2004-11-16RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
___---_-__-- AGENDA
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
7.00 p.m.
Richfield Community Center (7000 Nicollet Ave)
Commission Members
Anna Berend
Dean Johnson
Rodney Schmidt (Vice Chair)
Michael Christian
Barb Kritzman
Linda Slocum
Robert Dietl
Kevin McVay
Gordon Vizecky (Chair)
Gloma Hamernick
Gary Ness
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
❑ Regular Meeting: October 19, 2004
3. Public Comment
❑ Opportunity to discuss items not printed on the agenda
4. Program Spotlight
❑ Senior Programs (Dragotis)
Staff Liaisons
Jim Topitzhofer (Staff Liaison) John Enger (Council)
John Evans (Secretary) Kyle Hartnett (PC)
5. Staff Reports
❑ Recreation Services (Topitzhofer)
• Summary of Community Council Summit -October 19, 2004
6. Discussion Items
❑ None
7. Action Items
❑ None
8. Committee Reports
❑ Ballfield Improvement Task Force (Christian/Topitzhofer)
❑ Golf Practice Facility Task Force (Berend/Topitzhofer)
❑ City Hall Task Force (Schmidt)
❑ Transportation Committee (Ness/Kritzman)
❑ FOWL (Dietl/Kritzman)
❑ Planning Commission (Slocum)
❑ Richfield Community Human Services Planning Council [RCHSPCj (Hamernick)
9. Other
❑ Cancel regular meeting on December 21, 2004
10. Next Meeting
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
11. Adjournment
DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC,
October 19, 2004
RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
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JOINT MEETING w/CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, October 19, 2004, 7:00 pm
Richfield Community Center
Commissioners Barb Kritzman, Gordon Vizecky, Gary Ness, Rodney Schmidt, Anna Berend, Gloma-Hamernick, Dean
Dietl, Michael Christian
I Staff Jim Ton1tzhofer, John Evans
I Council Liaison I John En, er
I Planning Commission Liaison I Kyle Hartnett
Others J Betty Gustafson (Council candidate), Larry Wozniczka
Linda Slocum, Kevin
I Approval of Minutes I
Kritzman moved, seconded by Ness, to approve the minutes of the regular June meeting. Approved, ayes all.
Dietl moved, seconded by Hamernick, to approve the minutes of the July 13 joint CSC/Council meeting. Approved, ayes all.
Staff Reports I
Recreation Services
Topitzhofer reported on the following:
-Middle School Teen Activity Night drew over 375 students.
-Adaptive Bowling League has 111 participants this year.
-Wood Lake Nature Center's upcoming Halloween event and Best Buy Foundation Grant application.
-Adventure Gardens Mini -Golf season ended on September 26.
-Community Center Boutique -Saturday, October 23
-Upcoming flu shot clinic on Tuesday, October 26, at the Community Center.
Discussion items
Youth and Family Survey
Topitzhofer said that Richfield Community Education will allow Richfield Recreation Services to include questions on their
annual survey, which is conducted at various events and the data recorded on portable keypads. Christian said that he took
one of the other school surveys and it was very fast. Topitzhofer said that the survey will help assess recreation and human
services needs in the community.
Madison Park Mitigation Agreement
Topitzhofer said that the City Council had authorized staff to proceed with negotiations with MNDot to determine the
mitigation for the lost 10,000 square feet of the park. An additional 6,000 feet on either side of the park would be left, he
said, and the neighborhood clearly objected to using that land for access points to the park on the north side. He said that,
as Dietl suggested at the last meeting, the most valuable mitigation would be to request land compensation rather than
money. He said that one idea would be to request funding for the redevelopment of Richfield Lake Park, which may be
affected anyway when redevelopment begins on the east side of the lake. Vizecky asked if the access points on the north
end of the park should be discussed in a larger, city-wide context relating to bike trails since that is a likely through -point for
an east -west bike trail. Topitzhofer said that a resident expressed concern about the Transportation Committee's suggestion
that the park would be part of a bike trail. Ness and Christian suggested that the Transportation Committee should be
involved in the decision. Topitzhofer said that an actual mitigation agreement may be a year away or more; appraisals and
more feedback about the land usage would take place first.
I Action Items
FOWL Member Re Appointment
Diet] moved, seconded by Schmidt, to reappoint Gayle Ticen, Vern Luettinger, and Tom Hoyne to three-year terms on the
FOWL Board of Directors. Approved, ayes all.
