[Durham INC] [durhambikeandped] Fwd: [ABCDdurham] Mayor Bell Invites Feedback on IBM Report for Engaging Durham's Youth
Melissa Rooney
mmr121570 at yahoo.com
Sat Jun 9 10:00:12 EDT 2012
If they do reinvent the wheel, then the costs should be lower, right? I say 'should be' knowing of examples where taxpayers have paid for stormwater services to duplicate services available through the Soil and Water Conservation Division.
There is profit in duplication, but not for the taxpayer.
Melissa
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From: Marc Dreyfors <marc at greenwayrides.com>
To:
Cc: Matt Dudek <matt.dudek at gmail.com>; Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com>; Frank White <frank at ewhitecap.com>; "Beverly.Thompson at DurhamNC.gov" <Beverly.Thompson at durhamnc.gov>; "inc-list at rtpnet.org" <inc-list at rtpnet.org>; "ABCDdurham at yahoogroups.com" <ABCDdurham at yahoogroups.com>; Bill Bell <billbell at udicdc.org>
Sent: Friday, 8 June 2012 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Durham INC] [durhambikeandped] Fwd: [ABCDdurham] Mayor Bell Invites Feedback on IBM Report for Engaging Durham's Youth
Yeah, I know, just hope they don't reinvent the wheel,
and give EDCI the support it deserves.
On 6/8/2012 5:00 PM, Matt Dudek wrote:
>FWIW, the East Durham Children's Initiative (http://edci.org/overview/) uses the Harlem Children Zone model already.
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>- Matt Dudek
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>On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Marc <marc at greenwayrides.com> wrote:
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>Hi Clay,
>>
>>They should use the Harlem Childrens Initiative
protocol, seems more organic and functional. IT
systems to track individual performance and
engagement as a whole could be helpful, but I am not
sure if the IBM technology protocol as defined in
the Report is leading the solution. Mapping current
systems and comparing the matrix of variables to
other programs nationwide seems to be the first
step. Unless this protocol has been tested, I would
think that its a cart before the horse approach.
>>
>>Marc
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>>On 6/8/2012 11:07 AM, Clay Harris wrote:
>>Marc & Melissa,
>>>
>>>
>>>I appreciate your points and I agree with you.
>>>
>>>
>>>However, the challenge that the IBM grant identifies and attempts to address is one step removed from the programming you're talking about, and I think it's worth a closer read and your support. The framework for delivering services to disconnected youth in Durham is itself disconnected: while we're lucky that so many folks and organizations in Durham are working with disconnected youth, these folks' and organizations' insight into how each individual student is or can be helped by others is limited at best, and downright difficult or impossible in most cases.
>>>
>>>
>>>So - the need for a centralized framework in which all of our great providers can collaborate would be a HUGE step forward for Durham. Seems to me that IBM is just the type of company to help us envision, organize and build that organization and the supporting technology infrastructure. I'm very thankful that they're supporting Durham's youth in this manner, and look forward to working on a solution that will better connect both our youth and the organizations that support them.
>>>
>>>
>>>Just my $.02 - Happy Friday!
>>>
>>>
>>>Clay Harris
>>>
>>>
>>>COO, WorkSmart
>>>Board Chair, Achievement Academy of Durham
>>>Beginner Gardener
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 8:25 AM, Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>Thanks so much for that, Marc! I couldn't agree more, of course.
>>>>I have been working all year on a vegetable garden, herb garden, and other landscaping projects at Creekside Elementary. The kids help me once/week during their recess time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I can't get over how much these kids LOVE it. Too bad I can't get any other adults to help me or we'd do it more often.
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>>>>
>>>>Yesterday, we were thinning out thyme, mint and oregano, and I offered to put the pieces with roots into pots for the kids to take home and plant.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>They were ecstatic. I was like the pied piper as the kids followed me in a long line to get their pots, fill them with soil and place their little plant within.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>When I told them they could eat the leaves of the plants, they got even more excited.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>They promised to put the plants in the ground within a week, and I trust that most of them will.
