Collaborative reorganized

In the past year, the Clay County Collaborative has made many positive changes that will ultimately improve services to Clay County children and youth, and their families.

The Collaborative has gone through a strategic planning process which resulted in a new vision and mission statement and identification of care values.

The Collaborative has adopted a new organizational structure that includes more parents and more partners in all levels of the Collaborative.

In addition, the Collaborative has decided to change its name from the Clay County Joint Powers Collaborative to the Clay County Collaborative in order to better reflect its value of inclusiveness.

The Collaborative has narrowed its focus to priority collaboratively operated projects and to focus on systems change and collaborative problem-solving based on priorities identified in the strategic planning process.

While the complete implementation of the new structure will take time, those organizations that have been involved in the Collaborative during this transition are invited to become Collaborative partners and appoint staff to work groups of special interest.

The Collaborative has contracted with Dawn Tommerdahl to serve as Collaborative Coordinator.