Second Chance Act
Rural Grantee Virtual Peer-Learning Session
Purpose of Call
• Several rural grantees asked for an opportunity to learn lessons from other SCA grantees operating in rural settings who have overcome similar challenges (listed below).
Goals of Call
• Provide peer support to rural grantees
• Identify common challenges among rural grantees
• Discover meaningful strategies and tools that grantees may consider in addressing these challenges
• