Reaching Priority Populations through Community Mapping NYS Center for Excellence in Family Planning Reaching Priority Populations through Community Mapping Buffalo, NY December 2017 1

Welcome & Introductions Robert Francis Executive Director, RYASAP Faculty, Asset Based Community Development Institute Adjoa Tetteh Trainer and Technical Assistance Specialist

Welcome & Introductions Name Role Agency Expectation for the training today

Group Agreements

Where have you had success reaching priority populations? Ice Breaker Where have you had success reaching priority populations?

Goals and Objectives As a result of this training, participants will be able to: Understand the components of the Asset Based Community Development Framework Develop tools for identifying community based assets and resources Describe the key components of effective community mapping Increase agency capacity to utilize community mapping to better engage priority populations

Day at a Glance Welcome Engaging Family Planning Priority Populations   Welcome Engaging Family Planning Priority Populations Asset Based Community Development Framework Community Needs Map/Community Assets Map Community Mapping Overview Community Mapping Exercise and Presentations Organizational Mapping Putting It All Together Closing and Evaluations

Family Planning Services Title X Family Planning Program is the only Federal program dedicated solely to the provision of family planning and related preventive health services Title X is designed to provide contraceptive supplies and information to all who want and need them, with priority given to persons from low-income families

Engaging Priority Populations Title X grantees must implement planned activities to facilitate community awareness of and access to family planning services This includes creating an opportunity for participation in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the project by persons broadly representative of the population to be served

Engaging Priority Populations Title X grantees must provide community education programs based on an assessment of the needs of the community Community education should serve to enhance understanding, make known the availability of services to potential clients, and encourage continued participation by the community

ASSET BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Framework and Overview Applicability to Family Planning

“A Place Filled With Care; Not Services” COMMUNITY “A Place Filled With Care; Not Services” Where people are engaged in what they care about People don’t always care about what people want them to care about Care must be discovered through relationships that are built on a purpose Care is where people’s gifts/talents are recognized and used to solve community problems and create healthy spaces to live

** Usually not part of research DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH Personal behavior Social relations (networks of support) Physical environment Economic resources Access to health care** ** Usually not part of research

COMMUNITY NEEDS MAP Dilapidated Housing Unemployment Gangs Illiteracy Men in Prison Unplanned Pregnancy Mental Disability Child Abuse Alcohol & Drug Abuse Domestic Abuse Juvenile Delinquency Poverty Homelessness Suicide & Depression

CONSEQUENCES OF THE POWER OF THE NEEDS MAP Internalization of a “deficiency identity” by local residents Destruction of local relationships Reinforcement of narrow categorical funding streams Professional helpers get funding, but residents do not Focus on leaders who magnify deficiencies Rewards failure and produces dependency Creates hopelessness

COMMUNITY ASSETS MAP Local Institutions GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS Citizens’ Associations SCHOOLS BUSINESS CHURCHES BLOCK CLUBS Gifts of Individuals INCOME ARTISTS LABELED PEOPLE YOUTH ELDERLY COLLEGES PARKS CULTURAL CLUBS HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES LIBRARIES

COMMUNITY ASSETS Building Blocks of Community Individuals with gifts [All] Associations Neighborhood Groups Congregations Nonprofits Government Schools Businesses Local Economy – $ Physical environment Stories “Assets are not assets unless people want to share them!”

Types of Associations: voluntary & gift focused Artistic Business Charitable Church Groups Civic Events Collectors Groups Community Support Groups Elderly Groups Ethnic and Cultural Groups Health & Fitness Groups Special Interest Groups Media and Communications Self Help Groups Neighborhood Councils Block Watches Outdoors Groups Political Organizations School Groups (PTA’s etc.) Service Clubs Alumni Associations Sports leagues Study Groups Survivors Groups Veterans Groups Women’s Groups Youth Groups

POWER OF ASSOCIATIONS 1. Multiplies the gifts of individuals 2. Bridge between self, public and common interest 3. Most efficient way to reach lots of people 4. Most “values change” occurs in small groups 5. Most “behavioral change” occurs in small groups

Questions for Organizations to Think About 1. What is your current mission? 2. Are you willing to get involved to reach your priority populations? 3. What are you willing to do to reach your priority populations? 4. What are you unwilling to do?

