Attachment 2: Community Stakeholder Workshops Supplemental Report
Introduction
Engaging stakeholders in the development of the investment plan is the cornerstone of the process
established for this project. Stakeholders were defined as service providers in the nine county
regions who are well informed about the service needs of at-risk youth and able to articulate those
needs in a meaningful discussion among colleagues in other service areas. They were instructed to
use community level data and their collective expertise to identify the needs, goals, objectives, and
action plans that would become the priorities of the investment plan.
Methodology
Two workshops were held to come to a consensus on what the service needs are in the nine county
region and how to address those needs. This provided the backbone of the goals and strategies
addressed in the investment plan as they became the investment priorities.
In Workshop #1 stakeholders worked in small groups to develop need statements, goal statements
and objectives. Need statements are general statements that identify the location of the need, the
specific service needed and the population in need. For each need statement, stakeholders wrote
goal statements about what the investment plan intends to accomplish. These statements are
broad, in general terms, a bit of an aspiration, but realistic. Goals were written in the following
format: To (action verb) (object) (modifiers). Finally, stakeholders identified objectives for each
goal. An objective is a specific and measurable statement about what you intend to accomplish.
Objectives were written as follows: (action verb) (change in benchmark) (date/time period). Work
completed by the stakeholders was submitted to IPP at the conclusion of Workshop #1 and IPP
produced a compilation for stakeholder review and confirmation.
In Workshop #2, stakeholders wrote action plans for achieving the stated objectives. The
consensus from Workshop #1 clearly identified the need for broader buy-in, additional funding and
a collaborative service delivery model across services areas. IPP focused on these three themes for
the remainder of the second workshop. Stakeholders again worked in small groups to articulate
ways to build buy-in by identifying who else needed to be at the table and what could that
person/agency bring. The stakeholders also brain-stormed different funding opportunities and key
components of a collaborative service model. These three themes laid the foundation for an action
plan that provided a framework for the next steps that would move the Investment Plan forward in
the region. Once again the work done in small groups was submitted to IPP at the conclusion of the
workshop and IPP produced a final draft of the needs, goals, objectives, and action plans, and then
integrated them into the investment plan.
The Participants
Stakeholders were identified by the Children and Youth Project board members and contacted by
IPP via email and phone. Every effort was made to get in direct contact with stakeholders from each
county and in each service area. Table A contains a list of individuals and agencies who
participated in the workshops. Of the sixty-two individuals who were invited to the workshop,
thirty-nine (or 63%) attended one or both workshops. Of the thirty-nine participants, seventeen (or
44%) attended both workshops.
Every county had representation from providers at the stakeholder meeting, though not every
county had a provider in every service category. The county with the most provider coverage was
Jackson County followed by Clay, Platte, Case and Johnson. The counties of Ray, Wyandotte,
Leavenworth, and Miami had the lowest provider coverage. The children and youth project team
made targeted efforts to reach out to providers from these four counties. Figure 1 indicates which
counties the workshop participants serve.
Figure 1
Counties Served by Workshop
Participants
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Response to the workshops
Overall, stakeholders were very engaged in the workshops and had positive feedback. On average,
stakeholders ranked Workshop #1, 1.75 (1 being Excellent and 5 being Very Poor) and Workshop
#2 as 1.78. Stakeholders enjoyed the organization of the workshops, the process for achieving the
goals of the workshops, and the chance to work with a variety of providers from other fields and
counties. Stakeholders did say they would have liked more time to spend on developing strategies
and action plans, the chance to organize small work groups by service category, and to have
stronger “next steps.”
Stakeholder responses to questions asked in the public survey
In a none-scientific manner, stakeholders were asked to respond to the same questions being asked
in the public opinion survey. Stakeholders in Workshop #1 were asked to rate how important it is
to increase the amount of money the community spends on each of the service categories, and rank
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in order of most important for your community to increase its spending in these areas. On average,
stakeholders felt it is was very important to increase funding for youth homelessness and sheltering
services, child protection and abuse prevention services, and youth mental health services.
Stakeholders thought it was somewhat important to increase funding for services to single parents
and youth drug and alcohol abuse services. When asked to rank these areas in order of most
important for your community to increase its spending to address the results were as follows:
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Youth homelessness and sheltering services
Youth mental health services
Child protection and abuse prevention services
Services for single parents and their families
Youth drug and alcohol abuse services
Stakeholders in Workshop #2 were asked about their willingness to support various financial
resources. Stakeholders reported they were very willing to make an additional contribution to a
charitable organization, pay an additional real estate tax, or pay additional sales tax.
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Table A: Workshop Participants and Contributors
Stakeholder
Name
Kim Brabits
Agency
Wyandotte Mental
Health Center
Preferred Family
Healthcare
Catholic Charities of
KC
David Byrd
Randy
Callstrom
Kansas City YMCA
Wyandotte Mental
Health Center
metro
816-561-9622
Wyandotte
913-328-4697
Liz Cessor
St. Luke's Hospital
Truman Medical
Center Behavioral
Health
Restart Inc.
Jackson
816-932-6101
Jackson
Jackson
816-404-2685
816-472-5664
Denise Cross
Richard
Donner
Cornerstones of Care
816-508-1701
KVC Health Systems
Jackson
Wyandotte
/Johnson
Lynn Durbin
Lynette
Fowler
Rachel
Francis
Barbara
Friedmann
Stepping Stone
Mid-America Regional
Council
Jackson
Jackson/Clay/
Platte
Synergy Services, Inc
Clay
816-505-4816
Jackson
REACH
foundation
816-604-1571
Carla Gibson
Community Together
REACH Healthcare
Foundation
Amber Giron
Restart Inc.
