building effective community partnerships. why do we need partners? transition has to focus on the...
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BuildingBuilding Effective Community Effective Community
PartnershipsPartnerships
Why do we need Partners?Why do we need Partners?
Transition has to focus on the entire Transition has to focus on the entire personperson
Reentry is a multi-faceted issue that Reentry is a multi-faceted issue that requires multi-faceted solutionsrequires multi-faceted solutions
It allows us to focus on what we know It allows us to focus on what we know how to do best and what we have how to do best and what we have been mandated and funded to dobeen mandated and funded to do
What is a Partnership?What is a Partnership?
“ “ A group of leaders who use an A group of leaders who use an inclusive strategy to establish shared inclusive strategy to establish shared goals and agree to use their personal goals and agree to use their personal and institutional power to achieve and institutional power to achieve them”them”
Institute for Educational LeadershipInstitute for Educational Leadership
Steps to Building Steps to Building PartnershipsPartnerships
Small group of leaders form around a Small group of leaders form around a common focuscommon focus
Identify additional partnersIdentify additional partnersGet Ready for ActionGet Ready for ActionImplementation or ActionImplementation or Action
Key QuestionsKey Questions
• Do we have a common understanding Do we have a common understanding of the issues, problems, opportunities?of the issues, problems, opportunities?
• How do we define success and how do How do we define success and how do we measure it?we measure it?
• Have we created a culture where Have we created a culture where mistakes and failures are allowed and mistakes and failures are allowed and do we learn from it? do we learn from it?
• Who does what, when, where? Do we Who does what, when, where? Do we have MOUs?have MOUs?
Sustaining Momentum – Sustaining Momentum – Warning!Warning!
It’s not about the MONEY, but …It’s not about the MONEY, but …After initial flurry of excitement, your After initial flurry of excitement, your
partnerships will wanepartnerships will waneBeware of institutionalizing the Beware of institutionalizing the
strategy strategy
Sustaining Momentum - Sustaining Momentum - IdeasIdeas
• Expand geographical reachExpand geographical reach• Develop new and non-traditional Develop new and non-traditional
partnerspartners• Deepen and broaden the focusDeepen and broaden the focus• Revisit the initial agreement, focus Revisit the initial agreement, focus
and renew commitmentsand renew commitments• Collaborate with other partnershipsCollaborate with other partnerships• Develop graceful EXIT StrategyDevelop graceful EXIT Strategy
Durham County ReentryDurham County Reentry
20002000
• Criminal Justice Resource Center Criminal Justice Resource Center (CJPP)(CJPP)
• Division of Community CorrectionsDivision of Community Corrections
• Durham Police DepartmentDurham Police Department
• Parole and Post-Release CommissionParole and Post-Release Commission
Durham County ReentryDurham County Reentry
20012001
• Criminal Justice Resource CenterCriminal Justice Resource Center• Division of Community CorrectionsDivision of Community Corrections• Durham Police DepartmentDurham Police Department• Parole Commission Parole Commission • Greater Durham Chamber of CommerceGreater Durham Chamber of Commerce• Community College, Vocational Rehab Community College, Vocational Rehab
Services, Weed and SeedServices, Weed and Seed
Durham County ReentryDurham County Reentry
20022002
• CJRC, DCC, Parole CommissionCJRC, DCC, Parole Commission
• Chamber of Commerce, Community Chamber of Commerce, Community College, Vocational Rehab Services College, Vocational Rehab Services
• City of Durham: Police, Weed & Seed, PSNCity of Durham: Police, Weed & Seed, PSN
• Religious Coalition for a Non-Violent Religious Coalition for a Non-Violent Durham, Durham Congregations in ActionDurham, Durham Congregations in Action
Durham County ReentryDurham County Reentry
20042004• CJRC, DCC, Parole CommissionCJRC, DCC, Parole Commission• Chamber of Commerce, Community Chamber of Commerce, Community
College, Vocational Rehab Services College, Vocational Rehab Services • City of Durham, Police, Weed & Seed, PSNCity of Durham, Police, Weed & Seed, PSN• Religious Coalition for a Non-Violent Religious Coalition for a Non-Violent
Durham, Durham Congregations in ActionDurham, Durham Congregations in Action• Going Home Initiative, TASC, Job LinkGoing Home Initiative, TASC, Job Link
Durham County ReentryDurham County Reentry
20072007• CJRC, DCC, Parole CommissionCJRC, DCC, Parole Commission• Chamber of Commerce, Community Chamber of Commerce, Community
College, Vocational Rehab Services College, Vocational Rehab Services • City of Durham, Police, Weed & Seed, PSN, City of Durham, Police, Weed & Seed, PSN,
Workforce Development BoardWorkforce Development Board• Religious Coalition for a Non-Violent Religious Coalition for a Non-Violent
DurhamDurham• Going Home Initiative, TASC, Job LinkGoing Home Initiative, TASC, Job Link• Durham Affordable Housing Coalition, Durham Affordable Housing Coalition,
other housing providersother housing providers• The Durham CenterThe Durham Center
Durham County Durham County Reconciliation and Reentry Reconciliation and Reentry
MinistryMinistry
Initial Partners and Sponsors:Initial Partners and Sponsors:Durham Congregations in ActionDurham Congregations in Action
Religious Coalition for a Non-Violent Religious Coalition for a Non-Violent DurhamDurham
Durham County CJRC Durham County CJRC
Durham County Durham County R&R MinistryR&R Ministry
Partnership Steps:Partnership Steps:– Shared VisionShared Vision– Developed mutual understanding and Developed mutual understanding and
appreciation of each other’s work appreciation of each other’s work – Identified existing gapsIdentified existing gaps– Developed Program IdeaDeveloped Program Idea– Developed Training ManualDeveloped Training Manual– Developed MOUDeveloped MOU– Ready for ActionReady for Action
Durham County Durham County R&R MinistryR&R Ministry
Partners:Partners:Durham Congregations in ActionDurham Congregations in ActionCriminal Justice Resource CenterCriminal Justice Resource CenterUnited Christian Campus Ministry, NCCUUnited Christian Campus Ministry, NCCUParents of Murdered ChildrenParents of Murdered ChildrenPROUDPROUDWorkforce Development BoardWorkforce Development BoardProject Safe NeighborhoodsProject Safe NeighborhoodsNC Conference United Methodist ChurchNC Conference United Methodist ChurchIndividual Area ChurchesIndividual Area ChurchesEnd Poverty GroupEnd Poverty GroupDuke Divinity SchoolDuke Divinity School
Words of WisdomWords of Wisdom
Be honest, but gentleBe honest, but gentle Do no harm, and protect each other Do no harm, and protect each other
from making mistakesfrom making mistakes Keep your agreementsKeep your agreements Respect each other’s boundaries Respect each other’s boundaries
and professional knowledgeand professional knowledge Don’t take your partners for grantedDon’t take your partners for granted