ASSETS OF INSTITUTIONS “Fortresses or Treasure Chests?” 1. Facilities 2. Equipment 3. Purchasing Power 4. Employment Practices 5. Training and Organizational Development 6. Employees and their skills 7. Clout to Open Doors 8. Financial Resources

HAND HEAD HEART HOME PERSONAL ASSET INVENTORY Make a list of all those things you are good at with your brain that you want to share. Make a list of all those things you can do with your hands that you want to share. HEART HOME Make a list of important relation- ships in your neighborhood, community and beyond – your connections Make a list of all those things you really care about that will move you to action

NAME__________________ HAND HEAD HEART HOME

ACTION STRATEGIES FOR FP Programs Join together to make major changes in the community Convene groups to see what people really care about and are ready to act on Create organizational asset maps and share these assets with the community Small grants to involve citizens in your work Identify and connect local associations to your work

ACTION STRATEGIES FOR INSTITUTIONS Convene organizations and associations to address major issues related to family planning Utilize community engagement to gain priority population input and action Support community organizing – form community partnerships that involve community members as well as other organizations Use your economic power – buy, hire and train others to strengthen the community

A LISTENING CONVERSATION The issue – need to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies Start with an answer… How can we increase access to contraception? Start with a question… What is your picture of a healthy community? Who should be involved? What gifts do you have that you can use to help to make your community healthier? Which associations or “credible messengers” have something to offer? Which local organizations to businesses have access to the priority populations that we are trying to reach?

Discover What People Care About Discover What People Care About Conversations More Connections Meaningful Action “If its rats, it must be rats!”

INDICATORS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH HEALTHY COMMUNITIES Active Citizen’s Councils Well kept property People exercising Youth and adults working together People perceive community as safe People care for other’s children High voter participation High association membership

INDICATORS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PUBLIC SAFETY Block or Community Watches Police walking and interacting with residents Honest and trusting relationships Well-lit streets Children playing in the streets Families interacting People sitting on porches

INDICATORS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH GOOD SCHOOLS Kids love their school Youth perceive their teachers as supportive High parent involvement Student achievement School is open to the community Community service initiatives Students feel safe High and clear expectations of all students

POST ASSET MAPPING “Asset Mapping is Only the Beginning” What functions can neighborhood people perform themselves? What functions can neighbors achieve with some additional help from institutions? What functions must institutions perform themselves?

BUILDING AN ABCD COMMUNITY 1. Decide on a site - remember small and place based 2. Decide on a theme on which to engage the community 3. Develop an initiating group which is community- dominated including a critical mass of strangers – youth, elderly, labeled people, clergy, business, etc.. 4. Develop an organizing group - core group of community leaders including parents and youth 5. Develop a game plan 6. Do the ABCD work -- identify, mobilize and connect assets

ASSET MAPPING Asset mapping is a valuable tool for identifying and mobilizing the positive skills and talents of individuals, organizations and institutions in the community through asset mapping, you can: Identify youth and adults for a program or project Identify neighborhood resources to apply to neighborhood issues Develop a resource bank for the community Determine strengths in the community or organization Mobilize all residents to solve community problems and apply pressure for more resources Foster relationships with citizens, groups or agencies to build healthy communities

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“There are no strangers here; only friends we haven't met yet!” WELCOMING THE STRANGER “There are no strangers here; only friends we haven't met yet!”

Websites   Asset Based Community Development Institute www.abcdinstitute.org Coady International Institute www.coadystfx.ca/ Inclusion Press www.inclusion.com ABCD In Action www.abcdinaction.org Books Building Communities From the Inside Out by John McKnight and John Kretzmann The Careless Society by John McKnight From Clients to Citizens by Alison Mathie and Gordon Cunningham When People Care Enough To Act by Mike Green, Henry Moore and John O’Brien Neighbor Power by Jim Diers Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam Discovering Community Power: A Guide to Mobilizing Your Local Assets And Your Organization’s Capacity by the ABCD Institute New Community Tools for Improving Child Health by John McKnight and Carol Pandak

Faculty, Asset Based Community Development Institute Thank you! Robert Francis Executive Director, RYASAP –Catalyst for Community Change www.ryasap.org Faculty, Asset Based Community Development Institute DePaul University www.abcdinstitute.org Mobile. 203-913-7391 Email: rfrancis_99@yahoo.com