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Healthy Community Partnership
Our Mission
Identifying, linking and mobilizing community assets that will
benefit all people of Des Plaines.
Our Goals
- Assess and identify resources; determine priorities and
develop action plans.
- Mobilize people, organization, institutions, and systems to
take action.
- Share an understanding of positive community development and
enhancement of quality of life.
- Connect shared resources with community values.
Our Commitment
- Bring together all community aspects for planning, learning,
and networking.
- Develop measurable goals for accessing and expanding current
initiatives.
- Mobilize all community sectors to make commitments to provide
available resources.
- Provide technical assistance, support and visibility.
- Address complex issues using alternative problem-solving
approaches and going beyond usual issue-related constraints.
- Tap into the commitments of individuals and organizations.
- Revise current programs and develop new programs that
recognize and tap into citizens own capacities to make a
difference in their own and other people’s lives.
- Sustain commitments and efforts over time.
Getting Involved
If you, your company or organization would like to partner in
initiatives to build a community that benefits everyone and have a
desire to:
- Provide Leadership to Resources
- Lend Expertise and Access to Resources
- Partner in Communication and Education
- Become an Advocate
- Provide Initiative Support
- Provide Financial Support
Contact:
City of Des Plaines
Health and Human Services Division
847-391-5480
Our Membership
- Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
- Bethesda Worship Center
- Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Des Plaines Chiropractic
- Des Plaines Community Senior Centers
- Des Plaines Health and Human Services Department
- Des Plaines Park District
- Des Plaines Police Department
- Des Plaines Public Library
- Elk Grove High School District 214
- Access/Genesis Center for Health and Empowerment
- Holy Family Medical Center
- Lattof YMCA
- MaineStay Youth and Family Services
- Maine Township
- Maine Center, Inc.
- Maine West High School District 207
- Metropolitan Family Services
- NW CASA
- NW Suburban Day Care
- Oakton Community College
- OMNI Youth Services
- St. Mary's - Heart of Mary
- Salvation Army Worship and Service Center
- School District 62
- The Volunteer Center
- University of Illinois Extension
Healthy Community Partnership Four Task Force Groups
- Healthy Communities - Healthy Youth
- Intergenerational
- Neighbors Helping Neighbors
- Seasons of Service
Healthy Communities - Healthy Youth Task Force
The HC - HY Task Force will create
an environment that helps young people develop assets and achieve
their goals. They will be listened to, empowered to share their
ideas, and supported by adults, to learn and build productive
lives of their own. Every young person will then be seen as an
individual possessing gifts that will enhance his/her life, and
the quality of life within our community.
The Task Force will assess our community’s youth on attitudes
and behaviors and advocate developmental assets…qualities critical
for young people’s successful growth and development. HC - HY will:
- Develop awareness of the importance of asset- building for
the future. The more assets young people experience, the more
they engage in positive behaviors.
- Develop community initiatives that communicate the
asset-building framework.
- Connect our community’s youth with resources that provide:
ongoing relationships with caring adults, safe places and
structured activities, a healthy start, marketable skills and
opportunities to serve.
Intergenerational Task Force
- This Task Force is designed to bridge the generation gap
between youth and elders in Des Plaines. Primary goals are to:
- Promote intergenerational understanding and dialogue among
individuals and agencies in Des Plaines.
- Foster a sense of intergenerational cooperation among
residents.
- Provide opportunities to unite children, teens, adults, and
older adults in common goals and projects.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Task Force
This Task Force links Des Plaines resident in need with
neighborhood volunteers for short-term, non-professional
assistance.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors:
- Recruits volunteers of all ages who are reliable and have a
willingness to help others.
- Assists volunteers in selecting tasks on the basis of
ability, frequency of service, time and preference.
- Links individuals in need of professional, and/or
longer-term needs, to agencies that provide such services.
- Operates through a main hub office that can be reached by
residents in need or prospective volunteers by calling
847-593-2849
Seasons of Service Task Force
The goal of the Seasons of Service Task Force is to mobilize
people of all ages who live and/or work in Des Plaines for the
purpose of public service by presenting continuous opportunities
every season for people to volunteer their time and talents in
service projects and activities. Embraces National Initiatives
- January - Martin Luther King Day
- April - National Volunteer Week
- June - Join Hands Day
- October - Make a Difference Day
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