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>>>>
>>>>People ask me why I don't hold a garden workday on the weekend or something so I can get more adults to help. The answer is that most of the kids I want/need to reach can't make it to after school or weekend activities. I mean, it seemed that some of these kids had never even held a handful of dirt before.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I hope that Durham can support more gardening programs for our youth -- get the kids outside, encourage them to get their hands dirty and show them the plants that we grow for our pleasure and survival. Or have them participate in water wildlife and water-testing programs like those put on by the Haw, Neuse and Cape Fear River Assemblies -- would make them more aware of our effect on our natural resources and give them experience in biology and chemistry.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Once I leave Creekside, I fear that my gardens will turn to weeds and future students won't get the experience that the current ones so enjoy.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>We need OUTDOOR programs for our kids, not more programs that involve them sitting around staring at lighted screens.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Sincerely,
>>>>Melissa (Rooney)
>>>>
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>>>>________________________________
>>>> From: Marc Dreyfors <marc at greenwayrides.com>
>>>>To: durhambikeandped at yahoogroups.com; Frank White <frank at ewhitecap.com>
>>>>Cc: Bill Bell <billbell at udicdc.org>; Beverly.Thompson at DurhamNC.gov; inc-list at rtpnet.org; ABCDdurham at yahoogroups.com; marc at greenwayrides.com
>>>>Sent: Friday, 8 June 2012 12:23 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [Durham INC] [durhambikeandped] Fwd: [ABCDdurham] Mayor Bell Invites Feedback on IBM Report for Engaging Durham's Youth
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hi Frank,
>>>>
>>>>I started reading the
report and was
immediately overwhelmed
by the "technology as
the solution" to inner
city problems. The
Report read like a set
up/commercial for IBM's
corporate view of the
world/approach.
>>>>
>>>>"At the heart of this
Governance Model is the
Youth
>>>>Opportunity Corps (YOC),
supported by the
Executive
>>>>Council and the Youth
Council. It consists of
two units:
>>>>one full-time Operations
Unit consisting of five
roles,
>>>>and a part-time Enabling
Infrastructure Task
Force that
>>>>will bring the existing
IT and information
management
>>>>resources together to
create the enabling IT
infrastructure."
>>>>
>>>>Aack! Focus is on
"executive leaders" and
healthcare and
biotech??!! Are these
guys really who we want
engaging our youth, who
have achieved excellence
in a broken system that
is both undermining our
Democracy and destroying
our health and planet
simultaneously.
>>>>
>>>>I have a half a dozen
kids and under-employed
coming by my office
daily, and more if I
didn't put a nix on it
because we don't have
the man-power or
resources to engage
them. These kids are
way over-loaded with
technology, You-tubing
gangster rape, texting,
smart-phones, listening
to brutal lyrics,
Face-booking, They are
headed for chemical
dependency and ADD/ADHD
candidates and certainly
"nature deficit
disordered."
>>>>
>>>>Personally, taking these
kids out into nature
would be the best thing
for them, getting them
exercise, teaching them
to fish, garden, make
things with their hands
and feeding them some
healthy food reagularly.
IBM's Report is heavy on
the psychological
leadership pedagogy.
Mentoring is important,
but this stuff seems way
over the top
complicated. What are
these guys selling?!
There are snibits of
good data and approach
in this Report, but the
thing should trashed.
>>>>
>>>>Talk with Asheville Go!
about engaging at risk
youth, its about
listening. hearing and
being real. We just
spent a couple days
looking into their model
with NCCDI Offering a
hope of a job in a
healthy, sustainable and
conscientious community
is the best way to
engage this problem. I
just wish we had a green
economy that was robust
enough to provide more
entry level jobs (idiot
leadership?).
>>>>
>>>>Best thing Durham has
going for it is the
growing local foods
movement, but I see no
mention of greening or
sustainability in the
whole damn report!
Outrageous. Green space
reduces crime, greenways
allow the community to
exercise and get out of
cars, planting trees
affects a range of
benefits, etc. Talk
about disconnect, wait
until the real crap hits
the fan: famine,
drought, flood, fire,
spiking energy prices
and economic collapse.
Think we have a problem
now?! We need to give
these kids a heads up
and a leg up on the shit
storm we have created.
I guess the IT community
will have an ap. for
that.
>>>>
>>>>Lord help us,
>>>>
>>>>Marc
>>>>
>>>>On 6/5/2012 10:53 PM,
Frank White wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Normally, I'd consider this FYI outside the scope of this listserv so bear with me as I attempt to bridge a connection to the following release and the pedestrian/cycling community.
>>>>>
>>>>>A few days
ago, ATT trial
users were
attacked by
teens, we
believe to be
"at-risk"
youth, while
using the ATT.