Family Friendly City Task Force Liaison Appointment
Topitzhofer said that the City Council set a goal this year to begin an initiative to make Richfield a more family -friendly city;
task force is being formed to begin the task and two CSC liaisons have been requested; the group will hold their first
meeting on Thursday, October 28, 5:00 pm, Richfield Water Plant. Rodney Schmidt and Gloma Hamernick volunteered.
Gordon Vizecky said that he'd be attending the meetings as a liaison from Best Buy.
October 19, 2004
1 Corntn@tee.Reports
Ballfreld Improvement Task Force
Topitzhofer said that the task force has not resumed meetings, but a survey was done that included the land currently
cased to the adjacent trailer park and there would be further study of the feasibility of a four -field complex.
Golf Practice Facility Task Force
Topitzhofer reported Effective Golf Systems completed a second assessment of possible facilities and locations. He said
that 930 feet were identified on the west side of Vets Park and the task force is favoring the idea of building a golf dome
there.
City Hall Task Force
Schmidt reported that the group has toured Edina and Bloomington City Halls.
Transportation Committee
Ness and Kritzman reported that the committee was recently evaluating the City's stop -sign policy.
FOWL
Dietl reported that 76 golfers participated in the FOWL Ball Golf Klassic on September 11.
Planning Commission
No report was given.
RCHSPC
Hamemick said that the group hasn't met over the summer, but will be meeting to begin reviewing grant applications.
_Other
Community Council Community Summit
Vizecky reported that several CSC'ers attended the summit immediately before the CSC meeting, where issues related to
families, immigrants and youth were discussed.
Next Meeting
Tuesday, November 16, 7:00 pm, Community Center
Adjournment
Dietl moved, seconded by Ness, to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:34 p.m.
RICHFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL,
October 27, 2004
Dear RCC 'Building Our Future Together" Participant,
Thank you for your contribution to the development of addressing emerging
needs and gaps in Richfield. You addressed the three priority focus areas with
energy, enthusiasm and productivity.
The report is enclosed/attached. The brainstorming data document provides an
outline of individual participant input. The summary is a consolidation from the
comments made within each of the breakout groups. You will notice from the
report, not only were there multiple issues addressed, but possible solutions and
actions.
The Richfield Community Council applauds your support and creativity. If you
are interested in participating on the RCC or a work group, please contact Kathy
Farris, Human Services Planner/Coordinator, at 612-861-9754 or
kfarris(a)ci.richfield.mn.us. If you did not receive the packet of information
regarding the RCC and workgroups when you signed in, you may request one
from Kathy as well.
Again, thank you for your valuable feedback. You have provided a wealth of
information to assist in developing the 2005-06 work -plan development.
Sincerely,
f'.orc l R/Y N
Lerae Finn
Chair, Richfield Community Council
Richfield Community Council:
"Building Our Future Together"
October 19, 2004
Purpose: To strengthen the Richfield community by fostering collaborative
partnerships addressing the human service
needs of it's residents.
List of Participants
1. Ron Wilson, Richfield Arts Commission
2. Jon Schoonmaker, Richfield Foundation
3. Betty Gustafson
4. Bruce Palmborg, City of Richfield Community Development
5. Pat Dale, The Storefront Group
6. Gloma Hamernick, Richfield Community Services Commission
7. Gary Ness, Richfield Community Services Commission
8. Rodney Schmidt, Richfield Community Services Commission
9. Bob Diet], Richfield Community Services Commission
10. Heidi Gaibor, Interpreter
11. Mary Ann Dols, Parish Nursing
12. John Riehus, St. Richard's Church
13. David Kelly, Bethany Covenant Church
14. Steve Lomen, Richfield Lutheran Church
1 S. Tom Rublein, Richfield 2020
16. Betsy Osborn, City of Richfield Public Safety
1 7. Jeanette Lofstrom, Richfield Community Human Services Council
18. John Garry, Hennepin South Services Collaborative
19. Paul Thissen, State Representative
20. Ava Rudnick!, Hennepin County
21. Tom Zarth, Oak Grove Lutheran Church
22. Barbara Zell, House of Prayer Parish Nursing
23. Peggy Turnbull, Hope Presbyterian Church
24. Russ Susag, Metropolitan Council
25. Chuck Carlson, House of Prayer Lutheran Church
26. Daniel Brewer, United Methodist Church of Peace
27. Susan Bongaarts, Hennepin County Human Services
28. Betty Young, Jobs & Affordable Housing
