Opportunity Plan November 2015

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Table of Contents

Our Journey: In Pursuit of Opportunity and Prosperity for All

A Community of OpportUNITY: Central Iowa is a Place of Opportunity and Collaboration

The Game Plan: How Well Tackle Poverty as a Team

PRIORITY: Education and Employment Readiness

PRIORITY: Housing, Homelessness and Transportationi

PRIORITY: Change: Place-based, System & Individual

PRIORITY: Food Security

Organizing for Impact: How Well Organize to Implement our Plan

We Can Do It: We are a Community of Opportunity, Innovation and Caring

Our Path Forward: A Model for the Future

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xtremely poor, very poor,

oor/low-income and

elf-sufficient are terms

sed in this plan and in dis-

ussions about moving out

f poverty toward prosperity.

Whenever data points are

ncluded in this plan, we

dentify the percentage ofoverty on which they are

ased. The chart to the

ght indicates the levels of

overty. When the term pov-

rty is used in this plan, it

efers to the extremely poor,

ery poor and poor, 35.3%

f central Iowans. The data

on the cover is based on

250% of poverty.

UNDERSTANDING THE LEVELS OF POVERTY

Extremely Poor Less than 100% of

federal poverty level

Struggling or unable

to afford very basic

needs including food,

housing, clothing,

transportation,

healthcare

Central Iowa

Population: 11.6%

Very Poor/Low Income 100%-184% of


Likely employed;

income does not cover

the basic household

necessities and often

requires public

assistance support

Central Iowa

Population: 12.9%

Poor/Low Income 185%-249% of


Likely employed

with a higher wage;

income does not cover

the basic household

necessities but most

public assistance sup-

ports are not available

at this level

Central Iowa

Population: 10.8%

Self Sufficien 250% and above

federal poverty le

Reached econom

success; no long

need public as-

sistance or family

support

Central Iowa

Population: 64.7


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Background

In June 2014, over 100 community members came togeth-

er to discuss and learn about the great attributes of our

community, challenges and issues, and concerns people

have about poverty in central Iowa. The group represented

four sectors in equal numbers: business leaders and philan-

thropists, government and school leaders, non-profit and

faith leaders, and community members who have lived with

the stresses of poverty. The lived experience group includ-

ed single parents, low-wage and low-skilled workers, im-migrants and refugees, young people and those burdened

with too much debt. They provided tangible and real-life

accounts of the struggles of living in poverty. This was just

the beginning of a year-long journey that has brought us to

the development of a community plan and a second Summit

to bring together community members to review, revise and

commit to the plan.

The plan includes the opportunities in our community,

inspiring innovations now taking place that are noteworthy,

and examples of how caring makes our community a place

where we want to live. The overarching message of the planis that we CAN put the plan into action and bring prosperity

to all if we work together.

Some of the foundation-buildingefforts over the last year

Guidance was provided by individuals who attended

the 2014 Summit including:

No one decides to live in poverty

We need jobs that pay livable wages

There is no such thing as poverty; there are just 100

different reasons why people are poor.

We need to develop a plan and sustain action, not

just be well meaning people talking about it

There is no silver bullet, if there was we would have

ended poverty a long time ago

It will take lots of different changes, big and small, to

decrease poverty

The Leadership Roundtable met every other week since

late June 2014. The 14-member team is made up of

interested individuals representing the four sectors.

The work of the group included: building a member-

ship database, sharing and celebrating quick wins

and inspired efforts in the community, informing the

membership throughout the process through news-

letters and presentations, developing an OpportUNITY

website and building momentum as we move toward

implementing a community plan.

A group of 46 community members representing the

four sectors engaged over 184 individuals in 22 group

and 31 individual Listening and Learning Sessionsbetween October and December of 2014 to find:

Characteristics of the life they want to create.

What is helping them to create that life?

What is getting in the way of creating that life?

What would help people most, to get out of poverty?

Close to 900 concerned people have signed on to sup-

port the OpportUNITY work from all walks of life and

from all corners of our community.

Our Journey.

In Pursuite of Opportunity and Prosperity f

The promise of the American Dream is that anyone, regardless of his or her origins, can have a fair start in life. If

we work hard, we can get a good education and achieve success. But over the last several decades a disturbing

opportunity gap has unexpectedly emerged between kids (and families) from have and have-not

backgrounds. The central tenet of the American Dream that all children, regardless of their family and social

background, should have a decent chance to improve their lot in life is no longer self-evident.

From: Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert D. Putnam, 2015


4/28Central Iowa Opportunity Community

Central Iowa is an incredible placefor opportunity!

There are many reasons to boast about our community in-

cluding the growing construction of stores and apartments

in the downtown and East Village areas, a nightlife that

is attracting young professionals after hours, a commu-

nity voluntarily agreeing to distribute affordable housing

throughout their city, a strong refugee steering committee

addressing the needs of our newest neighbors, and a

revitalization of neighborhoods that have been in distress

for too long.

Central Iowa is a place of innovation!As Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder

of the World Food Prize said: Civilization as it is known today

could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an ade-

quate food supply. Iowa feeds the world and central Iowa is

at the heart of these efforts. This is evidenced by the develop-

ment of a robotic grocery store and a world-class agricultural

sector that has nurtured a diverse, high-tech economy. In ad-

dition, we can boast about a continuously improved bike trail

system, establishment of the Office of Economic Development

and Industrial Relations to connect resources, and companies

focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)to ensure future talent, centralized intake for homelessness, a

beautiful Sculpture Garden and so much more.

Central Iowa is a place of caring andcollaboration!

Since the 2014 OpportUNITY Summit, individuals have

taken their part in seriously reducing poverty and demon-

strated their commitment in meaningful ways. One exam-

ple is that a local business owner returned to work the next

A Community of

OpportUNITY.Central Iowa is a Place of Opportunity and Collabor

Our Community is a Great Place to LiveOver the last year, central Iowa has been applauded for a variety

reasons. Central Iowa has been recognized in new ways for being

great place to live and work. Awards include:1. #1 Location for millenial home buyers (10-15, Realtor.com

2. #4 Best City for Tech Workers to Start Their Career (6-12-

Computer Training Schools)

3. #5 Best City for Retirement (6-1-15, Bankrate)

4. Des Moines Leads U.S. Metro Areas in Community Pride (

15, Gallup and Healthways 2014 survey)

5. #6 Midsize Metro Where College Grads Move for Jobs (5-

15, American Institute for Economic Research)

6. #2 Best City to Find a Job (3-15-15, Wallethub)

7. #2 Best Farmers Market in America (11-19-14, The Daily M

8. #1 Up and Coming City for Food (9-17-14, Womens Health

Yelp)

9. Des Moines - Best City for Young Professionals (8-18-14,

Forbes)

10. #1 Up and Coming Downtown (7-21-14, Fortune)

11. #4 Americas Most LGBT-Friendly Cities (6-11-14, Vocativ)

MYTH TRUTHoor people

e lazy.

