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State CSBG Office:
Connie Greer, Director
Minnesota Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 64962
St. Paul, MN 55164-0962
Phone: 651/284-4470
E-mail: connie.greer@state.mn.us
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| Minnesotas Early Results of the Self-Reliance Achievement Scale | The Self-Reliance Achievement Scale is a new way to measure progress towards self-reliance and stability of low-income people. It is designed to document the progress of low-income individuals and families in 15 essential aspects of economic stability, called domains. A year long pilot test of the Scale in Minnesota shows promising results.
A unique mix of services was provided by each local community agency in across the 15 dimensions of self-reliance. For more information see: MN ROMA web site
The scaling tool as well as instructions on how to use it can be found below.
Preliminary data on 456 participants from seven different Community Action Agencies provides a testimony both to the efforts of the participants both to improve their own situation, and to the blend of services that Community Action Agencies provide to low-income Minnesotans. In 11 of the 15 domains of self-reliance covered on The Self-Reliance Achievement Scale, participants who received Community Action services showed greater progress than those who did not.
Challenges: Charting the complex journey towards self-reliance, with it's real-world mix of setbacks and progress. Telling the story of not just one family, but many families in many communities, in a way that is reliable and meaningful.
For more information please contact:
Mr. Arnie Anderson, Program Manager
Office of Economic Opportunity
444 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-3875
651-284-0491
Email: Arnie.Anderson@state.mn.us
| | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Self-Reliance Assessment Scale (SRAS) (doc, 183 kb) | SRAS Insturction Manual (doc, 87 kb) | SRAS Status Codes (xls, 20 kb) |
| | Using Results to Make The Case for Funding Early Childhood Development | | The Vice-President for the Minneapolis Federal Reserve District uses cost benefit analysis to argue for funding early childhood programming. This paper is part of a larger public policy process underway in Minnesota to obtain an endowment for early childhood funding. Quantifiable results are the lynchpin of the effort. ". . . Here the literature is clear: Dollars invested in ECD yield extraordinary public returns. . . " | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Art Rolnick, Minneapolis Federal Reserve (pdf, 56 kb) |
| | Minnesota’s Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Monitoring Principles and Best Practices | | This document explains the philosophy, background, and principles used for monitoring in Minnesota. | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Minnesotas Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Monitoring Principles and Best Practices (doc, 32 kb) |
| | Minnesota's Financial Literacy Curricula: Four Cornerstones of Financial Literacy | The Four Cornerstones of Financial Literacy program curriculum was developed for use by agencies that serve low-income individuals and families, to teach economic empowerment skills and financial knowledge using a learning-circle group method.
| | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Minnesota's Financial Literacy Curricula: Four Cornerstones of Financial Literacy (doc, 1453 kb) |
| | Minnesota's Financial Literacy Curricula: Leaders’ Guide to the Four Cornerstones of Financial Literacy | | This document is the leaders guide to The Four Cornerstones curriculum. This curriculum is designed to build financial literacy, which means the ability to speak the language of and function well in the culture of, the mainstream financial world of the United States. Many low-income families are routed by default into a second tier of financial services, and the overall goal of financial literacy efforts is to help them escape this financial apartheid. | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Minnesota's Financial Literacy Curricula: Leaders Guide to the Four Cornerstones of Financial Literacy (doc, 86 kb) |
| | Minnesota's Official Position Description and Guide for Monitors | | This document outlines in-depth the purpose and duties of a monitor. | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Minnesota's Official Position Description and Guide for Monitors (doc, 132 kb) |
| | Minnesota's "Opportunity Rising" Office of Economic Opportunity Update-Summer 2005 | | We believe strongly in the need to communicate with our grantees so we are taking advantage of an opportunity to disseminate an email version of our old newsletter. | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Minnesota's "Opportunity Rising" Office of Economic Opportunity Update-Summer 2005 (pdf, 112 kb) |
| | Minnesota Office of Economic Opportunity's FY 2006-07 Grant Application Guidelines Memo | | This packet contains the 2006-07 application guidelines and forms for the combined federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and state Community Action Grant. A draft funding allocation table using the Governor’s 2006-07 budget recommendations is attached for planning purposes. An electronic file of all application documents can be downloaded from the Minnesota Community Action Association’s website at: http:www.mncaa.org under the “In the News” section on the homepage. | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Minnesota Department of Human Services FY 2006-07 Economic Opportunity Grant Application Guidelines Memo (doc, 52 kb) |
| | Minnesota Office of Economic Opportunity's FY 2006-2007 Community Action Plan | | This document is a sample of an instructional document to assist CAAs in creating community action plans. | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Minnesota Department of Human Services Office of Economic Opportunity's FY 2006-2007 Community Action Plan (doc, 288 kb) |
| | Minnesota Office of Economic Opportunity's FY 2006-2007 Agency Planned Funding Usage Numbers | | This Excel document is a sample of how state CSBG office might estimate planned expenditures for their CAAs. | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Minnesota Department of Human Services Office of Economic Opportunity's FY 2006-2007 Agency Planned Funding Usage Numbers (xls, 18 kb) |
| | Minnesota Office of Economic Opportunity's FY 2005 Outcomes Catalogue | | This document acts as a guide to CAAs on reporting outcomes. | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services Office of Economic Opportunity's Outcomes Catalogue (doc, 266 kb) |
| | Minnesota Office of Economic Opportunity's FY 2006-2007 Budget Support Summary | | This Excel document serves as an example of a budget summary. | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Minnesota Office of Economic Opportunity's FY 2006-2007 Budget Support Summary (xls, 83 kb) |
| | Minnesota Office of Economic Opportunity FY 2006-2007 Program Funding Summary | | This document can be used as a guide for state CSBG offices to request program funding summary information from their CAAs. | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Minnesota Office of Economic Opportunity FY 2006-2007 Program Funding Summary (doc, 42 kb) |
| | MN Training Book for Community Action Boards | | The Office of Economic Opportunity/Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning has developed a training manual to help Community Action Agency board members learn about and effectively fulfill their roles and responsibilities. | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | MN Training Book for Community Action Boards (pdf, 1012 kb) |
| | Four Cornerstones of Financial Literacy Training: An Exploration of Organizational Dynamics Influencing Practical Implementation | | The Minnesota Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) recently commissioned an evaluation to learn about factors influencing the implementation of the ideas and techniques learned in financial literacy training. This report summarizes feedback from leaders from 10 nonprofit organizations from across the state working to implement financial literacy efforts with people moving out of poverty. | | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Four Cornerstones of Financial Literacy Training: An Exploration of Organizational Dynamics Influencing Practical Implementation (doc, 139 kb) |
| | Four Cornerstones of Financial Literacy Training: An Exploration of Organizational Dynamics Influencing Practical Implementation | The Minnesota Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) recently commissioned an evaluation to learn about factors influencing the implementation of the ideas and techniques learned in financial literacy training. Please find attached the final report, Four Cornerstones of Financial Literacy Training: An Exploration of Organizational Dynamics Influencing Practical Implementation. This report summarizes feedback from leaders from 10 nonprofit organizations from across the state working to implement financial literacy efforts with people moving out of poverty.
| | | Downloadable Documents: | | | Four Cornerstones of Financial Literacy Training: An Exploration of Organizational Dynamics Influencing Practical Implementation (doc, 139 kb) |
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2010 NASCSP Mid-Winter Conference Presentations
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2009 NASCSP State CSBG Monitor's Training Presentations
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