Community Success COMMUNITY WELL-BEING

Plans Reviewed  2004 Washtenaw County Human Services Coordinating Council Plan  2007 Community Needs Assessment (Sponsored by the United Way and the Community Collaborative of Washtenaw County)  Barrier Busters  Blueprint for Aging  Blueprint to End Homelessness  Building Restorative Communities  Child Protection Initiative  Coalition for Infant Mortality Reduction  Health Improvement Plan  Michigan Prisoner Re-entry Initiative  Success by Six  Teens for Tomorrow/Youth Development Initiative

Community Goals/Indicators  Economic & Community Development  Intellectual & Social Development  Individual & Community Health  Safety  Environment  Community Connections

Review of Other Communities  Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada  Victoria, Australia  San Luis Obispo County, CA  Tahoe-Truckee Area, Nevada, CA  Austin, TX  San Diego, CA  Seattle, WA  Philadelphia, PA  Clinton, Easton, & Ingham Counties (Capital Area, Lansing, MI)  Oakland County, MI  Muskegon County, MI  Cheboygan County, MI

Success Assets (Other Communities) 1. Strong linkage between social and economic development:  Newfoundland/Labrador: Regional Employment  Michigan: Education: Kalamazoo Promise Housing: Flint, Lansing, Grand Rapids  Austin, TX: Childcare

Success Assets (Other Communities) 2. Established local foundations with large endowments:  Battle Creek: Kellogg Foundation  Flint: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation  Detroit: Skillman Foundation  Kalamazoo: Kalamazoo Community Foundation Irving S. Gilmore Foundation  Grand Rapids: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Success Assets (Other Communities) 3. Strategic plans for community-wide outcomes:  Newfoundland/Labrador: Strategic Social Plan to link social and economic development 4. Community collaboratives with large network of public/private sector organizations:  Austin, TX: Capital Area Regional Transit Coordination Committee  Kalamazoo, MI: Mortgage Loan Pool Project

Success Assets (Washtenaw County) 1. Strategic plans for community-wide outcomes that deliver more effective prevention solutions, reducing the cost of treatment & intervention:  Blueprint to End Homelessness, 2003  Blueprint for Aging, 2003  Blueprint to End Illiteracy, 2008  Success by Six, 2002  11 Other Strategic Initiatives 2. Able to leverage resources:  $242 million/year: Federal/State funding (human services)  $54 million/year: Dept. of Veteran Affairs  $100 million/year: Top 80 human service non-profits  National funding for local initiatives

Success Assets (Washtenaw County) 3. Deliver services efficiently and effectively:  Quality healthcare  NAESY certified child care/early education centers  Nationally accredited public & non-profit organizations  Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements 4. Create stable workforce for local employers:  Services for employees and their families  Support younger, lower-income employees 5. Community collaboratives with large network of public/private sector organizations:  Human services agency network  Collaborative partnerships

Assessment of Success Assets 1. Strong linkage between social and economic development just now coming to the forefront:  Recognized need for greater private sector support:  Affordable housing  Public transportation  Early childcare and education  Public education  Literacy services  Support for struggling kids and youth aging out of foster care  Access to higher education and skilled trades  Access to healthcare

Assessment of Success Assets 2. Lack of established local foundations with large endowments:  Lack of large corporate leaders.  Ann Arbor Community Foundation: Founded in 1963; $52 million assets; $1.6 million in grants (2007).  James A. & Faith Knight Foundation: Established in  Pfizer: Loss of $5 million/year to local non-profits.

Assessment of Success Assets 3. Some strategic plans for community-wide outcomes are developing strong private/public sector partnerships:  Blueprint to End Homelessness: Delonis Center, 2003 Blueprint developed in 2003 One strategy: Develop 500 housing units Progress: 250 to 270 units Return on Community Investment 17 member Public/Private Sector Task Force, 2007 Avalon Housing: Carrot Way Project

Assessment of Success Assets 4. Community collaboratives with large network of public/private sector organizations:  Health and human service providers  Private sector participants  Requires targeted outcomes that enhance region’s economic performance

Most Important Actions 1. Sustained economic development will reduce the root causes of many social needs:  Provide employment opportunities (youth/adults).  Connect employers to trained individuals, prepared for competitive employment in a global economy. 2. The economic vitality of the region depends on an educated workforce:  Increase investment in early childcare & education.  Dramatically increase literacy (basic skills & workplace, health, and financial literacy).  Ensure that youth graduate from high school prepared for college, vocational training, or employment.  Cultivate opportunities for life long learning.

Most Important Actions 3. The workforce needs basic infrastructure:  Develop affordable housing.  Provide transit system.  Ensure access to quality healthcare. 4. Create sustainable revenue streams to fund strategic initiatives:  Build endowment as a community asset. 5. Engage the private sector more fully:  Develop specific measures for success.  Target priority outcomes that enhance economic performance.  Respond to rapidly changing conditions.