In 2004, there was at least one adult with a jobin 60% of families on food stamps that had both

kids and a nondisabled, working-age adult.(For All Myths and Truths: www.motherjones.com)


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day after participating in the Summit and gave a long-term,

low-wage employee a substantial raise. Another participant

accepted the challenge and wrote an editorial for the Des

Moines Register, making a difference by using her skills

and work platform. A member of the Leadership Roundtable

connected with a participant and has committed to being

her mentor after she graduates from college. These are just

a few examples of our caring community.

We have work to do, and we can do ittogether!

We know that we have many reasons to be proud of

central Iowa! We know that there is work to be done to make

this a community where all of our neighbors can live with-

out want and need. We have work to be done to achieve this

goal! We CAN do this together through collective impact!

Collective impact is the commitment of a group of communi-

ty members from different sectors to a common agenda for

solving a specific social problem. Thank you for joining this

journey! (See pages 21 and 22)

The number of people living inpoverty in central Iowa needs todecrease!

2013 indicates that approximately 195,000 central Iowans

(35.3% of the total population of Polk, Dallas, and War-

ren counties) do not earn enough to be self-sufficient and

64,235 live below 100% of poverty. For a family of 2, living

below 100% of poverty means you earn less than $15,730

annually. In order to be self-sufficient, a family of 2 needs

to earn $39,325 annually. Of those living below 100% of

poverty, 31,357 are children under 18 years old. The overall

goal of OpportUNITY is to increase the percentage of peo-

ple who are financially self-sufficient from 64.7% in 2013 to

75% in 2020. (American Community Survey (ACS), 2013)

Central Iowa: A Great Place to Live and Wo

1. Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden and Des Moines Co

munity Playhouse renovated.

2. Facebook recently opened a $300 million, 476,000-squa

foot data center in Greater Des Moines. Construction on a

second data center is under way.

3. Drake University has plans to invest $65 million on creat

STEM complex on its Des Moines campus.

4. Kum & Go has plans to build a 120,000-square-foot, $92

million office in Downtown Des Moines.

5. Microsoft is building a $1.1 billion data center in West De

Moines. This will be the second data center that Microso

has built in the city.

6. Wells Fargo Arena in Downtown Des Moines will host the

and second rounds of the 2016 NCAA Mens Basketball T

nament. This represents a continued push for the city to

major college sports events and conferences.

7. The city of Des Moines has approved plans for a Hy-Vee g

cery store in Downtown Des Moines.

8. Accumold, a global leader in the design, development an

production of micro-engineered parts for various high-te

industries, has broken ground on its second expansion i

years in Ankeny.

9. Cultivation Corridor is providing messaging to highlight

more than 20 agribusiness, agbioscience and agtechnol

projects representing more than $1.83 billion in Central

activity.

10. The Des Moines - West Des Moines metropolitan statisti

area (MSA) totaled a record $1.4 billion in goods exports

2014.

11. The Homeless Coordinating Council and Continuum of Ca

will oversee the use of current funding from the United S

Department of Housing and Urban Development.

12. 2-1-1 is available 24/7 to provide information and referra

callers seeking help.

13. FamillyWize, available to central Iowans, provides discouand savings on medications.

System Changes in Central Iowa:

Streamlined access to general assistance

Refugee Steering Committee established a commu-

nity plan

Mental Health Center located at Central Iowa Shel-

ter and Services

Hunger Free Polk County established

Dallas County Hunger Relief established

Centralized Intake for Homelessness in operation

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)

education and training launched

Connections Matter partnership formed, developed

a shared message about brain development and

trauma, then offered workshops for grassroots

efforts



What do we know about poverty incentral Iowa?

The most recent poverty data informs us that many of our

central Iowa neighbors are not living the quality of life we

all seek. Individuals and families in this circumstance are

often hungry, homeless, living in poor conditions or unsafe

housing, not educated or working, and often hopeless. The

county level poverty data released on October 23, 2014

informs us that there is significant work still to be done to

help central Iowans move to sustainable self-sufficiency.The following data points tell the story. These data points

refer to 100% of poverty and below.

The percent of central Iowans who are financially

self-sufficient rose slightly for the first time in 5

years.

Since 2010, the percentage of central Iowans living

below the 100% federal poverty level has increased

from 9.9 percent to 11.6 %. The state percentage for

2013 is 12.8 %.

With almost 25% of people who have less than a high

school diploma living below 100% of poverty in central

Iowa, individuals without a high school diploma or equiv-

alency may only be eligible for low-wage jobs. Some mini-

mum-wage jobs require at least an equivalency diploma.

More females (12.5 %) are living in poverty than males

(10.7 %).

In Polk County, 14.3 % of families in poverty are led by

single fathers; 55.8 % are led by single mothers.

In Polk County, the percentages of African Americans

(39.4 %), Hispanics (28.4 %), and people of two or more

races (29.9 %) living in poverty indicate disproportionate

numbers when compared with the white population (10.2 %).

Why should we strive to end poverty incentral Iowa?

There are many reasons why a community would want

to end poverty. The future of a community depends on the

well-being and success of children, adults and families. Follow-

ing are some reasons why ending poverty is critical in central

Iowa:

For our children

Poor children from birth to age five are twice as likely as

affluent children to be obese (Currie, 2005).

By age four, research shows that low-income children

would have heard 30 million fewer words than their afflu-

ent peers (Hart & Risley, 2003).

Low-income children have less access to developmentally

appropriate, high quality early care and learning opportu-

nities (Campaign for Grade Level Reading, 2014).