Marc,
mentioned that
something
should be done
to reach those
youths. Since
this
initiative is
aimed at
"at-risk"
populations
that have made
some
uncomfortable
I wanted to
make sure news
of this
program is on
your radar.
>>>>>
>>>>>Durham is
"where great
things happen"
and a desired
result will
surely be
something
great.
>>>>>
>>>>>Frank
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>>From: Blalock, Amy <Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov>
>>>>>Date: Tue, Jun
5, 2012 at
3:07 PM
>>>>>Subject:
[ABCDdurham]
Mayor Bell
Invites
Feedback on
IBM Report for
Engaging
Durham's Youth
>>>>>To: "Blalock,
Amy" <Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>CITY OF DURHAM
>>>>>Office of Public Affairs
>>>>>101 City Hall Plaza
>>>>>Durham, NC 27701
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>News Release
>>>>>News Media Contact:
>>>>>Beverly B. Thompson
>>>>>Director
>>>>>(919) 560-4123 x 11229
>>>>>(919) 475-2362 (cell)
>>>>>Beverly.Thompson at DurhamNC.gov
>>>>>Like: http://Facebook.com/CityofDurhamNC
>>>>>Follow: http://Twitter.com/CityofDurhamNC
>>>>>
>>>>>For Immediate Release: June 5, 2012
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Mayor Bell Invites Feedback on IBM Report for Engaging Durham’s Youth
>>>>>Full Report and Video Now Online; Feedback Encouraged on New Facebook Page
>>>>>
>>>>>DURHAM, N.C. - The City of Durham is inviting public review and comment on a plan submitted by IBM (NYSE: IBM) to improve the education, well being, and job-readiness of Durham’s youth.
>>>>>
>>>>>IBM's plan details steps that the City can take in coordination with schools, workforce-readiness programs, and other public, private and nonprofit stakeholders to better coordinate and measure the success of their efforts.
>>>>>
>>>>>The recommendations include the creation of a Youth Opportunity Corps that would create a centralized mechanism for identifying youth at risk, refer those youth to the right resources, and ensure their long-term success.
>>>>>
>>>>>“As the first U.S. city selected by IBM for this study earlier this year, I am pleased to share this important report,” Mayor William V. “Bill” Bell said. “It is clear that we as a community are going to have to work together to help our youth succeed in education, employment, and life. This report outlines a coordinated strategy to coalesce our public, private, and non-profit resources for the future of our youth in Durham,” he said.
>>>>>
>>>>>Bell said that at this point, public input is critical for the next steps to implement the plan. To encourage feedback and discussion on various aspects of the report, a Facebook page (http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamYouthSucceeding) has been established. The page provides links to IBM's report and to a brief video (http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=3F1bG9uQAz4) that chronicles the challenges that local youth face.
>>>>>
>>>>>According to Bell, community leaders will meet in the coming weeks to assess what the next steps should be to take advantage of key recommendations, including how to involve various community stakeholders and organizations, especially youth.
>>>>>
>>>>>The recommendations emerged from a study funded by an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant, valued at $400,000, awarded to cities such as Durham that have demonstrated progressive thinking and a commitment to embrace change.
>>>>>
>>>>>For the study, six IBM staff members with expertise in finance, technology, and management, spent most of February 2012 living in Durham and interviewing approximately 80 residents, officials, and community leaders. The team presented its initial findings in March and has submitted a more comprehensive report, now available on the City’s website at http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cmo/Documents/ibm_scc_report.pdf.
>>>>>
>>>>>Durham was one of 33 cities named as recipients of IBM’s Smarter Cities challenge grants in 2012. Launched in 2011, this three-year $50 million program for 100 U.S. cities is IBM’s single largest philanthropic initiative. It funds in-person engagements staffed by teams of top IBM experts who study and then make detailed recommendations addressing locally important urban issues.
>>>>>
>>>>>"We thank the City of Durham for the hospitality shown to the IBM team that visited earlier this year," said Steven Pearson, a North Carolina-based manager for IBM's Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs group. "We hope that the recommendations that our team prepared will be useful in helping to making Durham as vibrant and successful as it can be. We congratulate the city's leadership for its forward thinking and commitment to innovation."
>>>>>
>>>>>###
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>
>>>>>Frank White
>>>>>
>>>>>White Cap
Solutions
>>>>>http://whitecapsolutions.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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