective factors at the individual, institutional and community levels, we can re-examine societal problems that have causes rooted in a widening drain of chaos, exploitation, discrimination and addiction. Through this new lens, we can address social determinants of health such as unsafe neighborhoods, unaffordable housing, lack of basic needs, toxic stress, family violence, lack of access to a quality education, lack of access to health and mental health care, reduced addiction treatment centers, high rates of incarceration, unplanned pregnancies, limited skills, and limited jobs with self-sufficient wages, in order to positively influence our lifelong well-being and increase the viability of our communities. As complicated and intertwined as this may seem, there is significant evidence that the simple action of communities who work proactively with individuals in chaos using trauma-informed practices can make faster progress by working together to create fair and just policies to increase stability and decrease barriers for all. With this awareness, how can we address this systemically and increase engagement? How can we examine the intertwined layers with individuals, neighborhoods, institutions, and policies when many of us are dealing with various levels of instability in our own lives? Each community has the opportunity to work together to offer the key missing ingredients of positive support systems and stabilizing resources with families to build a positive future. Individuals in our community who heal from past trauma have a renewed passion for life and can have great capacity to create positive change within each of our communities.Specific efforts include investing in individuals who lack positive protective factors, offering opportunities to strengthen personal and community resources, creating diverse leadership systems, and creating communities and policies built on mutual respect and understanding. These approaches will not only address trauma but decrease future reoccurrence.This effort requires coordination, so it is important to look at frameworks that can provide structure for various community partners to work together effectively. Over the past twenty years, Ruby Payne, Phil DeVol and other cross-sector innovative researchers have created a Bridges Framework with complimenting resources that can help address systemic poverty/chaos. This framework increases awareness and understanding that we ALL experience some level of instability in different parts of our lives and that if we want to create stability we must ALL work together to address it. In Exhibit A, “Stability Scale Indicators,” you will find important resource areas that we each experience on a fluid continuum of extremely unstable to very stable.Exhibit A: Stability Scale IndicatorsGetting Ahead OKC: Creating Partnerships for StabilityGetting Ahead OKC – Bridges Collaborative is an initiative to strengthen and coordinate community partnerships to increase systemic stability at the individual, organizational, community and policy levels. Specifically, we provide opportunities for community leaders and businesses grappling with high foster care, high rates of school dropout, high incarceration rates and a low-skilled workforce to engage with their neighbors who are experiencing situational or generational poverty/chaos. Getting Ahead OKC breaks this cycle of widespread chaos by using strategies from “Bridges to Sustainable Communities” and other complementing evidence-based resources. We are ALL part of the problem and we must ALL be part of the solution. Getting Ahead OKC recognizes that individuals who have first-hand experience with community barriers, can offer important perspectives and innovative methods to solve our community problems. However, many individuals who are experiencing chaos are unable to take additional time to engage at the organizational or community level. Exhibit B: The curriculum workbook series of Getting Ahead Classes Description of Getting Ahead ClassTo increase engagement and communication with community leaders, Getting Ahead’s unique approach removes barriers for 8-12 “investigators” by providing transportation, free childcare, a warm family meal and a $25 stipend upon completion of each of the 18 classes. Participants are viewed as experts in identifying organizational and community barriers and therefore paid a stipend for their time and valuable input on creating solutions. To encourage stability across all sectors, classes can be held in the community, schools, in the workplace and in prisons. Through the workbook curriculum and respectful dialogue, two Class Facilitators promote trust among diverse participants, while increasing opportunities for reflection and thoughtful planning. Over the 18 weeks, participants create a positive support system which is essential to developing positive coping skills to address past trauma and strategies to decrease high-stress environments. “Getting Ahead” is an evidence-based Pathways to Hope Class that addresses social isolation, helps people reduce chaos and increase stability by connecting positive support systems, strengthening problem-solving skills and using stabilizing resources. Classmates help each other while helping themselves and their community. The Getting Ahead Class helps low-income adults and parents transition into self-sufficiency by facilitating a process for people to investigate economic