29.Jim Topitzhofer, City of Richfield Community Services
30. Frank White, City of Richfield Community Services
31. Gordon Vizecky, Richfield Community Services Commission
32. Doris Rubenstein
33. Larry Wozniczka
34. Deacon Carl Valdez, Church of the Assumption
35.John Schraan, Woodlake Lutheran Church
36. Leslie Bole, Richfield Celebrations Commission
37. Barb Kritzman, Richfield Community Services Commission
38. Steve Larson
39. Barbara Devlin, Richfield Public Schools
40. Dave Brown, Richfield Foundation
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41. Nancy Rowley, Richfield Community Council/Richfield Public Schools Board
42. Gretchen Valdez, Richfield Community Council/MIRA
43. Rose Jost, Richfield Community Council/Bloomington Public Health
44. Jennifer Blevins, Richfield Community Council/Family & Children's Service
45. Emily Day, Richfield Community Council/YouthNet
46. Rob Couillard, Richfield Community Council/Southdale YMCA
47. Susan Rosenberg, Richfield Community Council/Richfield City Council
48. Florence Simon, Richfield Community Council/Richfield League of Women Voters
49. Camillo DeSantis, Richfield Community Council
50. Gertrude Ulrich, Richfield Community Council/Richfield City Council
51. Mike Welsh, Richfield Community Council/Community Building Associates
52. Karen Tannahill, Richfield Community Council/Richfield Advisory Board on Health
53. Sandie Forest, Richfield Community Council/Richfield Public Schools
54. Lisa Bjerken, Richfield Community Council/Hennepin County Library
55. Deb Truesdell, Richfield Community Council/Hennepin County
56. John Bjostad, Richfield Community Council
57. Marc Boone, Richfield Community Council/Richfield Human Services Planning Council
58. Beth Fagin, Richfield Community Council/The Storefront Group
Facilitators/Staff:
59. Clare MacDonald -Sexton, Facilitator, Hennepin South Services Collaborative
60. Lerae Finn, Chair, Richfield Community Council/VEAP
61. Edwina Garcia, Richfield Community Resource Coordinator, HSSC
62. Kathy Farris, Human Services Planner, City of Richfield
Purpose: to gather information from community stakeholders on emerging
needs/gaps and possible solutions within existing RCC focus areas of Youth at Risk,
Family Stability and New Immigrants to support the development of the
Richfield Community Council's (RCC) 2005-2006 work plan
The goal of the evening was to continue an active planning process that
included previous priority setting, evolution of the work groups, HSSC Strategic
Planning, and Community Mapping.
Goals for 2005-06 Work Plan
Build on Work Group achievements
Address on going issues in the community
Incorporate emerging issues
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Hoped for Results
Primary Aim:
• Identification of issues, existing needs/emerging gaps, and possible
solutions that will contribute to the planning for
RCC Work Plan for 2005.
• Provide a progress report on the RCC and the work of the Work Groups
since 2000
Secondary Aim:
• Strengthen participation in the RCC and existing Work Groups
Forum Process & Background
The forum consisted of 4 presentations and a participatory process. It began with ar
overview of the Richfield Community Council and the purpose of the evening. This
included a review of the bi-annually-developed RCC Work Plan and its annual revision
by council members. The Work Group Model was presented as a way to develop and
implement community, integrated responses to strategically impact 3 priority focus
areas: Youth at Risk, New Immigrants, and Family Stability. This introduction was
followed by presentations on each of the three Work Groups their purpose and
accomplishments.
Work Groups
• Youth at Risk
Purpose: In collaboration with other groups provide services to at -risk
children/youth, and generate initiatives that will enable Richfield children/ youth to
access existing programs and services.
• New Immigrants
Purpose: Implementation and support of connections to community
resources and community building to address needs of immigrant
communities.
• Family Stability
Purpose: Identify and prioritize Family Stability for Richfield families;
develop innovative, collaborative, achievable strategies to address
prioritized needs; and facilitate and/or implement responses.
After these presentations, participants were asked to choose one of the Work
Group Areas and brainstorm individually on issues for this area and
solutions/actions they would propose. Following the brainstorm two groups
for each focus area were formed. These groups shared their individual work
and prepared the top three issues and top three solutions for their area of
focus.
