C-PAL: Partnerships Profiles

Adult learner partners
- In the Anchorage Regional Adult Education Program, Nine Star collaborates- SC
- Learner-Teacher Day, begun in 2001, is an annual event- MA
- FOLC strives to include residents- MN
- Like all adult education programs, PCAE considers its adult learners key- AZ
Agreements and contracts
- In the Anchorage Regional Adult Education Program, Nine Star collaborates- SC
- READ/San Diego expanded greatly after it formed a strategic alliance- CA
- The Families for Literacy program now takes place at the Mountain Empire Community Center- CA
- To better serve Northern Idaho's widespread population- ID
- The partnership is governed by formal written agreements renewed annually- KY
- A memorandum of understanding between JCPSAE and CAP governs- KY
- The partners say their biggest challenge was learning to trust each other- KY
- Most of these adults are served through partnerships- MN
- As an informal partnership drawing human and financial resources- OH
- Like education, employment is a major issue for many offenders- OR
- READ/San Diego's Seven-Step Formula for Establishing Successful Partnerships- CA
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/How-Tos
- Creating Communities/Research
- Creating Communities/Web Sites
Benefits to instructors/staff
- The Adult Literacy Essay Contest is one way the Coalition- FL
- By working with these and other churches- GA
- The HALO teachers feel supported by the partnership- MA
- The teachers agreed that they wanted a smooth flow of instruction- MN
- Treatment counselors also see the benefits of partnerships- OR
- Before the Londer Center developed strong partnerships with the One-Stop- OR
Benefits to learners
- Before the partnership between the city and county library- CA
- Partnerships create a stronger support network for clients.- ID
- Partnerships have allowed JCPSAE to make good use of limited resources- KY
- According to Ana Rodriguez, education director of the Care Center- MA
- CEP learners are grateful- MA
- Desta is one of the parents in the Even Start program- MN
- In all, 1,504 adults took the GED test as a result of the Free GED- KY
- An enhanced curriculum, a more informed referral process, and events- MA
- We're a public school and every public school is reflective of its community- OH
- Two DCJ studies have confirmed that the Londer Center's educational- OR
- Successful partnerships enable the MLI to sponsor a continuum of- SC
Benefits to partners
- At the City of San Diego's Water Department, a READ/San Diego staff member- CA
- The partnerships that support the Coalition have become a symbiotic network- FL
- Professional development also is shared whenever possible- ID
- Broad management and policy decisions- OH
- The WAGE director and the only full-time paid instructor for WAGE- AR
- READ/San Diego’s partnership with the 31st Street Learning Center- CA
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/Partners
Business/workforce development partners
- WAGE in El Dorado began- AR
- One-Stop Center officials- AR
- WAGE's business partners benefit in many ways- AR
- Partnerships with businesses bring READ/San Diego to the workplace to teach- CA
- Businesses are another key partner for the CLCP- GA
- In many places, programs and partnerships are driven almost exclusively by available funding- KY
- To help with long-term community planning- MA
- Fairview University Medical Center is one of the largest- MN
- When filling out a job application, what should someone with a criminal- OR
- Since its inception, the MLI has been a business-driven initiative- SC
- The advisory board- SC
- As one of its first activities, the MLI board surveyed the needs of local industries- SC
- In addition to serving on the advisory board, Columbia's employers- SC
- Collaboration between the adult education providers and the business community- SC
- WAGE certificates are a "ticket to a job"- AR
- With a few exceptions, all of El Dorado's largest employers are active- AR
- When baseball player Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals teamed up- CA
- A recent partnership combined the forces of four organizations- NC
- To meet the varied needs of its clients, the Literacy Center has a long history of partnerships- NC
- Members of Juntos increasingly are being asked to serve- MA
- The community is the customer of Juntos- MA
- The Pittsburgh region is a national leader in healthcare- PA
- The Skillpoint Alliance (formerly the Capital Area Training Foundation) is a nonprofit organization that strives to close the education and workforce gap- TX
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/Partners
Community college/other postsecondary partners
