1. PEACE
Promoting endless possibilities by Expanding knowledge and Achieving personal outcomes through Community integration that Enriches lives.

2. Where We Are Today 3-Day Program 10 Students Tuesdays & Thursday
Mornings at the Community College
Afternoons at the YMCA
Wednesdays
McKenna Children’s Museum volunteer work and educational program
McKenna Gymnasium
Students are with CLASS, HCS, Tx Home Living, etc.
What’s working? What doesn’t?

3. January 27, 2017 Increase student numbers 4th Day added
City of New Braunfels
Westside Community Center
Athletics
Library
Volunteer opportunities
Arts and Crafts
Greenhouse

4. March, 2017 Increase student numbers 5th Day added
City of New Braunfels
Recreation Center
Landa Park
Fischer Park
Volunteer work

5. Building PEACE What is your vision and be willing to alter it
Someone willing to lead and work
Supporters willing to brainstorm and work
Take it slow
Understand the clients you can support
Controlled environment vs semi-regulated environment
Physical handicaps
Staff to client ratio
Staff abilities
For 3 summers the local cc allowed us to hold a class. 2 summers local potters came in and taught. 1 summer a local hospital taught

6. Building PEACE Build Support
Who are the community leaders that need to be involved?
Start with one-on-one meetings to brainstorm ideas and build support.
Identify programs/facilities that currently exist
Space
ADA Compliance
Liability insurance
MOU’s
What can you accomplish there
For 3 summers the local cc allowed us to hold a class. 2 summers local potters came in and taught. 1 summer a local hospital taught
When you take the time to meet one-on-one and brainstorm, everyone feels they are a part of something. Few of us like to be invited to a group meeting of our peers and told what to do.
For PEACE, my one-on-ones were with the county commissioner who happened to be on the MHDD board, Head of CTTC, City Manager and AACOG, McKenna Foundation.
It might be different for me as I run the UW which provides open doors.

7. Building PEACE Schedule Group Brainstorming Meetings
Who should be there?
What does it have to look like/sound like/include for it to be covered by:
Medicaid Waiver Programs: HCS, Texas Home Living, Class, Etc.
Ideas for daily programs in the community
Education: art, technology, math, socialization,
Physical Activity
Volunteer Opportunities
What’s in your community
Don’t leave without action items for all and a set date/time for next meeting
Volunteers
Transportation
Always coming back to the group to discuss what works and what doesn’t. How can we grow – Bridges, DARS, etc.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of any successful program

8. PEACE Brainstormers County Commissioner Donna Eccleston
Alamo Area Community College/Central Texas Technology Center
Hill Country MHDD
Alamo Regional Transit/Alamo Area Council of Governments
Health and Human Services Commission (DARS & DADS)
New Braunfels YMCA
United Way of Comal County
McKenna Foundation
Bridges (Comal, New Braunfels, and Seguin ISDs)
ARC of the Hill Country
City of New Braunfels: City Manager, Parks & Rec, Public Library
Service Provider (Advantage Care Services)
Parents
For New Braunfels, our brainstormers were

9. What’s in your community?
Community Center
Community College
YMCA
Museum
City Parks and Recreation
Public Library
Volunteers
Senior Centers
Food Banks

10. Take it slow Limit the number of participants initially
Determine staff to client ratio
Start with 2 days/week
Then 3 days
Then 4 days
Then 5 days
Find local grants
Keep partners coming back to meet and manage
You will make mistakes