VISTA Project: PCCHC/BGCA of the Hi-Line

VISTA Member Name: Jillian A. Lalli

Site Name:  Phillips County Coalition for Healthy Choices

  Date: July 13, 2007

  What step in the Community Building Process is your project:  Assessment

  What is the overall goal of the Project Support the development of a sustainable community building process that combines all aspects of health and economic development to improve quality of life in eastern Montana.

Please review the VAD Guidance on the previous page and sign this document when it has been completed and as it is updated.

  Site Supervisor Signature:
Carol L. Smith

  VISTA Member Signature:

VISTA Member Activities and Steps Checklist

Planned Period of Work

Goal (from VISTA Project Plan):
Address community poverty-related needs by strengthening the community and the development of infrastructure through a community building process. The process will engage individual citizens, citizen groups, and agencies to address community needs and will enable the community to develop and implement a strategic plan resulting in sustainable activities to meet community needs.

September 2007 to November 2007

Activity 1:  Organize Fund Raiser
Step 1: Research applicable fund-raiser plans
Step 2: Meet with Coalition Staff & Board of Directors to begin planning event
Step 3: Prepare for the fund raiser event – set date, appoint committees, etc.
Step 4: Hold the fund raiser event

September 2007
September 2007
October 2007
November 2007

Activity 1 Comments/Summary of Accomplishments:

Activity 1 Completed (date): _________

Activity 2: Organize Media Literacy Programs for Phillips & Valley County Schools (Malta, Dodson, Whitewater, Saco, Hinsdale and Glasgow)
Step 1:  Contact each of the schools regarding plans and needs for this year.
Step 2:  Meet with person in each school and schedule training for the year.
Step 3:   Determine if a person at each school with teach or if VISTA will teach.
Step 4:  Work with Megan Jensen – District 11 for ordering any material.
Step 5:  Attend quarterly Media Literacy meetings in Sidney with Carol.

August 2007 to May 2008

Activity 2 Comments/Summary of Accomplishments:

Activity 2 Completed (date): _________

Activity 3: Update and publish the Biennial Phillips County Needs Assessment
Step 1:  Review the current Phillips County Needs Assessment.
Step 2:  Research other possible formats for the new Needs Assessment.
Step 3:  Meet with PCCHC Director and others to plan the compilation of Needs    Assessment.  Update the statistics etc.
Step 4:  Prepare the Needs Assessment for publishing.
Step 5:  Publish the document in the final format.
Step 6:  Visit and distribute to local entities that will use the Needs Assessment. 
Step 7: 

January 2008 to June 2008

Activity 3 Comments/Summary of Accomplishments:

Activity 3 Completed (date): _________