Communities That Care (CTC) Snapshot Overview

Communities That Care (CTC) Snapshot Overview

Purpose, Trainings, Resources / Tasks
Phase One – Months 1-3
Getting Started
Purpose
Begin the CTC Process
Support Trainings
CTC 101
New Mobilizer Training
Resources
Tools for Community Leaders
Investing in Your Youth
Milestones & Benchmarks Workbook / ·  Identify “catalyst(s)”
·  Recruit champion(s)
·  Form core group
·  Identify host agency
·  Secure Mobilizer
·  Identify preliminary Key Leaders & stakeholders
·  Have school district commit to administering the PAYS
·  Define your community
·  Define scope of project
·  Introduce Milestones & Benchmarks document
·  Work through Community Readiness Tool
Phase Two – Months 4-6
Organizing, Introducing and Involving
Purpose
Engage & orient Key Leaders & your Community Board
Support Trainings
Key Leader Orientation
Community Board Orientation
Resources
Tools for Community Leaders
Investing in Your Youth
Milestones & Benchmarks Workbook / ·  Review and enhance Key Leader and stakeholder groups ensuring that all 12 community sectors are represented in both groups
·  Conduct Key Leader Orientation
o  Determine how Key Leaders will remain engaged in process
o  Develop Key Leader communication plan
·  Form Community Board
o  Conduct Community Board Orientation
o  Create coalition vision
o  Form workgroups & develop work plans for each
o  Create overall work plan for CTC initiative
o  Begin exploring avenues to include youth
o  Begin exploring sustainability options
o  Introduce & begin working on the Milestones & Benchmarks Workbook
Phase Three – Months 6-9 (Depends on avail. of PAYS)
Develop a Community Profile
Purpose
Assess & identify prevention priorities and gaps in current response to those priorities
Support Trainings
Community Assessment Training (CAT)
Community Resource Assessment Training (CRAT)
Resources
Community Resource Assessment Survey Tool
Community Assessment Report Template
Community Resource Assessment Report Template
Milestones & Benchmarks Workbook / ·  Conduct Community Assessment Training using the most recent PAYS data
o  Prioritize target populations
o  Select priority risk and protective factors
o  Create Community Assessment Report
·  Conduct Community Resource Assessment Training
o  Conduct community resource assessment based on priority risk and protective factors
o  Conduct comprehensive gaps analysis
o  Create Community Resource Assessment Report
·  Continue sustainability plan development
Purpose, Trainings, Resources / Tasks
Phase Four – Months 9-12
Create a Community Action Plan
Purpose
Create a plan to implement & evaluate tested, effective programs
Support Trainings
Community Planning Training (CPT)
Resources
Fit & Feasibility Process and Program Selection Tool
Milestones & Benchmarks Workbook / ·  Conduct Community Planning Training upon completion of a thorough community resource assessment
o  Specify community-level outcomes
o  Select evidence-based interventions (programs, policies, & practices) to fill resource gaps
o  Generate program-level outcomes
·  Create an implementation plan
·  Create an evaluation plan
·  Continue sustainability plan development
Phase Five
Implementing & Evaluating the Community Action Plan
Purpose
Implement & evaluate the plan; revisit as new PAYS data is released; refine as needed
Support Trainings
Community Plan Implementation Training (CPIT)
Resources
Milestones & Benchmarks Workbook / ·  Conduct Community Plan Implementation Training
·  Convene workgroups necessary to oversee program implementation & evaluation
·  Continue recruiting Key Leaders and Community Board members
·  Continue sustainability plan development & implement as necessary
·  Conduct annual program-level evaluation
·  Conduct biannual community-level assessment
·  Update Community Action Plan as appropriate