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OUTREACH STRATEGIES

Margarita Hart

Esperanza En Jesucristo MinistriesA multicultural center serving immigrants in

Southern Marion County and Johnson County

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ALLEVIATING DISPARITIESTHROUGH

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

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We will cover

Framework for outreach

Framework why we do it this way

Criteria used to know how we will help

How we serve

Practical Strategies

How to measure success

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The FrameworkUsing biblical principals:

The creator made all of us in His image so we

we are inherently relational just like God.

Four foundational relationships

With God With Self

With others

With the rest of creation

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Our Relationship

with God Providing purpose f

or existing

Provides value of who we are

Provides an absolute truth in our lives

Provides a set of values

Provides direction

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Our Relationship

with Self Provides the f

oundation for dignity

Provides the nurturing of self worth

Provides a sense of fulfillment Provides a regard for self and well being

Builds families

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Our Relationship

with Others Providing a connection with others

Providing the ability for healthy relationships

Provides the desire to love others

Provides the spirit of encouragement

Provides us with other mindedness

Builds community

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Our Relationshipwith creation Provides the desire to sustain something for our

children

Provides a sense of communal responsibility

Provides us with a sense that possibilities can

become realities for us and generations to

come.

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Criteria for

knowing how

to serve

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Relief1

Rehabilitation2

Development3

What action is necessary?

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What isRelief?

Purpose:

Stop the bleeding

Provide Assistance to someone who cannot provide it for self

Help someone out of immediate harm

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What isRehabilitation?

Purpose:

Provide resources for the person to help themselves

Restore relationship with God and self

Assist the person in need to see their purpose

and value to those around

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What isDevelopment?

Purpose:

A way for all involved to improve relationship with God, self,

others and creation

Bring a sense of restoration and hope for

future generations

Pay it forward

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HOWWE SERVE

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Carving out the

Foundation

By: Listening and thenstopping to listen!

Trust

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Strategies for Building Trust

Home Visits culturally

appropriate visits are

well received.

Community gatheringopportunities

Practice the ministry of

presence

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Then go on to . . . .

Teach

Mentor

Rally Support

Connect to resources

Always helping restore

the foundational

relationships with God,

self, others and

community

Gently touching to

inspire change!

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Two Sides of the Challenge

Understand the culture

of immigrant

population

Understand the

majority culture of the

indigenous population

and culture of serviceproviders

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Strategies

Rehabilitation Development

Develop future leaders

Develop a way of building a

legacy to preserve cultureof immigrant group.

Develop strong relationship

with organizations and

people in majority culture.

Connect people to help

agencies

Connect people to services tohelp them with social issues

Connect people to services to

help them with alcohol

Teach people English, Coping

skills and work skills

Teach majority culture about

immigrant culture.

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Reframeproblems into

solutions

Not all problems are terminal

some just offer us a new way of life!

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Sustain Outreach by:

Developing framework of leaders

Developing reliable relationships with immigrant

population and majority culture

Be reliable in commitment and for thelong haul

Continually work on maintaining honest culturally

appropriate relationships with leaders

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Measuring Success

Has this strategy of disparity alleviationcaused a change for the:

Individual

Family Community

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References

When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert

Womens Health Leadership Institute training materials

Building Communities from Inside Out by John Kretzmann