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Community Action Partnership Learning Communities Resource Center

Kick-Off Webinar

December 5, 2018

Community Action changes people’s lives,

embodies the spirit of hope,

improves communities,

and makes America a better place to live.

We care about the entire community,

and we are dedicated to helping people

help themselves and each other.

THE PROMISE OF COMMUNITY ACTION

AGENDA

• Welcome and Introductions • Overview • Transformation Story 1 • 2019 Learning Community Groups

• Community Economic Development: Social Enterprise • Health Intersections • Results at the Community Level: Collective Impact • Implementing Innovative Practices

• Transformation Story 2 • How to Apply • Q & A

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Today we are excited tell you about the Learning Community which provides free intensive TA to help Community Action Agencies move their work forward.

THANKS TO THE FUNDER

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families Office of Community Services,

Division of Community Assistance

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POLL

• Would you like to improve program outcomes? • Do you have an idea you would like to transform into action?

• Do you want to utilize data to perform better? • Would you like a group of Community Action peers to brainstorm on ideas and share experiences?

• Would you like access to peers and subject matter experts in the field?

IT’S FOR YOU!

If you answer YES to any of the questions below, then we have a learning opportunity that will be just right for you. • Would you like to improve program outcomes? • Do you have an idea you would like to transform into action?

• Do you want to utilize data to perform better? • Would you like a group of Community Action peers to brainstorm on ideas and share experiences?

• Would you like access to peers and subject matter experts in the field?

Interested agencies should apply online at:

https://moodle.communityactionpartnership.com

APPLICATIONS DUE: January 25, 2019

HOW TO JOIN?

https://moodle.communityactionpartnership.com/







WHY?

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Would you like to improve program outcomes? Do you have an idea you would like to transform into action? Do you want to utilize data to perform better? Would you like a group of Community Action peers to brainstorm on ideas and share experiences?

The nation is finally seeing poverty rates

return to levels comparable with those

before the great recession. This is

improvement; however, more needs to be

done to ensure a thriving economic future

for EVERYONE.

STATE OF POVERTY

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Poverty rate 2016: 12.7 2015: 13.% 2007 12.5%2014: 13.5% 2.5 million fewer people poor in 2016. Seniors 2016: 9.3% 2015: 8.8% 2007: 9.7% Children2016: 18.0%2015: 19.7% 2007: 18.0% African American2016: 22%2015: 24.1%2007: 24.5% Latinos2016: 19.4%2015: 21.4%2007: 21.5% White2016 8.8% 5.8% or 18.5 million Americans live in deep poverty, meaning they live below half the poverty line, still higher than in 2007. More than 6 million children are in deep poverty. 29.8% or 95.2 million Americans are near-poor – living below twice the poverty line. Has declined, but nearly one third of Americans.

While the poverty rate in 2016 declined to

12.7%, poverty among many subgroups is

unacceptable. For example, in 2016 10.8% of

non-Hispanic white children lived in poverty

while 30.8% of African American children

and 26.6% of Latino children were poor.

IT IS NOT OKAY

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Poverty rate 2016: 12.7 2015: 13.% 2007 12.5%2014: 13.5% 2.5 million fewer people poor in 2016. Seniors 2016: 9.3% 2015: 8.8% 2007: 9.7% Children2016: 18.0%2015: 19.7% 2007: 18.0% African American2016: 22%2015: 24.1%2007: 24.5% Latinos2016: 19.4%2015: 21.4%2007: 21.5% White2016 8.8% 5.8% or 18.5 million Americans live in deep poverty, meaning they live below half the poverty line, still higher than in 2007. More than 6 million children are in deep poverty. 29.8% or 95.2 million Americans are near-poor – living below twice the poverty line. Has declined, but nearly one third of Americans. By 2020, the majority of children who are in poverty will be children of color. This does not help us to build a strong economy aside from the moral or social realities of this data. Poverty is going down; however, the trends with the subpopulations are not okay

•As CAA LEADERS, we have long history of moving individuals and communities forward.

