step by step to prevention outcomes: building a coalition, implementing effective programs and...
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Step by Step to Prevention Outcomes:Building a Coalition, Implementing Effective Programs and Paying for it All
PRESENTED BY:Donna Herchek, Counseling Services of
LancasterDr. Paul N. McKenzie, Southeast Center for Strategic Community
Development;
Heather R. Mueller, The Children's Council, Charlene McGriff, Palmetto Citizens Against Sexual
Assault
REPRESENTING:
The Lancaster Prevention CoalitionLancaster, South Carolina
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES Background and History
Establishing and/or Strengthening your Coalition
Best Practice Programming
Paying the Bills
BACKGROUND AND HISTORY Founded in 1998, Lancaster, SC 40 Public, Private, Civic, & Faith Based
Entities, including:
Law Enforcement School District Dept. of Social ServicesHigher Education Mental Health Dept. of Juvenile JusticeRecreation Department Media NAACPFaith Community CBO’s DAODASParents Youth United Way
BACKGROUND AND HISTORY 8th Year of DFCS Over $20 million in prevention funding Major Accomplishments:
Programming in every school in communityLongitudinal Reduction in Alcohol and Drug UseRural Substance Abuse Prevention ConferenceLegislative BreakfastAnnual Town Hall MeetingsCable Access TV ProgramAnnual Community and Parent AssessmentsTelephone Poll
BACKGROUND AND HISTORY
Guided by Strategic Prevention Framework
Risk FactorsProtective FactorsEvidence Based Prevention
ServicesEnvironmental Strategies
RISK FOCUSED PREVENTION MODEL
WHY DO CERTAIN YOUTH ENGAGE IN RISKY BEHAVIORS SUCH AS:
DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE DELINQUENCY TEEN PREGNANCY SCHOOL DROP OUT VIOLENCE
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE THESE PROBLEM BEHAVIORS?
RISK FACTORS According to the model, certain environmental variables
that increases the likelihood that a youth will engage in one of the problem behaviors.
The more Risk Factors present in the life of a child, the greater likelihood that he/she will develop the problem behavior.
Nineteen (19) risk factors have been found predictive of the problem behaviors. These risk factors have been organized into four domains:
CommunityFamilySchoolIndividual/Peer
PROTECTIVE FACTORS Other environmental variables that insulate
youth from experiencing problem behaviors. The more Protective Factors present in the life
of a child, the less likely he/she will participate in a problem behavior.
It is the combination of RISK and PROTECTIVE FACTORS that help to predict whether a child will develop a problem behavior such as substance abuse, delinquency or dropping out.
In order to prevent these behaviors from occurring, interventions should therefore:
Reduce individual Risk Factors Increase Protective Factors
CUT TO THE CHASE…
HOW WE DID IT
THREE THINGS YOU MUST DO
PARTNERSHIP, A REAL ONE
DATA, AND LOTS OF IT
BEST PRACTICES, AND WELL RUN
STEP ONE: THE COALITION
TOP TEN KEYS TO A
PERFECT PARTNERSHIP
IT’S EASIER TO BUILD IT RIGHT AT THE START,
THAN FIX IT LATER
STEP ONE: THE COALITION
THE BEST WAY TO GET PEOPLE INVESTED IS TO
PUT THEM TO WORK
…IF YOU DON’T PLAN THE ACTIVITY, YOU BECOME THE
ACTIVITY
STEP ONE: THE COALITION
COLLABORATION IS MORE THAN
SHARING INFORMATION
STEP ONE: THE COALITION
NO PRE-CONCEPTIONS…FOLLOW “THE ROPE”
STEP ONE: THE COALITION
DIVERSITY IS MORE THAN A CATCH-PHRASE
STEP ONE: THE COALITION
IT’S A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT
STEP ONE: THE COALITION
WE ALL LOVE EACH OTHER…UNTIL MONEY IS
ON THE TABLE
STEP ONE: THE COALITION
WATCH OUT FOR THE “800 POUND GORILLAS”
STEP ONE: THE COALITION
DATA IS KEY
STEP ONE: THE COALITION
MOVE TO MAYBERRY
STEP ONE: THE COALITION
WHAT DOES THERESEARCH SAY ABOUT
EFFECTIVECOALITIONS?