Kids eligible for free and reduced price lunch are 30%

more likely to be chronically absent in fourth grade and

40% more likely to be absent in eighth grade. This affects

their academic performance (Ginsberg, Jordan & Chang,

2014).

Nationally, only 15% of children who receive free or

reduced price meals during the school year have access

to those meals during the summer (Campaign for Grade

Level Reading, 2014).

Meet Rachel: Rachel is a young single mother who

started working full-time to support her family.

My food stamps declined from $400-$600 per

month to $120 per month, after I began working

full-time, but I was not making a living wage. I am

no longer receiving Family Investment Program (FIP

Benefits), because I timed-out and have completed

the hardship extension. This affects my life, because

I have to spend more money on necessities than I

did, and my total income has not risen enough to sus-

tain my family.

Meet Keisha: Keisha was homeless and jobless, but

she is now employed and has found safe, affordable

housing for her family of 5.My parents taught me

that you can't help someone who doesn't want to

help themselves. According to the government and

their aid, my parents were wrong. I do nothing, theyprovide everything. I do something, they provide noth-

ing, despite the fact that "something" just doesn't

cover everything.

Meet Joe: I work at a fast food restaurant while I am

trying to support my family, and I am going to classes

to get my high school diploma. My salary of $10.00

per hour does not cover our needs. I will have to find

a second job, but then I will probably have to quit

school.

MYTH TRUTH

Single momsare the

problem.

Only 9% of low-income, urban moms hav

single throughout their childs first five yea35% were married to, or in a relationship w

childs father for that entire time.


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For adults and families

In addition to reducing poverty for the family, an increase

in the number of adults with high school equivalency di-

plomas, industry-recognized credentials, and the benefit

of soft skill training can increase the skill of the workforce

to meet the needs of the communitys employers. The states skills gap persists with only 33% of working

Iowans having the skills and credentials needed to work

in the middle skill jobs that make up 56% of Iowas jobs.

(Iowa Skills2Compete Coalition, 2015).

High school dropouts are more likely than those who

graduate to be arrested or have a child while still a

teenager, which both incur additional financial and

social costs (Fiester 2010).

Iowas average earnings for private-sector workers are23% below the national average (Future Ready Iowa).

Iowa has been named one of the Worst Cities for Black

Americans focusing on the gap in quality of life com-

pared to whites (24/7 Wall St.).

POVERTY: BY THE NUMBERS

83054,080

35.3%38,489

22,959

1,3351,435

33,00016.1%

23,236

The number of homeless

people living in central

Iowa (2015 point in time

homeless report)

Individuals (12.6%) who

are food insecure

(Map the Meal

Gap, 2013)

Percent of individuals who are

financially insecure .

(below 250% poverty

threshold) (ACS)

Children (39.5%) who are on free

or reduced lunch in Polk,

Dallas and Warren county

school districts (IDE, 2015)

Des Moines Public School

students (73.2%) who

are on free or reduced

lunch (IDE)

Children (19%)

who read below

third grade level

(IDE, 2015)

Children (21.9%)

who read below

8th grade level

(IDE, 2014)

Central Iowans (6%) who do

not have a high school diploma;

20.3% of these people live

below 100% poverty (ACS)

Percentage of children

who live below the

poverty level in Iowa

(ACS)

Individuals (7.5%) in the total ce

Iowa labor force who live below

erty; 2,510 (21%) of these indiv

live in the Urban Core (ACS)

ACS American Community Survey

IDE Iowa Dept. of Education



Introduction

Four priority areas have evolved from the Opportunity

work since June, 2014. They are:

Although there was a longer list of potential areas of

focus, these four priorities were selected for the following

reasons:

We believe these are the keys to reducing poverty in

central Iowa.

We believe that we can work together to tackle these com-

munity challenges and that we can have an impact.

They align with the work of other partners in our com-

munity and will allow us to leverage data, results and

resources.

These priorities were mentioned often during Listening

and Learning conversations with people living in poverty.

They connect to the broader community goals for edu-

cation, income and health: Increase the percentage of

central Iowa students who graduate from high school,

increase the percentage of central Iowans who are finan-cially self-sufficient, and increase the Well-Being Index

score.

It is time to put this work intoaction, and we need your help!

Priority Areas: A Road Map for Our Work

This community plan is designed to inform, inspire

and encourage action to help central Iowans move out

of poverty. The plan focuses on 4 priority areas and

includes performance measures and proposed action

steps for each.

The Game Plan.

How Well Tackle Poverty as a

1. Education and Employment

Readiness

Increase access and opportunities

for children and adults of all ages in

all demographic groups.

2. Housing, Homelessness and

Transportation

Secure more low income, affordable

housing, and reduce homelessness;

provide easy access to low-cost

transportation so central Iowans can

get to work and school.

3. Change: Place Based, System and

Individual Change

Develop an equitable approach to

address poverty based upon need

as determined by zip code; address

policy issues such as the cliff effect,

and develop a common intake/

collaborative model for workforce.

Encourage individuals to get to

know and appreciate neighbors andother community members.

4. Food Security

In food-insecure households, access

to food is limited by a lack of money

or other resources. For families to

thrive in our community, healthy

and nutritious food needs to be

accessible and affordable.

Share With UsEach priority has suggested action steps. Please consider

what is written and offer the following suggestions:

What other action steps would you add?

Which action steps do you think should be tackled in

the first year?

What could you contribute to the work?

PERFORMMEASU

ACTIOSTEP


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Poverty is very complex with many factors. Education is a

long-term strategy and the greatest, evidence-based, factor

leading to sustainable self-sufficiency. A parents educa-

tion level as well as the understanding and value they place

on education serve as the greatest predictors of childrens

educational outcomes and ultimately the level of education

a child will complete.

Education on any level, early childhood through post-sec-

ondary, brings benefits to the individual, family and

community. Education includes job readiness training for

individuals of all skill and income levels; educational attain-

ment of single parents, minorities and economically disad-

vantaged of all ages; opportunities to earn a high school

equivalency diploma, post-secondary credential, trade,

internship, high school graduation, and apprenticeship.

An adults lifetime earnings can increase by more than

$700,000 with the attainment of at least a high school

equivalency diploma and by even more with the addition of

some post-secondary training. An increase in awarding of

industry-recognized credentials can boost the skill of the

workforce to meet the needs of the communitys employers.

