Plain Text Format of the Webinar slides for April 1: Centering the Voices of Latinx Survivors: Engagement vs. Outreach Slide 1: Community Engagement Ą Community at the Center Casa de Esperanza © 2019 Slide 2: Objectives Ą Review key concepts of community engagement Ą Discuss distinctions between community outreach and community engagement Ą Review the community assessment tool created by Building the Field of Community Engagement Slide 3: Casa de Esperanza Ą Our missionŃto mobilize Latin@ communities to end domestic violence Ą We recognize that it is the community that will end domestic violence, not any system or organization Slide 4: What is Community Engagement ŇA process that includes multiple techniques to promote participation of residents in community life, especially those who are excluded and isolated, by engaging them in collective action to create a healthy communityÓ Nexus Community Engagement Institute Slide 5: Principles Ą Reciprocity Ą Action Ą Common values Ą Shared vision Ą Long-term goals Ą Cooperation Ą Collaboration Ą Patience Slide 6: Principles Continued.. Ą Inclusion Ą Mutual learning Ą Communication Ą Relationships Ą Listening Ą Respect Ą Trust Ą Diverse voices Slide 7: Community Engagement is: Ą Relationships Ą Reciprocal Ą Necessary Ą Transformative IMAGE of Women seated at a table having a discussion and taking notes on poster paper Slide 8: A Tool for Social Change * Community leaders have used the tool of community engagement for quite some time to actively involve community members in a wide variety of prevention efforts, intervention strategies and research. * IMAGE of DV Awareness Month Zumbathon: Community Members, adults, children, women and men attentively listening to Casa de Esperanza staff during a Zumbathon during DV awareness month. Slide 9: Listening is Key * From Shelter Program to National Organization via Community Engagement * National Latino Network IMAGE of Women, Afrolatina profile picture with message; Build community, honoring our experiences, making our dreams a reality, leading by example, advocate for social change. Slide 10: Listening Process/CE Framework IMAGE of A wheel containing the following concepts: adapt, followed by listen, then analyze, share, and act. Then the wheel starts again. Slide 11: Outreach or Engagement? Ą What kind of relationship do you have with community members? Ą How do your organizational policies and structures support engagement? Ą How are you getting people involved? When? Slide 12: Outreach or Engagement ContinuedÉ Ą Why are you engaging people? Ą How do ideas get generated? Ą IMAGE of Resource Fair Community members receiving flyers and information at a resource fair. Slide 13: Assessment Tool: why are you engaging people? Ą Outreach Ą To accomplish a project or a specific goal defined by the organization. Ą To seek buy-in or approval of something the organization has already planned. Ą Community Engagement Ą To create space for people to connect, raise concerns, build power and act in their own interests. Ą To create space for the communityŐs assets to be recognized and utilized. Slide 14: Assessment tool: How are ideas generated? Ą Outreach Ą Staff/institutions generate ideas they think the community will support. Ą Staff/institutions generate solutions to a problem they have defined. Ą Community Engagement Ą Staff/institutions support community members in generating their own ideas. Ą Staff/institutions engage in continual self-reflection to respond to and incorporate peopleŐs ideas, feedback, talents, and challenges into the work. Slide 15: Community Engagement: is not Static Casa de Esperanza continues to learn and shift its strategies to meet the realities of what Latin@s are experiencing in the community. We have learned that the best way to do this is to commit to learning, to being entrepreneurial and to take risks when needed. Slide 16: So what this all means? Community Engagement work is: Ą grounded and guided by the communityŐs expertise Ą cannot happen if community is not at the center Ą done in partnership with community Slide 17: What this means continuedÉ Ą about putting the tools, resources and supports in the hands of community Ą about creating leadership opportunities for community to take on the work Slide 18: Remember * The goal is not to create new programs or services; rather, to create opportunities for community leadership, engagement and change. * IMAGE of Community Leaders at a Women Expo: Fifteen Latino women participate in the Latino Women Expo, hosted once a year. It gives an opportunity to latina small entrepreneurs to support each other, encourage financial independence and networking opportunities. Slide 19: Contact Information Ivette Izea-Martinez Email: iizeamartinez@casadeesperanza.org Phone: (651) 646-5553 Webpages: Ą National Latino Network: National Latino Network Ą Red Nacional Latina: Red Nacional Latina Ą Case de Esperanza: Casa de Esperanza