STEP ONE: THE COALITION
CHARACTERISTICS OF DFC PROJECTS:
Total Grants: 719 98% of DFC are using at least one
environmental strategy to target substance abuse
Community Education/Raising Awareness 95%
Changing Institutional or Governmental Policies 29%
Increasing attention to Enforcement of Laws 36%
What Does an Effective Coalition Look Like?
N = 53 Are primarily in Rural areas (76%)
compared to all reported coalitions (56%).
Have been established for an average of 5.7 years.
Are in communities with an average of 968 you in grades 9-12.
STEP TWO: THE DATA Develop a Data Warehouse Longitudinal is Optimal
General DemographicsPopulation Ethnicity AgePoverty Employment Adult EducationHousing Transition DivorceFamily Structure
Social Fabric
Crime CDV ATODRunaways Disease Firearms Teen Pregnancy Delinquency Health
STEP TWO: THE DATA
Education
Achievement Attendance ExpulsionsSuspensions Dropout RetentionsESL Lunch Status College
AttendanceReading Patterns
STEP TWO: THE DATA
DATA SOURCES
ARCHIVAL DATA
Kids Count Census.gov PSK12.com National Center for Education Statistics Fedstats.gov
LOCAL OR STATE ARCHIVES
Department of Education Health Department AODAS Department of Social Services Department of Juvenile Justice City/County Governor's Office
DATA SOURCES
DATA SOURCES
SURVEY DATA
Adapt an Existing Survey Protocol
Monitoring the FuturePride SurveyCSAP Risk and Protective SurveyCommunities that Care
SURVEY DATA
Develop Your Own Survey
Draft a TemplateReviewField TestRevise
DATA SOURCES
LIKERT SCALE RESPONSES
Strongly AgreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly Disagree
Strongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly Disagree
VS.
SURVEY INTEGRITY
Reported 30 Day vs. Lifetime UseComparability with Other Datasets“L-Scale”
Tabulation Accuracy:Opscan Optical Mark ReaderSurvey TrackerAudience Response System
RESOURCE DATA
SERVICESType History DosageCapacity Staffing FundingEvaluation Partners GapsIntake Research Resources
TARGET POPULATIONAge Gender EthnicityGeography
ACTING ON THE DATA
PRIORITIZE NEEDS AND GAPS DETERMINE TARGET POPULATION TARGET UNDERSERVED AREAS GEOGRAPHICAL ACCESS
Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
BEST PRACTICE PROGRAMSDATA TARGET POPUATION STRATEGIES
Cultural CompetenceGenderDevelopmental StatusGeographical Location
BUILDING YOUR OWN VS. IMPLEMENTING AN EXISTING MODEL
FINDING PROGRAMS National Registry of Effective
Prevention Programs (NREPP) SAMHSA Model Programs Department of Justice Department of Education National Governor’s Association FamilyStrengthening.org Helping America’s Youth
EXAMPLES: FAMILY BASED FAST: Families and Schools Together Strengthening Families Creating Lasting Family Connections Making Parenting a Pleasure Effective Black Parenting Los Ninos Bien Educados Confident Parenting Parenting Wisely Raising a Thinking Child Parent – Child Home Program
EXAMPLES: YOUTH BASED
Positive Action Towards No Drug Abuse Class Action Life Skills Training Mentoring All Stars Project Alert
EXAMPLES: SYSTEM BASED
Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol
Brief Strategic Therapy
PAYING FOR IT ALL
THINK ABOUT RAISINGMONEY…
YOU HAVE ONE DOLLAR.YOU MUST DONATE IT ALL.