•Still we can and we must do more. •We must dismantle, forces that are pulling our communities apart along social and economic lines.

•We have an opportunity to empower more low-income persons to thrive and become active members of their communities.

UPROOTING POVERTY

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In a 2001 Word-association study, researchers from Kansas and Rice Universities asked subjects to rate how well a variety of words described different social groups. Compared to their ratings of middle-class people, and given no information except economic status, the average subject described poor people as 39% more “unpleasant,” 95 percent more “unmotivated,” and twice as “dirty, In another 2002 study, researchers from Princeton, UCLA, and Lawrence University asked students and adults to gauge society’s views toward several often-stereotyped groups. Other out-groups were demeaned as either incompetent but personally warm, or unfriendly but competent; only the poor were consistently classified as both unfriendly and incompetent. Americans, it seems have uniquely low opinion of poor people: We offer them neither our empathy nor our respect.

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“If we think the way we have always thought, we will get what we always got.”

BIG GOAL

PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION

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Change the way we do business, change in organizational culture and process, using our leadership, learning about and testing evidence informed services/strategies…Explore what works, learn about that as a network and to replicate that

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Build Capacity to Maximize Impact for the individuals, families and communities that we serve. This is very much rooted or informed by the Community Action Theory of Change

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Talk about the over all Community Action Theory of Change and connect the work of the Learning Community to the National Theory of Change. Mention one aspect of our assumptions focus on how do what we do and that is critically important. LCRC focuses on the “What” innovative anti-poverty practices which is connects to the core principles an the services and strategies. Additionally. Both the “how” and “what” of what we do as advance the CSBG Network’s ability to mobilize communities to fight poverty through the accomplishment of the three national goals. Finding the best approaches and strategies to improve results or maximize impact.

Wayne Metro Community

Action Agency, Inc.

Whole Family Approach LCG

TRANSFORMATION STORY— LIVE

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Overview of your program and how it’s using a two-generation approach; What being a part of this Rural IMPACT demonstration project has allowed you to accomplish that you don’t think you would have been able to otherwise; What has been the value of being a part of this effort; Successes or unexpected impacts in your programs; Lessons learned and advice for sites who are thinking about engaging in the two generation approach (NOTE this can be either systems-level successes that really highlight the 2-Gen work or more anecdotal, individual stories. Ideally, we’d have a mix of both); What’s next for your program;

@CAPartnership www.communityactionpartnership.com

Helping People, Changing Lives

THE LEARNING

COMMUNITY IS FOR YOU!

•Free Access to Field Experts & TA •Connect people, organizations and systems around a shared goal

•Members accountable to common agenda, metrics and outcomes

•Learn and grow together •Improve ability to achieve rapid progress •INNOVATION!!!!

THE MAGIC

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The Magic according to research: For decades, peer-to-peer networks, learning clusters, and communities of practice have proven their worth as methods for accelerating learning and promoting organizational change. This process of convening peers to study, reflect, discuss, and share learning over time has been adopted by numerous professions, academia, and the social sector. The education field uses professional learning community models to guide the collaboration of teachers, parents and school administrators to improve learning. Corporations embrace communities of practice and peer learning networks to streamline operations and save costs. Universities offer students the chance to join learning communities to conduct research together and even share work and living space to foster collaboration. Trade associations, practitioner networks, and community collaboratives adopt learning community program models as ways to accelerate learning and organizational change among practitioners. This learning model has also proven to be effective for the field of Community Action.

