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Champions of HopeRural Children’s Initiative
Champions of HopeRural Children s Initiative
of West Texas (RCI)
RCI Mission: to cultivate a responsive community of care that
Inspires, Supports, and Enables all children, families, and community members
to lead healthy, productive lives in their communities.
RCI Vision:A harvest of Hope and Health for
Children, families, and communities.
The Rural Children’s Initiativef ( )of West Texas (RCI)
• A collaborative endeavor of Hale CountyA collaborative endeavor of Hale County• Llano Estacado Alliance for Families (LEAF)• Central Plains Center (CPC)
Alliance of youth, families, mental health, juvenile justice, education, child welfare, and faith‐ and community based partners involving 1 rural and 10 frontier counties.
Behavioral Health Agency /Comprehensive Mental Health Center & Local Mental Health Authority& Local Mental Health Authority
Collaborative HistoryCollaborative History
• 1998 ‐ Small workgroup agency partners
• 2000 – Rural Initiative Program
• 2002 – Family Connections evolved into• 2002 – Family Connections evolved into
• 2005 – West Texas Community Coalition
• 2007 – Llano Estacado Alliance for Families» Memorandums of Understanding
» By Laws» By‐Laws
» 501(c)3 Status
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” Helen Keller
RandallDeaf Smith
Hartley
Oldham Potter
Moore
Dallam Sherman
GrayCarson
ArmstrongDonley
HutchinsonRoberts
Wheeler
Collingsworth
Hemphill
OchiltreeHansford Lipscomb
LEAF
Hood
land
Swisher
Hockley
Gaines
Yoakum
Cochran
Dawson
Terry Lynn
Lubbock
Bailey
Parmer
Lamb Hale
Castro
Knox
Kent
ScurryBorden
Garza
Crosby Dickens
Fisher Jones
King
StonewallHaskell
Hall
MotleyFloyd
Briscoe
Hardeman
CottleFoard
Childress
JackYoung
StephensShackelford
Throckmorton
ParkerPalo Pinto
Wise
Baylor Archer
WilbargerWichita
ClayMontague
DallasTarrant
Denton
KaufmanVan Zandt
Collin
Rockwall
Hunt Franklin
RainsWood
Hopkins
Marion
Gregg
Upshur
Harrison
Titus
CampMorris Cass
FanninCooke Grayson
Delta
LamarRed River
Bowie
Tarrant CountyTri – County (Montgomery)
Harris CountyHood
Howard
CulbersonHudspeth
Jeff Davis
El Paso
Crane
Pecos
Reeves
Crockett
Upton Reagan
Andrews
Ward
Loving Winkler MidlandEctor Glasscock
Martin
Mason
McCulloch
Sutton
Schleicher
Kimble
Menard
Nolan
Tom GreenIrion
Mitchell
Sterling Coke Runnels
Concho
Coleman
Taylor Callahan
Bell
BlGillespie
LlanoBurnet
Williamson
Comanche
Mills
San Saba
Eastl
Hamilton
Lampasas
Coryell
Erath
Bosque
Somervell
Trinity
BrazosMilam
Lee
Burleson
Robertson
Montgomery
Walker
Grimes
Madison
Jasper
Hardin
Polk
San Jacinto
Tyler
Anderson
Ellis
Falls
McLennan
Hill
FreestoneLimestone
Leon
NavarroHenderson
Johnson Smith
Cherokee
Houston
Nacogdoches
Angelina
Rusk
Shelby
Panola
gg
Newton
San AugustineSabine
Presidio
BrewsterVal Verde
Terrell
Bandera
La SalleDimmit
ZavalaMaverick
Kinney Uvalde
Frio
Medina
Wilson
McMullen
Bexar
Atascosa
BeeLive Oak
Karnes
GuadalupeGonzales
EdwardsKerr
Real
Blanco
KendallComal
Gillespie
Hays
Caldwell Jefferson
Lavaca
VictoriaGoliad
Refugio
De Witt
Calhoun
A
Jackson
Wharton
Fayette
Lee
Austin
Colorado
Washington
Waller
Brazoria
Matagorda
Fort Bend
Harris
Galveston
Chambers
Montgomery
Liberty
a d
Orange
Jim Hogg
Webb
Starr
Zapata
Nueces
Brooks
Hidalgo
Duval
Kenedy
Willacy
Cameron
Jim Wells
Kleberg
San PatricioAransas
Texas Integrated Funding Initiatives (TIFI)
Dallas County Unified Public Mental Health Initiative
Tarrant Transformation Project
Llano Estacado Alliance for Families
Nacogdoches Mental Health collaborative
Williamson County Mental Health Task Force
Terrell County Collaborative
Force
Coastal Bend Rural Health Partnership
Bexar County Safety Net Community Collaborative
Texas Mental Health Transformation (MHT)Community Collaboratives
Other Collaborative ProjectsOther Collaborative Projects• Juvenile Accountability Block Grant
• Title V Funds• Title V Funds
• Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
• Safe & Drug Free SchoolsSafe & Drug Free Schools
• Selective Prevention Services – Texas Department of State Services (DSHS)
• Indicated Prevention Services (DSHS)
• Drug Court
TCOOMI (T C il O Off d ith M t l• TCOOMI (Texas Council On Offenders with Mental Impairment)
1993‐19991993 19991997‐20041999‐20062002‐20102005‐2011
20082008‐‐20142014
System‐of‐Care Communities of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health
Services Program for Children and Their Families (SAMHSA – CMHI)
RCI will:RCI will:Create a comprehensive andCreate a comprehensive and sustained frontier‐rural model h b l d hthat can be replicated in the other 185‐rural‐frontierother 185 rural frontier
counties in Texas.
“Be like a postage stamp. Stick to it until you get there.”
Build•Passion
Identify Champions (or become one –”Champions are made, not born!”)Willingness to do above and beyond what
current position & duties callcurrent position & duties call •Pursue
Be creative and flexible with current fundsBe creative and flexible with current funds and programsDo not overlook small funding opportunites
•Persist, persevere, persist“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress.
Working together is successWorking together is success.Henry Ford
Blend• Share• Share
– Principles and Values
S C t T k– Space, Costs, Tasks
– Successes – big and small
• Shift – Co‐fund positions
– Modify job descriptions and responsibilities
• StrengthenStrengthen– Ideas and motivation
Build on strength– Build on strength“Do or do not... there is no try.” Yoda
BroadenBroaden• Expand partnerships
• Build capacity : groom, mentor, coach
• Reach out to other successfulReach out to other successful collaborative partnerships
f d i d• Engage state partners, foundations, and nontraditional partners“If you want to go quickly, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together.” Af i P bAfrican Proverb
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Funding was made possible in part by 1U79SM058507 from the United States Department of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderator do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices or organizations imply endorsement by the US Government.