PRIORITY AREA:

Education & Employment Readiness

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.- Nelson Mandela

Less than a High

School Diploma

High School

Diploma

SomeCollege,

No Degree

Associates

Degree

BachelorsDegree

Masters

Degree

Professional

Degree

Doctoral

Degree

11.0

7.5

7.0

5.4

4.0

3.4

2.3

2.2

$472

$651

$777

$727

$1,108

$1,320

$1,714

$1,623

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE MEDIAN WEEKLY INCOME

Median weekly earnings (2013)

for all workers: $827

Unemployment

rate (2013)

for all workers:

6.1%

mong the unemployed,

32%more individuals lack a highchool diploma than those

who have a high schooliploma

Individuals who attainhigh school equivalencdiploma will earn

38%more than those who dout.

INCOMEEDUCATION

rce: Dept. of Labor


10/280 Central Iowa Opportunity Community

X Increase, by 1,000, the number of low-income

children attending free, quality preschool

programs.

X Increase the percentage of children who are

ready for kindergarten from 51% to 75% by 2020.

X Increase 4rd grade reading proficiency in central

Iowa school districts from 76.5% (2014) to 90%

by 2020.

X Increase the high school graduation rate for cen-tral Iowa students from 92.11% (5 year graduation

rate-2013) to 95% by 2020.

X Increase the high school graduation rate for cen-

tral Iowa students in poverty (receiving free and

reduced price lunch) from 83.2% (4 year gradua-

tion rate-2014) to 95% by 2020.

X Increase high school equivalency diploma comple-

tion from 827 (2014) to 2,000 per year for 5 years

(2020) with a cumulative goal of increasing the

number of equivalency diplomas by 10,000.

X Increase the percentage of central Iowa adults

who have high-quality degrees, certificates and

other credentials to 75 percent by 2025 with edu-

cational outcomes aligning to workforce needs.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

EDUCATION &

EMPLOYMENT READINESS

EDUCATION &


1. Identify ways to provide free, high quality,preschool to low income students.

2. Research and implement strategies to improvekindergarten readiness.

3. Continue to support and expand access to qualityout-of-school time programming, including

robust summer programs.

4. Promote the importance of education and youthemployment with youth and parents.

5. Research and implement strategies to effectivelyaddress factors that contribute to our communi-

tys disparate graduation rate.

6. Partner with DMACC to implement enhancedpreparation programming to increase the number

of high school equivalency diploma awards.

7. Continue to develop training programs that alignwith quality, living wage, employment

opportunities.

8. Advocate for funding and programming toincrease the skills of central Iowans who are

currently incarcerated.

9. Identify additional data that will inform our work,including ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Con-

strained, Employed).

10. Explore how we might use alternative financingmodels, such as social impact bonds, to expand

early childhood education opportunities in central

Iowa.

ACTION STEPS

EDUCATION &


Source: Iowa Dept. of Education


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PRIORITY AREA:

Housing, Homelessness & Transportation

Quality, affordable housing is a key element of a strong and secure Iowa.- Thomas Vilsack

When families cant pay for housing, they often enter into

a vicious cycle of poverty that makes it all but impossible to

build a better life, and they ultimately may end up without

a home. The housing priority includes securing more low

income, affordable housing, and reducing homelessness

and closely aligns with the Housing Tomorrowplan. In

the future, Housing Tomorrowwill act as a tool to help our

regions jurisdictions address housing challenges as theymay arise.

Transportation is also connected because affordable

housing is often not located near jobs or available at the

times when public transportation is needed to get people to

and from work. A cost effective method of transportation is

crucial to get people from home to school or work and back

so they can earn enough to get out of poverty.

Housing, homelessness and transportation are groupedtogether as one priority because they all connect to helping

individuals and families live and work in our community.

X Increase the number of weekday riders on DART

vehicles from 4,628,000 to 6,073,000 (DART

Forward 2035).

X Increase the number of agencies who are

satisfied with the client transportation system

because it is reliable in getting their clients to

and from school, work, medical appointments

and shopping (DART Forward 2035).

X Increase the number of people reporting that the

transportation system is effective (Listening &

Learning sessions) (DART Forward 2035).


TRANSPORTATION

MYTH TRUTHyoure not

ficially

oor, youre

oing okay.

The federal poverty line for a family of twoparents and two children in 2012 was $23,283.

Basic needs cost at least twice that in 615 ofAmericas cities and regions.

ACTION STEPS

TRANSPORTATION

1. Work with DART, Central Iowa Shelter and Services(CISS), and other non-profits currently providing

transportation to jobs, to develop a cost effective

method of transportation from affordable hous-

ing to low-wage jobs that avoids duplication of

services and fills gaps. Currently, CISS is a 24-hour

operation and is willing to take on a centralized

dispatch, thus reducing overall staff costs in many

organizations in the community.

2. Look into using the Aging Resources Model wherethere is money available to those who are eligible

and need transportation. Individuals set up rides

with neighbors, friends, co-workers and pay them

from the ride fund.

3. Community funders purchase bus tokens to dis-tribute to organizations to be used by people with

low incomes and without other means of transpor-

tation.

4. Encourage professional development for DART staffto build understanding about how to be sensitive

to diverse populations.

5. Advocate for additional funds for employment rideprograms.



HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS

& TRANSPORTATION

X Decrease the number of homeless adults and youth

from 4,192 (year ending 8/15) to 2,096 (Institute for

Community Alliances).

X Decrease the percent of households that spend 30%

or more on housing from 20.2% (2013) to 15% (ACS).


HOUSING &

HOMELESSNESS

X Decrease the number of people on the waitlist

for Section 8 housing from 600 to 0 (City of Des

Moines Municipal Housing Authority, 10/5/2015).

X Improve proximity of affordable housing options

with available jobs. (Housing Tomorrow plan).

1. Begin collecting data on the number of affordable housing units near jobs and other services.

2. Begin collecting data on the number/percent of the different types of housing stock (townhouses, live-work units,duplexes, small apartments, mixed-use apartments, mansion apartments, cottage housing and pocket neigh-

borhoods, micro-apartments, tiny houses, shared housing, co-housing, accessible dwelling units, permanent

supportive housing) in neighborhoods.

