Aging Action InitiativeSECOND CONVENING

APRIL 2, 2015

Working Together - Collective Action in Motion

Welcome

Aging Action InitiativeSECOND CONVENING

APRIL 2, 2015

ABOUT

• Working Better Together

• Filling Spaces with Meaningful Connections

• Cultivating Capacity to Collaborate

SERVICE AREAS

• Planning Facilitation

• Shared Workspace

• Resource Coordination

• Project Management

• Knowledge Sharing

Our Agenda for Today

Weaving a Stronger Network Through Collective Action

VISION …

A county-wide, age-friendlyenvironment, especially for those in

need, collectively created by a

strong network of aging service providers through public education, policy advocacy, and coordinated services.

… IN ACTION

“Just because we can’t do everything doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do something.”

Doable – Success builds trust

Important, Meaningful, and Relevant

Agreements are Habit-forming

4 Workgroups 9 Action Teams

Network Building

REFLECTION IN ACTION CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS

YOU ARE HERE

September 2014

How Did We Get Here?

Where are we going?

WHEN?

No Wrong Door: Strengthening our Network Through Sharing Information

Resource Referrals Info Assistance Care Coordination Case Management

Lifelong Learning: Nutrition Education Cooking Class

Mobile Markets: Replacing Food Desserts with Farm Fresh Food

Eating Together: Leveraging Our Success in Congregate Dining

Legislative Action: Improving SSI/SSP - CalFresh Interrelationship

Early Intervention: Sensitivity & Awareness Training WorkshopDementia & Memory Loss -- Mental Health/Wellness

Responding with Compassion: Community-Based Field Tools

Dementia & Memory Loss -- Mental Health/Wellness

Access to Services: Gaps & Cracks in our Older Adult Safety Net

Earnings by Census Track

Café Conversation – Round 1Cross-Pollinate – Different Workgroups – Record your Conversation

THE VALUE OF KNOWING EACH OTHER AS INDIVIDUALS

What gifts or skills make you a good family member or friend?

What talents or hobbies to do love so much that you can get lost in it for hours?

How does taking the time to really get to know each other as individuals help us work together differently (as we move into Year One Actions).

And how does it improve our ability to better know and respond to our clients as whole people?

Café Conversation – Round 2Cross-Pollinate – Different Workgroups – Record your Conversation

THE VALUE OF KNOWING OURSELVES AS A NETWORK

After Year One, how will we know if our network has been “strengthened”?

How might it look different? (be creative - draw pictures)

How do we measure and articulate the value that relationships and networks bring to our work in the Action Teams?

Insights & Reflections

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“A Future not our own”

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Aging Action Initiative – Thank YouSECOND CONVENING

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