welcome dr. william brown, academic dean housatonic community college

WelcomeDr. William Brown, Academic Dean Housatonic Community

College

BlessingRev. Charlie Stallworth

East End Tabernacle Church President, Inter Ministerial Alliance

and State Representative 126th Assembly District

Opening RemarksMerle Berke-Schlessel, President and

CEO United Way of Coastal Fairfield County

Mayor Bill Finch City of Bridgeport

Keynote SpeakerJeff Edmondson, Managing Director

StriveTogether

Core Values and Guiding Principles

Reverend Cass Shaw, CEO Council of Churches, CLT MemberTri-chair, Rosa Correa, Director, Strategic Relations, Career

Resources, Inc.Tri-chair, Rabbi James Prosnit, Congregation B’nai Isreal

Tri-chair, Dr. Fred McKinney, Managing Director of Minority Business Programs, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

Data Team Recognition(Tri-Chairs)

Rosa J. CorreaDr. Fred McKinney

Rabbi James Prosnit

Report Presentation/LandscapeMerle Berke-Schlessel, President and CEO

United Way of Coastal Fairfield County

Key Outcome Area~Infant Health

- Carolyn Salsgiver, Senior Vice President, Bridgeport Hospital

Key Outcome Area~Kindergarten Readiness Kristin Dubay Horton, Health Director, City of Bridgeport

Key Outcome Areas ~Early Grade Reading ~Middle Grade Math ~High School Graduation

Frances Rabinowitz Interim Superintendent of Schools, Bridgeport Public Schools

Key Outcome Area~Youth Safe from ViolenceLamond Daniels and Indra Sen, Mayor’s Office

Key Outcome Areas~Post-Secondary Enrollment~Post-Secondary CompletionDr. William T. Brown, Academic Dean, HCC

Key Outcome Area ~Youth Employment/Jobs

Nestor Leon, VP of Operations, The WorkPlace, Inc.

Feedback?Questions?Thoughts ?

Move to Action/What’s NextRina Bakalar, Lead Consultant

Mobilizing Community Action Networks (CANs)

• Kindergarten Readiness/Third Grade Reading• Youth Safe from Violence/MBK• Post-secondary Enrollment/Completion• Youth Employment/Jobs

Work of the CANs initially

• Map strategies and initiatives underway to support the outcome area.

• Map investments being made.• Examine what data we have and what data we need.• What is the data telling us about what works?• What strategies should be pursued as a priority for impact?

Closing RemarksMerle Berke-Schlessel, President & CEO United Way of Coastal Fairfield County