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Strategic Planning for 2008
1. Continue to support and celebrate the achievements of the Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio statewide youth advisory board. They are the 'alumni of tomorrow,' and it is an honor to support their efforts.
2. Support the establishment of alumni peer support groups in at at least two Ohio counties; Stark and Cuyahoga.
3. Assist PCSAO with the Franklin County mentoring project, funded by Child Welfare League of America's "Fostering Healthy Connections through Peer Mentoring" grant.
4. Provide ongoing training for youth, alumni and allies, including the IHS annual 'Train the Trainer' event, the CO-OHIO Youth Advocate Services conference and trainings for young people involved in statewide and/or regional foster care youth advisory boards.
5. Continue to serve as partners to support the Independent Living Survey pilot project in Lucas County.
By the end of the year, we would also like to plan two annual fundraising activities for 2009, which will take place in May (Foster Care Month) and November (National Adoption Awareness Month)
2008 Calendar
Jan. 4 , Lucas County peer mentoring site visit has been postponed until 2009
Jan. 7, Meeting with FCAA members to plan for Franklin County peer mentoring initiative
Jan. 9, Conference call to debrief about Youth Housing Summit
Jan. 11, Stark County peer mentoring site visit
Jan. 13, Informal meeting of FCAA alumni members
Jan. 14, Meeting with PCSAO staff to plan for Franklin County peer mentoring initiative
Jan. 14, Meeting to plan statewide Peer Mentoring Initiative
Jan 19, Workshop during Cuyahoga County 'Orientation to Emancipation'
Jan. 25, Lorrain County Emancipated Youth Support Group meeting
Feb. 7, Statewide Youth Advisory Board meeting
Feb. 29, Attend CO-OHIO Youth Advocate Services conference
Mar. 1, Present two workshops at CO-OHIO Youth Advocate Services conference
Mar. 3, Present at 'Train the Trainer' event for the Institute of Human Services
Mar. 4 - 5, Participate in youth panel at 11th annual OACCA Advocacy Conference
Mar. 31, Cuyahoga Youth Council meeting
April 17, Present about Strategic Sharing at Statewide Youth Advisory Board meeting
April 30, Testimony at Columbus Statehouse regarding House Bill 7
May 5, Participate in youth panel at ODJFS Foster Care Month event
May 14, Youth for Justice event
May 21 - 23, Keynote and workshop during Daniel Memorial Foster Parent Conference
May 27 - 30, Two workshops during Colorado Summit of Children, Youth and Families
June 13, "Rising Up and Moving On" Achievement Banquet
June 25, Adult supporters meeting at PCSAO
July 11, Ohio Family and Children First forum, chaired by First Lady, Frances Strickland
July 11, FCAA officers meeting
July 15, SW Board training on building youth advisory boards in Lucas County
July 17, Statewide Youth Advisory Board meeting
July 22, SW Board training on building youth advisory boards in Athens County
July 28, Meeting to discuss collaboration with National Adoption Center for Law & Policy
July 29, OACCA Independent Living Legislative Forum in Montgomery County
July 30, SW Board training on building youth advisory boards in Cuyahoga County
Aug. 14, Present at Youth Ad Hoc Committee of Institute for Human Services
Aug. 15, OACCA Independent Living Legislative Forum at Lighthouse Youth Services
Aug, 22, Workshop for youth and foster parents on independent living for Village Network
Sept. 4 -6, Keynote and three workshops at "Growing Pains" National Independent Living Conference
Sept. 18, Attend PCSAO conference
Oct. 3 - 4, Second annual statewide Independent Living Summit
Oct. 11, Workshop on emotional resiliency for Village Network
Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, Two workshops at It's My Life conference
Our Goals for 2007
During 2007, alumni and allies in Ohio had three primary focus areas:
1. Supporting the goals and efforts of the O.H.I.O. (Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio) Youth Advisory Board.
2. Designing trainings and workshops, based upon alumni insight.
3. Establishing statewide connections throughout Ohio between child welfare professionals, foster parents, kinship care providers and people in and from foster care
We accomplished these goals by:
1. Attending the Montgomery County youth resource fair, Stark County youth forum and statewide Youth Advisory Board meetings in order to build relationships with young people and support their long-term goals.
2. Presenting at three statewide and one national conference, and being invited to present at future conferences in 2008.
3. Partnering with Lighthouse Youth Services, OACCA, OFCA, PCSAO and YEP on statewide initiatives such as the Ohio independent living summit, YEP youth housing conference, the OFCA foster parent conference and supporting the OHIO Youth Advisory Board.
2007 Calendar
Feb. 26, Youth Resource Fair in Dayton, Ohio
March 2, Input on proposed Ohio foster care legislation
April 28, Ohio FCAA Chapter elections
June 12, Transitional Youth Conference: Mental Health
June 14 - 16, Presented at Ohio Family Care Association annual conference
July 19, Presentation for Ohio Independent Living Association
Aug. 8, Media Training
Aug. 18, Chairs of Ohio FCAA chapter attend OFCA executive board meeting
Aug. 28 - 29, Fundraising Workshop
Aug. 21, Participation in YAB Independent Living Survey partners planning meeting
Sept. 30 - Oct, 2, Attended and presented at It's My Life Conference
Oct. 19, Attended and presented at statewide independent living conference
Oct.27, Chapter meeting to discuss strategic plan for 2008, including fund-raising
Nov. 1, Statewide "Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio" Youth Advisory Board meeting
Nov. 18 -27, Trip to Washington D.C. to discuss federal financing regarding foster care.
Dec. 3, YEP conference on Transitional Youth and Housing
Dec. 7, Winter Ball in Dayton, Ohio
Dec. 11, Youth Advisory Board supporters' meeting
Dec. 27, OFCA college event for foster care youth
Dec. 28, Prepare for Youth Speak Out in 2008 at OACCA
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