- Adult education in North Idaho always has been closely connected to North Idaho College- ID
- Louisville is home to 29 postsecondary institutions- KY
- Begun in October 2002, Louisville's Workforce Education Initiative- KY
- After receiving the state- MA
- Since it was established in 1993, the Londer Center has expanded- OR
- South Arkansas Community College has two- AR
- PCAE now serves more than 7,000 adults each year- AZ
- A recent partnership combined the forces of four organizations- NC
- In Houston County, the technical college- GA
- The support and resources of a large, stable organization can be vital- ID
- Skillpoint has worked closely with the leadership and staff at Austin Community College (ACC) on the Construction Gateway Training Program- TX
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/Partners
Coordinating education and workforce development
- Nine Star led the effort to establish a Job Center- SC
- Job Centers are located in several neighborhoods- SC
- WAGE is a statewide program- AR
- WAGE in El Dorado began in 1997, when the current adult education- AR
- The Houston County CLCP is helping upgrade the skills of city employees- GA
- Federal programs and legislation also have encouraged- ID
- The Idaho Industrial Commission is responsible for helping people- ID
- The Department of Health and Welfare has had a long partnership- ID
- In many places, programs and partnerships are driven almost exclusively by available funding- KY
- Begun in October 2002, Louisville's Workforce Education Initiative- KY
- The advisory council serves- MA
- Decker provides a wide range of services to low-income families- OH
- Based on their experience in the business world, instructors came to realize- OH
- The MLI unites adult education and business partners- SC
- The New Horizon Family Care Center exemplifies the MLI's growing- SC
- WAGE is committed to teaching basic skills in the context- AR
- The federal WIA mandated the formation of a Workforce Investment Board- ID
- The support and resources of a large, stable organization can be vital- ID
- The Midlands Literacy Initiative coordinates- SC
- In the Toolbox:
- Curriculum and Instruction/Adult Basic Education/Standards
- Workforce Development/How-Tos
- Workforce Development/ Research/Overview, Data, and Analysis
- Workforce Development/Welfare Reform
- Workforce Development/Workplace Literacy
- Workforce Development/Web Sites/Organizations
- Creating Communities/Partners
Creating advisory committees
- The WAGE advisory group- AR
- In 1996, Houston County created a CLCP steering committee- GA
- The CLCP board of directors is diverse- GA
- Begun in October 2002, Louisville's Workforce Education Initiative- KY
- To help with long-term community planning, the Juntos coordinators- MA
- Before the invitations were sent to potential advisory council members- MA
- The advisory council also monitors- MA
- The advisory board assists the MLI director and plays an active role- SC
- The federal WIA mandated the formation of a Workforce Investment Board- ID
- Skillpoint Alliance is governed by a 20-member board of directors- TX
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/How-Tos
- Creating Communities/Research
- Creating Communities/Web Sites
- Program Management/Leadership/How-Tos
Cross training
- To facilitate cross-agency collaboration- SC
- Front-line staff know their administrators and those of their partner- ID
- The Juntos partners have been able to expand- MA
- The Londer Center is only one program in a system of services- OR
- Like education, employment is a major issue for many offenders- OR
- Although the Workforce Investment Board has designated NIC- ID
- In the Toolbox:
- Professional Development/How-Tos
- Professional Development/Research
- Creating Communities/How-Tos/Framework
- Creating Communities/Research
Cross-sector partnerships
- The Gateway Learning Center is located in a housing complex- SC
- Nine Star led the effort to establish a Job Center- SC
- WAGE in El Dorado began in 1997, when the current adult education- AR
- Many Coalition partners play key roles in this event- FL
- Formed in 1998, the Houston County CLCP unites major community sectors- GA
- Partnerships are the core- GA
- The Free GED Testing Campaign was the result of a partnership- KY
- Begun in October 2002, Louisville's Workforce Education Initiative- KY
- Members of the council represent- MA
- Each partner has different community connections- MA
- The Riverside Plaza Resource Center is located on the ground floor of an apartment building- MN
- The Decker Center is truly a partnership- OH
- As an informal partnership drawing human and financial resources- OH
- The advisory board assists the MLI director and plays an active role- SC
- PCAE now serves more than 7,000 adults each year- AZ