Process facilitated and report complied by Clare MacDonald -Sexton. 10-19-04
Results Achieved
The following is a summary from the comments made within each of these
breakout groups, identifying issues and possible solutions.
Family Stability
SUMMARY
Issues I Possible Solutions/Actions
Housing
• Stable neighborhoods with real Survey at National Night Out to get a
involvement sense of needs of community
neighborhoods
• Lack of decent, safe & attainable
housing for families with children
• Housing Stabilization -affordable,
permanent, high density attainable
housing
• Examine & target city policies on
affordable housing
• Target resources to problem
properties
• Gracefully move elderly into new
housing and open starter homes
Community Resources & Supports
• Family Resource Center located in
Richfield
• Family support -child-care, isolation,
finances, crises
• Lack of access to healthcare —not
affordable
• Assess how people are currently
being served and how they could be
served better
• Provide community events, after -
school programs, structured
activities for families
• Develop single parent supports
• Explore community clinic model
Employment Wages Finances
• Livable wages Various groups coordinate a
concentrated effort to work on
legislating minimum wage increase
New Immigrants
SUMMARY
Issues I Possible Solutions/Actions
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Intep,ration
• Language, communication skills
• Lack of knowledge of community —
rules, laws, resources
• Integration into community life
• Fear of cultural differences —on both
sides
• ESL, tutoring —more resources for
current programs; SHAPE, schools,
churches. Helping mothers & children
• Monthly orientation to community
laws, codes & mores. Community
cable access programs provide
orientation to community resources.
Community liaisons from the
culture(s).
Block Club -neighborhood events -"get
to Know you"
Create opportunities for people to
meet and learn; garage sales, Cinco
De Mayo, cultural events, fall festival
at Assumption, etc. European Americans
take the first step. We can't assume that
everyone wants to meet.
Legislative Advocacy/Policy
• Immigration Reform I . Educate public on the need for reform
Basic Needs
• Basic Life skills • Language/jobs/health/finances/
transportation/housing»>mentoring
Youth at Risk
SUMMARY
Issues I Possible Solutions/Actions
Youth Activities/Space
• Safe & positive place for youth to be Discuss with library, faith community,
& community how to provide a safe,
positive place (build on what already
exists)
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• Sense of belonging -community,
peers, schools, families
• Communication about
resources/activities
• Create gathering place-safe/trusted;
that kids help develop
• Reduce Community Barriers, get
information to everyone, create
community -wide activities/themes
School Success/School Readiness
• School engagement/school success Continue to support & expand 'Get
Ready' & other school engagement
programs/activities. Outreach to
parents to become involved in their
children's learning
Relationships
• Connections with more adults
• Mentoring and tutoring
• Mentorships-careers, etc.
• Form/hold community -wide initiative
with faith community, RCC, MIRA,
Americorp to provide
mentoring/tutoring. **Connect with
Richfield businesses to perhaps pay
youth to tutor/mentor
*Please note in addition to the above information it was noted that an area
for growth for the RCC is communication & collaboration across Work
Groups and the RCC as well as between city & schools.
Please see the 'Brainstorming Data' document for an outline of individual input.
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Individual Brainstorm Data 10-19-04
This brainstorming data document provides an outline of individual input from forum participants.
