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Empowering Community Leaders through Hartland Resident Committee

The Hartland Partnership Center Resident Committee aims to increase community leaders, promote diverse representation, and address community needs through regular meetings, presentations, and program development. Learn about the history, recruitment process, research methods, member feedback, and engagement strategies. Join us in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where voices are heard and ideas are valued.

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Empowering Community Leaders through Hartland Resident Committee

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  1. Hartland Partnership Center Resident Committee

  2. Overview of Resident Committee • Increase # of community leaders and serve as liaison to the community • Diverse community representation • At least one year on the committee

  3. What we do • Bi-weekly meetings • Community presentations • Community strength/needs assessment • Program development

  4. Overview of History • Community-ambassador model • Organic process • Self-identified or recruited • Ground-up (framework for Hartland)

  5. Current Process to Recruit • Flyer/word of mouth • Interviews • Signed Agreement

  6. Research Process • Semi-structured interviews • Positive experience • Continue this work

  7. Member Feedback • Why did they decide to join the RC? • What is the purpose of the RC? • What kinds of things do you do on the RC? • Is the RC Important to Hartland and why?

  8. Member Feedback on Engagement • Did people tend to share their ideas at meetings? Yes • Facilitators share first-hand experience • Go around the table • Call individual names • Comfortable with being at similar English level • Get along with people from diff. cultures

  9. Member Feedback on Engagement • How did facilitators help people open up? • Safe and respectful environment • Bringing people with different cultures together • Checking-in • Showed we could support them • Asked for feedback • Gave reminder calls • Met at people’s homes • Provided food • Supported their ideas

  10. Member Feedback on Engagement • Do you feel like your voice was heard at meetings? Yes • Interested in hearing about and teaching their cultures (personal narrative) • Saw suggestions being implemented

  11. Feedback from facilitators • Kim • Sarah • Kara • Abdi

  12. Group Activity • Share how your own culture influences your community work • How have you engaged community members to be leaders in your community?

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