TWC's Mission
Leaders across America -- from neighborhoods to state houses, from parent groups to public and private agencies, from schools and social welfare organizations to economic development and community organizing groups -- are endeavoring to work together toward a shared vision for their communities and improved results for their children and families. The mission of Together We Can is to strengthen and sustain the capacity of community collaboratives and state initiatives to move toward that shared vision.
What is TWC and What Does It Offer?
The TWC Partners include The Institute for Educational Leadership, California Tomorrow, the Child and Family Policy Center, and the Program for Community Problem Solving came together in 1993 to form the Together We Can Initiative.
Community Collaborative Wellness Tool Kit
TWC provides leadership development and training support to collaboratives using a curriculum which builds on the TWC publication, A Guide to Crafting a Profamily System of Education and Human Services, and incorporates more recent thinking about systems reform and community
development.
Building Community
TWC works to build bridges among systems reform and related arenas, particularly community economic development and community organizing.
Capacity Building Partnerships
TWC creates partnerships with state and regionally based entities in order to develop the capacity of collaborative initiatives to deepen and broaden their impact and to assist with the development of a technical assistance infrastructure.
The Community Agenda
TWC publishes The Community Agenda, a newsletter for community collaboratives, in cooperation with the Center for the Study of
Social Policy.
TWC Services
TWC offers many different services and seminars as well as resources materials to develop the capacity of community collaboration.
Resource Organizations
This is a comprehensive list of resource organizations whose information, technical assistance and policy analysis capabilities are offered to support community collaboration.
Bibliography
TWC has organized a bibliography of books, monographs, videos and articles, into an easy to follow outline. An overview of each and information on how to obtain copies is provided.
Technical Assistance Networks
TWC endeavors to expand the quantity and diversity of consultants and other individuals committed to systems reform and community development who will be resources for the field and for TWC. We help create and sustain networks of technical assistance organizations at the national level, and in states and communities involved with systems reform and community development.
Collaborative D-Base
The collaborative d-base is the largest known database housing community collaboratives from all over the country. To get information or add yourself to the list in order to get publications and other useful information before it is distributed, please give us your name.
TWC Partner Publications
TWC partners have independent publications. Available here is a list and ordering information to obtain some of these valuable resources.
Together We Can Initiative
c/o the Institute for Educational Leadership
1001 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 310
Washington DC 20036
Phone: (202) 822-8405
Fax (202) 872-4050
Email: blankm@iel.org
Updated April 13, 1998
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