Family Stability
Important issues for this focus area: Possible Solutions or Actions:
Community Resources & Services
• Child-care • Form Baby-sitting coops on a formal level {
• Linking to families to community resources . Combine effort with Youth at Risk group to
continue the Welcome Center & expand the
focus to connecting families with community
resources and Wraparound
• Support for homebound mothers • A "Mom's Chat Group" with trans ortatio
p n
and child-care provided
• Accessible culturally appropriate
supportive services
• Family Resource Center located in Richfield
771h & Lyndale
• HC Services located in SH
• Accessible emergency services - crisis
management
• Study the impact on Richfield families since
the consolidation of FamiLink
• Reassess ways to help families locally
• Assess RCC contribution to HSSC /FRC
• Create a hot-line or clearing house that in
step accesses resources that are already
available
Affordable Healthcare
Transportation
Kids without parents I • Mentoring programs to provide + role models f
Lack of kids visitation nights with parents j • Drop off Center, with mediator
Support for Single parent families • Initiate additional after school programs &
• Safe, steady place for kids to call home
• Permanent Housing
• Landlord tenant education
• Affordable/Attainable Housing -
maintained through crises
• 7611 & Penn stability
summer camps
Housing
• Provide assistance to families in need to
maintain residence in the school district their
children attend
• More high density affordable housing
• U of M and many agencies, businesses to
sponsor and organize landlord/tenant
workshops on renters rights, resources,
house upkeep
• Education home ownership and finances
• More Larger apartments
• More concentrated effort by paid staff and
Exec. Committee towards this effort
• Inventory of homes & occupancy
• Assess how much space is going unused/
underused
• Work with HC, Met Council, foundations,
United Way fund "best practices" services
connected to housing
• Continue with Leo
• Each building could have a steering
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committee & reps. to a larger group
• 3'" Way -make it as known as Habitat for
Humanity
Employment, Wages & Finances
• Financial support & education
• Training on financial needs
• job losses & unemployment
• Create and search for funding sources to
service organizations to subsidize fees for
services
• Livable wage -living wage jobs
• Raise minimum wage
• Reduce the number & kinds of businesses
that can exempt from paying minimum wage
• A new president and administration
• Parents with jobs that pay a living wage
• Encourage employers who offer jobs that pay
above minimum wage to locate in the area
• Offer training opportunities thru the school
system to help increase employability & skills
levels
Connections/Collaborations
• Creative connections between schools and
• Expand collaborations with 3'" way network &
community resources
congregations
• Safety
• Promote neighborhood strategies to address
security issues that affect both seniors and
vouth
• Support families values
• Continue networking w/ churches to integrate
programs with each other & other
organizations _
• Drop out rates
• Work with faith communities to work with
specific at risk youth in cooperation with
schools
• Diverse membership on the RCC and
• Speakers bureaus, churches, agency client
work -groups reflecting the residents of
activity
Richfield
• orientation, leadership development, buddy
system
This brainstorming data document provides an outline of individual input from forum participants.
New Immigrants
Important issues for this focus area: I Possible Solutions or Actions:
Integration
• Link new families to resources • Combine efforts with youth at risk
especially the Welcome Center
• Establishing friendships • Welcome wagon engaging neighbors
• Neighborhood assimilation —home repair, • Welcome packets in appropriate languages
inoperable vehicles, # of occupants in including: city ordinances, car registration,
home, non licensed drivers voting, license, city services, community
resources, contact numbers
• Anti -immigrant resettlement climate in the Generate alternative resources to help with
community resettlement
• Adapting to new environment • 1
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• Fears & misconceptions between the older Promote understanding
community and the new immiqrants
• English language
•
More English tutoring for adults
•
Family English programs (similar to Even
Start)
• Education
•
Expand school resources supporting
English language learners
•
Advocate for the passage of the MN
version of the Dream Act
• Community standards
.
Community handbook
• Integration into community
•
Promote ethnic artists
•
Provide education on existing community
resources
•
"Culturizing" helpers
•
Friend to support people become more a
part of the community
• Recognition and promotion of ethnic
.
Find a way to identify talented individuals
artists, musicians and performers
•
Help find out to showcase talents &
training opportunities
•
Fund to hang art in Richfield Community
Center
•
Fund to re-establish concerts in the park
Legislative Advocacy/Policy
• Family & work tensions due to policy of
•
Work with other groups, like ISAIAH, to
not allowing undocumented immigrants a
educate the community
drivers license
Federal government pressuring local law
•
Communicate with City Council and
enforcement to act as agents for
support the council and law enforcement
immigration eg., asking people for proof of
to alleviate the problem
legal status when no crime has been
committed
• Need. immigrant advocacy at congress and
state legislature
• Immigration status Issues
• Safe & secure methods to communicate
• Informed group to educate community
about new legislation, homeland security
policies and advocate to change negative
campaign against accommodation for new
