CWS Sessions Presented by: Phil Alonso Project Manager Administered by CaliforniaVolunteers and sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

CWS Sessions Welcome Introductions: Name, County, Position, Agency Funny/Interesting Stories Activity (Phil will make guesses on Day 2) Review of CWS Detailed Agenda Choices for 2 Afternoon Sessions Recommend AmeriCorps 101 for new partner agencies Questions?

The BIG Picture Our Goals Put another way… Prevent Child Abuse & Neglect and Strengthen Families and Communities by combining National Service, evidence-based interventions, a lead agency, and many partner agencies into one statewide collaborative … the CWS AmeriCorps Program! Put another way… We’ve got AmeriCorps members doing three service activities: parenting education, family stabilization services, and volunteer coordination. The CAP Center and our partner agencies combine efforts to hire, manage, and train AmeriCorps members who provide intensive direct service to your client families.

On the map Del Norte County Siskiyou County Humboldt County Colusa County Yuba County Placer County Yolo County Sonoma County Solano County Sacramento County Tuolumne County Alameda County Madera County

Program Calendar 14-Month Program Calendar (will be shared via email) Reminders for Important Dates Data Due Dates Conference Calls/Webinars (will be deciding on these today!) National Service Days Timesheet Submissions and Approvals (note same-day approvals) Jan-June: Site Visits (to be scheduled), See Ex SV Agenda

Member Recruitment Review Member Recruitment Tips doc Review Position Descriptions & Example Posting, Briefly Shared via email/posted to Weebly: My.AmeriCorps.Gov posting instructions, Enrollment Notification Form, Live Scan, AMC Application New for 2017/18: The AmeriCorps Application will only be accepted via your My.AmeriCorps.Gov posting. Two exceptions: 1. Current members applying for another term; 2. Internet Unavailable

Member Enrollment & Start Service Review Example Member Contract, Describe Payroll Form Describe Member File Packet, Will be distributed later on along with Member Handbooks Many items shared via email a few days before first day of service, such as eGrants Enrollment Instructions, iEmployee Tutorial, etc.

Service Site Orientation Checklist Review Service Site Orientation Checklist Please use this checklist as a foundation for your orientation process for the member. Feel free to add to the checklist and/or add certain checklist items to other “orientations/trainings” already used by your agency for new staff (but important that everyone at your agency understands that AmeriCorps members are not staff, and are prohibited from doing certain activities). Feedback? Do we need to add any additional items to be covered? Any questions about the process to track the completion and submission of these checklists?

Training (Member Development) Review of Training Plan document We are switching our Learning Management System provider from Litmos to Accord Members will still complete the AmeriCorps Orientation Online Training through Accord (review Screenshots), and additional online trainings will become available later on

Performance Measures Review Logic Model Review PMWs Summary Page Parenting Education (NPP and other approved curricula) Family Stabilization (Protective Factors Survey) CaliforniaVolunteers and CNCS approved adjusted Target Numbers!! A BIG win for the CWS AmeriCorps Program! Volunteer Coordination and Member Development

Data Collection & Submission Review Data Forms & Tools from 2016/17 Data Training for 2017/18, more “hands-on” training near beginning, and will also have self-guided “refresher” trainings on Weebly Review Data Due Dates for 2017/18 (again)

Nurturing Parenting Program Quick Background of NPP – Dr. Bavolek Models and Curricula of NPP Working towards having 3 NPP-certified staff Mike Baldwin, Deraan Washington, Victoria Hartman Partner Sharing How are you doing NPP and how is it going? What can be improved for next year?

Protective Factors Framework Quick Background of Protective Factors Protective Factors Survey (a Pre/Post Assessment Tool) Many Strategies 2.0 Trainings devoted to the Protective Factors http://strategiesca.org/ Partner Sharing Who is currently using the PFS and how is it going? What help can we provide in implementing PFS?

Wrap Up New for 2017/18: CV releasing the “AmeriCorps Advantage: A Career Resource Guide for Life After AmeriCorps.” Recap of Key Points Big Picture, CWS on the Map, and Planning your Program Calendar Member Recruitment, Enrollment, Orientation, & Ongoing Training Performance Measures, Data Collection/Submission, NPP, & PFS Most importantly! … we are here to help! We work closely with you to support your AmeriCorps members so that they can provide direct services to your clients, while benefiting from training and professional development opportunities. We are Training the next generation of Social Workers!

A Couple Quotes “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” “A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.” “My mind is a garden, my thoughts are the seeds. I can grow flowers or I can grow weeds.”

Q & A Questions??...??...?? AND Answers

THANKS for Partnering with Us! Phil Alonso palonso@thecapcenter.org 916-244-1968

THANKS for Partnering with Us! Laura Linza llinza@thecapcenter.org 916-244-1920 And thanks to Laura for putting together the Member File packets and her work on the Supervisor Manuals/Member Handbooks!!