Local Youth Collective Impact (LYCI) Program

After finding out yesterday that Tamarack is working with larger partners to submit an application and having heard that there are other large organizations applying and looking at the amount of work to do and the cost to complete an application from us Marg and I decided that it was not financial prudent or strategically sensible to continue to try to get an application in knowing that we will have little chance of competing with those coming from groups of larger organizations. 

What we do believe however is that we are well positioned to be awarded one or more of the subsequent grants that will flow from this larger one over the next few years.  The research done on the background documents such as Stepping Up, Ontario’s Youth Action Plan, Review of Roots of Violence and the connections we have made with Provincial organizations acting for youth and supporting the collective impact possible through collaboration will make applying for these grants much simpler.  The thinking you have been doing in regard to the Priority Outcomes of Stepping Up and related evaluation serve as a sound base for us to develop collaborative structures to support the best outcomes possible for our youth.

If those who met and worked on this application continue to focus on what collaboration structures are required to achieve the Priority Outcomes and invite others to the table perhaps we can have a structure similar to Best Start serving the needs of youth…and perhaps we could recommend to Lead Table that we extend the focus and support (stewardship) of Every Kid to age 25 rather than to age 18.   This page will remain until decisions are made as to next steps.

What do y0u think?  -Leave your thoughts in the reply section below.

 

 

 

Below find some of work done on grant application.

Welcome: Please leave a message below stating your interest in being a partner in this application and willingness to contribute your input to the application.  You should recognize that this is a most ambitious undertaking and will impact not only locally but across the Province should be be successful.  The grant is supported by $1 million per year for 3 years and appropriate Province wide partners are being approached.

 

APPLICATION is below -WITH MOST RECENT ADDITIONS FOR YOUR RESPONSE…AND BE BRUTAL!

  • Application Due May 2 at 5 pm.

Original -EOI Local Youth Collective Impact Program – 2014-04-01

Chronological Diary of Steps taken toward completed application.  (slide to bottom for latest actions)

14=04-06

Acknowledge of EOI Thank you for your interest in applying for the Local Youth Collective Impact (LYCI) Program. Please find attached a document that includes: 1) Expression of Interest (EOI) Guidelines for the LYCI program; and 2) Application for the EOI for the LYCI. Questions about the EOI can be directed to Tsz-Lung.Cheung@ontario.ca by Friday, April 4, 2014. The EOI Application Deadline is Friday, May 2, 2014 5:00pm (EST). 

14-04-07 Marg

Please think about:
1. how we can address the application terms of our rural demographics
2. what other collaboratives/organizations we can call on for support
3. How this application will address themes and priority outcomes outlined in Stepping Up.
4. models/research related coaching that you might be aware of
5. how we might break down the budget
6. how to get this done in time
7. who else needs to be part of this

14-04-08 Marg

Summary of Actions from Today
1. We will go ahead with the application.
2. Elizabeth Green will take the writing lead with others adding pieces. Sue W. has offered to assist.
3. Karen will work on Evaluation piece.
4. Other pieces will be sent to this group for feedback before next week’s meeting (Elizabeth, are you or I doing that?)
5. Members to brainstorm tools and resources we already have.
6. Next meeting: Wednesday March 16 from 2 to 3:30

14-04-09 Elizabeth

  • Inventory of tools and resources we currently have as a collective that could be considered “existing” and are in a format that is shareable.
  • Human resources we can leverage to deliver this project.
  • Project descriptions that demonstrate our leadership as a collective/facts that make us impressive
  • What is the complete inventory of tools we want to develop/could see being necessary for collectives? (e.g. Evaluation frameworks, strategic planning, terms of reference, granting sources, etc.)
  • Organizations who we will list as leaders in this project and use to demonstrate our capacity and qualifications (each has 300 words) including website development, coaching/training, consulting, etc.
  • How we will translate the Stepping Up placemat into an evaluation framework for measuring our activities related to this program (tool development, coaching, etc.), our own successes, and the grants that we would be vetting.
  • Budget line items related to all of the above

