Polk County CPPC Team Meeting
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Polk County – River Place
Attending: Alyson Simmons, Tonya Sloan, Teresa Burke, Joyce Bruce, Ako Abdul-Samad, Lynette
Mustin, Jessica Leonard, Denise Moore, Vincent Kelly, Rosalind Scoggins, Lance Roorda, Tracy
White, Raoulyn Perry, Kendra Malone, Kiersten Cooley, Tabby Kuehl, Lora Rogerson, Brian Walker,
Linda Daniels, Bill Wright, Rose Marie Scott, David Palmer, Theresa Edwards, Rachel Johnson, Jane
Magers, Fred Garrin
Welcome and Introductions
Alyson called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. Alyson explained CPPC, its purpose and strategies.
Everyone introduced themselves.
CPPC Strategic Planning for FY13 Update
There was a brief recap of the May meeting and a copy of the May meeting minutes were handed out.
CPPC coordination was discussed. It was explained to the group that it will be possible to contract a
part-time coordinator. The previous job description will be edited to identify the skill set needed. This
position will be paid out of our CPPC State budget allocation for one year at an approximate cost of
$10,000 - $12,000.
Breakout Session
Each participant was asked to choose one of the four CPPC strategies in a breakout session
workgroup to identify activities that can support each initiative.
Shared-Decision Making Team
Need
 Resources
 Diversify Partnership
o Focus partnership or open partnership
 Priorities
o Cut duplication
o Determine importance
 Develop rules of operation
o Chair, Vice Chair, etc.
o Written
o Committee vs. community
o A leader
Plan
 CPPC 101
o Polk County Representative – Focus: communicate, educate. Diversify: school, church,
politics/government, families, law
 Identify a team within partnership (Steering Committee)
o Focus the future, determine top priorities
o Decision making
o Representatives for types/areas
o Commitment
o Leadership
Follow-Up Meeting
12:00 p.m. July 10
TBD
Group Leader
Alyson Simmons
Individualized Practice Team
Plan
 Look at agencies that have at-risk families
 Help agency – give guidelines to implement the process
o Agency come up with criteria for family that needs a CBFTM
o Best practice – visiting the model
 Incorporating existing CBFTM facilitators into agencies
o What info agency or CPPC will need (what relationship will look like – drop in, meet, further
meetings)
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 Agencies conducting CBFTMs
o Which agencies with FTM application numbers
 Creative Visions, EFR, schools, Healthy Start, etc.
 Support within agencies
 Agencies have a plan already for money/budgeting
o Pros: Families walking in the door
o Cons: Running out of money
Follow-Up Meeting
12:00 p.m. July 3
Chicago Speakeasy
Group Leader
Lance Roorda
Policy and Practice Change Team
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Need current CPPC current framework, policies/manual
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o Concrete guidelines that can clarify information inconsistencies – guidelines exist
CPPC – consistency with mission and practice
o Activities at meetings need to reflect our mission more fully
Increased collaboration with DHS
o Subcommittee to bring community voices to CPPC policy
Integration of ACE’s – we need to know who has expertise in this area to help inform our polices
and our practices
How are we promoting health outcomes?
o Information informing practice of community health workers and other community support
positions
Parenting Groups – how can CPPC collaborate or initiate these groups? Who is already doing
this?
Incarcerated parents involvement – better engagement of fathers and incarcerated parents
Trauma informed care in all aspects of wellness
Community map that shows us: 1. What they do; 2. How members of this group are working
together to interrupt disparate health outcomes – how these initiatives overlap
See change in all agencies at the table.
Identify similar CPPC clusters
Identifying and sharing the knowledge base currently here – recognizing the various models and
methods that different organizations use to do their work (strength-based approaches) and
understanding and respecting the different practices regarding specifically parenting classes.
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Fathers and incarcerated engagement
Communication – what is the priority of CPPC – connection with other CPPC strategies
Trauma
Strengths and skills already at the table
Develop communication strategy that facilitates consistent messaging to each other and the
community
Follow-Up Meeting
Monday, July 16, 10:00 a.m. Moulton Elementary
Group Leader
David Palmer
Neighborhood/Community Organizing Team
Need
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Marketing Material – is it repetitious?
What has been accomplished and measured as outcomes?
Present a clear message regarding CPPC: goals (flyers as well as personal message)
Seriousness about protecting children stated but lacks follow through
Conversations with:
o Neighborhood watch
o Community heads
o Teens – what do they need?
o Police input – legislators
o Church leaders input
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o Reach out to other community based organizations
o Networking/sharing
o PTO/PTAs involvement – schools, counselors
Community events:
o Swimming lessons
o July Art Festival
o Back To School Event
o IPTV – McIntosh
o Membership invites
o Health Initiative for teens
o Grubb Y or other YMCAs
Plan
 Facebook page
 Channel 12 – Info about CPPC
o Upcoming Events
o Community Updates
 Take a child to work day
 Tuesday edition of Register (school)
 Attending Parent Conferences
 Invite Community Leaders
 Carolyn King’s Project
 Back to School Bash
o CPPC at resource tent
 Swimming Lessons
o Conversations with city about lessons from life guards
 National Night Out – July 17
o Approach police to be involved – Randy Peterson from Urbandale (Joe Gonzalez)
 Health Initiative
o Kids can volunteer for Hy-Vee Triathlon or Children’s Fest at Y
o Bicycle Camp
o Grubb Y
Follow-Up Meeting
Tuesday, July 17, 3:00 p.m., before CPPC meeting
Group Leader
Bill Wright
Community Announcements
Grant Writing training will be held at River Place this Thursday, June 21 and Friday, June 22. Ron
Mirr will conduct the two-day training. Ron is one of the best Grant Writing trainers in the Midwest.
Day one will identify agency core services, track outcomes, look at numbers and teach how to tell
their stories. Day two teaches them how to write the grant.
Community Block Party will be held at Union Baptist Church on Friday, July 13 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
A table is $25.00 if your organization wants representation at this event. Set up will being at 3:00 p.m.
Education Brain Trust (EBT) would like everyone to join them for the Parent Empowerment Congress
with a special presentation by Wisdom Beyond Words on June 30 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at
Corinthian Baptist Church at 814 School St. For more information, contact paulettewiley@yahoo.com.
The Women of Color Advisory Network (WOCAN) present June’s Monthly Communities of Color
Organizing Workshop on Friday, June 29 from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. at The Iowa Coalition Aginst Sexual
Assault’s Conference Room at 515 28th St., Suite 107, Des Moines.
Parenting Way offers a Parents Anonymous group at their office in the Valley Junction Neighborhood
at 1211 Vine St., Suite 2140, West Des Moines on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, July 17 at 4:00 p.m.
at Polk County River Place in Conference Room 3.