3. Support/lead work in the following three principle areas from the 6 Principles of Housing Tomorrow (p.2, Hous-ing TomorrowChoices for a Green Greater Des Moines Executive Summary):

a. Our region will make strategic decisions about the location of new housing.

i. Encourage the distribution of affordable housing options throughout the metropolitan area.ii. Build and preserve affordable housing in close proximity to jobs, transit, and services.

b. Our region will offer a variety of housing choices for our diverse population.

i. Use flexible zoning practices to encourage diverse housing types.ii. Consider the impact of subdivision regulation on housing costs.

c. Our region will foster a dynamic community dialogue about housing.

i. Design and implement a marketing campaign that compels the general community to advocate for housing.ii. Use community engagement strategies to empower and inform populations impacted by housing issues.

4. Build out centralized intake for homeless:

a. Identify improvements and support implementation.b. Hold a series of meeting to create new processes that are needed.c. Determine entry points.d. Secure funding.

ACTION STEPS

HOUSING &HOMELESSNESS


13/28he Game Plan

PRIORITY AREA:

Change: Place-Based, System & Individual

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.- John F. Kennedy

In this priority, there are three important components of

change: place-based change, system change and individ-

ual change. Place-based change addresses the ways in

which poverty is distributed throughout central Iowa. It

also addresses some of the proposed solutions from the

perspective of the people who reside in the neighborhoods.

This component highlights the need for the development

of an equitable approach to address poverty based upon

need as determined by zip code and promotes replication

of innovative programs such as VIVA East Bank, a model of

neighborhood and small business development.

System change refers to changes in organizational

culture, policies and procedures within individual organi-

zations or across organizations that enhance or streamline

access and reduce or eliminate barriers to needed services

by a target population. (Systems Change Framework, Desert

Vista Consulting).

This component focuses on the application of the Central-ized Intake model now used to address homelessness to a

common process for job training and placement as a way

to connect current job seekers to the available jobs in the

community. A second part of system change addresses a

familys ability to move out of poverty when an increase in

income results in a loss of benefits (cliff effect.)

Current State Child Care Assistance Legislation creates a

huge disincentive for parents to advance in jobs to earn a

financially self-sufficient wage. This is called the cliff effect

because they often lose public benefits before they are self

sufficient. The cliff effect in Iowas CCA program is severe.

A parent deciding whether to find a job that pays more

per hour or allows more hours per week could find herself

facing a dilemma.

Individual change includes encouraging individuals to

know and appreciate neighbors and other community mem-

bers from diverse backgrounds, treating others with respect

and taking individual action to better their community.

Integrated into all three components are issues related to

the poverty of newcomers to our country. Whether Iowa was

their community of initial resettlement or they came to Iowa

as secondary migrants from other states, refugees today

face greater challenges than ever before.

The current state of the economy poses one of the most

significant external forces on the success of refugees in

Iowa. Refugees face many of the same economic challeng-

es all people do in the United States: the need for safe,

well-paying jobs, and the cost of healthcare, transportation,

childcare and housing rising faster than wages do. There-

fore, we have included action steps for supporting refugees

in our community.

MYTH TRUTHere winning

e war on

overty.

The number of households with children livingon less than $2 a day per person has grown

160% since 1996, to 1.65 million families in 2011.



CHANGE: PLACE-BASED,

SYSTEM & INDIVIDUAL

X Decrease the percent of individuals living at

100% of poverty in the Urban Core from 32.1%

(7,974) to 25% (2013 American Community

Survey).

X Increase home ownership in the Urban Core from

45% (2013) to 60% (American Community Survey

5-Year Estimates B25003).

X In the Viva East Bank coalition of three eastside

neighborhoods:

f Decrease the number of households that

are below the poverty level from 33% to

20% (Viva East Bank Turned One

Presentation).

f Decrease the number of households that are

on public assistance from 1 in 10 to 1 in

20 (Viva East Bank Turned One Presentation).

f Decrease the number of adults who do not

have a high school diploma from 1 in 3 to 1

in 5 (Viva East Bank Turned One

Presentation).


PLACE-BASED CHANGE

1. Develop concentrated workforce developmentincluding training opportunities in zip codes with

high levels of poverty

2. Expand summer work experience for high schoolstudents, including exposure to higher education

3. Develop dual generational workforce program-ming to encourage neighborhood-specific

opportunities

4. Expand multilingual programs and Englishlearning opportunities in neighborhoods with

high need

5. Expand and replicate Viva East Bank model inother neighborhoods with high poverty

6. Build minority entrepreneurship opportunities togrow minority businesses

7. Expand the opportunities for early learning andsummer learning

8. Engage neighborhood associations and residents

ACTION STEPS

PLACE-BASED CHANGE

WHEN MORE IS LESS

State Child Care Assistance (CCA) Legislation

creates a disincentive for parents to advance

in jobs. A raise in pay could mean a loss in

eligibility for CCA benefits, meaning a familys

net resources could actually drop as a result of

good performance in the workplace.


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Decrease the number of people affected by cliff

effect.


SYSTEM CHANGE:

CLIFF EFFECT

Increase the role of the Refugee Navigator to include

working with educational/English as a second lan-

guage resources.


SYSTEM CHANGE:

REFUGEE SUPPORT

MYTH TRUTHhe homeless

e drunk

reet people.

One in 45 kids in the United Statesexperiences homelessness each year. In New

York City alone, 22,000 children are homeless.

1. Advocate for a policy that allows for wage in-creases without loss of all Child Care Assistance

and other work benefits.

2. Urge Polk County General Assistance to considerchanging income guidelines.

3. Offer to help Iowa Department of Human Servicesfigure out how to have greater impact at lowest

costs with the implementation of new Federal

Guidelines.

4. Ask business partners to assist in cost-benefitanalysis.

5. Use ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained,Employed) Report to spread the word about work-

ing poor in central Iowa.

6. Work with policy leaders to create an opportunityfor Iowa Department of Human Services Staff to

connect to community.

7. Advocate for the passing of a livable wage policyfor central Iowa.

ACTION STEPS

SYSTEM CHANGE:

CLIFF EFFECT

1. Develop a system for communication, collaboration

and coordination among service providers andrefugee communities.

2. Build a process for measuring the effectiveness ofparent/school communication.

3. Connect English as a Second Language committeesto increase collaboration across the community.

4. Support the development and implementation of aneducation agenda for the refugee steering commit-

tee.

5. Support the development of a Community Naviga-tor program and other mechanisms that increase

culturally- and linguistically appropriate case man-

agement services for refugees (Refugee Steering

Committee).

6. Advocate for support and resources for newcomersfrom state agencies to assist with employment,

adult English as a Second Language and education,

communication with agencies and other translation

needs.

7. Explore the Governors office concept of a refugeetask force.

ACTION STEPS

SYSTEM CHANGE:

REFUGEE SUPPORT


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CHANGE: PLACE-BASED,

SYSTEM & INDIVIDUAL

6 Central Iowa Opportunity Community

X Increase the number of people served through

workforce programs by 10% in Polk, Dallas and

Warren counties (i.e. Iowa Workforce Develop-

ment, Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Fami-

lies, Goodwill, Central Iowa Works, WeLIFT, etc.)

X Increase the number of work-ready trainings

being offered by 5% in Polk, Warren and Dallas

counties.

X Increase the number of people who attend

work-ready trainings by 10% in Polk, Dallas and

Warren counties.

X Increase the number of people who have

formalized work-ready and/or career pathway

service plans by 10% in Polk, Dallas and Warren

counties.

X Double the number of people who receive

employment and training services through the

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

(SNAP E & T.)


SYSTEM CHANGE:

COMMON INTAKE FOR

WORKFORCE

1. Create a common workforce training and em-ployment placement intake process similar to

that of the homelessness Centralized Intake.

2. Develop a standard benefit screening tool.

3. Design and implement an outreach strategy spe-cific to vulnerable populations such as refugees,

immigrants, African Americans, Latinos, etc.

4.Develop and deliver a standardized public

sector career pathway and labor market demand

professional development program geared

toward workforce professionals.

5. Develop and deliver a K-12 career pathway andlabor market demand professional development

program geared toward school counselors and

teachers.

6. Identify job opportunities in the public sectorthat could give preference to individuals living

in poverty.

7. Develop on/off career pathways for workingpoor; work support system.

ACTION STEPS

SYSTEM CHANGE:

COMMON INTAKE FOR

WORKFORCE

MYTH TRUTHo to college,

et out of

overty.

In 2012, about 1.1 million people who made less

than $25,000 a year, worked full time, and wereheads of household and had a bachelors degree.


17/28he Game Plan

X Increase the number of active household mem-

berships in neighborhood associations from

4,980 to 9,960 (City of Des Moines).

X Increase attendance at Des Moines neighbor-

hood association meetings from 1,217 to 2,434

(City of Des Moines).

X Increase the number of people reporting during

Listening and Learning conversations that theyknow people in their neighborhood well enough

to offer or accept help (United Way of Central

Iowa).


INDIVIDUAL CHANGE:

UNDERSTANDING

EACH OTHER& NEIGHBORHOODS

1. Information & Data: Provide public awareness aboutthe myths about poverty; ask leaders to share their

stories of love and forgiveness in action around the

world.

2. Education: Explore the Fetzer Institute programs forstudents of all ages as a way to learn more about the

practice of love and compassion.

3. Personal & Professional Development: Explore pro-grams and councils of Fetzer Institute. Host a Learn-ing Action Lab on Strengthening Inner Perspectives

on Leadership Development of Love, Forgiving &

Governing; identify local leaders deserving recogni-

tion for building aspects of love and forgiveness into

their work.

4. Individual, City & Neighborhoods Actions: Getto know, help, share meals, and recognize your

neighbors; build unity in neighborhoods (diversify);

create a neighborhood safe rating system; explore

racial unity through a healthy habits approach that

brings two neighborhoods separated both physical-

ly and culturally together to share meals; support

Connections Matter Developing Brain Relationship

in Community for lay people (ACEs work at Blank

Childrens Hospital).

5. International and National Partners: Explore workand results of: Ford Foundation (reduce poverty and

injustice, advance human achievement); Osprey

Foundation (inspire citizens to realize individual

potential to tackle social and economic world chal-

lenges - resulting in a world of equality, tolerance

and equanimity); Kalliopeia Foundation (evolution of

communities and cultures that honor the unity at the

heart of lifes astounding diversity).

6. Increase programming in neighborhood parksthrough a partnership with Des Moines Parks and

Recreation.

ACTION STEPS

INDIVIDUAL CHANGE:

UNDERSTANDING

EACH OTHER& NEIGHBORHOODS

MYTH TRUTHandouts are

ankrupting

s.

In 2012, total welfare funding was 0.47% of thefederal budget.



People living in poverty have annual incomes that often

do not provide enough money to meet their basic needs,

including food. In food insecure households, access to food

is limited by a lack of money or other resources. For families

to thrive in our community, healthy and nutritious food

must be accessible and affordable. Often, families must

choose between paying for food and paying for medicine,

transportation or utilities.

PRIORITY AREA:

Food Security

The freedom of man, I contend, is the freedom to eat.- Eleanor Roosevelt

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

22.1%More families served.

(5,582 total families

served.)

13.7%More individuals

served. (14,369 total

individuals served.)

315Families used a

food pantry for t

first time ever.

7%are Hispanic 69%are white

17%are black

31%are under 18

11%are over 60 77%have a high school degreeof General Equivalency Diploma

4%live in shelterson the street

96%live in housesor apartments

23%of households donthave health insurance

66%of households have amember who was employed in

the last year

65%have incomes belowthe federal poverty level

Feeding America surveyed 2,300 of Iowas approximately 530,000 food pantry clients

for the Iowa report of the 2014 Hunger in America study.


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X Decrease the number of individuals in Polk County

struggling every day to get enough to eat by 20%

from 54,080 to 43,264 (Hunger Free Polk County).

X Increase produce consumption (5+ servings 4+days per week) to 56%. Central Iowa is 49th in the

nation at 53.7%. (Gallup-Healthways Well-Being

Index, Des Moines/West Des Moines Metropolitan

Statistical Area).

X Decrease the number of people (unduplicated)

who visited a Des Moines Area Religious Coun-

cil (DMARC) food pantry from 39,121 in 2014 to

31,296 (DMARC).

