Claremont’s updated Youth and Family Master Plan (Y&FMP) is now complete. You can view the plan chapter by chapter or download the whole document here.

Introduction Action Plan Vision History Process Families Review Evaluation Acknowledgements

Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Bibliography

At the July 30, 2007 joint meeting of the Board of Education and the City Council, both governing bodies unanimously voted to adopt the 2006-07 Youth and Family Master Plan (Y&FMP). The City Council also moved to initiate a standing committee to serve under the Human Services Commission to oversee the implementation of the Plan. The Board of Education supported this oversight committee through a unanimous vote of confidence. Both governing bodies requested that following the Human Services Commission’s formal establishment of the committee and review and approval of the policies and procedures, that they next be brought forward to a joint meeting of both governing bodies. The Human Services Commission approved the recommendation to establish the Committee on Youth and Family (CoY&F) at their September 5, 2007 meeting and the Board and City Council adopted the policies and procedures at the November 5, 2007 joint meeting.

Functions of the CoY&F shall include but not be limited to the following:

1. To address the goals of the Youth and Family Master Plan, review the status of the plan and make recommendations for updating it.
2. To coordinate efforts to carryout the action steps to reach these goals in partnership with the City of Claremont, the Claremont Unified School District and Service Providers.
   1. Become aware of youth and family services and programs offered in Claremont and neighboring cities.
   2. Partner with other agencies in serving youth and families.
   3. Coordinate distribution of information on programs, services, and skill building opportunities for service providers and ensure accessibility of programs for youth and families.
3. To advise, recommend, encourage and assist the City, School District and Service Providers regarding activities, programs and services for youth and families.
4. To advise, inform and recommend to the Human Services Commission and through it to the City Council and Board of Education, programs and services needed by youth and families.
5. Carry out methods of community-wide outreach and participatory research, taking into account the diversity of the Claremont community, to ensure change is monitored, gaps in services are reduced and needs among youth and families are regularly assessed.
6. To annually review and evaluate existing programs through a community-wide scorecard to be reported at a joint meeting of the Human Services Commission, City Council, Board of Education and CoY&F.
7. To be advocates for legislative issues, on local, state and federal levels, that affect the lives of youth and families and to disseminate information that will enable youth and families to actively participate in the democratic process.
8. To review, plan for, monitor and assist in the budget process for youth and family programs.
9. To advise in the staffing of programs and services that impacts the lives of youth and families.
10. Advocate and promote the Claremont Youth & Family Master Plan throughout the community.
11. To work cooperatively with staff and service providers in developing goals and evaluating outcomes consistent with the Youth and Family Master Plan.
12. To seek and recommend grant funding to support both the sustainability and creation of new and emerging programs for youth and families.
13. To annually establish a work plan based on the immediate action steps of the Youth and Family Master Plan.