SWLA MEN’S COMMISSION INITIATIVE

1. SWLA MEN’S COMMISSION INITIATIVE INITIAL MEETING

2. AGENDA • June 14, 2011 @ 11:30AM - City Hall, 10TH FLOOR • Call Meeting to Order Mayor Randy Roach • The Concept Mayor Randy Roach • The Vision Discussion • Goal and Strategy Discussion • Action Steps Discussion • Adjournment • MARK YOUR CALENDARS • Next Meeting: at Noon

3. IN ATTENDANCE

4. VISION • Leadership to encourage men and young men • Promoting role modeling behaviors at local levels • Facilitating child raising and family living skills • Promoting responsibility and family life • Encouraging sharing of knowledge • Identifying strong support systems • Supporting faith, hope and inspiration • Facilitating recreation, awareness and involvement

5. OUTCOMES • Strengthen men-youth relationships • Improved social conditions • Lower crime rate, cost of detention and incarceration, child abuse rates, domestic violence rates, single moms, drug use • Superior responsibility for the role of men in society • Enhanced social/intellectual capital • Reduced number of children in foster care • Increased number of men in community leadership roles • Improved education results • Stronger and responsible men

6. STRATEGIES • Solidify “THE A-TEAM” (leadership team) • Develop a MISSION and VISION statements to drive activities of the commission and VALUES STATEMENTS to guide the work • Establish THE COMMISSION • Plan THE CONFERENCE (to include practical learning, faith and hope, social responsibility and FUN • Build THE MEMBERSHIP

7. PATH FORWARD

8. DRAFT: MISSION STATEMENTS