14-04-09 Marg

adding to Elizabeth’s list

  • Inventory of tools and resources we currently have as a collective that could be considered “existing” and are in a format that is shareable. An existing structure (EKIOC) with governance structure
  • Transportation project Rural Ontario Institute
  • Developmental Assets (surveys, committee, resources)
  • Youth friendly communities indicators
  • Triple P
  • Youth function survey (DAC)
  • Formal Affiliation with Vibrant Communities through Poverty Roundtable
  • Website
  • Resiliency — work of school boards (need to follow up)
  • Community of Interest (RNJ/Tricas)
  • CCCF structure
  • roots to wings mentoring
  • youth volunteer opportunities
  • Checkered Flags
  • Human resources we can leverage to deliver this project.
  • Existing committee structures and coalitions (HCP, Youth Justice, Safe Communities)
  • cross sector partnerships — accuaromed  to working together
  • Poverty Roundtable
  • Centre of Excellence for Children’s Mental Health
  • Tamarack
  • Rural Ontario Institute
  • Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagment
  • Justice Collaborative (Sue P)
  • Connect Youth Structure
  • MPP and Rec Advisory Committees
  • Brockville Youth Advisory Committee
  • 211
  • Project descriptions that demonstrate our leadership as a collective/facts that make us impressive
  • Need to think about this...
  • What is the complete inventory of tools we want to develop/could see being necessary for collectives? (e.g. Evaluation frameworks, strategic planning, terms of reference, granting sources, etc.) good start Elizabeth
  • Thinking also about materials/template for coaching, mentoring,  promotion of 211 .. other tools to support access to services.
  • Organizations who we will list as leaders in this project and use to demonstrate our capacity and qualifications (each has 300 words) including website development, coaching/training, consulting, etc.
  • How we will translate the Stepping Up placemat into an evaluation framework for measuring our activities related to this program (tool development, coaching, etc.), our own successes, and the grants that we would be vetting.
  • Budget line items related to all of the above
14-04-10 Marg
{Possible Partners
  • Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health
    • Keith contacted Director and he responded with interest and name of staff member to explore possibilities with.    They are doing some work in this area as well.
  • Centre of Excellence for Youth
  • Tamarack

14-04-11  Keith

exploration letter to CofE mental health

  • Hi Ian Members of Leeds and Grenville’s Every Kid in our Communities collaborative have decided to submit a response to MCYS’s Local Youth Collective Impact Programme’s call for proposals. http://www.ohpe.ca/node/15273. We are looking for partners as we develop an application and hope you will give this your consideration. Our size and resources are both obstacle and advantage to being considered. Our history and success as a collaborative, our established structures of collaboration including website, the work we have done with your Centre and the Centre of Excellence for Youth, the engagement of multiple sectors and it’s continued expansion, our lead role in producing www.checkeredflags.ca/, our relatively small size as an example of managing/demonstrating/measuring outcomes of collaboration for kids, our being a rural area; are all advantages. To address obstacles we are building a coalition of partners with interest in youth and collaboration that would be able to meet the outcomes of this call for proposals. I am sending you a copy of the request for proposal in a separate e-mail. Final proposals are due by May 2. I will be in Ottawa next week if you would like to meet or I can be reached at this e-mail address or by cell at 613-803-2048. I look forward to speaking with you,

14-04-16 Marg

Summary of Actions:

  • Sue P. will draft a response to Parts 1 and 2 and circulate for feedback.
  • Karen will summarize the examples we created from the Stepping UP framework. These will be distributed to the group who will make suggestions re: which ones to expand/highlight for the application. Summaries will be divided among group members.
  • Sonya will provide a summary of collaborative work done by PFLAG.
  • Marg will research the coaching piece and bring some suggestions
  • Keith and Marg can work on finalizing an agency lead.
  • We also need to be thinking about tools/resources we would develop (Parts 3 and 5) How might we use social media etc.
  • Marg will write EKIOC component of Part 4. We can consider how many member agencies/coalitions we want to include

14-04-17

  • decided to use the themes/priority outcomes described on the Stepping Up “placemat” and provide examples of collaborative work that is happening in each category.
  • Our “tools” and resources will be built around the Stepping up outcomes.

14-04-21 Karen summary of placemat

14-04-21  Sue -additions made to Karen’s doc above

Stepping up Placemat Themes and Priority Outcomes-4

14-04-23 

  • Some work done on application and posted above

  • meeting arranged with Centre of Exellence Directors

14-04-24

  • meeting held with 2 Centre Directors with positive consideration to partnering
  • email sent to Centre outlining project,  links to Centre’s stategic plan and mandate of Mental health and what role they could play with invitation to them to partner.  Email to be shared across all Directors and decision made as to whether or not to sign on as a partner and provide a letter of reference.  see email to centre
  • Tamarack contacted by Marg to explore possibility of their partnership

p 2 Project Goal

Other links

  • Beyond collaboration to Collective impact.     Tamarack confernce
    • Collective Impact differs from other collaborative approaches. It generates new solutions by reaching agreement across diverse stakeholders to address a shared community issue in a multi-faceted way using a common agenda, aligned efforts and shared measures of success.  It is an approach that goes far beyond simply offering more or better services or programs to generate lasting impact by addressing root causes.  Collective Impact offers a proven framework to guide the implementation of initiatives aimed at system-level transformation. It requires unified effort that leverages the skills and capacities within all sectors of a community, including: non-profits, neighbourhood groups, government agencies, schools, businesses, faith communities, and community leaders.
  • Building Community Capacity For Positive Youth Development Training sessions. by Lions quest.
  • OMNI tools related to collaboration  http://www.omni.org/search?q=WORKING%20TOGETHER 
  • centre of Excellence for child and youth mental health