Empowering Creative Collaboration

1. Empowering Creative Collaboration Successful Strategies of the of the San Fernando Neighborhood Partnership

2. Agenda • On the Ground With SFNP—Stephanie Marron, CS Coordinator at SFHS • Assessment and Buy-In Tool • Building Toward Collaboration: History of SFNP and VNC—Mayra Esparza, Youth Services Coordinator, Youth Speak! Collective • Tiger Mentors: Developing Youth Leadership and 9th Grade Support—Elizabeth Cerda and Gabriela Ramos, SFHS Students • Q n’ A

3. What Makes SFNP Unique? • Population of SFHS • Shared resources, programming, and data amongst stakeholders and CBOs • Shared leadership and accountability amongst all stakeholders

4. SFNP Model Grassroots and Collaborative Based • Goal: To increase number of students who stay in school, graduate, and are prepared for college or other postsecondary educational opportunities. • Achieve this Through: Holistically supporting educators, families and students by streamlining and networking current resources to meet needs and fill gaps. Not new programs, but new or refined methods • Our Community School Coordination Team acts as a stakeholder advocate and infrastructure to insure that services are relevant, streamlined, sustained--not shatter shot or silo’d--and have measurable positive impact. Integrated into school culture

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6. Meet Our Service Providers On Site • LAUSD • Los Angeles Education Partnership • Parent’s Center • Project GRAD Los Angeles • Education Talent Search • Upward Bound • EduCare Foundation • Beyond the Bell • Unusual Suspects • Youth Speak! Collective • Pacoima Beautiful • County Probation Officer • El Nido • Youth For Positive Change • North East Valley Health Collaborative • NBC/Universal • SFPD • Young Senators • Alumni Association • Kennedy Adult School • YWCA • UCLA • CSU Northridge • Mission Community College • Valley Community College • Tiny Tiger Preschool • ROP • Friends of the Family • Public Works

7. Meet Our Service Providers Network • Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund • Heroes of Life • Local Representatives • Meet Each Need with Dignity • Youth Policy Institute • Boys and Girls Club • Parks and Recreation • Valley Economic Alliance • WorkSource Center • Neighborhood Legal Services • Dept. of Public and Social Services • SFV Service Center • Van Nuys Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center • Pacoima Community Initiative • Thrive Family Development Network • Victory Outreach • Local Businesses

8. Generating Buy-In • Universal concern about the low achievement of youth and gang prevalence in community • ‘Takes a Village’ mentality • Community forums with all stakeholders to asses strengths and needs • Provide continuity between meetings • Go-to person for HS navigation • Student leadership • On-going process facilitating by SFNP coordination team

10. Shared Resources, Programs and Data • Monthly Resource Council meetings • Facilitate and network youth organizations operating on-site • Communication networks • City Span and Public Works!

11. Shared Leadership • Facilitated by Coordination Team • Resource Council Meetings: Concerns are identified and managed by all stakeholders • Provides for self-accountability

12. Roles of Successful Site Coordination Team • Attends school and community forums • Community Liaisons • Stakeholder Advocates • Needs and Data Assessors • Communication Facilitators • Logistics Navigators • Local Google Search Engines • An additional set of ears and hands

13. Assessment and Buy-In Tool • 5 minutes to fill out tool in your table • 5 minutes to share responses in large group