Council of Collaboratives

Chair, Barbara Lucks, City of Springfield

The Council is made up of the Chairpersons from each collaborative at the Partnership. Their job is to ensure communication flow between all collaboratives, develop broad goals, and assist with comprehensive and proactive planning. This year, the Council also made available educational resources and data for area legislators.

Community & Capacity Building

Council of Collaboratives
Caring Communities - an initiative in 19 neighborhoods and 17 schools in north and central Springfield
- Schools
- Neighborhoods
- Caring Communities Staff List
- Map of Caring Communites Catchment Area
- GED/Adult Education Class
- Neighborhood-Based Initiatives
- Family Support
- Financial Literacy
- Employment Initatives
- School-Linked Programs
Heart of the West Side Coalition
- Heart of the West Side Marketing Group
Continuum of Care
- Chronic Homeless
- Discharge Planning
- HIMIS
- Evaluation
- HUD Steering Team
Education Collaborative
Environmental Collaborative
- Air Quality
- Water Quality
- Population Growth
- Community Health
- Community Report Team
Healthy Community Collaborative
Housing Collaborative
- Case Manager Training
- Housing Trust Fund
- HOWsing Subcommittee
Senior Link
- Senior Link Speaks
- Senior Transit
- Healthy Senior
Transportation

Children & Child
Well-Being

More than two-thirds of America's young people ages 6-17 are not receiving enough of the Five Promises to be confident of success. Too many are not ready to enter school and fail once they enter, are physically unfit, engage in negative behaviors, or are a victim of abuse and neglect. We must do more!

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Alcohol, Drug & Violence Prevention

The Partnership's roots lie in violence prevention and efforts to reduce alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse. These problems evolved over decades, and changes in attitudes and behaviors do not happen quickly. Yet, our local and regional programming has made a difference.

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