barriers, examine their own lives, complete a self-assessment of resources and make plans to build on them. Through this process, participants feel empowered to take action to improve their lives. Getting Ahead does not provide answers or demands for change; instead it generates motivation, insight and plans from the participants themselves. Upon completion of the program, participants have a renewed sense of hope, positive support systems, knowledge of stabilizing community resources, and a plan to build a positive future. To build upon this mutual respect and understanding, Community Leaders invite Getting Ahead Graduates to be at the “decision-making tables” to increase positive social action to address community barriers. In summary, community investment into this program acts as an authentic catalyst to increase stability by not only increasing personal and community resources, but also improving fair and just practices through intentional changes to laws, policies, and procedures at the organizational, community and state levels. Your participation will provide an opportunity for all members of our society to thrive, no matter where they live, work or play. Goals of the Getting Ahead Classes are geared to:Discover what poverty/chaos looks like personally and in the communityIdentify and strengthen personal, organizational and community resourcesLearn the importance of and how to build social capital and increase social actionDevelop a personal plan to move from poverty to prosperity to philanthropyGetting Ahead Outcomes:-15684590805000Exhibit C: Individual Outcomes Achieved with over 40 Getting Ahead Graduates in Oklahoma City with double-digit returns in 11 core areas.Initial Impact Outcomes : Increased poverty-related knowledge; Decreased perceived stress; Increased mental health and well-being; Increased social support; Increased hope; Increased goal-directed behavior; Increased planningIntermediate Impact Outcomes:Increased communication skills (42%); Increased positive relationships (33%); Increased enrollment in higher education/training (30%); Increased employment attainment or retention (36%); Increase use of budget (39%); Increased monthly income (54%); Decreased monthly debts (47%); Decreased total debts (50%); Increased Assets (40%)Long-term Impact Outcomes:- Increase involvement in social action; Increased self-sufficiency/ Decreased reliance on government benefits (37%); Increase family stabilityPost-Graduation of Getting Ahead: “Staying Ahead”Upon graduation, participants have a clear roadmap and feel empowered to take action to increase stability in their lives, their relationships, at work and in their community. To build on this motivation for change, Getting Ahead OKC – Bridges Collaborative provides quarterly “Staying Ahead” meetings for all Getting Ahead Graduates and assesses status of stability at 6, 12, 18, and 24-month follow-up. At these meetings we connect with community leaders and refer graduates to the following evidence-based programs:Employment opportunities (Community Health Workers at OCCHD and Variety Health Care, Parent Liaisons at OKCPS)Graduates paid as consultants to work with a Bridges Trainer to improve policies and procedures with Quality Improvement Committees (United Way)Strengthening Families Program for Children and ParentsSmartStart of Central OklahomaLatino Community Development AgencyFamily BuildersFinancial Literacy – Empowerment and EducationCredit Unions in Oklahoma City – Tinker Federal Credit UnionContinuing Education and Training: Rose State CollegeWorkforce Readiness programs (Center for Employment Opportunities)Small Business Association (Better Business Bureau)Community Leadership OpportunitiesBoard Leadership Training – BoardServe at United Way of Central OklahomaParent-Teacher Association with local schools (OKCPS)Neighborhood Associations – Neighborhood Alliance of Central OklahomaCommunity leaders and employers start the journey of learning how organizations and communities are contributing to chaos and methods to increase stability by requesting a brief overview of “Bridges to Sustainable Communities” and “Workplace Stability”.Current Oklahoma City Partnerships:GA Coordination, Training and Tech. Assistance: aha process, Salvation Army and ReMerge, E.B. Consulting, and Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD)GA Facilitators: ReMerge, OCCHD, OKCPS, Variety, E.B. ConsultingLocations for GA Classes: YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City, Churches, Schools, WorkplaceServices for Children: YMCA, Smart Start Central Oklahoma, WhizKids, LCDA, Early Head Start, Head StartIn-Kind and Direct Funding: Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Champions for Early Opportunities (OKCEOs), Oklahoma City-County Health Department, YMCA free family memberships, Walmart gift cards, local banks (Community Reinvestment Act)Organizations referring individuals to Getting Ahead Classes: Oklahoma City Public Schools (Parent Liaisons and Truancy Department), SNAP offices and caseworkers, low-wage employers, second-chance employers, criminal justice; 30+ local nonprofitsData: OK 25 by 25 Coalition; DHS; Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterBusinesses: several are interested in offering Getting Ahead in the Workplace to their staff - OCCHD, Variety, OKCPSCriminal Justice: deputy sheriff is interested in referring individuals completing Community