Jackson
816-472-5664
Laura Gray
Janee
Hanzlick
Community LINC
Jackson
816-595-5554
SAFEHOME
Health Care
Foundation of Greater
Kansas City
Truman Medical
Center
KC Linc, Inc.
Niles Home for
Children
Crittenton Children's
Johnson
913-432-9300
foundation
816-241-7006
Metro
Jackson/Clay
816-404-5743
816-889-5050
816-241-3449 ext.
129
816-767-4363
David Angus
Nancy
Atwater
Deborah
Craig
Evie Craig
Jessica
Hembree
Veronica
Highley
Gayle Hobbs
Rita Holmes
Bobo
Janine Hron
County
Phone number
Email
Wyandotte
913-288-4226
[email protected]
Jackson
Wyandotte/
Johnson
816-474-7677
[email protected]
913-967-9016
[email protected]
davidbyrd@kansascit
yymca.org
callstrom_r@WMHCI.
org
[email protected]
Jackson
Jackson
deborah.craig@tmcm
ed.org
[email protected]
denise.cross@corner
stonesofcare.org
913-787-1396
816-356-0187 xt
303
[email protected]
[email protected]
816-474-4240
[email protected]
rfrancis@synergyser
vices.org
barbara.friedmann@
mcckc.edu
[email protected]
g
[email protected]
g
lgray@communitylin
c.org
[email protected]
913-432-4196
[email protected]
g
veronica.highley@tm
cmed.org
[email protected]
rhbobo@nileshomek
c.org
jhron@saint3
Winifred
Jamieson
Mary
Kettlewell
Bary Kramer
Duane Lewis
Brandi Lopez
Melinda
Lowery
Jim
MacDonald
Diana
Martinez
Center
Jackson County Legislature
Health Care
Foundation of Greater
Kansas City
MO Dept. of Mental
Health - Div. of
Behavioral Health
Steppingstone - Every
Child's Hope
East Central KS
Economic
Opportunity
Corporation
Pathways Community
Health
United Way of Greater
Kansas City
The Family
Conservancy
Jackson
816-881-3464
lukes.org
wjamieson@jacksong
ov.org
foundation
816-241-7006
MKettlewell@hcfgkc.
org
Jackson
816-482-5741
[email protected]
o.gov
Jackson
816-356-0187
[email protected]
Miami
785-448-3670
[email protected]
Dennis Meier
MaryAnne
Metheny
Synergy Services, Inc
metro
Clay/Platte/
Ray
Hope House
Jackson/Cass
816-257-9331
Susan Miller
Rose Brooks Center
Shepherd's Care
Ministries, Inc.
REACH Healthcare
Foundation
Mid-America Regional
Council
Mid-America Regional
Council
Tri-County Mental
Health Services
Jackson
816-523-5550
Johnson
913-523-3641
[email protected]
JimMacDonald@uwg
kc.org
dianam@thefamilyco
nservancy.org
dmeier@synergyserv
ices.org
mmetheny@hopehou
se.net
[email protected]
g
toddmiller@theshep
herdcares.org
foundation
913-432-4196
[email protected]
metro
816-701-8218
[email protected]
metro
Clay/Platte/
Ray
Board
member of
Tod Miller
816-701-8349
816-468-0400
[email protected]
[email protected]
913-829-4807
Maryann.Pitnick@joc
ogov.org
Cass
660-563-0607
Miami
913-294-3600
[email protected]
[email protected]
Jackson
816-924-7997
[email protected]
Todd Miller
Bill Moore
Marlene
Nagel
Shellie Nokes
Tom Petrizzo
MaryAnn
Pitnick
Theresa
Presley
Jay Preston
Vickie Riddle
Steve Roling
Johnson County
Corrections Dept.
Pathways Community
Health
My Father's House
Community Services
Homeless Services
Coalition
Health Care
Foundation of Greater
Kansas City (retired)
CASS (PBHC)
metro
816-559-4659
913-342-1110
816-587-4100 ex
104
metro
[email protected]
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Lori Ross
Deanna
Rymer
Brent
Schondelmey
er
Nicole
Sequeira
Ilene Shehan
Carol Smith
Susan
Stanton
Jason Stary
Wanda
Taylor
Mitchell
Walker
Jim Wallis
Frederick A
Watts
Kelly Welch
Crystal
Williams
Midwest Foster Care
and Adoption
Association
Social Worker - Fort
Osage School District
metro
816-350-0215 ext.
358
Jackson/Clay
816-650-7057
KC Linc, Inc.
Independence School
District
Kansas City
Jackson
816-410-8350
816-521-5346 ex
85543
Hope House
United Way of Greater
Kansas City
Operation
Breakthrough
KidsTLC
Jackson/Cass
816-257-9331
metro
816-559-4743
Jackson
Johnson
816-333-8545
913-927-5606
St. Luke's Hospital
Mid-America Regional
Council
Preferred Family
Healthcare
Jackson
816-767-4319
[email protected]
nicole_sequeira@isds
chools.org
IShehan@hopehouse.
net
[email protected]
rg
susans@operationbr
eakthrough.org
[email protected]
[email protected]
metro
816-701-8297
[email protected]
Jackson
314-322-5644
St. Luke's Hospital
metro Kansas
913 334-0294
Sheffield Place
Jackson County Legislature
Jackson
816-483-9927
Jackson
Clay/Platte/
Ray
816-881-3075
Johnson
913-715-6900
[email protected]
[email protected]
kwelch@sheffieldpla
ce.org
crystalwilliams@jack
songov.org
rwinner@synergyser
vices.org
Janie.Yannacito@joco
gov.org
Robin Winner Synergy Services, Inc
Janie
Johnson County
Yannoacito
Kansas Government
816-505-4788
[email protected]
[email protected]
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