Comprehensive Community Initiatives Improving the Lives of Youth and Families through Systems Change A TOOLKIT FOR FEDERAL MANAGERS

Recent emphasis on federal support of CCIs Need for federal agencies to better structure CCI supports Expectation that grantees develop partnerships and collaborations Need to strengthen and increase fed agency partnering re: CCIs Interest in professionalizing the work around systems change Our focus: Technical assistance, funding, evaluation, and federal partnerships The result: A web-based toolkit for federal managers

Trina Anglin*, HHSRon Ashford*, HUD Catherine Davis, EDReynaldo Decerega, DOL Robin Delany-Shabazz*, DOJJohn Foster-Bey, fmr. CNS Sonia Klukas, fmr. DOJSuzanne LeMenestrel*, USDA Martha Moorehouse, HHSRichard Morris*, DOL Curtis Porter*, HHSSarah Potter*, HHS Maria Queen*, HUDGary Quinn, HHS Winnie Reed*, DOJPamela Rodriguez, Practitioner Lisa Trivits, HHSRamona Williams, HHS Paul Kesner*, ED *Denotes Current Work Team

Meg Holmberg Zachary Miller Margaret Smariga Francesca Stern Susan Yeres

Background

 An inventory of CCIs  An exploration of the literature about CCIs  Individual discussions with 40 people from five CCIs — funders, site managers, TA providers, and evaluators  A forum gathering of professionals involved with CCIs to review drafts and generate ideas

 How do we get the Toolkit into the hands of people who can benefit from it?  How can we get new and current grant managers and COTRs to access the Toolkit and then apply it to their work?  How do we get agencies to encourage and support the use of the guidelines and tools?

 How should we introduce the Toolkit to new leadership?  What can you commit to do to encourage your agency to incorporate this resource and the practices it describes into your agency’s program development guidance, procedures, training?  How else might the Coordinating Council support your efforts?

 How can we make this a living document that continually incorporates our best knowledge? ◦ Getting input:  Feedback mechanisms on the website  In your agencies  In your workgroups