Informational+Brochure

=Informational Brochure=

Waimanalo Youth & Family Collaborative

 * Goal:** Involving the community in creating a stronger community for youth and their families, with programs, activities and places tailored to the community’s specific needs and character.


 * “Creating it FOR and WITH our community”**

This collaborative was convened in order to facilitate community input in determining what kinds of activities, programs, and services are needed in order for youth and their families to overcome challenges they face and to build a healthy, safe, and sustainable community. The collaboration aims to build relationships between organizations, establish a common vision and mission, outline goals, and draft a plan to move the project forward. 
 * Background:** The Waimanalo Togetherness Group has been meeting since February 2007. It was initiated by the Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center in an effort to strengthen collaboration amongst Waimanalo's youth and family service organizations and community members. Out of this effort, an idea for a “One Stop Youth Shop” emerged, based on a similar successful pr oject in New Zealand. In September 2008 a representative from this service center in New Zealand, Lou Davis, came to share with the Waimanalo Togetherness Group their journey as a collaborative. Many Waimanalo organizations and community members desired to see something similar produced here in our community. Invitations to discuss and network efforts began in the following months. In January 2009, graduate students from Uh began facilitating a planning process for this Youth and Family collaborative and center. The following is the schedule of planning meetings and some preliminary agenda items.

• Planning process outline proposed by practicum students, formation of planning committee. • Preparation for Youth Visioning Retreat • Identification of purposes of the new organization • Discussion of possible governance styles • Develop vision, mission, goals and objectives • Design charrette and survey • Follow-up of Youth Visioning Retreat findings • Drafting governance decision making protocols and communication plan • Preparation for Adult Strategic Planning Retreat • Develop vision, mission, goals and objectives • Design charrette and survey • Summary and synthesis of findings from both retreats • Discussion of outline of preliminary plan • Presentation of preliminary design parameters and draft plan • Presentation of preliminary design solution(s) • Forming consensus on detailed plan
 * Planning Schedule:**
 * Jan 30, 2009:** Planning Committee meeting
 * Feb 13, 2009:** Planning Committee meeting
 * Feb 27-28, 2009:** Youth Visioning Retreat
 * March 13, 2009:** Planning Committee meeting
 * March 23-24, 2009:** Adult Strategic Planning Retreat
 * April 10, 2009:** Planning Committee meeting
 * April 24, 2009:** Planning Committee meeting
 * May 8, 2009:** Planning Committee meeting
 * May 12, 2009:** Presentation of finished plan to Waimanalo Togetherness Meeting