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Home My WebLink AboutItem #57 - Discussion ItemF B Cesar He Odto city manager friblo. Jeffrey vs watsoft,4) hoststant to the I ViAl'A-*I-,- I a? =I? im SAM: August S# 1981 Uldeft Liberty Sauare Oftell'tweek: tNeL69UIIt&: 9387/,:Hw ftt- Please place on the September St 1097 Commission Agenda Lottie Mines for a discussion item on Liberty Square. tv a I?; too . , totayt►�t llavier Suraae , a x �t, HOO Past Atertcaft Drive iavis�a�e hiatet Ply i e�fold�lMcotNo ' a dear 14ayor suarea; As president of Northside Clients Council, Inc., of Legal Services of Greateriaml, Inc, , 1 would like to encourage you to invest in the leadership and advocacy +development of client community persons who serve on Boards of directors and Advisory Boards, Along with my role with the Northside Clients Council, I represent the Overall Tenants Council on the Board of Directors of LSOMI0 as well as serve as a volunteer 'hoard member for several other community groups, providing input and direction from the poverty community. Ft The clients councils of Dade and Monroe County, Florida, of Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc, have identified LEADERSHIP AND s ADVOCACY skills, as areas where individual development is needed. Please plan to send client community representatives with a potential _for leadership, to the upcoming Client Leadership Training, August 21, 226 230 1987 and Client Leadership and Appreciation Dinner -Dance Fundraiser, to be held at the Biscayne Bay Marriott Hotel and Marina, 1633 North Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida, The cost is $125.00 per participant and the deadline for registration is July 31, 1987. Please make check payable to Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., postmarked no later than July 31, 1987. Please attach all completed applications to the check. Please refer to the enclosed Training Announcement, however, if you need further information please contact me at 633-0492. Thank you. LO,TTIE HINDS President of Northside Clients Council, Inc. & Bvard Member of Legal Services of bvs7/q4,5 Greater Miami, Inc. Enclosure n CLIENT LIADIRSHIP TRAINING Aulust 214 22, 22, toll CLIENT LIADRRaip AND APPRECIATION DINM DANCE FUNDRAISIR FRIDAY, AUGUST Sl, INV BISCAYNE DAY 14ARRIOTT HOTEL AND MARINA 183S NORTH DAVSHORB DRIVE, MIANI, I RWA it you can Identity instances as a client or community client advocate where you have tailed to achieve* an important goal, because of an inability to appropriately influence the behavior another client, a co-worker, boss, friend, spouse, employee, or group, this training is for you,. CLIEN'i LEA1lEAS#IIp 'yRAININa ti. i Currently, there are still lingering questiono as to the value of the client involvement concept, many community based organizations Including Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., have client councils or >: client advisory boards, who provide input from the poverty community. Roads and Bridges, Inc. i led by Jawara Lumumba, believe that creative and productive client involvement is crucial to a meaningful community based organization. It is an important means of achieving expanded empowerment for clients. In that spirit, ROADS and BRIDGES, Inc. will deliver a client leadership advancement workshop for up to 50 potential leaders, from a ten state area. The three day workshop is designed to strengthen the self-help advocacy capabilities of the participants. 4 To accomplish this goal, the participants will be provided an opportunity to: j' 1. work with an action force or transformational concept of leadership responsibility, and accountability; 2. formulate or refine an overall vision for the client participant; 3. work on a more positive approach to using power and ¢r influence for community -wide gain; 4. increase the participants understanding of one pertinent substantive area of .law (for e.g., The Community Reinvestment Act, a leadership opportunity for strengthen- ing our neighborhoods. ; 7- S. develop action plans for using the participants new learning 4 and back home projects. TRAINING APPROACH Realizing that adults learn best by doing, ROADS and BRIDGES, Inc. uses a highly experiencial format for its workshops. A belief for ROADS and BRIDGES, Inc. is that the best growth occurs through a hard work and fun. In this workshop, ROADS and BRID10181 Inc. will blend tGROMM51 p"sentations with role playpractice sessions, as well as rw kfn a plida onopportunities. A variety of engaging lenrldng zedels be used ranging from vide=tap fii n , t tt mp projects and discussionss Af UN-0 3T—k- Jawara Lumumba, Lead 'Trainer, is ftecutive director of ROADS and BRIDG85, Inc. He is the chief design and development technical advisor for the client leadership training series. A