X Decrease the number of people in Polk County

living in food deserts from 18,281 (2010) to 14,624

(USDA.gov).

X Decrease obesity rate from 29.6%, up from 26.7%

in 2013, to 26% (Gallup).

X Improve daily healthy eating from 55.3% (2014) to

56% (Gallup).

X Increase the number of central Iowans signing up

for food assistance.

X Increase the number of summer feeding sites for

children.


FOOD SECURITY

MYTH TRUTHack dads

re the

roblem.

Among men who dont live with their children,black fathers are more likely than white or

Hispanic dads to have a daily presence in theirkids lives.

1. Access and improve measures highlighted on theHealthy Food Access Portal.

2. Improve results from the Food insecurity survey by

USDA.

3. Define the issue of food insecurity to the publicthrough a media campaign.

4. Support Hunger Free Polk County and Dallas CountyHealth Needs Assessment.

5. Use Healthy Food Access Portal to identify fooddeserts.

6. Use USDA Food Environmental Atlas to collect dataand information to share with the public.

7. Access and help to market Drake videos on foodrescue and safety through a media and social media

campaign.

8. Support and publicize innovative efforts such asChow Bank (Eat Greater Des Moines, Simpson Col-

lege), an application that informs food donors and

recipients about availability of donated food.

9. Investigate Wholesome Waveprescriptions forfood and vegetables.

10. Explore using food assistance at farmers markets.

ACTION STEPS

FOOD SECURITY



OpportUNITY needs all of us to work together to move our

neighbors out of poverty. We could all work independent-

ly and then compare our results, but that is not the most

efficient and effective strategy. Instead, we plan to put our

community plan into action through collective impact.

Collective Impact is the commitment of a group of

individuals from different sectors to a common agenda for

solving a specific social problem, using a structured form

of collaboration. This approach involves having a central-

ized infrastructure or framework, a dedicated staff, and a

structured process that leads to a common agenda, shared

measurement, continuous communication, and mutually

reinforcing activities among all participants. We come to-

gether, commit, have the structure to keep us moving, and

we work as a team to get the results we want and need!

The Five Conditions ofCollective Success

Our research shows that successful collective impact ini-

tiatives typically have five conditions that together produce

true alignment and lead to powerful results: a common

agenda, shared measurement systems, mutually reinforc-

ing activities, continuous communication, and backbone

support organizations.

Common Agenda Implementing the Plan

Collective impact requires all participants to

have a shared vision for change, one that includesa common understanding of the problem and a

joint approach to solving it through agreed upon actions.

Every participant need not agree with every other partic-

ipant on all dimensions of the problem. All participants

must agree, however, on the primary goals for the collective

impact initiative as a whole.

Shared Measurement Systems Performance

Measures, as Outlined in the Plan

Developing a shared measurement system is

essential to collective impact. Agreement on a

common agenda is illusory without agreement on the ways

success will be measured and reported. Collecting data and

measuring results consistently on a short list of indicators

at the community level and across all participating organi-

zations not only ensures that all efforts remain aligned, it

also enables the participants to hold each other account-

able and learn from each others successes and failures.

How Well Organize to Implement our

Organizing

for Impact.

1

2MYTH TRUTHhe days of olddies eating cat

od are over.

The share of elderly single women livingin extreme poverty jumped 31% from 2011

to 2012.


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3

4

Mutually Reinforcing Activities We All Commit

to Doing What We Do Best to Succeed

Collective impact initiatives depend on a

diverse group of stakeholders working together,

not by requiring that all participants do the same thing, but

by encouraging each participant to undertake the specific

set of activities at which it excels in a way that supports

and is coordinated with the actions of others. The power

of collective action comes not from the sheer number of

participants or the uniformity of their efforts but from the

coordination of their differentiated activities through a

mutually reinforcing plan of action.

Continuous Communications We Communicate

with Each Other Frequently and Thoroughly

Building trust and consensus among many

partners will not happen overnight. It requires that

participants meet regularly to get to know each other and

develop a shared sense of commitment and motivation.

Backbone Support Organizations United Way of

Central Iowa has agreed to be the Backbone of This

Plan

Creating and managing collective impact re-

quires a separate organization and staff with a very specific

set of skills to serve as the backbone for the entire initia-

tive. Coordination takes time, and none of the participating

organizations has any to spare. The expectation that collab-

oration can occur without a supporting infrastructure is one

of the most frequent reasons why it fails.

The backbone organization requires a dedicated staff

separate from the participating organizations that can

plan, manage, and support the initiative through ongoing

facilitation, technology and communications support, data

collection and reporting, and handling the myriad logisti-

cal and administrative details needed for the initiative to

function smoothly.

Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review

5

COMMONAGENDA

SHAREDMEASUREMENT

SYSTEMS

BACKBONESUPPORT

ORGANIZATIONS

CONTINUOUSCOMMUNICATIONS

MUTUALLYREINFORCING

ACTIVITIES

COLLECTIVESUCCESS



There is no doubt that central Iowans can work together

to implement a plan to move people out of poverty and

toward prosperity! Here are some examples of recent

innovations, initiatives and actions that are noteworthy

and demonstrate what can be accomplished when we work

together to move our community forward:

Noteworthy: Education andEmployment Readiness

The Bridges to Success initiative is a comprehensive pro-

gram supporting adult learners that is driven by community

partners. The intent of this effort is to engage additional

community members in an evidence-based approach to

increasing HSED completion within Central Iowa with

a bold goal of 10,000 HSED awards by 2020. This

approach would include system changes within the

existing preparation model, including four foundation-

al elements for success (1) a contextualized curriculum

HiSET coursework set within the context of the areas of

greatest job potential in the state of Iowa, (2) the develop-

ment of study habits among participants that closely mirror

those expected in college, (3) full-time, masters level,

instructors who have been trained in the skills required to

teach adults with numerous educational barriers, and (4)

extensive wrap-around and supportive services to mitigate

barriers to success.

Noteworthy: Housing, Homelessnessand Transportation

Housing Tomorrow Planrecently developed by

the community and coordinated by Polk

County Trust Fund Centralized Intake for Homelessness devel-

oped by the community and administered by

Primary Health Care

DART Forward 2035 Plandeveloped by the community

and administered by DART

We have significantly decreased the number of

homeless Veterans because of Centralized Intake for

Homelessness

Noteworthy: Change- Place-Based,

Individual and SystemVIVA East Bank: Overarching Project Goals

Improve the perception of and experience in the

East Bank neighborhoods.

