Resources and Publications
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Community Partnership By-Laws (Generic)
Sample By-Laws for a 501 c.3 Board
Community Partners and Initiatives
Oklahoma Turning Point Initiative
Associated with the National Turning Point Initiative to transform and strengthen public health infrastructures through local community participation.
Contact: (405) 271-6127
www.health.state.ok.us/partners
Area Prevention Resource Centers
Provides technical support to communities and initiatives for drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention.
Contact: (405) 522-3810
Oklahoma Systems of Care
A community based comprehensive, integrated system of care provided through expansion of formal and non-formal support services, active involvement of families and youth throughout the project and at all levels in the administration of the system of care, and assurance that family members have a voice and choice in the mental health treatment of their child.
Contact: (405) 522-6770
Sooner Success Initiative
A model project that promotes and strengthens a comprehensive unified system of health, social and educational services supporting children and youth with special needs and their families.
Contact: (405) 271-6824
Smart Start Oklahoma
Smart Start communities bring together community people to develop initiatives tailored to the needs of young children and their families in each community.
Contact: (405) 278-6978
Oklahoma Child Care Resource and Referral Association
A private, nonprofit organization that coordinates the statewide network for community-based child care resources and referral agencies. CCRRA works with parents, child care providers, business and communities to help promote the availability of quality child care services across Oklahoma.
Contact: (888) 962-2772
Office of Child Abuse and Prevention
Promotes the health and safety of children and families by reducing violence and child maltreatment through public education, multidisciplinary training of professionals, and the funding of community-based family resource and support programs.
Contact: (405) 271-7611
Research Tools
Oklahoma Rural Health Works
Provides a program by which community residents can evaluate their healthcare system and can be requested by any Oklahoma rural community. See the website for a list of services.
Community Tool Box
The Tool Box was created by the Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas and provides over 6,000 pages of practical information to support your work in community health and development.
Oklahoma KIDS COUNT Factbook
An annual publication that reports on issues confronting Oklahoma’s children, statewide and county-by-county.
http://www.odl.state.ok.us/kids/factbook/
Survey Monkey
Designs surveys, collects responses, and analyzes results.
Search Institute
An independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. Search Institute has developed tools for communities to implement the 40 developmental assets, including surveys, training resources, and many other tools.
Center for Disease Control
CDC promotes health through strong partnerships. These partnerships improve and expand the scope and depth of public health services for American people. Tools, resources, and information can be accessed on the website
Publications
Logic Model
Youth Development Resources
Oklahoma 4H Youth Development
Provides Oklahoma youth, families, and communities with educational programs which will create environments for diverse audiences of youth and adults to reach their fullest potential.
Forum for Youth Investment
The Forum for Youth Investment is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping communities and the nation make sure all young people are Ready by 21: ready for college, work, and life.
www.forumforyouthinvestment.org/
America’s Promise
Acts as a voice for young people through partnerships with government, nonprofits, business, and communities that work to ensure children have five essential resources; caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, effective education, and opportunities to help others.
National Youth Development Information Center
A one-stop website for youth workers with interest in any and all of the following areas: funding, programming, research, policy, job and training opportunities. NYDIC also provides current news to the youth development field and has one of the largest online libraries, providing practice-related information at low-cost or no cost.
At the Table
At
the Table provides tools and ideas to support youth participation in
decision-making.
Youth on Board
Youth on Board offers information on including youth on Boards of Directors.
Innovation
Center
The Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development connects people and
ideas to create change. We connect thinkers and leaders of all ages to develop
fresh ideas, forge new partnerships, and design strategies that engage young
people and their communities.
Training Resources
Oklahoma Center for Non-Profits
A community resource development foundation for building capacity to manage and lead nonprofit organizations more effectively by providing information, referrals, training, consulting, and project management for staff and volunteers of nonprofits.
Contact: (405) 236-8133
National Resource Center for Youth
Provides curricula, resources, and training for Oklahoma’s youth serving professionals, paraprofessionals, and volunteers in public and private child welfare, youth services, juvenile justice, and prevention services.
Contact: (918) 660-3700
Southwest Prevention Center
A department within the University of Oklahoma that serves as a catalyst for positive social change and is committed to the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse and related high-risk behaviors by providing prevention information, training, technical assistance, and prevention resource system development with clients across a multi-state region.
Contact: (800) 853-2572