Washington State Community Connectors

CONNECT. EQUIP. LEAD: A FAMILY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE - WASHINGTON STATE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS (WSCC) WILL IMPLEMENT CONNECT. EQUIP. LEAD: A FAMILY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE TO EXPAND OUTREACH, TRAINING, ADVOCACY, AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE. OVER THREE YEARS, WSCC WILL DIRECTLY SERVE AT LEAST 140 ADDITIONAL FAMILIES ANNUALLY THROUGH NEW ACTIVITIES, IN ADDITION TO APPROXIMATELY 700 FAMILIES REACHED ANNUALLY THROUGH CORE PROGRAMMING. A FAMILY LEADERSHIP OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR WILL CONDUCT TARGETED OUTREACH TO SCHOOLS, PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; SCREEN FAMILIES AND COMPLETE WARM HAND-OFFS TO SPECIALIZED ADVOCACY PARTNERS; DELIVER SERVING ON GROUPS, COACH APPROACH TO ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP, AND CAREGIVER NAVIGATION BURDEN TRAININGS; BUILD A PIPELINE OF FAMILY LEADERS FOR WORKGROUPS AND COUNCILS; AND SUPPORT STATE PEER SUPPORT WORKFORCE PLANNING. BY THE END OF YEAR 1, WSCC WILL CONTACT 36 SCHOOLS OR ORGANIZATIONS, COMPLETE 24 WARM HAND-OFFS, TRAIN OVER 140 PARTICIPANTS, PLACE 3 FAMILIES ON WORKGROUPS OR COUNCILS, AND HOST 3 COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE. WARM HAND-OFFS WILL INCREASE 50% BY YEAR 2. ANNUALLY, WSCC WILL DELIVER 4 LICENSURE ORIENTATION WORKSHOPS, ATTEND 12 ADVISORY MEETINGS, AND PUBLISH A STATE OF FAMILY EXPERIENCE REPORT REACHING 100+ PARTNERS.