- A recent partnership combined the forces of four organizations- NC
- To meet the varied needs of its clients, the Literacy Center has a long history of partnerships- NC
- Twenty-two percent of adults in Palm Beach County don't have the skills- FL
- Today, Community of Readers is comprised of 30 organizations- NC
- The federal WIA mandated the formation of a Workforce Investment Board- ID
- GPLC has many partnerships, both formal and informal- PA
- The Midlands Literacy Initiative grew from- SC
- In addition to its relationship with the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce- TX
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/Partners
Government partners
- Nine Star led the effort to establish a Job Center- SC
- Nine Star has a long history of collaboration with the Division of Public Assistance- SC
- WAGE is a statewide program- AR
- WAGE in El Dorado began- AR
- READ/San Diego expanded greatly after it formed a strategic alliance- CA
- At the City of San Diego's Water Department, a READ/San Diego staff member- CA
- The overall goals of the CLCP- GA
- The Houston County CLCP is helping upgrade the skills of city employees- GA
- Collaboration is second nature to the Adult Education Center- ID
- The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) expects staff to interact- ID
- In many places, programs and partnerships are driven almost exclusively by available funding- KY
- Beginning in 1995, with encouragement from the state- MA
- Professional development for Juntos staff is guided- MA
- State agencies- SC
- To ensure the quality- SC
- "Before WAGE, I seldom got outside of my own realm"- AR
- In 1991, the newly inspired manager met with some local public officials- AR
- PCAE also has a well-established family literacy program administered- AZ
- In California, library-based literacy programs gained statewide momentum- CA
- Although the Workforce Investment Board has designated NIC- ID
- The partnerships between the One-Stop Centers and parole/probation offices- OR
- Other partners support the MLI by serving on the MLI Board, donating- SC
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/Partners
Management/infrastructure
- WAGE in El Dorado began in 1997, when the current adult education- AR
- Plans to create READ/San Diego began in 1988- CA
- READ/San Diego's staff continually assess the viability of each partnership- CA
- READ/San Diego staff responsible for cultivating new partnerships are trained- CA
- ...the Houston County CLCP serves as an umbrella organization for all literacy programs within the county- GA
- To better serve Northern Idaho's widespread population- ID
- Many of the Center's partners say the partnerships work because of- ID
- Begun in October 2002, Louisville's Workforce Education Initiative- KY
- As Juntos developed and expanded- MA
- Since Juntos was first created in 1995, its infrastructure has solidified- MA
- While funding was the initial impetus- MN
- As an informal partnership drawing human and financial resources- OH
- The WAGE director- AR
- The center manager in each partner organization is the human link- CA
- The establishment of the hotline was an impetus for the growth- FL
- Community of Readers has provided the foundation- NC
- Board members believe that "success breeds success"- SC
- Kathy Olson, director of the MLI and a United Way staff member- SC
- MLI partners and board members emphasize that strong leadership- SC
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/How-Tos
- Creating Communities/Research
- Program Management
Media partners
- The Communications Committee includes representatives of local TV stations and newspapers- FL
- The CLCP actively involves the local radio station (WNNG)- GA
Needs assessments
- The overall goals of the CLCP- GA
- In 1996, Houston County created a CLCP steering committee- GA
- The city and county school districts had merged thirty years earlier- KY
- During the first collaborative grant cycle- MA
- Since the formation of Juntos- MA
- FOLC strives to include residents- MN
- In response to a survey of the community- MN
- The Decker Center is truly a partnership- OH
- Because the families coming to the Decker Center must address a variety of issues- OH
- Initially the MLI intended- SC
- As one of its first activities, the MLI board surveyed the needs of local industries- SC
- MLI board members also served- SC
- Surveying businesses- AR
- The library director and staff agreed that literacy would be the perfect issue- NC
- The Pittsburgh region is a national leader in healthcare- PA
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/How-Tos/Framework
- Creating Communities/Research
Non-profit partners (CBOs, FBO's, libraries, etc.)
