LOCAL ACTION SUMMIT REPORT 1
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Introduction Compton’s My Brother’s Keeper Local Action Summit was a huge success.
On November 14, 2014, around 100 participants showed up to our local action summit.They enthusiastically catapulted collective impact toward achieving MBK goals by engaging in dialog, panel discussion, working groups, and networking sessions. The summit was a much-needed addition to our current efforts of building the infrastructure to improve conditions for our most vulnerable population. The summit was comprised of community leaders, elected officials, law enforcement personnel, business owners, faith-based leaders, former gang members, youth leaders and community-based organizations. We convened to discuss how to address several complicated issues and how to establish responsibilities within our community ecosystem. This brief report provides a glimpse of how we designed our summit to maximize an action-oriented gathering with a focus on collective impact and what transpired at our Local Action Summit with an elite group of people. Overall, the summit helped us to successfully build momentum, spread awareness of MBK goals, collect pertinent information, and inform partners of next steps. 3
Building momemtum! Special Assistant to the White House, Mr. Michael Smith presented compelling evidence and a business case for moving toward action. Mr. Smith appropriately summed up the attitude of participants and the energy within the Compton Community Center when he said:
“Compton is serious about building strong children and I am so excited to help in that mission.� 4
SUSTAINING MOMENTUM Individuals from all walks of life including from the entertainment industry arrived to show their continued support and their commitment to creating opportunities for boys and young men of color in Compton. This cross-sector partnership added value to creative discussions with individuals and organizations who are committed to pursuing shared goals. The culmination of distinguished partners and creative minds inspired a unique combination of focus and excitement necessary to sustain momentum toward completing our mission.
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We are here with local partners from the private sector, foundations, elected officals, and local community members to provide a strategy on how we can change the outcomes and improve the lives of boys and young men of color MAYOR AJA BROWN
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Facilitating a creative working environment We worked with a diverse group of professionals and community members around setting goals, determining priorities and creating recommendations to achieve our three MBK goals. Roughly 100 participants came to our local actoin summit representing around sixty organizations across various sectors. We prepared 16 round tables that seated six to eight people per table. We placed informational packets at each table to help focus conversations around key points. The worksheets were designed to help us understand the needs, assets and the level of commitment around helping all youth, including boys and young men of color, in your community.
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DESIGNING THE LOCAL ACTION SUMMIT IN COMPTON
Compton Community Center The meeting took place in our community center and was set-up to encourage small working groups focused on action. The ambiance of the summit was cricital to fostering collaborative planning. The design helped to garner legitimate participation around identifying gaps and redundancies in programs as well as planning toward leveraging the unique strengths and capabilities to achieve the greatest impact. The figure below illustrates the layout, and the next page describes sections A through E.
AERIAL VIEW OF LOCATION SITE A
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A. THE STAGE: PRESS CONFERENCE We utilized the stage to conduct a press conference and spread awareness through presentations from elected officials, community leaders, youth and long-time partners of the city.
B. ROW OF CHAIRS FOR PANEL DISCUSSION We invited professionals in education, safety, non-profit, and private sector to conduct a panel discussion to provide an in-depth look at youth, education, safety and business in Compton.
C & D. ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS: PARTICIPANT SEATING AND WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES We used roundtable seating to encourage partnerships and to moderate workshop activities. Additionally, we provided refreshments to keep participants energized and engaged.
E. VISUAL DISPLAYS AND PRESENTATION TO UNDERSTAND COMPTON AND NEXT STEPS We projected a visual presentation of next steps and provided participants with informational packets. We also displayed demographic information on easels for all to understand our community.
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EXAMPLE OF Q & A AND PRELIMINARY FINDINGS
Q: What is a top priority?
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A: Identify employers who provide internships. 11
What our community said about goals and strategies
Recommendations for workforce development.
Learn by doing & Workshops, Volunteering, Early work experience, Business classes in H.S., Find employers that will provide internships for youth, Pair city works projects with schools, private business partnerships with city and school district, Pair City public works with school district ROP.
Recommendations for Reading.
Incentivize parent and children reading time, Have a reading Fair with a reading competition, Teacher summits using technology to connect teachers to one another and other resources, “The Power of Words” parent workshops for expectant families and young students k-3, Media campaign targeting clinics, hospitals, and doctors, Train the trainer
Recommendations around safety
Establish a relationship with community and law enforcement, Equity with accountability, Empathy, Build trust between community and law enforcement, Employ professionals in psych, counseling field, and teaching youth to express themselves regarding issues they’re experiencing, Teach conflict resolution.
Additional theme family and sports
Build asset of distribution platforms to get resources out to students, parents and teachers, Asset mapping to Identify Strengths, Establish a Music IQ club, (Genesis Enterprise Inc) , Sporting activities to create productive time. Sherriff Youth Activities League needs to partner with dept of Parks and Rec.
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COMPTON MBK LOCAL ACTION SUMMIT
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Going forward to create the ac Ongoing Engagement We are considering different ways to engage with partners who were interested and engrossed in the dialog – we are currently setting up meetings and webinars with them.
Partnership Packet We are compiling a database to house interested organizations. The data base will include contact information, commitments to goals, demographics served, and outcome based reports.
Policy Review We are currently working with students and professionals in public administration and public policy to scour policies around MBK goals. Additionally, our staff will participate in trainging from White House in December.
CREDITS Report prepared by Dr. Aubrey Relf - Compton MBK 14Point of contact. Pictures taken by Leroy Hamilton
ction plan
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