Membership Recruitment and Retention

Purpose:

Continued human investment in the work of the Collaborative Hocoka (Circle) and its committees and special projects does not just happen spontaneously. The Collaborative Hocoka (Circle) must be proactive in ensuring full participation by all four kinds of its members as well as by other community stakeholders throughout South Dakota, and proactive in retaining their participation after recruitment. Therefore, the Collaborative Hocoka (Circle):

· continuously works to ensure full participation and retention on the Circle of all four kinds of Circle members;

· conducts an annual review with the Collaborative Hocoka (Circle) of the participants of all the Circle’s committees (standing and ad hoc) and special projects to ensure full participation and retention on these bodies by all four kinds of members;

· works proactively to recruit and retain the participation of other community stakeholders in South Dakota in the work of the Circle, its committees, and special projects (for example, public and private sector providers of child welfare services; mental health, substance abuse, and domestic violence service providers; educators, health care providers, home visiting program staff; court, legal, and law enforcement officials, including CASA volunteers; birth parents, family caregivers [foster, adoptive, and kinship] and youth; child abuse prevention advocates and staff; other key providers—for example, housing, food resources, transportation; elected officials and administrators, including legislators and legislative staff; media staff; and representatives of the business, faith and labor communities).

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