Policy Group
Workgroup Name
Policy, Sustainability & Systems Change
Chairperson Name
Eric Ohlson, Join Together Northern Nevada
Chairperson Contact
Business Phone: 775-324-7557
E-Mail: eric@jtnn.org
Policy, Sustainability & Systems Change
Chairperson Name
Eric Ohlson, Join Together Northern Nevada
Chairperson Contact
Business Phone: 775-324-7557
E-Mail: eric@jtnn.org
Purpose of Workgroup
Focus on increasing occurrences of flexible schedules and hourse
(for education and training), identifying needed changes in organizational, county or state policies or laws to improve educational and employment outcomes for youth; expanding and coordinating data systems
& information sharing to better serve youth.
Focus on increasing occurrences of flexible schedules and hourse
(for education and training), identifying needed changes in organizational, county or state policies or laws to improve educational and employment outcomes for youth; expanding and coordinating data systems
& information sharing to better serve youth.
Key Goals and Objectives
· Develop and support a Statewide Action Plan for 2009.
· Identify and develop strategies to coordinate local sharing of information between systems that serve youth.
· Identify and support policy modifications that address the unique employment and education needs of the Ready for Life populations.
How You Can Help
· Serve on the Workgroup.
· Conduct or fund case studies of youth who move between WCSD, WCDSS, WCDJS, WC Public Health and non-profit systems to determine their experiences, services, needed and received, and ultimate outcomes.
· Take a lead in identifying and leveraging "non-traditional" funding sources at the state and federal levels, specifically for the range of issues and needs faced by these four population groups.
Upcoming Meeting Dates, Times and Locations **
· PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE FOR MORE INFO ABOUT UPCOMING MEETINGS
· Develop and support a Statewide Action Plan for 2009.
· Identify and develop strategies to coordinate local sharing of information between systems that serve youth.
· Identify and support policy modifications that address the unique employment and education needs of the Ready for Life populations.
How You Can Help
· Serve on the Workgroup.
· Conduct or fund case studies of youth who move between WCSD, WCDSS, WCDJS, WC Public Health and non-profit systems to determine their experiences, services, needed and received, and ultimate outcomes.
· Take a lead in identifying and leveraging "non-traditional" funding sources at the state and federal levels, specifically for the range of issues and needs faced by these four population groups.
Upcoming Meeting Dates, Times and Locations **
· PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE FOR MORE INFO ABOUT UPCOMING MEETINGS
** PLEASE NOTE: Meeting agendas are issued one week in advance.
We recommend confirming meeting logistics with the workgroup chair if you have not received an agenda prior.
