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Jeffco Connections (JC) is the 1451 Collaborative Management Program (CMP) in Jefferson County and is a partnership of 22 family-serving agencies and local jurisdictions (PDF) with set policies, procedures and bylaws. Jeffco Connections gathers each month and meetings are open to the public. Find out more here and here.
The Communities That Care framework suggests a Key Leaders board consisting of community leaders who are able to make or influence policy and budgetary decisions in the community.
8:30-8:40 AM
Funded at $425,000 per year currently
The Jeffco CTC coalition members wrote, submitted, and received a grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health & the Environment for $300,000 per year for 5 years, having recently completed a 5 year grant cycle from the same organization.
We continue to maintain our federal Drug Free Communities Funding, which comes from the CDC, through reapplication annually.
We had a great "site visit" from CDC personnel whose main feedback was to share what we are doing more broadly.
Our coalition was featured on in the DFC Limelight!
The coalition is currently seeking additional funding resources to fund two initiatives:
Out for Safe Spaces (also see Trustable Adults, below)
Teen Spaces/ Teen Nights (see also Community Action with Teens, below)
8:40 - 9:00 AM
Our request:
Spread the word. (We have posters!)
Create new opportunities in your organizations.
Let us know about your organization's opportunities for teens!
Please print and post this in places youth might see it!
Our request of Key Leaders Jeffco Connections Board:
Municipalities and other jurisdictions-- please consider joining the CAT program officially by passing a Proclamation!
Our request:
Have a representative from your organization join our work group currently designing an Out for Safe Spaces initiative in our county.
Infographic on how the initiative might work in Jefferson County.
Our request:
Familiarize yourself with this request.
Consider ways your organization might support the schools in making these changes.
Note: this video will not be shown during the Key Leaders meeting, due to time constraints.
Our request:
Promotion partners: we have a new tool kit for you!
Become a promotion partner-- we provide great content for your Facebook or newsletter posts.
Note: this video will not be shown during the Key Leaders meeting, due to time constraints.
Our request:
Please read the report-- and use this data.
Feel free to share the link with others.
Note: this video will not be shown during the Key Leaders meeting, due to time constraints.