Site Coordinators and middle managers are responsible for connecting the dots between lots of groups including families, school-day staff, youth, upper management, employees, the community and more. To accomplish this, coalition building is an essential skill. The goal of this session is to identify and learn how to build a broad-based coalition dedicated to supporting the success of your program. Participants will walk away with a framework of coalition building, tools to immediately apply, and strategies to achieve the results they seek.

Attendees will gain knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• How coalitions work;
• Decision-making strategies;
• Strategies and tools on achieving goals through coalitions;
• A plan to build a coalition.
  

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS:

Chelsea Boilard, Coleman Advocates 

Chelsea Boilard has been working with and for the children and youth of San Francisco for over 12 years. Born and raised in the city, Chelsea has extensive experience in the areas of youth organizing, youth employment, recreation, political education and training, coalition-building and youth/young adult leadership and skill development. She has worked for Coleman Advocates since October of 2007 as their Family Policy and Budget Campaign Lead.

Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth is a member-led, multi-racial community organization working to create a city of hope, opportunity and justice for all children and all families in San Francisco. Coleman’s two organizing projects, Youth Making a Change (YMAC) and Parents Making a Change (PMAC), organize high school students and parents in SF public schools to build our power to make change in our schools, our lives and our communities. We believe we all have the right to a secure future in SF – but that we have to fight for quality education, good jobs, affordable housing, family resources and youth opportunities if we want to survive, stay, and thrive in San Francisco.

Bee Moua, Portal Family Connections

I am the Early Literacy Coordinator/Site Supervisor for Portola Family Connections, a community family resource center.  As the site supervisor, I oversee our agency’s school-age program.  During the school year our program provides homework assistance and other academic and art enrichment activities to the elementary students (K-5) enrolled at our center.

In the summer, our school-age program transforms into an all day summer academic theme-based program for elementary school-age children.  Our summer program is grounded in promoting literacy and mathematic skills, along with lots of fun.  The children/youths get to attend and participate in various fieldtrips and listen to lots of exciting presentation

Jason Wyman, Youth Worker: Collective

Jason Wyman has been in the field of youth development for over 15 years. He started by supporting a youth philanthropy program in Minneapolis Unified School District and worked his way up to become the Educational Program Director at the OMI/Excelsior Beacon Center where he brought school, youth, and community together to address the academic, civic, and mental health needs of the student population. From there he launched into supporting the next generation of youth workers by creating trainings, resources, and networking opportunities through Beacon Academy, the Afterschool Corps, and the Youth Worker: Collective. He worked as the Director of School-Community Relations at Excelsior Middle School and directed the Change! Program, the community engagement program at EMS. Jason has been involved with the Youth Worker: Collective since 2003, and he is excited to be the first staff of the Youth Worker: Collective. When he is not advocating for youth and families, Jason enjoys cooking, reading, and hanging out with his husband.

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This training is facilitated by Youth Worker: Collective, funded by DCYF as part of the AFATAC Leadership Tracks.