Delaware County Community Partnership- Our Story
Delaware County Community Partnership (DCCP) is a CHIO and is located in Northeast Oklahoma. For this grant, they served the counties of Delaware, Rogers, Wagoner and Cherokee. Their focus during CATCH UP 2.0 was parent voice and Handle with Care (HWC). HWC is a statewide trauma-informed response to children’s exposure to adverse childhood experiences.
DCCP used the CATCH UP 2.0 grant period to expand their current family-centered work in this rural area through the increase of parent voice. With compensation from the grant, DCCP was able to include parents as a voice in their community coalition and show the importance of parental involvement. They are exploring different options on how to continually incorporate parent voice.
DCCP began new partnerships with local law enforcement, superintendents and mental health project directors. They hosted a training about supporting youth exposed to a traumatic event and incorporated NEAR Science training, Beyond ACES and HWC. Thirty to forty people attended the informational session, and it provided new trauma-informed training to this rural community.
Our Community Impact
Teresa Carnes, DCCP Preisdent
The funding for this grant allowed us to compensate individuals for parent voice and partner with community advocates to reduce poverty in our rural area.
Community Member, DCCP
Being compensated for attending coalition meetings made me feel that my opinions are valuable and could help others.