FREE ORGANIZATIONAL TA & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Intensive LCGs

Focus Area Related National Webinar Series events (WW)

Access to Community Action Academy

Peer-to-Peer Learning Opportunities

Access to Subject Matter Experts

Customized Technical Assistance

Piloting/Implementation Support

Regular webinar check-ins on progress with peers

Identification and provision of resources for sharing across the network

Learning opportunities at the Partnership’s Annual Training Events

Annual Convention Discount

Invitation to Special In-Person Convenings

Timeframe 9-12 months

Webinar Wednesdays

Community Action Academy

Peer-Learning

Technical Assistance

2019 FRAMEWORK

Community Economic Development: Social Enterprise

Health Intersections

Implementing Innovative Practices

Results at the Community Level: Collective Impact

A Whole Family Approach

Community Economic Development: Social Enterprise - Realize the potential of operating a social enterprise, both for meeting community needs for jobs and services and for generating flexible income for your CAA. Learn about the wide variety of social enterprises that CAAs have successfully implemented across the country to adapt to your enterprise.

Health Intersections - Exploring the connections within the health sphere to address the social determinants of health.

Results at the Community Level: Collective Impact - Understanding what community level needs, outcomes, and strategies are and how to observe and document change at the community level.

INTENSIVE LCGs YEAR 2

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In year 1 we are pleased to offer 4 Open LCGs, 3 Intensive LCGs and one new Community of Practice engagement funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation

Implementing Innovative Practices - This advanced level group will provide participants implementation technical assistance and peer learning and sharing opportunities focused on collective impact, financial empowerment, racial equity, and family centered coaching. Program outcome data will also be collected during key milestones throughout the year to inform needed adaptations to selected approaches for the field.

Participants of this group must have participated in an intensive Learning Community cohort within the last two years. A completed project Goal Plan/Logic Model is also required in order to participate this group.

INTENSIVE LCGs YEAR 2

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Health Intersections

Dr. Dayna Long

Department for Community Health and Engagement (DCHE)

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital -

Oakland, CA

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT

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Pediatrician and Community Health Expert


Jennifer Juster

Executive Director Collective Impact Forum,

FSG


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Collective Impact Expert


Barbara Mooney

Executive Director Association of Nationally Certified ROMA Trainers

(ANCRT)


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ROMA Expert


Carmen Shorter

Senior Manager for Learning, Field

Engagement Prosperity Now


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Financial Empowerment and Racial Equity Expert


Rachel Brooks

Program Director The Prosperity Agenda


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Family Centered Coaching Expert


Community Economic Development: Social Enterprise

Kevin Kelly Director, Community

Economic Development,

Community Action Partnership

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Community Economic Development Expert

IT’S A PROCESS

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Each close LCG has progresses through the phases you see here on the screen. We are now in the practice transformation phase in which agencies have surpassed implementation and experienced some change. Bundling Services was one of these closed groups that went through this process.

COMMON THREADS

WEBINAR WEDNESDAYS

Community Action Academy

Learning Community Use: • Learning Community Application • Main online learning hub for

intensive LCG’s • On-demand videos & resources • Activities & Assignments • Peer engagement through online

discussion platform • Tracking of progress through LCG

2019 OPPORTUNITIES

Coming soon in Year 2: -OnDemand E-courses on a variety of innovative anti-poverty approaches, including

- Collective Impact - Financial Empowerment - Trauma-Informed Care -And MORE!

TRANSFORMATION STORIES

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Overview of your program and how it’s using a two-generation approach; What being a part of this Rural IMPACT demonstration project has allowed you to accomplish that you don’t think you would have been able to otherwise; What has been the value of being a part of this effort; Successes or unexpected impacts in your programs; Lessons learned and advice for sites who are thinking about engaging in the two generation approach (NOTE this can be either systems-level successes that really highlight the 2-Gen work or more anecdotal, individual stories. Ideally, we’d have a mix of both); What’s next for your program;

Prospective Participants • Three-person Teams

representing local Community Action Agencies, State Associations, State CSBG Offices, as well as national partners

• Teams including agency decision-makers, program staff and data analysis staff

AGENCY TEAMS

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To be considered for the respective LCGs applying agencies must demonstrate the following: • Evidence of implementation/practice related to focus area of the sought

after LCG. • Strong leadership team representation from the local agency. • Demonstrated ability to track and manage data based on results and

outcomes.

