Nonprofit Programs
Coalitions
Clark County is recognized for being a highly collaborative community. Here are some ways groups work together.
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This listing of community collaborations, alliances, and partnerships is provided as a service to those interested in better connecting to the existing work being done. Please list your working partnership by answering the questions in survey format.
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Note: This is not for listing individual organizations - it is for listing of a collection of groups that are all working together. Most of the groups listed below are not individual tax-exempt entities, their membership is composed of many nonprofits and sometimes government, education or business partners. For instance, the Council for the Homeless work is very much focused on working with others - however the Council is NOT listed here as a coalition. The Coalition of Homeless Service Providers IS listed. The Coalition includes the Council for the Homeless, Share, and many, many groups working on homelessness. List your coalition - and if we have any questions, we will email. Thanks!
Groups in this Listing (January 16, 2009)
(1) Clark County Community Network
(2) Clark County Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault Task Force
(3) Clark County Kinship Care Coalition
(4) Clark County Mentoring Round Table
(5) Clark County Safe Kids
(6) Columbia River Miracle League
(7) Community Choices Active Transportation Team
(8) Coalition of Homeless Service Providers
(9) Food System Council
(10) Job Developers Network
(11) NAACP Clark County
(12) PREVENT! The Substance Abuse Coalition of Clark County
(13) Southwest Washington Art Galleries
(14) Southwest Washington Center for the Arts
(15) St eps to a Healthier Clark County
(16) Washington State Home Care Coalition
(1) Clark County Community Network
Home organization: Educational Service District 112
Clark County Community Network is charged by the Washington State Family Policy Council with improving seven “problem behaviors” identified by the State: child abuse/neglect, youth violence, youth substance abuse, teen pregnancy, domestic violence, school dropout, teen suicide.
Coalition members include: Clark County Juvenile Justice, State of Washington DCFS Vancouver Office, Educational Opportunities for Children & Families, Evergreen School District, Educational Service District #112, Clark County Public Health Dept., Children’s Home Society of Washington, private citizens
This group is open to new members, contact for information. It is Clark County specific.
Regular meeting time:
Meeting open to the public
Contact: Carol Hall 360-750-7700 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
(2) Clark County Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault Task Force
Home organization: YWCA Clark County
Purpose of group is to provide networking and education to colleagues and the community around DV and sexual assault.
This group is Clark County specific.
Schedule:
Location: YWCA Clark County
Contact Joan Renner, 360.906.9156 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
(3) Clark County Kinship Care Coalition
The purpose of the Clark County Kinship Care Coalition is to provide a forum for informational sharing and networking, to encourage “no wrong door” referrals, to identify gaps in kinship care services, and to assure that those who work with families in a wide variety of settings are aware of the various resources and support available to families who take kin into their care.
Resources include resource assistance for emergent needs to informal kinship caregivers under the state-funded Kinship Care Support program. Relative caregivers from Clark, Klickitat and Skamania counties can call 360.695.1325 for information.
Member organizations include: Children’s Home Society of Washington, Educational Opportunities for Children and Families, Columbia River Mental Health, Children’s Administration Department of Child and Family Services, Community Services Organization, Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program, Children’s Center, Southwest Washington Area Agency on Aging.
This coalition is open to new members; please contact Bridget McLeman for more information. Meetings are open to prospective members and are held on the fourth Friday of each month from 9:30-10:30am at the Children’s Home Society of Washington building. 309 W 12th Street, Vancouver.
Bridget McLeman, 360.695.1325, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
(4) Clark County Mentoring RoundTable
This project is supported by DSHS/Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse and Community Trade and Economic Development/Community Mobilization
Clark County Mentoring RoundTable is a group of non-profits, government agencies, and interested citizens that promote and support quality mentoring across Clark County, including Battle Ground, Camas, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal, and Yacolt.
Member groups include:
Women Helping Women, ROCKSOLID Community Teen Center, YWCA ILS, 4Results Mentoring Programs, Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest, JRA Region 6, CCJC Restorative Mentoring Program, 4-H Restorative Community Service Food Bank Garden, Foster Grandparents, Rise & Stars, Lunch Buddies, RSVP, Mentors of Boys, Silver Buckle Youth Equestrian Center, New Youth Perspectives, YoungLives, Evergreen Mentoring Inititative, Jim Parsley Center “Saturday Night Live” Program, Clark County Dept. of Community Services
This group is open to new members, contact them for information and it is Clark County specific.
Regular meeting Third Thursday of each month, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Center for Community Health
Always looking for events to table.
Contact name - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (360) 891-8382
(5) Clark County Safe Kids
Home organization: Vancouver Police
Mission is “Working together to provide Safety Education to Clark County to reduce unintentional injuries.”
Member groups are: Vancouver Police, Vancouver Fire Department, American Medical Response, Fire Districts #2,3,6,10,11,12,13 East County Fire and Rescue, Camas Fire, Washougal Fire, Clark County Child Passenger Safety Team, Southwest Washington EMS and Trauma, American Red Cross, Southwest Washington Medical Center, Public Ambulance, Clark County Sheriffs Office, Battle Ground Police, Ridgefield Police, Camas Police, Washougal Police, CRESA, Washington State Patrol, Clark County Public Health, Evergreen School District, Youth Suicide Prevention
This group is open to new members, contact Doris for information about membership and meetings.
