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Family & Youth Forum |
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September What's Inside Mission
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Building Capacity
by Julio Galan, Executive
Director
Family & Youth is guided by the principle
that all individuals and communities have the desire and the capacity to
develop, improve, and bring resolution to even their most difficult
challenges, as long as support is available. Our organization
continues to promote capacity building principles in the human
condition, organizational practice in the nonprofit sector, and resource
development for the betterment of our community. A fundamental goal of
capacity building is to enha The Human Services Response Institute (HSRI), one of our newest programs, which was created in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita at the request of Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach, helped establish a process and structure for the systematic, coordinated, and effective delivery of human services to address the consequences of not only Hurricane Rita, but any future disaster or emergency faced by our citizens. United Way of Southwest Louisiana’s call for action “Caring for People in Crisis” required enhanced access to human services and coordination among human service providers. The needs of families shifted from immediate to long term recovery, HSRI with support from United Way of Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana Family Recovery Corp through Catholic Community Services, Family Foundation of Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation and the Diocese of Lake Charles, provided capacity building services to over 650 families or over 1,576 individuals (children and adults). HSRI has provided over $204,000.00 in direct assistance to families from January 1 to June 30, 2006. In addition, Family & Youth, in collaboration with the Family Foundation of Southwest Louisiana and the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations will continue to promote “best practices” of and among nonprofit organizations by offering capacity building opportunities in the areas of governance, civic engagement, administration, resource development and human services. A better equipped nonprofit organization will provide better support to individuals, families and communities to increase their capacity to solve their own challenges. For more information about the Sector Development Series call Susan Poston at 337-436-9533 or visit series web pages. Family & Youth building capacity in Southwest Louisiana for over 35 years. |
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the ability to evaluate and address crucial questions related to
individuals and support systems and making sound policy choices and
modes of institutional implementation of those capacity development
options.