This workshop gives participants guidelines for organizing and running
community meetings, a skill that will enable them to involve members of
the community in assessing community needs and managing the partnership.
It also provides hints for running any kind of meeting. Community meetings
are a strategy for reaching out to the community and mobilizing involvement
in the partnership.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Outline the key steps in planning a participatory community meeting.
Give an example of how a participatory community meeting can be used for
needs assessment.
Linkages with Preceding and Following Sessions
General concepts on community mobilization from Unit 4A will be explored
in greater detail as they relate to community meetings. Participants will
be able to use suggestions generated during this workshop during the team
times related to assessing the community beyond the partnership (4E) and
reentry planning (5B and 5C).
Materials in Participant Manuals
Transparencies
None
Handouts
HO-1: Learning Objectives
HO-2: Agenda
HO-3: Methods for Setting Agendas
HO-4: Why Have Meetings?
HO-5: Postmeeting Action Plan
HO-6: Peabody Heights Community Mobilization: Case Study
HO-7: Peabody Heights: Questions
HO-8: What Is a Participatory Community Meeting?
HO-9: Participatory Community Meeting Discussion Guide
HO-10: Sample Workplan: Preparation for Community Action-Planning Meeting
HO-11: Agenda Items for Community Action-Planning Meetings
HO-12: Community Forum and Town Meeting Participants: Sample List
HO-13: Community Assessment Briefing Book Contents
