YES in Rock County
Notes 1/18/13
Financial Report:
· Suicide Awareness Prevention fund $3527.03 plus 2000 = $5527.03
· $4085.95 in general YES account – mostly money for summit
· Received $400 from Mercy
· Received $1000 from CPS/Juvenile Justice
· Not many people are not using credit card to register for summit – most planning to pay day of – have only received payment for five people so far – may have to send out reminders again this year – last year only one person ended up not paying at all.
· Genesis sponsored, school district sponsorship will go right to speaker
· Head start’s not in yet
Review of Options for Fiscal Management:
· No new information but continue to look at options – still bring Kate Baldwinn from Partners in prevention to talk about potential option
· Less cumbersome this year for Head Start because of how we are doing registration but still need long range plan due to HS federal regulation barriers – have her come at March or april meeting (get strategic planning
· Own 501.c3 or connect with another one like Partners in Prevention
· Takes a year to go through 501.c3 process
· Anyone willing to research costs – Ruby Project currently going through process need official board, bylaws etc. but also many benefits – writing grants, etc. would need accountant
· Anyone have a good relationship with United Way – contact them would they be willing what would fees be – Connie knows Steve Kincaid and will contact him
· Also wondering about Tara Tinder Stateline Community Foundation
· Sara meeting with an attorney and will learn about the steps, cost etc.
· Costs a lot less if you have an attorney willing to donate their time
· Hush Services in same building as Crossroads – still a cost but work well with non profits (Accounting/legal services)
· If anyone else has other thoughts – olease share or discuss at next meeting
Reminders: Strategic Plan Review to Feb. Meeting
· Will happen at Feb. 8,2013 meeting – Please be sure to attend
· Prep for it: year-long calendar – bring what you have
· In meeting notice – ask people to review strategic plan prior to meeting
· Should have a few hard copies at meeting
Subcommittee work:
· Family Support
o Start getting surveys out at Feb. and get them back by May 3 and then hoping to work with the Data committee meeting to compile analyze/use data
· Data – Contact Steve Kincaid to see if United Way wants to participate, also should contact Community Action, Marc Perry or Lisa and Gretchen Diepold
o If anyone knows of or has data about children’s mental health – please give to data committee
o Looking for other committee members
o Sally’s daughter may help analyze data if/when needed
o UW-W might be able to help if we pursue
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· Coalition of Coalitions/Public awareness – May
o IIs Coalition Café part of plan email?
o National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month emphasis Week is May 5-13, 2013 – green ribbons?
§ Do anything at summit such as selling ribbons or making/giving out
§ Green used to be associated with people being in insane so use green to try to change the connotation to a more positive one
§ Tracy will check in to ordering and then they could be sold a long with bracelets, etc. at the summit – pins rather than ribbons – give to participants and sell leftovers if participants wont more
§ Committee creste an informational note to go with it to encourage people with ribbons to wear a certain days
o Rework of language for strategic plan goal completed – strength based and included activities committee working on.
o Keep objectives but put activities in a separate document
o Coalition Café: hard time to find time to get together – may be good to involve Partners in prevention – needs to be part of a work plan – Last one went well – Partners in Prevention take it over?
o Coalition café a very valuable event more of a community benefit rather than specific to YES strategic planning objectives
o Who is right person/group to take it over – Would United Way take the lead?
o Janine still has access to past coalition café materials, participation lists etc
o YES would love to see it continue and can maybe partner but should be a group that has a broader mission to serve the whole community rather than specific target
o Marc Perry with CA might be another contact/fit
o Planning grant for group focusing on early learning and care – Gretchen would be contact – Kate Balsdwin
o U-Rock or BTC
o UW-Extension
o Coalition will reach out to one or more of these suggestions to try to ensure the opportunity does not get lost
· Clinical mental health services
o Now at beginning stages of planning next year’s walk – Walk tentatively scheduled for 9/21/13
· Education/Training – 5th Annual Summit 1/25/13 at Craig High School
o Overall using online registration has been better
o Hoping to bring bracelets etc. from suicide walk to sell – Connie will bring cash, Sally will bring cash box and Connie will bring one – one for registration and one to sell items
o 77 through ABC – online and will get another list on Monday 1/21/13
o 30 with JSD
o 10 volunteers
o plus committee plus speakers
o may go over 150 participants
o Verlene creating agenda –
o Will give bios to people introducing speakers
o Finalize numbers, etc – handouts, nametags, food
o Craig at 3:00 on 1/24 to prepare as much as possible – meet at front door and then will use a conference room or cafeteria – put signs up make packets/stuff folders
o Banner (Sally is getting) will be ready – need to figure out where to hang it.
o Danni and Verlene will match workshops with rooms according to number of people signed up for each workshop
o Sally is making YES display – Tracy will give Sally materials/articles used last year
o Handouts – still have not received handouts from some speakers –
o Do we want to do half sheet attendance for attendance verification
o Tracy will order 200 pins
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· Early learning Updates:
o No updates this month
Other: For FRC - will be sending Jodi to be on YES – Nancy will continue to be on Home Visiting network – We will miss Nancy but are happy to be having someone so competent joining YES