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COMMUNITY ALLIANCE OF SARASOTA COUNTY
"PARTNERING ASSETS THROUGH HUMAN SERVICES"
The Community
Alliance of Sarasota County held its first organizational meeting in August
2001 and was formally established in January 2002.
Its purpose is
to "advance communication, collaboration and advocacy of the health and
human service needs of all citizens in Sarasota County through more
integrated, effective and efficient delivery systems".
Membership on the Community Alliance is open to any person
who has an interest in participating in the process, as the initial group
decided it wanted to hear from all interested parties and therefore did not
want to exclude anyone. Over 100 persons are now members of the Community
Alliance. After discussions with Department of Children and Families SunCoast Region staff, it was agreed
that Sarasota County staff would take the lead in getting the Alliance off
the ground and provide staff support.
Mission of the Community Alliance of Sarasota
County
The mission of the Community Alliance is to advance communication,
collaboration and advocacy of the health and human service needs of all
citizens in Sarasota County through more integrated, effective and
efficient delivery systems.
Purposes of the Community Alliance of Sarasota County
The Community Alliance is founded on the
principles of prevention and early intervention. Its purposes shall be
to:
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Conduct joint planning for resource
utilization for human services.
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Facilitate coordination and
collaboration among funders and service providers which encourages
shared decision-making and shared accountability.
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Serve as a catalyst for community
resource development by exploring and responding to new funding
opportunities at the federal, state, and local levels and seizing
opportunities to leverage existing and new funding.
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Provide a forum for the exchange of
ideas and information on human services.
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Provide for community education and
advocacy on human services issues.
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Improve issue-focused planning which is
based on research and analysis and emphasizes results-based
accountability and program impact.
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Determine community-wide priorities for
human services and establish community outcome goals.
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