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MISSION |
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The North
Quabbin Community Coalition is a community wide alliance committed to
improving the quality of life for all those living and working in the North
Quabbin region.
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BACKGROUND OF THE COALITION |
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The North Quabbin Community Coalition
has provided a community-wide alliance committed to improving the quality of
life for all those living and working within the nine-town North Quabbin
region for twenty five years. The model for this Coalition was developed in
response to community-identified issues and focused on developing solutions
that are community driven. In a region often referred to as "resource poor",
the network of health and human service providers needed to pay even more
attention to the issue of collaboration in order to maximize all existing
resources. The spirit of collaboration has allowed the area to develop
several unique partnerships, to secure many additional resources and
supports and has developed a strong coalition that fosters this growth. The
Coalition serves three primary purposes within the community as follows:
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Advocacy and Response to Emergent Community Issues:
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The Coalition serves as liaison to
local legislators and helps to inform policy as to the needs of the rural
community which is served. |
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Addressing Community Priorities:
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The Coalition hosts several
Task Force groups, which serve to address local issues by
engaging all stakeholders and developing local solutions to these
challenges. Each Task Force serves to provide a forum for area providers to
share information and to reduce duplication of services, provide community
education and finally, to secure resources to address the needs within the
local region. |
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Information Dissemination &
Networking: |
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monthly forum to share information among service providers and to present
relevant topics for discussion. The monthly newsletter also serves to
support information sharing and reaches hundreds of community residents and
providers. The Coalition hosts a website which features a comprehensive
resource directory
of area services and contact information. |
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