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Subject: Training Feedback Submission
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SpeakerTrainer:
Location:
Title:
Flora Sanchez
Centreville, MD
Essentials of Asset Building TOT
TitleOther:
Dates:
April 29-30, 2005
SponsoringOrganization:
for Children
ClientContact:
ClientPhone:
Queen Anne\'s County Community Partnerships
Linda Roy Walls
410-810-0551
NumberofParticipants: 22
NumberofYouth: 2
NumberofYoungAdult:
NumberofAdult: 16
NumberofSenior: 4
0
AudienceIssueAnswer:
none
KeyQuestions: how do you respond to questions about how DA is
different from Character Counts and that it isn\'t just another
\"flavor of the month\"?
DifficultQuestionsAnswer:
ParticipantsNeed:
none
TechnicalAssistance, Products and Training
ParticipantsNeedOther:
NewIdeas: They will have made significant investment in products and
several will order as result of training. They are raising money to
provide Assets in Action trng. As for TA, they will use SI resources,
including contacting other initiatives.
ExpressDeeperLevel:
They are still in early phases of implementation.
Noteworthy: They have a strong team and their commitment is
impressive. They are actively integrating DA with Character Counts
which is big in their community. Their youth engagement is impressive.
In particular I was expremely impressed with 17 year old Demetrio Beach
who is African American. He is extremely articulate, engaging, and
passionate about PYD and DA. This young man could be a national
leader--he certainly is a leader in his school and county. He\'s
already in demand in neighboring communities and is considering
charging for his work with them. He\'s amazing. This community also
benefits greatly from the inspired leadership of Linda Walls.
Also noteworthy is the diversity of the team--including member of the
press, several from the faith community and schools, and many community
organizations represented, including service organizations. It\'s an
intergeneration group that includes many retiress who are very active
as volunteers in their community. All are committed and will work hard
to move this effort forward.
HardestThingFacing: Not sure--they seem to have all the right
ingredients and are moving forward.
SpearheadingOrganizations: I will be submitting the list of
participants--all are likely to play pivotal roles.
YouthInvolvedHow: Absolutely! Demetrio Beach and Amy Brown both
attended the HCHY Conference with large team from QA County. They
were eager partic in the the TOT and are playing key roles in on-going
efforts.
ListConcreteExamples: Many. MAP, a mentoring program will combine
Char Counts and DA strategies; a Service Learning Initiative thriving
at one high school will be replicated in the other HS. Doug Bishop, a
newspaper reporter, regularly attends Partnership meetings and then
writes articles for the weekly newspaper about DA.
SILearnMore:
Doug Bishop-410-604-0380
Demetrio Beach 410-725-9039
Jacki Carter 443-262-9786
ContactFromSearchInstitute:
Community Liason and Training
OtherContactFromSI:
FromVTA:
StoriesContact: the 3 above, also Linda Roy Wall, training contact,
would likely be eager to provide stories.
BestPart: This is the 3rd Essentials training I\'ve done in MD and
each has been an outstanding experience. There\'s incredible positive
energy there and wonderfully committed people. I\'d love to have the
chance to work there again.
HardestThing:
None--it was pure joy.
ChangeOneThing: I\'d love for SAM trainer guide to be updated to
reflect the adaptations we\'ve made to it. There are just too many
places where we have to say \"ignore those instructions\". It tends to
confuse participants. Otherwise this event is in great shape.