Contact name - Doris Girt, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), 360-487-7466
(6) Columbia River Miracle League
The mission is to bring opportunities for acceptance and friendships between those with and without disabilities through adaptive baseball.
Open to new members, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for info.
Meetings are open but vary in location and schedule.
(7) Coalition of Homeless Service Providers
Home organization: Council for the Homeless
The Coalition is a consortium of nonprofit agencies, businesses, community groups, and government agencies, as well as homeless and formerly homeless people. The group identifies critical gaps in service, prioritizes needs and plans for solutions.
The Coalition is made of various workgroups: 10-Year Plan; Data Management & Analysis; Discharge Planning & Prevention; Housing; Youth; Employment. The group is Clark County specific, also working with Portland metro area. Contact Craig for information about becoming a member, and for information about the workgroup meetings.
Contact name - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), 360-993-9570
(8) Community Choices Active Transportation Team
Coalition home organization is Community Choices
Purpose/mission/description of group is
To develop and implement a sustained voice for Active Transportation advocacy in Clark County
This group is…
Open to new members, contact us for info.
Clark County specific.
Working on advocacy issues.
Hosting a Forum in 2009 that will be open to the community
Group will be functioning from Nov. 2008-December 2009.
Contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 360-567-1067
(9) Food System Council
Home organization: Clark County Public Health
Purpose of group is to increase and preserve access to safe, local and healthy food for all residents in Clark County.
This group is open to new members, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for info
Clark County specific; does work on advocacy issues.
Contact Tricia Mortell, 360-397-8000 x7211, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
(10) Job Developers Network
The JDN is a national organization whose mission is to build communities, provide networking opportunities and share resources as a centralized network of workforce professionals that offer a variety of services to employment specialists job seekers and employers. We accomplish this through job lead, information and resource sharing; networking meetings, employer presentations and on-site visits; training, education and certification.
See participants at website.
The JDN is open to anyone who is employed by a non-profit agency, government or educational organization interested in moving people into and upwards in the workplace and committed to support job seekers overcome barriers to employment. For profit workforce professionals are allowed to join on a case-by-case application. There are Clark County meetings as well as Portland area meetings. This coalition also works on advocacy issues.
Contact name - Laura Bock, Program Manager, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), 503.290.6466
(11) NAACP Clark County Branch
This coalition works to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
It is open to new members, not just people of color. Meetings at Community AME Zion Church 3605 E 13th St Vancouver.
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information.
(12) PREVENT! The Substance Abuse Coalition of Clark County
Contact is .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 360-750-7500 x144
Purpose/mission/description of group.
PREVENT! is a non-profit volunteer coalition of organizations, groups and individuals working together toward a common goal of building a healthy, thriving community free of the effects of substance abuse. Our mission is “to prevent and reduce youth substance abuse and underage drinking through increased collaboration for community level change.”
This group is…
Open to new members, contact us for info.
Clark County specific.
Working on advocacy issues.
Meetings are the third Thursday of month, 3:00 to 5:00 at the ESD 112. Please confirm time and location before attending.
(13) Southwest Washington Art Galleries (SWAG)
Contact Kevin Weaver
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Open to new members, contact for information
(14) Southwest Washington Center for the Arts
Contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 360-906-7119
Mission of the groups is to build a performing arts center for Vancouver, Clark County
(15) Steps to a Healthier Clark County
Home organization: Community Choices
http://www.stepstoahealthierclarkco.org
Purpose of group is to address the risk factors of physical inactivity, poor nutrition and second hand smoke through policy and system change.
This group is Clark County specific; open to new members, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for info.
Schedule: 4th Thursday, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Location: Community Choices, 1101 Broadway, Vancouver, WA 98660
Contact Barbe West, 360-567-1087, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
(16) Washington State Home Care Coalition
http://www.cdmltc.org/wshcc.htm
Home organization: CDM Services
Purpose of group: The Washington State Home Care Coalition is a membership association which was formed in 1979 as the “Chore Coalition” to provide guidance and advocacy for home care agencies statewide.
This group is open to new members, contact for info; Washington state specific.
Contact Eric Erickson, 360-896-9695, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Note- We are proud that some of the groups listed support us through their Membership but do not imply any relationship of support beyond making this information more accessible to the community.
Coaltion Templates
No-cost templates for use in community partnerships
These templates are shared with Clark County coalitions by Michael Winer of 4Results Together.
Michael consults with groups nationally on collaboration and is the coauthor of Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey.
The following were part of a workshop Mike gave for United Way of the Columbia Willamette on December 1, 2008 in Portland. He generously offered to share them with Nonprofit Network. Use these models to create your own documents. And please attribute 4Results Together in your versions. Thanks, Mike!
Community Partner Investments
A table format to lay the proverbial cards on the collaboration table - what do all the partners bring to the venture, and what do they hope to take away.PartnerInvestments.pdf
Decision Making
A two page handout on levels of control and authority in making decisions.DecisionMaking.pdf
Risk Management Evaluator
The ability to evaluate the risk and determine the likely return on investment can go a long way to encouraging participation in your collaboration. Use this tool to evaluate your likely return on investment — the contributions you will make vs. the pay-offs you will receive. RiskEvaluator.pdf
Workgroup Charter Template
Your collaborative effort will likely have committees or workgroups to accomplish its work. Who’s on first? Get it in writing! A one-page template with a place for all the facts. WorkgroupCharter.pdf
