Valley Community Coalition Clermont, Iowa

P.O. Box 234 240 Center St Elgin, IA  52141  (563) 426-5599  FAX (563) 426-5594

Steering Team Agenda

 

 

VCC Steering Team Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Time:  5:00pm

Location:  Valley Library

    1. Financial Reports
    1. VCC-Melissa
    1. DFC/STOP grants-Linda
 
    1. Youth Subroup/SODA report
    1. Youth center needs volunteers for the coming year.
    1. Youth center training on Saturday.  We need someone to take the lead on this training event.  A mailer has been sent out to each Valley parent of 6-12 graders.
    2. Youth center subgroup needs to be created to take care of the problems we have seen recently.  The youth subgroup will take care of things pertaining to the youth center.
 
    1. Initiative Update
    1. Assessment
      1. We need to assess the way in which we give out information to our parent Network.  What is the best way that the parents would prefer to receive information?  (Facebook, blog, newspaper, radio, mailers, etc.).  We can create a workgroup to work on this initiative.
      2. Any ideas for trainings for the Steering Team?
    1. Capacity Building
      1. We need to explore the option of writing a regular article in the local paper to talk about the things we are currently working on.  (for example, the social host ordinance, starting a neighborhood watch program in Elgin, etc.).  This is a free way to get information to the community.
    2. Planning
      1. We are looking for ways to begin an Elgin Neighborhood Watch program.  If anyone is interested in working on this important issue, please let us know.
      2. CADCA National Leadership Forum February 6-9, 2012 in Washington D.C.  Cyndy Ward, Teri Wagner, and Melody Gilson have agreed to attend.  We are all excited for their agreement to attend and to become more involved in the coalition in the future.
      3. January 30 is the AC4C Day on the Hill with the legislators.  We have a number of youth interested in attending, but we need some parents (or other community members) to help chaperone.
      4. January 25th is the next All VCC meeting.  Discuss topics.  One option is a presentation from a former Valley student about their experiences with prescription drug addiction.
    3. Implementing
      1. Every Can a Crime (postponed until Feb possibly).  We are looking for other ad campaign ideas.  Still running Stop Enabling Us in the theaters for the time being.
      2. National Mentoring Month is January 2012.
      3. Survey-former SODA members and classmates.  Survey needs to be discussed and approved.  Members from each class selected and survey needs to be set up for them.  Amy graciously took the lead on this.
    4. Evaluation
    5. Sustainability
      1. The Transitioners group is hoping to meet for the first time at the end of January. 
 
    1. VCC Fund Development
    1. Kwik trip cards—Randy Wiedenhoff
    1. iGive toolbars—who is willing to volunteer to visit businesses to get this going?  We have a brochure to use for the businesses and maybe we could hang something in their windows to signify that they are with us on this.  Ideas?
    2. Can Bins
    1. Approval of use forms.

Next meeting is Tuesday, February 14th @ 5:00pm @ Valley library