March 26 th , 2013 Ryals Room Rawlings Library

1. March 26th, 2013 Ryals Room Rawlings Library

2. Introductions • Facilitator – Diana Hall, Nonprofit Consultant (Volunteer) My job is to ensure that each meeting is effective in producing the most useful information and deliverables necessary to maximize our combined impact on local teen pregnancy rates. • Sign In – Sign in sheets on the table • Name tags Please grab a name tag and print your name and organization • Introduce Yourself • Your name and title • Organization • Short description of the programs your organization provides for youth (if you have not already done so)

3. Goals for Today’s Meeting(Discuss and edit as needed) • Spotlight on Pueblo Youth Project • T.R.A.C.K.’s Background • Who We Are • Mission • Accomplishments So Far • Objectives • Your Most Pressing Needs • April Meeting Agenda

4. SpotlightPueblo Youth Project

5. Background Common Frustrations for Youth Service Organizations • Addressing all the diverse needs of Pueblo’s youth • Programs too full/not full enough • Not aware of other youth programs in the neighborhood • Not sure of approach/cost/times/availability of other programs • Limited impact • Funding cuts/No new funding sources • No/poor outcomes measurement • Don’t know who to ask for program resources • Lacking strategic planning skills • Very little community awareness of nonprofit/church contributions • Misconceptions about other youth programs/conflicting agendas Addressing the immediate needs of those on the front-lines

7. Who We Are A diverse group of nonprofits, churches, educators, public agencies, policy makers and community members volunteering their time to collectively address the diverse needs of Pueblo’s youth in open, self-directed meetings. Over 90 representatives from more than 65 local organizations are involved.

8. Our Mission(Discuss and edit as needed) To integrate community efforts and empower those on the front-lines with the shared knowledge and resources needed to maximize our combined impact on the local teen pregnancy rate by providing a collaborative network of positive youth development support to help Pueblo's youth discover skills and resources to avoid risky behaviors and achieve their goals.

9. Accomplishments So Far Created and published a comprehensive, multi-approach, shared list of community-wide youth resources including: • safe activities • mentoring • counseling and mental health • education • employment • emergency and support services For use by: • youth service workers • churches • schools • parents • teens > 165 activities and programs across the city Empowering those on the front-lines to create customized support plans for the diverse physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and intellectual needs of Pueblo’s youth.

10. Accomplishments So Far New funding opportunities – grants, social enterprise Share program information, get questions answered Resource sharing – programs with partners, programs with venues Sharing common frustrations Parent discussion: What are Pueblo parents doing? What should they be doing? How can we connect with them? Where do we focus our limited resources for greatest impact?

11. T.R.A.C.K Objectives (edit as needed) • Community Youth Resource List Distribution? (parents, teens, youth service workers) • Published for download from website • School Parent Meetings / Back to School Packets? • Pueblo Smartphone App • Expand/share knowledge of local needs/issues and programs (educated referrals) • Promote inter-agency networking/make contacts • Share best practices and explore new pilot programs • Explore new funding sources Individual and collaborative grant opportunities, social enterprise, engaging individual and corporate donors, sponsorships • Improve strategic planning and outcomes measurement skills

12. T.R.A.C.K Objectives Continued • Support Community-wide Perspective/Efforts • Combining/sharing limited resources • Address community needs/service gaps • Promoting positive youth development initiatives/40 developmental assets • Support community-wide outcome and resiliency measures (One Community) • Efficiencies of scale • Increasing collective public awareness/connections • Community-wide Collaborative Events Goal: to encourage parental involvement and facilitate connections with local agencies/programs • Celebrity Draw? • Resource booths

13. Your Most Pressing Needs • Easy, effective outcomes measurement and reporting • New funding opportunities • Volunteer recruitment and management • Strategic planning skills • Improved outreach • Increased participants • Connection with highest risk groups • Public awareness and support • Improved understanding of Pueblo’s youth needs

14. Greenhorn Valley Business Expo • April 6 from 10-3 • Free Program Booth • Greenhorn Valley Chamber of Commerce • Craver Middle School • Colorado City

15. April 23rd Meeting • Spotlight on Universal Chastity Education • Outcomes Measurement and Reporting • Why it is important (even for churches!) • How to do it effectively • How to do it cheaply • Reporting • Q/A time: Ask the experts! • One Community Data Fusion Center – Dr. Ken Seeley and Jodi Heilbrunn (Partnership for Families and Children) www.OneCommunityPueblo.org Working together (education, health, safety, financial) to create a better future (25 year vision) for Pueblo through a shared vision among and between agencies and sectors by facilitating pathways to economic security, honoring and embracing culture and differences, seeing children and youth as assets, sharing data and common outcomes.

16. Thank You! Questions or Suggestions? Diana Hall www.DianaHallConsulting.com DianaHallConsulting@gmail.com 719-821-0889