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Polk County CPPC Team Meeting

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Polk County – River Place

Attending: Alyson Simmons, Tonya Sloan, Teresa Burke, Joyce Bruce, Ako Abdul-Samad, Lynette Mustin, Jessica Leonard, Denise Moore, Vincent Kelly, Rosalind Scoggins, Lance Roorda, Tracy White, Raoulyn Perry, Kendra Malone, Kiersten Cooley, Tabby Kuehl, Lora Rogerson, Brian Walker, Linda Daniels, Bill Wright, Rose Marie Scott, David Palmer, Theresa Edwards, Rachel Johnson, Jane Magers, Fred Garrin

Welcome and Introductions

Alyson called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. Alyson explained CPPC, its purpose and strategies. Everyone introduced themselves.

CPPC Strategic Planning for FY13 Update

There was a brief recap of the May meeting and a copy of the May meeting minutes were handed out. CPPC coordination was discussed. It was explained to the group that it will be possible to contract a part-time coordinator. The previous job description will be edited to identify the skill set needed. This position will be paid out of our CPPC State budget allocation for one year at an approximate cost of $10,000 - $12,000.

Breakout Session

Each participant was asked to choose one of the four CPPC strategies in a breakout session workgroup to identify activities that can support each initiative.

Shared-Decision Making Team

Need

• Resources

• Diversify Partnership

o Focus partnership or open partnership

• Priorities

o Cut duplication

o Determine importance

• Develop rules of operation

o Chair, Vice Chair, etc.

o Written

o Committee vs. community

o A leader

Plan

• CPPC 101

o Polk County Representative – Focus: communicate, educate. Diversify: school, church, politics/government, families, law

• Identify a team within partnership (Steering Committee)

o Focus the future, determine top priorities

o Decision making

o Representatives for types/areas

o Commitment

o Leadership

Follow-Up Meeting

12:00 p.m. July 10

TBD

Group Leader

Alyson Simmons

Individualized Practice Team

Plan

• Look at agencies that have at-risk families

• Help agency – give guidelines to implement the process

o Agency come up with criteria for family that needs a CBFTM

o Best practice – visiting the model

• Incorporating existing CBFTM facilitators into agencies

o What info agency or CPPC will need (what relationship will look like – drop in, meet, further meetings)

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• Agencies conducting CBFTMs

o Which agencies with FTM application numbers

▪ Creative Visions, EFR, schools, Healthy Start, etc.

▪ Support within agencies

▪ Agencies have a plan already for money/budgeting

o Pros: Families walking in the door

o Cons: Running out of money

Follow-Up Meeting

12:00 p.m. July 3

Chicago Speakeasy

Group Leader

Lance Roorda

Policy and Practice Change Team

• Need current CPPC current framework, policies/manual

o Concrete guidelines that can clarify information inconsistencies – guidelines exist

• CPPC – consistency with mission and practice

o Activities at meetings need to reflect our mission more fully

• Increased collaboration with DHS

o Subcommittee to bring community voices to CPPC policy

• Integration of ACE’s – we need to know who has expertise in this area to help inform our polices and our practices

• How are we promoting health outcomes?

o Information informing practice of community health workers and other community support positions

• Parenting Groups – how can CPPC collaborate or initiate these groups? Who is already doing this?

• Incarcerated parents involvement – better engagement of fathers and incarcerated parents

• Trauma informed care in all aspects of wellness

• Community map that shows us: 1. What they do; 2. How members of this group are working together to interrupt disparate health outcomes – how these initiatives overlap

• See change in all agencies at the table.

• Identify similar CPPC clusters

• Identifying and sharing the knowledge base currently here – recognizing the various models and methods that different organizations use to do their work (strength-based approaches) and understanding and respecting the different practices regarding specifically parenting classes.

Top 5

1. Fathers and incarcerated engagement

2. Communication – what is the priority of CPPC – connection with other CPPC strategies

3. Trauma

4. Strengths and skills already at the table

5. Develop communication strategy that facilitates consistent messaging to each other and the community

Follow-Up Meeting

Monday, July 16, 10:00 a.m. Moulton Elementary

Group Leader

David Palmer

Neighborhood/Community Organizing Team

Need

• Marketing Material – is it repetitious?

• What has been accomplished and measured as outcomes?

• Present a clear message regarding CPPC: goals (flyers as well as personal message)

• Seriousness about protecting children stated but lacks follow through

• Conversations with:

o Neighborhood watch

o Community heads

o Teens – what do they need?

o Police input – legislators

o Church leaders input

o Reach out to other community based organizations

o Networking/sharing

o PTO/PTAs involvement – schools, counselors

• Community events:

o Swimming lessons

o July Art Festival

o Back To School Event

o IPTV – McIntosh

o Membership invites

o Health Initiative for teens

o Grubb Y or other YMCAs

Plan

• Facebook page

• Channel 12 – Info about CPPC

o Upcoming Events

o Community Updates

• Take a child to work day

• Tuesday edition of Register (school)

• Attending Parent Conferences

• Invite Community Leaders

• Carolyn King’s Project

• Back to School Bash

o CPPC at resource tent

• Swimming Lessons

o Conversations with city about lessons from life guards

• National Night Out – July 17

o Approach police to be involved – Randy Peterson from Urbandale (Joe Gonzalez)

• Health Initiative

o Kids can volunteer for Hy-Vee Triathlon or Children’s Fest at Y

o Bicycle Camp

o Grubb Y

Follow-Up Meeting

Tuesday, July 17, 3:00 p.m., before CPPC meeting

Group Leader

Bill Wright

Community Announcements

Grant Writing training will be held at River Place this Thursday, June 21 and Friday, June 22. Ron Mirr will conduct the two-day training. Ron is one of the best Grant Writing trainers in the Midwest. Day one will identify agency core services, track outcomes, look at numbers and teach how to tell their stories. Day two teaches them how to write the grant.

Community Block Party will be held at Union Baptist Church on Friday, July 13 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. A table is $25.00 if your organization wants representation at this event. Set up will being at 3:00 p.m.

Education Brain Trust (EBT) would like everyone to join them for the Parent Empowerment Congress with a special presentation by Wisdom Beyond Words on June 30 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Corinthian Baptist Church at 814 School St. For more information, contact paulettewiley@.

The Women of Color Advisory Network (WOCAN) present June’s Monthly Communities of Color Organizing Workshop on Friday, June 29 from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. at The Iowa Coalition Aginst Sexual Assault’s Conference Room at 515 28th St., Suite 107, Des Moines.

Parenting Way offers a Parents Anonymous group at their office in the Valley Junction Neighborhood at 1211 Vine St., Suite 2140, West Des Moines on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, July 17 at 4:00 p.m. at Polk County River Place in Conference Room 3.

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