LINC Basics

Vision, Mission, Guiding Principles

Core Results

Five Strategies for System Reform

Conditions for Learning

LINC Commissioners

LINC Branding and Style Guide

LINC Employee Intranet

Local Investment Commission (LINC) Vision

Our Shared Vision A caring community that builds on its strengths to provide meaningful opportunities for children, families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency, attain their highest potential, and contribute to the public good.

Our Mission To provide leadership and influence to engage the Kansas City Community in creating the best service delivery system to support and strengthen children, families and individuals, holding that system accountable, and changing public attitudes towards the system.

Our Guiding Principles 1. COMPREHENSIVENESS: Provide ready access to a full array of effective services. 2. PREVENTION: Emphasize “front-end” services that enhance development and prevent

problems, rather than “back-end” crisis intervention. 3. OUTCOMES: Measure system performance by improved outcomes for children and families, not

simply by the number and kind of services delivered. 4. INTENSITY: Offering services to the needed degree and in the appropriate time. 5. PARTICIPANT INVOLVEMENT: Use the needs, concerns, and opinions of individuals who use

the service delivery system to drive improvements in the operation of the system. 6. NEIGHBORHOODS: Decentralize services to the places where people live, wherever appropriate,

and utilize services to strengthen neighborhood capacity. 7. FLEXIBILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS: Create a delivery system, including programs and

reimbursement mechanisms, that are sufficiently flexible and adaptable to respond to the full spectrum of child, family and individual needs.

8. COLLABORATION: Connect public, private and community resources to create an integrated service delivery system.

9. STRONG FAMILIES: Work to strengthen families, especially the capacity of parents to support and nurture the development of their children.

10. RESPECT AND DIGNITY: Treat families, and the staff who work with them, in a respectful and dignified manner.

11. INTERDEPENDENCE/MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITY: Balance the need for individuals to be accountable and responsible with the obligation of community to enhance the welfare of all citizens.

12. CULTURAL COMPETENCY: Demonstrate the belief that diversity in the historical, cultural, religious and spiritual values of different groups is a source of great strength.

13. CREATIVITY: Encourage and allow participants and staff to think and act innovatively, to take risks, and to learn from their experiences and mistakes.

14. COMPASSION: Display an unconditional regard and a caring, non-judgmental attitude toward, participants that recognizes their strengths and empowers them to meet their own needs.

15. HONESTY: Encourage and allow honesty among all people in the system.

LINC’s work is organized around achieving results in these nine core areas:

Adults working

Children and youth succeeding in school

Healthy children and families

Young children ready to enter school

Children safe in their families and families safe in their communities

Youth prepared for productive adulthood

Elders and people with disabilities valued and living as they choose

Well-informed citizens making decisions about their communities

Strong, thriving neighborhoods

LINC’s Core Results

➊ Citizen Decision Making • Site Councils • LINC Committees • LINC Commission

➋ Learning • Professional development • Leadership development • Neighborhood organization

➌ Program Planning & Design • Nine core results • Community/site plans • Access to state/non-profit services • Shared administrative responsibilities

➍ Data/Information • Internet-accessible databases used by LINC, state agencies,

other communities • Gaining access to state data (public assistance, child welfare) • Mapping community and neighborhood-based data

➎ Financing/Money • Contracting • Leveraging • Relocation of staff/resources • Reallocating • Shared resources/space

LINC’s Five Strategies for System Reform

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The LINC Commission is the governing board of a community collaborative that includes business and civic leaders, community and neighborhood representatives and involved citizens.

The commission is involved in various initiatives aimed at developing comprehensive neighborhood services. Initiatives include welfare-to-work, training for family child care providers, school-based health and human services along with professional development of state and community providers.

John (Jack) C. Craft (1992)

LINC Co-Chair

Lathrop & Gage

Bailus Tate (2002)

LINC Co-Chair

Businessman

Bert Berkley† (1992)

LINC Founder

Tension Envelope Corp.

Sharon M. Cheers (2002)

Neighborhood Leader

Tom Davis (2016)

MC Power Companies

Aaron Deacon (2013)

KC Digital Drive

Steve Dunn (2000)

J.E. Dunn Construction Co.

Mark Flaherty (2016)

Attorney

Herb Freeman (2002)

Mental Health Advocate

SuEllen Fried (1992)

Civic Leader

Tom Gerke (2005)

H&R Block

Rob Givens (2008)

Businessman

Anita Gorman (1992)

Civic Leader

Bart Hakan (1992)

Businessman

Richard Hibschman (2002)

Retired, Pembroke Hill School

Tom Lewin (2011)

Retired, University of Kansas

Rosemary Smith Lowe† (1992)

Neighborhood Leader

Mary Kay McPhee (2002)

Civic Leader

Richard Morris (1996)

Businessman

Ken Powell (2016)

Retired, Social Security

Administration

David Rock (2002)

Civic Leader

David Ross (1996)

David P. Ross LLC

Gary Stangler (2016)

Retired, Jim Casey Youth

Opportunities Initiative

Marge Williams (2012)

Retired, Hickman Mills School

District

Ex-Officio

Sly James (2011)

Mayor, Kansas City, Mo.

Frank White (2016)

Jackson County Executive

† Vice Chairs & Steering Committee

LINC Branding and Style Guide

Local Investment Commission (LINC)The LINC Caring Communities initiativeLINC Caring Communities Sites[Your School] Caring Communities ex. Symington Caring CommunitiesCaring Communities Site Councilswww.kclinc.org

Seek assistance and support from the LINC Communications group for:Community flyers, Public events, Media releases, Approved fund-raising activities

LINC Communications group can help with:Publicity, Design, Printing, Video , Photography, Major event planning

LINC Resources

LINC Approved Wording

Logo UsageThese are the only approved presentations of the LINC logo. DO NOT modify or adjust to suit your project.

When referring to LINC or a LINC sponsored program please use the following terms in speech or print.

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