Increase demand for living in the East Bank.

Strengthen and support the engagement of ex-

isting residents in behaviors, events, and projects that

result in proud and cohesive neighborhoods.

Effectively connect the East Bank neighborhoods and

individual residents to resources in order to achieve the

goals outlined in the Neighborhood Revitalization Plans.Viva East Bank! exists because no single action or organi-

zation can achieve the revitalization of these three neigh-

borhoods on its own. By focusing on neighborhoods, the

Viva East Bank! model allows for a place-based approach

to addressing the needs of the neighborhoods. Viva East

Bank! has five foci: 1) community building, 2) infrastructure,

3) community programming, 4) housing, and 5) business

districts. To date, over $9.3 million has been invested into

the East Bank neighborhoods. This value does not include

staff or volunteer time.

We Can Do It.

We are a Community of Opportunity, Innovation and C

MYTH TRUTHbsent dads

re the

roblem.

60% of low-income dads see at least one oftheir children daily. Another 16% see their

children weekly.


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Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families:

Diversified workforce development training

Targeted young adult employment development (ages

16-30)

Collaboration through multiple community agencies

One-stop-shop for community resources

Minority business development

The Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families serves

as a hub for community members seeking training and

employment opportunities that result in earning a livable

wage. Through their individualized advising and career

coaching, concentrated efforts and partnerships with

non-profits, educational institutions and local businesses,

the center is changing lives of central Iowans seeking to

transition from poverty to sustainable living wages .

Refugee Steering CommitteeGiven the multitude of challenges refugees and the

agencies serving them face in Iowa today, a group of stake-

holders resolved to create a unified plan to more efficiently

use limited resources to better serve refugees. From July to

October, 2013, 80 agencies and individuals from a variety

of refugee communities, government agencies and service

organizations participated in planning sessions. This group

continues to network and oversees the work of education,

housing and employment subcommittees.

Noteworthy: Individual Change:

Show Some Respect, a campaign of the Iowa Civility

Project, urges Iowans to be respectful and encourage

others to do the same. Individuals can sign a pledge

to show some respect or view helpful tips to spread

respect in your community.

Noteworthy: Food Security:

Over the past year, important steps have been

taken in central Iowa to improve food security.

Since the Summit in June, 2014, there have

been innovations and expansions. Following is

a list of efforts supporting the improvement offood security in central Iowa.

Healthy Food Access Portal.In 2009, PolicyLink, The

Food Trust, and The Reinvestment Fund launched a

campaign, with partners and stakeholders from across

the country, to raise public awareness and educate

policy makers about the limited and inequitable access

to supermarkets and grocery stores in both rural and

urban America.

Partnership for a Hunger Free Polk County.The pur-

pose of this consortium is to facilitate better coordi-

nation among food safety-net providers. One part ofthe project is real-time map of food pantries in Polk

County.

Robotic Retail Food Market Plan.The first fully-robot-

ic grocery store is a drive-through kiosk that allows

customers to order groceries entirely by touchscreen.

The store, now in the planning stage, will be the result

of a partnership between Eat Greater Des Moines and a

business equipment firm called Oasis24seven.

DMARCMove the Food Mobile Food Pantry.Move the

Food is a DMARC-led initiative to address the entire

food system in Greater Des Moines, building on nearly40 years of food assistance work, catalyzing fresh

generations, and engaging new constituencies to fur-

ther support a vision for a day when everyone in Polk

County has enough to eat.

Forest Ave. Outreach.Forest Avenue Outreach acquired

a free piece of land in the Riverbend neighborhood and

put together a community orchard. This is a coop-

erative garden and is open to any person willing to

volunteer at least 2 hours a week.

5 Ways to Be Considerate to a StrangerBeing considerate not only helps others, but it gives each of us

something to take pride in and feel good about.

Here are five ways you can show respect and consideration to a

stranger:

1. Be patient (even when you dont want to)

2. Show sympathy

3. Appreciate the service of others

4. Give your full attention

5. Give up your seat



In June 2014, over 100 community members came togeth-

er to discuss and learn about the great attributes of our

community, challenges and issues, and concerns people

have about poverty in central Iowa. The group represent-

ed four sectors in equal numbers: business leaders and

philanthropists, government and school leaders, non-profit

and faith leaders, and community members who have lived

with the stresses of poverty. The lived experience group

included single parents, low-wage and low-skilled workers,

immigrants and refugees, young people and those bur-

dened with too much debt provided tangible and real-life

accounts of the struggles of living in poverty. This was just

the beginning of a year-long journey that has brought us to

the development of a community plan and a second Summit

to bring together community members to review, revise the

plan and commit to helping to implement the plan.

Since the inception of this highly impactful and new ap-

proach to reducing poverty, United Way of Central Iowa has

been the leader, staffer and convener of this project. As we

move to the implementation phase of this important work,

it will be essential to diversify and broaden the leadership,

funding and staffing. To that end, United Way of Central

Iowa is honored to coordinate the next phase of this work

but WE NEED YOU!

Organizational Structure

United Way is committed to working with others to staff,

resource and provide oversight for this effort. WorkingGroups will be formed to support the work of each priority

in the plan. Individuals and organizations who committed

to this work will make up the membership of the OpportUNI-

TY teams and will be included in the working group of their

choice.

Staffing and Governance

As we move forward with our commitment to the imple-

mentation of the OpportUNITY Plan, it will be essential to

have diversified funding and dedicated staff working on

these efforts. The following is the model of organization toimplement the OpportUNITY Plan:

UWCI will have oversite of this initiative

The Leadership Roundtable will provide oversight for

prioritizing and leading the work

One full-time dedicated person will lead this work, lead

the Priority Working Groups, interface with government

leaders and funders and perform other duties neces-

sary for plan implementation and success

A second full-time staff person will attend all meetings

and help facilitate the communication and collabora-tion among all members and organizations and will

perform duties as needed to support the OpportUNITY

work

Budget

Funding to support staffing, benefits, equipment and

supplies will be approximately $200,000 for 5 years for a

total of $1 million.

Our Path Forward.

A Model for the F


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