DIVIDE IT ANY WAY YOU LIKE. HERE ARE THE ‘GRANT
APPLICATIONS’
GRANT DEVELOPMENT
IDENTIFYING FUNDING
Local State Foundation Federal
IDENTIFYING FUNDING
INTERNET
Web SitesKeyword Search
MAILING LISTS
FoundationsState DepartmentsFederal Departments
DEVELOP THE PROJECT
DOCUMENT THE NEEDUse local dataEstablish the “Greased Rails”
PerspectiveInclude the “Consumer Perspective”Identify Community ResourcesArticulate “Gaps”
BUILD THE CASE FOR PROGRAM
Link program to Identified Needs
Identify Best Practices
Underscore Scientific Merit of Project
PARTNERSHIP
Who else is Concerned about the Problem?
Who could Benefit from the Collaboration?
Who could have Problem with your Project?
CRAFTING THE PROPOSAL
ABSTRACT
Thorough, clear, detailed, compelling
Last thing you usually write
First thing that’s read by reviewer
CRAFTING THE PROPOSAL
Goals and Objectives:
(WHO)
Parents in the Los Ninos Program will(WILL DO WHAT)
Evidence an increase in child management skills (BY HOW MUCH) (BY WHEN)
Of 15% by the end of the first year (HOW WILL YOU KNOW?)
as measured by the Moos Family Environment Scale
CRAFTING THE PROPOSAL
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Most Important Section of Proposal
DETAIL and RIGOR
The WOW Factor!
DETERMINING NARRATIVE LENGTH
Maximum Length: 25 PagesReview Criteria
PagesNeeds and Justification 20 Points 5Goals and Objectives 15 Points 3.75Program Design 30 Points 7.5Project Personnel 10 Points 2.5Management Plan 10 Points 2.5Evaluation 15 Points 2.5
Total: 100 Points 25
CRAFTING THE PROPOSAL
Background of Grantee
Sell Yourself and OrganizationDon’t be ModestDO NOW:
1-2 Paragraphs on Agency1-2 Paragraphs on Programs1 Paragraph on Each Key Staff
CRAFTING THE PROPOSAL
Evaluation
Process (Did you do what you said you would?)
Outcome (What impact did it have?)
KnowledgeAttitudesBehavior
KEYS TO A WINNING PROPOSAL
Follow Directions in RFP Be Creative and Innovative Focus on Rigor (Who does What, to Whom, When, Where,
How, and Why?) Proofread the Proposal Have a stranger read it. Submit to more than one source. Research the funding source Submit Locally First Be Aware of Timing of Funding Don’t be Afraid to Think BIG
AESTHETICS OF GRANTWRITING
Use of fonts and formats Use of margins Text Boxes Tables and Charts Page Orientation
TOP 10 REASONS THAT A GRANT IS NOT FUNDED
1. Lack of Detail2. Lack of Clear Logic Model3. Poor Evaluation4. All Components are not Addressed5. Budget (too much, too little, or it
doesn’t match the narrative)
TOP 10 REASONS THAT A GRANT IS NOT FUNDED
6. Goals and Objectives not Measurable7. Lack of Justification for Program8. Background of Staff is Inadequate9. Letters or Support or Commitment10. Boring or Unimaginative
THE KEY IS PERSISTENCE
OTHER FUNDRAISING THOUGHTS
Fundraising Events
NO, NO, NO, NO and NO!Time ConsumingThe “Non-Event”
Better idea: Just Ask for Money
IDENTIFYING WEALTH
Members Make an Outreach List
Dun and Bradstreet List
Foundation Listserve and Database
CONTACT INFOPaul N. McKenzie, Ph.D.Southeast Center for Strategic Community Development961 Main Street Suite 296Lancaster SC 29720(803) [email protected]
Donna Herchek, Assistant DirectorCounseling Services of LancasterPO Box 1627Lancaster SC 29721(803) [email protected]
CONTACT INFOCharlene McGriff, Executive DirectorPalmetto Citizens Against Sexual Assault106 N. York StreetLancaster SC 29720(803) [email protected]
Heather R. Mueller, Executive DirectorThe Children’s CouncilPO Box 171Lancaster SC 29721(803) [email protected]