Sentencing and Getting Ahead Classes to second-chance employers Refine Policies & Procedures: several are interested Sunbeam Family Services, Variety, OCCHD, Upward Transitions; United Way of Central Oklahoma is interested in working with all of their partner agencies and provide Bridges training to private businesses and second-chance employers.Getting Ahead OKC – Bridges Collaborative Model Creating Partnerships for Stability (a Two-generational Anti-Poverty Systemic Approach in Oklahoma City)Minimum Shared Positions needed to support the collaborative approach:FT Training Manager: Blanca RichardContract Trainer for Facilitators, Organizations, Community Trainings: Adrienne Elder*Note: Community partners can use this grant template to apply for any applicable funding source in order to fund their portion plus contributing towards the shared positions of program coordinators and to create a team of trainers. Thank you for your commitment to this collaborative effort!Getting Ahead Class – Sample Class Budget: (goal is to have 51% In-Kind from Community Partners)DescriptionUnit Cost# of ParticipantsCost per GA ClassTBD Cost-sharing or In-KindPotential Source for Cost-Sharing or In-KindWorkbooks – Getting Ahead$18 each12$216OCCHD (2 classes) need funding for 4 classesParticipant Class Supplies$15 each (notebook folder, paper)12$180OCCHD (2 classes) need fundingClass SuppliesMarkers, flip chart, pens, etc$50OCCHD orneed fundingStipend for each class$30 x 18 weeks12$3980$2500Potential Walmart grant; Community Reinvestment Act banks; need fundingFacilitators$30 x 5hrs x 20 weeksPlus $30 per 30 min. interview x 20 interviews2$3,300$33002 OCCHD/1 Variety Care OKCPS: Parent Liaisons; VolunteersLocation $50 x 20 weeks$1000Church/YMCA/SchoolChildcare & 1 Smart Start Contractor$15 x 3hr x 20 weeks3$900$2100Church/YMCA/SchoolMeals & Food bags$8/participant & 10 children x 18 weeks22$3168$600Church/ Regional Food BankTransportation – Uber Codes or Send-A-Ride$15 per ride50$750Send-A-RideMarketing & Communication$1000 for printing, applications, flyers$1000need fundingGraduation Ceremony$25/Diploma, gift bag, freebies, refreshments12$600OCCHD and sponsorsPer Class Total $14,144$9,500Annual Cost for Program: (Goal >25% of annual funding is for Getting Ahead Classes)Getting Ahead Classes$14,144/class4/year$56,576$38,000need fundingTraining ManagerCaseload 6 GA Classes$43,000need fundingContract Trainers (Community, Org., Facilitator)$75/hr x 60 hrs/month$40,000$14,000DHS, E.B. Consulting OKC and need fundingContract GA Graduate Consultants & Staying Ahead Assistant$15 x 60 hrs/month$10,800need fundingContract Resource Coordinator $30 x 3 hrs. x 5 days x 48 weeks$21,600need fundingAmeriCorps VISTAProgram Evaluation - Charity Tracker$20/month12$240OK25by25 CoalitionOUChildStudyCenterBooks for Trainings$18 each300$5400Or OrganizationsRefreshments for Trainings$3300$1000Or Host organizationIncentives for trainings$30 x 4 meetings2$240Or Host organizationWebsite$100/month12$1200OK25by25 Coalition11% Admin/oversight$21,144$25,000United WayProgram TOTAL $200,000$53,200Training per facilitator:Online pre-requisite Bridges Out of Poverty or Free one-day training in Norman Online Getting Ahead Class Facilitator Training = $299/person Continuing Education and Technical Assistance for GA Facilitators – Backbone agencyPotential Community Cost-Sharing/Leveraging Available Resources:Free local Community Training: Title I Funding for Public SchoolsFacilitator Training – Title II Funding for Public SchoolsSafe & Drug Free Schools Funding21st Century Community Learning Center Grants for high-risk schoolsFamilies First ActChurches/Community Centers for meeting rooms, childcare, mealsChurches/Organizations/Companies/Individual Donors to sponsor Getting Ahead participants to help with weekly stipends and supplies ($750/individual) or use Tax Credits: Helpful Info:Interview participants to screen for mental illness and substance abuse (screening tools available). Eligibility requires individuals to be sober for the previous 90 days, mental illnesses addressed with physician, and stable housing.Based on 12 participants per class (at least 6, but no more than 14 participants) Based on 18 sessions (1 session per week for 2.5 hours scheduled around a mealtime)Class space, meals and childcare are donated (historically classes have been held at various churches, but can also be held at a community center, YMCA or school); Transportation Waivers are highly recommended (bus vouchers or Uber code)Participation stipends (cash or gift card) $25 at end of each classProvide warm family meal before each class (breakfast, lunch or dinner); In the classroom, one large table is needed so all participants can sit around the table and wall space to post all work on wallsClass supplies include: large flip chart paper with self-adhesive; calculators, markers (many colors), hole puncher; dictionaries; paper; pens/pencils; tent cards for namesParticipant supplies: personalized notebook/folder, plastic folder; paper; pencils; calculatorLast class includes a Graduation; presentation of certificate by a significant community leader or government officialGA Graduates are paired with allies/community members who act as a resource in a specific area of need.Exhibit D: Creating Systemic Stability Within the “Triple Lens”Creating Systemic Stability (Building Resilience)Within the “Triple Lens”IndividualInstitutionalCommunityFinancialHave