Community Collaborator
Become a Community Collaborator
Why Become a Community Collaborator?
Families of children with serious/complex behavior, academic, social, and/or safety needs can face tremendous challenges. These challenges are further complicated when families reach out for help to a human service system that is fragmented and uncompromising. Strong collaboratives spur actions that both improve outcomes for families and children seeking services and foster positive change in the systems that influence these services.
It takes collaborative efforts of the family and the community’s helpers, paid and volunteer, to provide the services and supports to assure that children reach their full potential as competent, caring and productive citizens.
The Community Collaborative works to fully maximize our efforts through information sharing, coordination and communication. Community Collaborators who adhere to the Durham System of Care values and principles will have:
1. Access to public policy makers, service providers, and others working to improve services for families and children.
2. Community-wide recognition at the Community Collaborative “Making a Difference Breakfast”.
3. Opportunities for regular communication and partnership with other collaborators.
4. Access System of Care trainings, including Child and Family Team training.
5. Collaborator distinction for County funding opportunities (grants) and resources.
6. Enhanced credibility with potential funders, local policy makers and new community collaborators.
7. Greater visibility such as designation as a Community Collaborator on the Durham System of Care website and CC awareness and promotional materials.
8. Access to the Community Calendar that allows the posting of some events and activities via Durham Network of Care.
What does being a Community Collaborator Mean?
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ü Promoting collaboration and System of Care
ü Fostering collaboration by providing services, supporting and/or sponsoring various community-driven initiatives, programs and grants
ü Participation in convening and facilitating community response to challenges
ü Helping to build capacity in organizations and communities
ü Promoting advocacy and leadership
ü Maximizing new and existing Resources
ü Participating in Community Collaborative and Workgroup meetings
How to become a Community Collaborative Partner?
1. See the link above to complete and submit the short informational profile and request for partnership sheet. Requests are reviewed by a Collaborative Collaborator Review Workgroup using the 8 expectations outlined above under “What Does Being a Collaborative Collaborator Mean” as criteria for selection on a 1-10 rating scale.
2. Once your request has been reviewed the Review Workgroup will make formal recommendation to the Community Collaborative for official designation. Your organization/collaborative will be given either full or provisional Community Collaborator designation.
Provisional Collaborators are either new to community collaborative work or have additional questions to be answered. After answers to questions have been satisfied or 3-months of active collaborative involvement has been demonstrated full designation will be granted.
If you are not initially recommended for Community Collaborator designation, the Review Workgroup will provide a list of additional steps your organization/Collaborative needs to take or information you should submit before you can receive Collaborative designation
3. Requests for Collaborative designation can be made at anytime. However, requests are only reviewed every other month.
Is the Community Collaborative Designation On-going?
No, All Collaborative Collaborators will be expected to complete the annual update worksheet and summary of participation. These annual updates are demonstration of your on-going commitment to collaboration and adherence to the System of Care approach. If updates have not been submitted with a month of your collaborative Partner designation you will be prompted vial email to do so. If the update has not be provide within 2 weeks of this prompt your organization/collaborative will be removed from the Community Collaborator list.
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