Perspective Implementing Innovative Practices LCG members must also demonstrate the following: • Piloted activities, programs, or strategies/advanced implementation of

financial empowerment, integrated services, or whole family approaches. • Participation in a previous Learning Community cohort

CRITERIA

• 10-15 Agencies will be selected to participate in each of the LCGs.

• Consistent agency commitment is required, the Executive Director will need to sign the commitment form

• Agency will need to designate a core team who will be responsible for managing the agency’s participation in LCG meetings, coordinating agency assignments, reporting project outcomes and disseminating LCG information within the agency.

CRITERIA

Commitment Description •Team members participate in pre-scheduled meetings, virtually or in-person

•Complete all assignments, such as the agency Design Plan

•Time period: February 2019 - January 2020 (Intensive LCGs)

SHOULD YOUR CAA PARTICIPATE? YES!

• As a result of participating in the LCGs, agencies and the CSBG network will yield several benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Dedicated space to learn from peers and share best practices • Specialized technical assistance and access to subject matter

experts • Networking opportunities with local and national funders • Resources to build staff and program capacity • Enhanced program strategies and improved outcomes • Opportunities to contribute knowledge to the Community Action

Network • Discounts to Partnership Annual Convention

BENEFITS

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BIG GAIN

PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION!

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Change the way we do business, change in organizational culture and process, using our leadership, learning about and testing evidence informed services/strategies…Explore what works, learn about that as a network and to replicate that. As we continue to adapt how we do what we do, it ensures our ability to connect to the complexities and the root of the needs that are before our customers

•Kick-Off Webinar— December 5, 2018 *Applications go live

•Applications Due— January 25, 2019 • Intensive LCGs Launch— February 2019 •Learning Community Convening – August 2019

TIMELINE

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Over the past two years, we have had 8 learning communities – 3 open groups which included national webinar series open to the CSBG Network, and 5 closed groups that required an application process and once accepted, members engaged in goal planning around an innovative program, project, or enhancement related to the topic areas.

Interested agencies should apply online at:

https://moodle.communityactionpartnership.com

APPLICATIONS DUE: January 25, 2019

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Components include: • Agency Overview • Statement of Interest in Learning

Community • Agency’s experience, current

engagement and available resources related to the selected LCG focus area

• Agency Learning Goals related to the selected LCG focus area

• Agency data tracking plan related to the LCG focus area

APPLICATION

HOW TO APPLY Interested agencies should apply through the online Community Action Academy no later than January 25 , 2018. 1. Create a new (free) account at https://moodle.communityactionpartnership.com

a. You should receive a confirmation email within minutes 2. Login and click “Learning Communities” under Course Categories on the right on

your browser 3. Scroll down and select Learning Community Application 4. Click Application for 2019 Intensive Learning Community Groups 5. Select Self enrollment (Student), then click Enroll.

This will give you access to the Learning Community Application package and all of its components. You will need to read the application package, complete the survey monkey application, and if participating in an intensive LCG or COP, submit the appropriate letter of commitment to the corresponding assignment portal.

Email [email protected] with any difficulties or questions.



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QUESTIONS

JOIN US!

For more information or questions contact The Learning Communities Resource Center Team: Tiffney Marley, Director of Transformation, [email protected] Jeannie Chaffin, Consultant for CA Economic Mobility Initiative, [email protected] Jarle Crocker, Director of T/TA, [email protected] Kevin Kelly, Director of CED, [email protected] Courtney Kohler, Senior Associate, [email protected] Hyacinth McKinley, Program Associate, [email protected] Liza Poris, Program Associate, [email protected]

This presentation was created by the National Association of Community Action Agencies – Community Action Partnership, in the performance of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services Grant Number, 90ET0466. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the

views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.

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