LATTCCommunity Development

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• COMPREHENSIVE
• COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
• BEST PRACTICES SURVEY

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CCI ISSUES AND PROBLEMS

• GROWING PROVERTY
• FAMILY/HUMAN ISOLATION
• FRAGMENTED SUPPORT SYSTEMS
• DYSFUNCTIONAL COMMUNITIES

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CCI ORIGINS

• HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE REFORM INITIATIVES
• FAMILY SUPPORT
• SERVICE INTEGRATION
• COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURES
• COMPREHENSIVE

• COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
• COMMUNITY ORGANIZING CIVIL RIGHTS
• ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
• NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT INTEGRATED
  DEVELOPMENT

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CCI PROJECTS

• NATIONAL
• Dudley Street
• Ford - NFI
• Sandtown Winchester
• Annie E. Casey Foundation
• East Bay Funders
• CCRP
• Chicago/Austin

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CCI GOALS

• BUILD PEOPLE (Empower)
• BUILD RELATIONSHIPS (Collaborate)
• BUILD SUPPORT SYSTEMS (Change)
• TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES (Comprehensive)
• RESTORE PERSONAL AND FAMILY WELL-BEING
  (Family-focused)

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CCI BEST PRACTICES SURVEY TOPICS

• COLLABORATION
• PROJECT PLANNING AND DESIGN
• PROGRAM STRATEGY
• PROJECT STRUCTURE
• PROGRAM ELEMENTS

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COLLABORATION

• CORE PREREQUISITE
• SUSTAINED BY VISION
• REQUIRES INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENTS
• STANDARDIZED REPORTING
• LONG-TERM BY-IN
• GOVERNENT INVOLVEMENT
• ISSUE-BASED/MINI-COLLABORATIVES

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CCI - PROJECT PLANNING AND DESIGN

• BE DELIBERATE
• BE REALISTIC
• BE FOCUSED
• EVALUATE APPROACH
• BUILD FROM STRENGTH
• TIME IS MONEY

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CCI PROGRAM STRATEGIES

• AGENCY APPROACH
• EMPOWERMENT APPROACH
• COLLABORATIVE APPROACH
• STRATEGIC MODEL

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CCI AGENCY MODEL

• CBO AS LEAD AGENCY
• RESIDENTS COOPERATE
• EMPHASIS ON EXPANDING OR COORDINATING PROGRAMS

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CCI AGENCY MODEL (Contd)

• PROS
• STRENGTHENS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
• MORE RESULTS-ORIENTED
• RETROFITS EXISTING CBO
• CONS
• SELF-SERVING
• COMPETING ORGANIZATIONAL MANDATES
• LIMITS LOCAL OWNERSHIP/CONTROL

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CCI EMPOWERMENT MODEL

• RESIDENTS CONTROLLED
• EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY BUYING
• INCREMENTAL APPROACH
• CAMPAIGN-ORIENTED
• NON-TRADITIONAL

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CCI EMPOWERMENT (Contd)

• PROS
• BUILDS LOCAL CAPACITY
• SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES
• FOCUSES ON POWER RELATIONSHIPS
• CONS
• SLOW PROCESS
• PARTICIPATION NOT EASY
• NON-SPECIFIC OUTCOMES
• LONG-TERM TIMEFRAME

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CCI COLLABORATIVE MODEL

• CITY-WIDE NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSED COALITION
• RESIDENT MAJORITY
• CONCURRENT PLANNING DEVELOPMENT

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CCI COLLABORATIVE MODEL (Contd)

• PROS
• EXTERNAL LINKAGES
• SYSTEMS-CHANGE ORIENTED
• ACCESS TO NEW RESOURCES
• BUILDS NEW RELATIONSHIPS

• CONS
• LIMITED RESIDENT BUY-IN
• GAP BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL NONPROFIT
• AVOIDS CONFLICT ISSUES
• RESULTS IN NEW ORGANIZATIONS

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CCI STRATEGIC MODEL

• SPECIFIC INTERVENTION STRATEGY
• INTEGRATED VS. COMPREHENSIVE
• EMPHASIS ON MACRO-ECONOMIC/STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS

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CCI STRATEGIC MODEL (Contd)

• PROS
• SYSTEMIC APPROACH
• FOCUSED ON MAJOR (INCOME) BARRIERS TO FAMILY WELL
  BEING
• EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH

• CONS
• PRE-DETERMINED
• COMPLICATED
• RESIDENTS ARE BENEFICIARIES VS. FULL PARTICIPANTS
• LONG-TERM FRAMEWORK

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CCI OUTCOMES

• CCI ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
• GREATER CIVIC ACTIVISM
• STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS
• SERVICE REFORM
• INTEGRATED SECTORS

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LAUF MISSION STATEMENT

• WE SEEK TO DEVELOP A COLLABORATION OF FUNDERS
  THAT WILL SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY
  EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES IN SELECTED LOW INCOME
  NEIGHBORHOODS OF L.A. COUNTY THROUGH A VARIETY OF
  PARTNERSHIPS.