PCA Iowa’s AmeriCorps Project: Partnering with Communities to Protect Children

The Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service has approved Prevent Child Abuse Iowa’s application for a new AmeriCorps project. Under PCA Iowa’s overall direction, this project will support ten local Community Partnerships for Protecting Children sites in their efforts to reach out earlier to stressed families and to intervene more comprehensively when abuse occurs. 

 
The project begins on September 1, 2007 and may run as long as three years. The project will involve AmeriCorps members in a wide range of work aimed at increasing community involvement efforts, strengthening community connections, and building neighborhood networks.  Among their activities, AmeriCorps members will:

1.  Help Partnership sites organize a network of neighborhood and community supports for families.  Members will enhance awareness of the Partnership in meetings with and presentations to professionals and community groups; develop marketing materials and resources for public presentations and the internet; and assist in the development of family support programs.

2.  Assist sites in better engaging families through the family team meeting process.  Members will help arrange family team meetings, provide advice and support for attendees, and arrange needed sources of community support for families.

3.  Work to strengthen the shared decision-making teams that guide local Partnership efforts.  Members will support team development by identify­ing and recruiting new members, coordinating the work of the team, and assisting in its develop­ment of new family support projects. 

AmeriCorps Partnership Sites

In July all CPPC sites had the opportunity to apply to be an AmeriCorps site.  In early August the selection committee met and chose 8 sites covering 23 counties to participate.  Two locations were given 2 members with a total of 10 members statewide.  Here is a map showing the counties served.

For general comments and questions, please contact:

Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
505 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Phone: 515-244-2200
Toll Free: 800-237-1815
Fax: 515-280-7835
Email:

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