immigrants
• City Council pass resolution prohibiting
police & city officials from checking
immigration status
• Support reforms in immigration laws so
undocumented workers receive citizensh
• Pass livable wage policy in Richfield
• Assist new immigrants in small businef
creation
• Negotiate with Richfield employers to
provide on the job training
• Link new immigrants to job training
programs that lead to employment
• Work with banks to establish secur(
and send funds to family in other countries
• Change legislation (local, state and federal
levels) to create a "just" system
Basic
• Work with livable wage
• Basic needs stability
• Resource awareness
• Transportation
• Preschool and youth programs for all
children
• Healthcare
• Healthy life style -access to recreation
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money transfer
• Education to community on history of
immigration laws ( failures and inequities)
Veeds
• Improve English language skills
• Collaborative efforts to [identify & secure
housing eg. Apt. bldg. owners designating
a % of apts. For immigrants
• Employers collaborative -list job openings
available for immigrants (mentor partners)
• Targeted personal outreach in high density
areas
• Hire from within the immigrant community
to provide transportation
• Volunteer drivers of vans or mini buses for
pre-school activities and school
conferences
• Provide education to community on the
realities facing immigrant youth to create
and support programs for the success of
our immigrant youth
• Free clinic
• Collaborative effort between Public Health
and faith community to provide nursing
centers with diverse language skills
• Dialogue with local hospitals regarding
staffing issues
Communitv
• City Involvement • Liaison from established groups to reps of
new immigrant groups to engage and
recruit for participation
Racial & cultural Harmony • Involvement in cultural fair and community
events
• Messages from pastors from the pulpit
• Articles in sun Current about the
achievements of new immigrants
q Latino adults and youth to the table • Mentoring Latino adults & youth and
inviting them to participate
t with faith groups --settlement • Churches work with council to invite and
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Individual Brainstorm Data 10-19-04
This brainstorming data document provides an outline of individual input from forum participants.
Youth at Risk
Important issues for this focus area:
Possible Solutions or Actions:
Youth Activities/ p S ace
• Provide safe, trusted activities for more
• Teen Center w/ academic & mentoring resres. +
youth
. Use marketing methods from other cultures
• Collaborate w/Bloomington Loves it's Kids -
volunteers & funding
• Gathering place & activities to give youth a
• Parent Involvement in youth activities
sense of purpose; with transportation
• Cross cultural activities
Activities that involve youth in community
• Find an already usable vacant space with
easy access on the bus route
• Invite to hangout -have food
• Extra curricular activities
Community based activities
• Affordable, structured & supervised • Groups for youth 10-16years
activities with transportation
• Establish link to all youth activities
• Opportunities & activities for students to . Provide recognition of achievements
have positive interaction w/ peers
School Readiness/School Success
• Success in school 10
• School Readiness;
• Parental involvement birth-5years
• Early childhood development -Head Start
• Culturally sensitive alternative education
• Literacy support/language development
for limited English proficiency and
interrupted school students
• Keep families in Richfield
• Truancy, attendance, & participation
• Parental involvement in learning activities
• After school programs
• Environment the nurtures education
• Pre-school and reading readiness support
• Get Ready program combined w/family
literacy
• ESL -learn before starting school
• "Share a culture day" focusing on a specific
culture
• Schools & community develop & increase
involvement of diverse mentors and tutors
• Strengthen School reputation
• Regional/countywide attendance task force
• Learning activities involving parents in order
to know other parents
• Parent education
• Parent support groups -teens, homework,
school system
• Expand existing programs to kids without
financial means to pay
• School programs, mentor/tutor programs
• Youth involvement to keep excited about Recreational/educational programs that
school make learning fun
• Involve students in existing school activities
& create new activities
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Basic Needs
Safe home environment, abuse free
Keep children safe from abuse
•
Stable housing with adequate food
•
Viable housing for all income levels 1
•
Home stability —lack of adult supervision
outside of school
Family stability
•
Connection with community
Stable -affordable housing
Resources for immigrant youth & families
01
•
Food clothing and shelter
Relationships
•
Belonging to peer group
•
Activity center 1
•
Connection to community, family & peers
1
•
Mentors -caring adult connections
•
Use "crime watch" model to link families &
youth to mentors/support systems
•
Combine efforts of Community Coordinator,
Mike Welsh & 2 AmeriCorps fellows to recruit
& train volunteers and mentors
•
Use mentoring & outreach to students not
participating
•
Student & adult mentors
•
Collaborate with existing mentro program.
I.
Tutoring
Risks & Mental Health
•
Abuse
Early intervention with families 1
•
Drugs
1
•
Peer pressure
1
Affordable & accessible mental & chemical
More resources & early intervention 1
health services
w/mental health
Self-esteem
•
Promote self-esteem building programs
•
Showcase success of different cultural
groups to create awareness
Isolation & cultural issues
Provide support services to families to make 1
them feel welcomed and informed
2