ILLINOIS IMAGINES Pre-Work 3 year GRANT AWARDED (15 in U.S) External partners invited to participate in planning & become MOU partners San Jose new grantee meeting: Building Bridges Connecting Communities for Change OVW team interview in Chicago OVW Grant Submitted: Concept paper 1st DHS meeting to discuss applying for OVW Disabilities grant Nov 2005 Dec 2005 Jan 2006 April 2006 Oct 2006 Dec 2006 VERA TA visit: Narrowing the focus & establishing priorities & direction DHS satellite teleconference: Breaking the Silence: Identifying & responding to violence of persons with disabilities Legislation introduced to support needs assessment & creating plan to address violence against people with disabilities 1st Team meeting: Expanded team to include more women with disabilities IL Voices joins planning team Grantee meeting, Providence RI: Developing Responsive & Accessible Systems Reviewed project concept Developed initial goals VERA Planning Day: mission, vision, goals values ILLINOIS IMAGINES Planning Jan 2007 Feb 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 Team Building: ABC’s of Me Sharing program/system information Bi-weekly conference calls DHS Signpost: Communication to all DHS employees Needs Assessment: process & tool development 1st sub- committee: NA team Grantee meeting: St. Louis Engaging Communities to improve Systems Charter development Core issues discussed: decision-making, communication, roles & responsibilities, statement of rights Committee members assume key writing pieces & assignments Needs Assessment Plan submitted (minus tools) Charter approved Collaboration Charter submitted Collaborative Survey ILLINOIS IMAGINES Planning Change in meeting structure: moved to 3 hour in- person meeting July 2007 Aug 2007 Sept 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2007 VERA Visit: Needs Assessment Planning: Determined focus, methodology & overall plan Strategic Plan development: SP sub- committee Grantee meeting: Louisville, KY Sharing Lessons Learned to achieve Systems Change Electronic surveys sent to all DHS disability service providers Individual interviews with state level policy makers & administrators Needs Assessment approved VERA & OVW Strategic Planning Retreat: needs assessment findings, guiding principles, prioritizing & sequencing 4 Core initiatives Needs Assessment report developed 40 Focus groups conducted throughout Feb – Mar: WWD, RCCs, Disability Service providers ILLINOIS IMAGINES Planning Monthly MS Resource Consultant meeting folds into Planning Team monthly meeting NA facilitator & reporter guide developed Combined internal/external approach utilized Team trained Needs Assessment tools submitted Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 Training of Model Site Resource Consultants (MSRC) Development of MSRC packet: sample monthly agendas, icebreakers, expected products & timelines Monthly meetings established Sub-committees developed for each core initiative State Planning Team monthly agenda changes to committee/initiative updates Majority of work done in- between meetings Working agreements signed by RCCs, disability service providers, and women with disabilities Responsiveness Review tools developed & submitted Strategic Plan pre- work activities Disability Conference: Nashville MS Resource Consultants & team members attend Strategic Plan approved ILLINOIS IMAGINES Implementation Work with DHS SmartPath to identify Model Sites in each region Model Site Kick-off Meetings Strategic Plan submitted July 2008 Aug 2008 Sept 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2008 Q IL Imagines partners decide to apply for OVW Continuation Grant. Statewide roll-out of collaborative teams & implementation of public policy recommendation is focus of application Taping of Women with Disabilities for educational DVDs ICASA statewide conference features general session on serving survivors with disabilities Model sites test toolkit products & make system recommendations Collaborative team members share review results at monthly model site meetings. Shared action plans are facilitated by resource consultant ICASA newsletter featuring Illinois Imagines Responsiveness Reviews in model site communities begin Public Policy Committee kick- off meeting local providers, statewide advocacy groups, state agencies and women with disabilities serve on committee Responsiveness Review team members identified & orientation conducted Combined Internal/external approach utilized ILLINOIS IMAGINES Implementation Jan 2009 Feb 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 Public Policy Committee Blueprint finalized Legislation victories: SASETA & Disability History CONTINUATION GRANT AWARDED VERA visit: Evaluation & Planning Developed plan for statewide roll-out Expansion of model site teams: criminal justice, larger geographic area, new providers Disability Responsiveness Reviews with all RCCs ILLINOIS IMAGINES Implementation Final meetings of model site teams with Resource Consultants Continuation plans developed by model sites Provider toolkit: Modules 2 & 3 submitted July 2009 Aug 2009 Sept 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2009 Identification of collaborative team members & resource consultants for roll-out sites Revisions of toolkit, module 4 submitted & final draft of DVDs ILLINOIS IMAGINES Continuation Jan 2010 Feb 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 Provider Toolkit Approved Begin Caucus Meetings with women with disabilities in roll-out communities Chicago Planning Day Begin Kick-off Meetings Roll-out Sites Begin RC monthly meetings & technical assistance Resource Consultant Training Enhance process & products based upon reflection process: RC training, caucus materials, pre-assessment ILLINOIS IMAGINES Continuation Public Policy Committee Establishes Priorities Chicago Caucus Meetings Chicago Teams Roll-out Provider toolkit Distribution in roll-out communities July 2010 Aug 2010 Sept 2010 Oct 2010 Nov 2010 Dec 2010 Planning for Regional Trainings, Re-visiting Original Model Sites, Administrative System Changes, Planning for Continuation Begin Trauma Responsiveness Reviews Local team meetings continue: Team building, Co-chairs, Charters, Cross-training ILLINOIS IMAGINES Continuation Outcomes Report Public Policy Status Report Support Expansion of Collaborative Teams Transitioning of Teams begins Train-the-Trainer Regional Training Teams Enhanced Protection of Rape Crisis Center Records for Women with Disabilities (law effective 1/1/11) Conduct Regional Trainings Local team meetings continue: Strategic Planning, Local Systems change (policies & procedures, Forms, agreements) Jan 2011 Feb 2011 Mar 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 Aug 2011 Sept 2011