Community Planning Month

Question: What do Wisconsin State Governor Jim Doyle, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett have in common?

Answer: They all value the important role of community planning.

October is National Community Planning Month. To celebrate, the Planning Council for Health and Human Services, Inc. invited Ben Warner, President of the National Association of Planning Councils and Deputy Director of the Jacksonville Community Council, Inc., to discuss the principles and payoffs of good community planning and the role, use, and possibilities of our agency in the Milwaukee community.

Please visit the Community Planning section of the Planning Council’s website to access the following:
· Mr. Warner’s PowerPoint presentation, titled Principles and Payoffs of Effective Community Planning
· Proclamations from the Governor, County Executive, and Mayor
· Some facts about the Milwaukee Community
· An audio brainstorming session with community leaders about what issues are most pressing for the Milwaukee community

While you are on the website, take a survey and let us know what you think are the most important issues for Milwaukee to address through planning.

Realizing Milwaukee's Potential: 2003-2007 Report to the Community

During the five-year period from 2003 to 2007, 2-1-1 @ IMPACT received over half a million calls. 2-1-1 @ IMPACT is a 24-hour community information and referral service. Who was calling? What were they calling about? Where were they calling from? What does 2-1-1 @ IMPACT mean to the community? These questions are answered in a Fall 2008 report, prepared by the Planning Council for 2-1-1.

Connect to http://www.impactinc.org/LearnMore/AnnualReport.htm to view the report, "Realizing Milwaukee's Potential: 2003-2007 Report to the Community". Look for the section on 2-1-1's website titled, "2-1-1 @ IMPACT Report to the Community (released Fall 2008)".

Download the report in .pdf format (3.1MB)

Realizing Milwaukee's Potential: 2003-2007 Report to the Community

Measuring outcomes of United Way-funded programs: Expectations and reality

The Planning Council's Executive Director, Kathleen Pritchard, has written an article that appears in the fall 2008 issue of the American Evaluation Association's journal, New Directions for Evaluation. The article is titled "Measuring outcomes of United Way-funded programs: Expectations and reality." It reviews United Way of America's approach to measuring program outcomes, and draws on lessons learned from its application throughout the country.

Published in Fall, 2008
Download the article in .pdf format (142KB)
Measuring outcomes of United Way-funded programs: Expectations and reality

Southeastern Wisconsin Demographic Profiles Report

The first in a series of reports to provide basic demographic information that will help shape community planning efforts and decisions on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse prevention.
Published July, 2008
Download the report in .pdf format (279KB)
Southeastern Wisconsin Demographic Profiles Report

Alternatives to Suspensions and Expulsions Advisory Group Report

Prepared for the Milwaukee Public Schools Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative. This report summarizes the work of the Alternatives to Suspension and Expulsions Advisory Group activities, an ad hoc committee functioning as a sounding board for the Safe Schools Healthy Students Initiative to generate ideas to improve student achievement.

Published July, 2008.
Download the report in .pdf format (154KB)
Alternatives to Suspensions and Expulsions Advisory Group Report

The 2007 Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit

Published May, 2008
Feedback Results from Summit Participants.
Download the report
The 2007 Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit .pdf format (843 KB)

Violence Prevention and Reduction Initiatives in Milwaukee County

Violence Prevention and Reduction Initiatives in Milwaukee County, Section One, Focus Group Report.
Published April, 2008 for the Medical College of Wisconsin Violence Prevention Initiative

Download the report HERE .pdf format (135KB)

Planning Council for Health and Human Services

Welcome to the Planning Council for Health and Human Services. The Planning Council provides planning, research, and evaluation in the health and human services arena.

• If you are looking for best practices...
• If you need to know which of your programs are producing good outcomes...
• If you need help making sense of data...
• If you need help in building a coalition and convening stakeholders...

The Planning Council can help you connect the dots. We bring stakeholders together to address community issues and solve problems. We look to see if best practices are being employed. We help service providers learn which programs are producing good outcomes for their clients and which need improvement. We make sense of data and information. In essence, we "connect the dots" when it comes to health and human services. The Planning Council serves primarily counties in Southeastern Wisconsin.

For mor information please visit our website:
http://planningcouncil.org