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Community Action Agencies

Community Action Agencies. Statewide Shared Vision. United in purpose, the Missouri Community Action Network will inspire and engage people to ensure that all families and communities thrive. Transformational Plan Strategic Commitments . Organizing communities and developing advocates

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Community Action Agencies

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  1. Community Action Agencies

  2. Statewide Shared Vision United in purpose, the Missouri Community Action Network will inspire and engage people to ensure that all families and communities thrive.

  3. Transformational PlanStrategic Commitments Organizing communities and developing advocates Developing leaders committed to ending poverty Building MACA into an effective leader and catalyst

  4. Leadership Vision Intentional efforts to develop empowered leaders committed to ending poverty throughout Missouri while increasing network capacity and focusing on the future.

  5. Leadership flow

  6. CCAP • Certification is designed for current and emerging managers or leaders in the Community Action Profession. • MACA supports the CCAP process by providing a series of facilitated classes

  7. Emerging Leaders Group • This group is intended for those network members that are eager to contribute to their communities and the community action network. • Gives leaders the opportunity to network and share valuable skills and experiences that will lead to professional and personal growth. • Informal group setting. • Meet in conjunction with statewide events.

  8. Leadership Academy • The Leadership Academy is intended for current and emerging leaders who are interested in furthering the mission and goals of the Missouri Community Action network. The academy is a 12 month course focused on the following management and leadership areas: • History of Community Action • Strategic Framework for Community Action • Leadership: Personal • Leadership: Organizational • Communication: Personal • Communication: Cultural Diversity • Communication: Advocacy • Motivating for Optimum Performance • Human Resource • Financial Management • Planning and Execution • Graduation: Personal and Professional Development Goals

  9. Academy Objectives • Members will be able to effectively advocate for low-income families through increased awareness and knowledge. • Members will become empowered change agents in their community by developing and demonstrating specific leadership qualities; members will build personal and agency capacity leading to increased efficiency and efficacy in day to day activities by focusing on the following skill areas: communication, advocacy, diversity, non-profit management, leadership and planning. • Participant must create a portfolio that will include a plan to conduct a community project based on their passion. The portfolio will begin as the onset of the Academy and consist of reflection questions and homework from each module.

  10. MACA Professional Alliances • Administrative Support • Energy and Housing • Outreach Management • Outreach Personnel • Employment & Training • Finance • Information Technology • Internal ROMA Consultants • Communications and Development

  11. Family development credentialing • The Family Development Credential program provides frontline workers with the knowledge and skills they need to coach families to set and reach their own goals for healthy self-reliance in their communities.. • To earn the FDC, workers take 90 hours of classes based on Empowerment Skills for Family Workers, complete a portfolio documenting their ability to apply these concepts and skills, and pass a standardized exam. • 12 participating agencies

  12. Internal ROMA Consultant Project Internal roma consultants • Is a unique leadership and personal development opportunity for mid-level Community Action managers who are interested in developing their leadership, training, and consulting skills to further the mission and goals of Community Action • The Missouri Internal ROMA Consultant (IRC) Projectis a five-part, four-month comprehensive program that uses the ROMA concepts of assessment, planning, implementation, and reporting in conjunction with other Community Action-specific tools to develop ‘trainer/leaders’ throughout the Missouri Community Action network.

  13. Step up to leadership • TheStep Up To Leadership Curriculum is a dynamic community building tool. • Developed in Missouri by and for Community Action, the twelve week Step Up to Leadership Curriculum was designed to develop leadership skills and to prepare individuals with limited resources for active involvement with their local civic organizations. • Structured around themes like “Planning for Your Passion” and “Understanding Diversity,” this program could have an energizing effect across a wide spectrum of community goals.

  14. Training/Technical Assistance

  15. Annual & SURF Conference

  16. Leadership Planning Committee • Representatives from agencies, MACA and community partners • Monthly meetings • Sub committee • Needs assessment

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