Funders

Investment in Palm Beach County by government, private, community, conversion, and family foundations.

Levers of Change: Actors

Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County

Palm Beach County Youth Services Department

Early Learning Coalition

Philanthropic Foundations (Quantum, Palm Health, United Way)

Foundations funding Palm Beach County initiatives (national and local community foundations, family foundations, etc)

Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network

Palm Beach County Community Services Department

Levers of Innovation: Actions

Quick Wins (QW) or Major Project (MP)

Work with existing Birth to 22 and existing Palm Beach County funders' meeting to form diverse leadership group to improve long-term strategic commitment and investment in Fighting ACEs in Palm Beach County (QW)

Identify an Infant and Early Childhood Funder's Collaborative built on the existing Palm Beach County funders' meeting (QW)

Collaborate with sector partners to create a Birth to 10 Theory of Change for Palm Beach County embedded within the Youth Master Plan (MP)

Design a collaborative funding approach to impact the cross sector systems that includes long-term funding strategies and commitment) (MP)

Universal Selected

Promote systemic, sustainable capacity building that builds buffers, therapeutic agents & therapists (MP)

Indicated

Establish funding criteria for ACEs-aware and trauma-informed grants or investments which include required best practices, fidelity to the model, and an evaluation component (QW)

Call To Action:

Include investments toward changing the systemic conditions that hold neighborhood or community problems in place. 39, 45

Systems change work does not happen quickly A long-term investment strategy and partnership needs to be employed Most grants last only one year; behavior change takes longer and short-term funding creates program instability Provide longer funding commitments for evidence-based programs to collaboratively support and allow program providers to build true sustainability. It takes a few years, for example, to show the payoff of a maternal home visiting program that helps prevent childhood injuries Develop cooperative, multiyear contracts, and also work in an advocacy capacity to message positive outcomes and results from grant making Consider utilizing joint funding efforts across sectors to achieve maximum community outcomes targeting a prevention and early childhood investment approach

Levers of Change: Actors

Chambers of Commerce

Economic Council of Palm Beach County

Better Business Bureau

United Way of Palm Beach County

Leadership Palm Beach County

Leadership Florida

Media

Levers of Innovation: Actions

Quick Wins (QW) or Major Project (MP)

Ensure they have (and provide employees with) ACEs-aware and trauma-informed training (QW)

Create mental model to promote positive healthy interactions and relationships using a businessfriendly campaign (QW)

Take and offer employees Mental Health First Aid Training (QW)

Provide workplace support and space for nursing mothers (QW).

Implement paid maternity/paternity leave and/or offer co-located childcare facilities (MP)

Ensure businesses offer family-friendly policies like consideration for sick children, field trips, etc (MP)

Ensure Human Resource staff receive ACEs-aware and trauma-informed training (QW)

Call to Action:

If you want a strong community from which to draw employees, you want a healthy community with strong coping strategies and resilience. 9, 35

Your employees have ACEs, their kids have ACEs and this is a workforce related problem. Begin with awareness of the impact of ACEs and trauma, build on stress management education and techniques such as breathing breaks or mindfulness rooms

Ultimately, depending on business size, focus on early childhood community investment and the return on investment through prevention strategies. An example nationally is larger corporate giving towards providing all children access to quality pre-K education, which is a significant determ inant of our region's future success