1. Effective Outreach to Language, Ethnic Distinct Communities October 30, 2008 Leilani Pfeifer, Lisa Navarro, Pang Moua and Daniel Meadows

2. Reaching Out to Language, Ethnic Distinct Communities  Identify communities based on your targeted area  Latino  Asian Pacific Islander (API)  African-American  Effective outreach requires time, planning, and building a strong genuine relationship within the community

3. Create a Plan of Action  Create a plan of action regarding how to go about getting information to the target community.  Create specific goals and objectives for achieving certain outcomes.  Do some research.

4. Learn About the Community  Identify your target group.  Jointly develop a plan/strategy to conduct effective outreach in collaboration with community members.  Identify and obtain additional resources for outreach work.  Focus on building ongoing relationships within the target community.  Make contacts within the target group.

5. Implement the Plan  Understand and learn about the culture  Understand the family dynamics  Include the client and family members  Provide appropriate interpreters

6. Implement the Plan  Work with Community Leaders and/or Cultural Brokers  Work with community-based organizations who work with specific groups  Be flexible when working with these communities

7. Build Relationships  Building relationships within the target disability community is an approach that fosters great trust and continuity within the community you are trying to serve.  It also provides a greater ability to be effective within the community through increased awareness and knowledge about individuals from that group.

8. Panel  Latino Community  Lisa Navarro  Asian Pacific Islander (API) Community  Pang Moua  African-America Community  Daniel Meadows