- The Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) is a nonprofit arm- SC
- A network of small rural towns dots the mountainside where San Diego- CA
- The CLCP also spreads its "good news" throughout the community- GA
- At a meeting in the fall of 2001, members of the JCPS Adult Education- KY
- Beginning in 1995, with encouragement from the state- MA
- The Londer Center has joined with the Multnomah County Library- OR
- Treatment counselors also see the benefits of partnerships- OR
- Housed at the United Way- SC
- Another important partner is the Progressive Church- SC
- In 1988, a group of residents formed the Eau Claire Community Council- SC
- In the Anchorage Regional Adult Education Program, Nine Star- SC
- St. Vincent de Paul Village, a facility for homeless men, women, and children- CA
- At a church on a sparsely populated two-lane road- GA
- For more than a decade, GPL has been working hard to strengthen its connections to the community- NC
- The partnership between Goodwill and Clarian- IN
- The Family Opportunities for Living Collaboration- MN
- The other provider in the partnership is the Brian Coyle Community Center.- MN
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/Partners
Other service providers
- In the Anchorage Regional Adult Education Program, Nine Star collaborates- SC
- Serving the complex needs of a large region- SC
- Besides staffing the hotline, the Coalition staffs, manages- FL
- Beginning in 1995, with encouragement from the state- MA
- Through their collaboration, the Juntos partners have streamlined- MA
- Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) offers adult basic education- MN
- Portland Community College (PCC) provides adult education services- OR
- Hoping to build on what has been learned at Inverness- OR
- The other provider in the partnership is the Brian Coyle Community Center.- MN
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/Partners
Partnership challenges
- READ/San Diego staff devote much time to recruiting new tutors- CA
- The Center and its partners have been working together for a long time- ID
- According to the partners, their biggest challenges are follow-up and job placement- KY
- The partners say their biggest challenge was learning to trust each other- KY
- Even though Juntos has made significant progress- MA
- Although the partnership is still relatively new, the partners- MN
- Even with such a high level of commitment among members- OH
- Statistics show that the odds of offenders successfully reintegrating- OR
- Agencies like the United Way must be judicious in spending- SC
- Decker families are trying to address problems that are complex- OH
Professional association partners
- Formed in 2001, the Palm Beach County Bar Association's Lawyers for Literacy- FL
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/Partners
Public school/K12 partners
- The Palm Beach County Public School District- FL
- The Center has a good relationship with the school districts- ID
- High school dropout rates were rising in Jefferson County- KY
- The HALO Center is part of the Holyoke public school system- MA
- As an informal partnership drawing human and financial resources- OH
- Nine Star and ALP work closely with five of Anchorage’s schools- SC
- In early 2001, FOLC was awarded- MN
- School districts- SC
- In addition to its relationship with the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce- TX
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/Partners
Trust and commitment
- A network of small rural towns dots the mountainside where San Diego- CA
- Open and frequent communication creates trust among the partners- ID
- The partners say their biggest challenge was learning to trust each other- KY
- While funding was the initial impetus- MN
- In merging with PCC, the adult education program had to relinquish some control- AZ
- READ/San Diego's Seven-Step Formula for Establishing Successful Partnerships- CA
- Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County partners recognize that choosing- FL
- Twenty-two percent of adults in Palm Beach County don't have the skills- FL
- In the last five years, the relationship has strengthened- MA
- The CTTCs would not be successful without support and approval- TX
- In the Toolbox:
- Creating Communities/How-Tos
- Creating Communities/Research