HOPE CollaborativeHaywoodCounty, North Carolina2007 Grantee C:\Users\Sue\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\78XUVPIZ\MCj04343450000[1].wmf 1 THE JOURNEY 2 OUR THREE YEAR TREK 2007 THROUGH 2010 OVW logo vawa-15yrs-logo.jpg ABOUT WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RURAL •SMOKY MOUNTAINS •APPALACHIA & QUALLA BOUNDARY SIZE •SIZE THE STATE OF VERMONT PEOPLE •APPALACHIA & MOUNTAIN TRADITIONS •TOURIST DESTINATION 3 Western North Carolina 2.jpg 4 Western North Carolina 3.jpg 5 Western North Carolina 4.jpg 6 Western North Carolina 6.jpg 7 WHAT MADE US DECIDE TO APPLY FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? 8 C:\Users\Sue\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\UXYVVBOU\MP900227470[1].jpg C:\Users\Sue\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\ERVHFR2Q\MP900409752[1].jpg C:\Users\Sue\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\ERVHFR2Q\MP900383004[1].jpg WHAT WE HAD IN PLACE •HISTORY AS A REGIONAL AGENCY COVERING SEVEN COUNTIES •STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH SERVICE AGENCIES IN TOWN •LIMITED RESOURCES •EXCELLENT LINKAGE TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE •DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT INITIATIVES 9 TOO MANY PARTNERS??? 21? 10 Collaborative Partners •30thJudicial District DV-SA Alliance •The Arc of Haywood County •R.E.A.C.H. of Haywood County •Department of Social Services •Haywood Vocational Opportunities •Smoky Mountain Center (LME) 11 Why These Partners? •No Wrong Door Approach •History of Collaboration •Did Not Include Criminal Justice Due to Grant Parameters At The Time •Understanding of the Need for Systems Change •Minimal red tape 12 Extent of the Problem 13 Violence Exists What Do We Do How Do We Do It NEW GRANTEE ORIENTATION •WHAT THIS WEEK MEANT TO US •HOW IT WAS THE BEGINNING •WE WERE OVERWHELMED BUT NOT ANYMORE!! 14 Launching the Project •What we did next •How we set our plan •Blocking out a lot of time •Meeting very, very frequently •Setting the focus •The importance of our commitment 15 Our first all-site The goal The travel The team 16 VERA •Meeting the VERA Staff •Receiving our VERA TA Associate •The importance of technical assistance •How it is so different from any other grant •VERA is the conduit to OVW •Assistance with all phases of the project •The cyclical nature of the project 17 Our first retreat Laying the Foundation H.O.P.E. VERA 18 Creating the Charter •Our mission and our vision •Our definitions •Defining who we were •What will our ground rules be? •How will the charter guide us WE ALL HAD DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS. 19 Challenges •Asking for Organizations to Change •Respecting Human Rights & Confidentiality •Mandatory Reporting in North Carolina •Understanding Safety Issues •Staff Training in Dealing with Violence and Abuse •Expanding Resources (Shelters for Persons with Disabilities; Assistive Technology) 20 Building the Collaborative Bond 009.JPG 21 014.JPG 038.JPG SAN JOSE ALL SITE The Path of the Needs Assessment and Where It Took Us Focus Groups Questions Interviews Results 22 THE STRATEGIC PLAN International_Symbol_of_Access.bmp 23International Symbol of Access for Hearing Loss.gif HOPE volume control telephone.bmp service dogs logo.jpg WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO CREATE A BETTER SYSTEM? EXPANDING WHO WE WERE •THE TIME TO MAKE OUR WORLD BIGGER •HOW WERE WE GOING TO DO THAT? •WHAT WERE THE BEST WAYS TO GET A BUY-IN FROM THE COLLABORATIVE AGENCIES? •WHERE DID WE FIND THE GREATEST SUCCESS? •WOULD THE SAME STEPS WORK AGAIN? •HOW IMPORTANT WAS THIS TO US? 24 THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 25 USING OUR RESOURCES 26 ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT EXPO WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE FOR US? ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY AUDIT •THE CREATION OF THE TOOL •WHAT WAS INVOLVED? •THE IMPORTANT FEATURES •THE PURPOSE OF IT •HOW DOES ADA MESH WITH THE AUDIT? •ARE WE READY TO DO AN AUDIT? •WHAT WILL WE USE THE AUDIT FOR? 27 WHAT DID THE AUDITS SHOW? 28 C:\Users\Sue\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\C1T7BSUY\MC900229477[1].wmf WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT LGPRNT-P.TIF 29 BRAILL-P.TIF SIGN-P.TIF EQUIPMENT HOPE E Board.jpg 30 CHANGING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES •NO EASY TASK •CREATING NEW DIMENSIONS •CHANGING TH E WAY WE DO BUSINESS •DISABILITY AGENCIES UNDERSTANDING VIOLENCE •DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCIES UNDERSTANDING DISABILITY •EXPANSION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 31 Where Do We Go From Here? 32 WE ARE DIFFERENT NOW…. •An Intersection of Disability and Domestic Violence Has Occurred •There is an Opportunity for Help Through Any Door Entered •Greater Understanding Exists •The Arena of Advocates Has Significantly Grown •We Are Doing a Better Job 33 THE FUTURE FOR US •ADDING CRIMINAL JUSTICE •KEEPING THE MOMENTUM •SPREADING THE WORD •CONTINUING TO IMPROVE OUR SYSTEMS 34 •THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY! 35