the money to purchase goods and services, save for emergencies and to invest. Understanding the rules of money and wealth creation.Employment opportunities include many well-paying, full time jobs with benefits and opportunities for advancement. Collaboratives exist that offer fair loans. Transportation childcare, and health services that reduce the time and trouble it takes to get to work and services. Offer wealth creating opportunities.EmotionalAble to choose and control emotional responses even in negative situations. Emotional competence to work with people from many backgrounds.Institutions provide the environment, staff, programs, and processes that are safe, healthy, positive, and supportive for all people.The community is a safe place where diverse people and groups are included. Where there is a free exchange of ideas and access to programs that develop emotional resiliency. MentalHave the mental abilities and skills to deal with daily life. Education and training to compete in the workplace for well-paying jobs.Educational opportunities are equally available for people of all ages, classes, races, ethnicities, genders, and political persuasions. Communities provide affordable access to pre-kindergarten through post-secondary educational opportunities.SpiritualHave purpose and guidance and/or culture that provides purpose and guidanceInstitutions consistently adhere to ethical standards, policies of tolerance, inclusion, and a cultural environment that is supportive of high munities are a safe-haven for people of all faiths as well as those who espouse no religion; where relationships of mutual respect flourish so that true collaboratives can take place.PhysicalHave physical health and mobilityInstitutions adhere to policies and practices that support prevention, early intervention, and treatment for their employees and clients and munities where everyone has access to a medical home and where water, air, soil, plants, other natural resources and animals are managed in sustainable ways.Social Support CapitalHave rich bonding and bridging social capitalInstitutions design the environment, procedures, and policies that promote and support the development of bonding and bridging social capital. Communities bring diverse people together in ways that are inclusive and empowering socially and politically.Language/CommunicationHaving the vocabulary, language ability, and negotiation skills to succeed a school, work and in the community.Institutions offer access to people with different languages, registers of language, and communication munities offer people with different languages, language skills and communication capabilities all access to planning and decision-making tables and encourage inclusion in all aspects of society. .Relationships and Role ModelsHaving frequent access to others who are appropriate, nurturing in positive waysInstitutions promote supportive relationship-based learning, problem solving, and decision- making pathways for employees, clients, and customersCommunities engage people from all classes, races, sectors, and political persuasions in problem solving roles.Integrity and TrustConsistently honest, have strong principles and ethical standards.Institutions adopt and adhere to policies that require the highest standards of munity leaders set the high-test standards for ethical behavior and adhere to them.Motivation and PersistenceHaving the energy and drive to prepare act and to follow throughInstitutions develop and adhere to clear statements of purpose that identify the motivation of the whole munities encourage institutions to use data, establish best practices, and encourage innovation in order to create and sustain a high quality of life. Knowledge of Hidden RulesKnowing the unspoken cues and habits of all economic classes; able to navigate class systems.Institutions will design their practices and environments from the client point of view to help people from all classes and races succeed. Communities promote understanding and reduce discord between people from different classes, races, backgrounds, and political persuasions to promote relationships of mutual respect.Developed by Jodi Pfarr and Philip DeVol, 2017 (adapted by Adrienne Elder)Upcoming Training Opportunities:Monthly Community Trainings 90 min. (Free): brichard@ Oklahoma City-County Health Department – Board Room2600 N.E. 63rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111Lunch N’ Learns: (bring your own lunch) second Tuesday of each month 11:30am -1:00pmFull Day Training (Free): 9, 2018June 13, 2018More dates will be posted soon!Online Getting Ahead Facilitator Trainings: Annual Conference: September 23-25, 2018 in Atlanta Oklahoma City contact information to request FREE on-site trainings to board or staff leadership teams:Bridges to Sustainable CommunitiesWorkplace StabilityBridges to Health and HealthcareGetting Ahead in the WorkplaceBlanca Richard, Program CoordinatorBridges – Getting Ahead OKC Steering CommitteeGettingAheadOKC@405-208-7201Adrienne B. Elder, Consultant & TrainerebConsultingOkc@ 405-426-5431Statewide Contact: Bridge The GapDeborah Price?Divisional Director of Poverty Initiatives, Bridge The Gap Oklahoma Coordinator?The Salvation Army Arkansas/Oklahoma Division?Post Office Box 12600, Oklahoma City, OK 73157?Voice: ?405-254-1177?? FAX: ?405-254-9877? ................
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