graduate of Stanford University School of Law, Jawara Lumumba has extensive experience in organisational development and training interventions throughout the legal services -community, as well as, national pubilc and private sector audiences. PARTICIPANT_AUDIRNCg To maximise the learning experience, the number of participants is limited to fifty (SO). The training is designed for clients who are members of clients councils , client board of directors or client advisory board members, as well as client advocate staff who are employed by community based organisations. A total of thirty (30) slots are set aside for those groups from Bade and Monroe County, Florida, A total of twenty (20) slots are set aside for groups from the ten state region. Further selections will be made in a manner through which to insure ethnic; gender, geographic, and job category diversity, as well as client involvement Participants for this training should bring with them an openness to new experiences, a desire to develop leadership skills, as- well as a willingness to learn from and contribute to a diverse participant and training population. Please plan to arrive promptly for the opening session and remain until the closing session. Small learning groups will be formed during the training, and it is important to keep them intact throughout the training. CLIENT LEADERSHIP AND APPRECIATION DINNER DANCE FUNDRAISER; FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1987, 8:00 P.M. The purpose of the dinner dance is to recognize members of Legal Services client councils in the Dade and Monroe County, Florida, client community. The funds raised will make it possible to create a client sponsored Clients Council Newsletter, to provide community legal education, local updated referral information, and client activity news. The $30.00 cost for admission is included in the cost of the training. TRAVEL It is the responsibility of programs to provide transportation for those clients attending the Client Leadership Training and Client 4 LudefsRip Dine/banal Pundraism programs generallf in taking a tilt at t�fndit MS and we la me gou to theak with a tMel agent to Vt the list disnunt fare, nr in general to Provide tnneportat in n east effic4ent manner, a RU_ RRNVAMOW ues€ Rem rates are: single a .00 (one to a ) Double a $60,00 (two to a room) Triple a $70.00 (three to a room) Quad, _ $80.00 (four to a room) Fifteen rooms have been reserved for clients representing ro ams e�utside of Dade Count Florida. Please submit your hotel reservation ectly to a hotelby urt_3_ 1987. A first night's deposit of $90.00, plus 10% tart, is required. Please contact the Biscayne Ray Marriott Hotel and Marina, inside the state of Florida at 305/374.3000, outside the state of Florida at 1-800.228.9290, Note; participants are responsible for payment of all telephone calls a d incidentals. The hourly rate for valet parking is 0-8 hours $1.001 3-5 hours $5.00, complete day $8,00. Rer! fop .Sedan operates a van service between the Miami International Airport and the Marriott. The current rate is $7.00 per person, one way. Tact cabs are available at approximately $10.00 one way, CLIENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING REGISTRATION FEE $125.00, includes the cost of the trainers, training materials, coffee breaks, and admission to the Client Leadership Appreciation Dinner -Dance Fundraiser, 8 : 00 p.m. on August 21, 1987. Please attach checks to the enclosed Training Application, payable to Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., postmarked no later than July • 31, 1987. Reminder: Meals, travel, hotel and ground transportation are the re- annnnih;lity eir the nrorrams that the participant represents. at7/P1,3 J 87 823' l k• s5 t 41 APPLICATION CLIENT LEADERS P TRAtma August Up gas 23, 'Isla CLIENT LEADERSHIP AND APPRECIATION DINNER DANCE FUNDRAIUR FAIDAYS AVOUST its toll BISCAYNE DAY MARRIOTT HOTEL AND MARINA IU3 NORTH SAYSHORE DRIVES MIAMI, FLORIDA PROCRAMIOROANIZATIONS ADDRESS* CITYISTATE/ZIP.- TILEPRONE,.- I 0m; Office AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DATA RACE GENDER PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED APPROVAL: I request that the person completing this application be accepted to attend the Client Leadership Training. Signature: Printed Name: Title: Please Return Application to: AKILAH TOURE, Administrator Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. 7900 N. W. 27th Avenue, Suite 210 Miami, Florida 33147 (305) 693-6810 Deadline: Registration cost of $125.00 postmarked no later than July 31, 1987. Please attach check to this application,, payable to Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. Agenda package will follow, upon receipt of the Client Leadership Training Application. at/7-P4 87 5239 r.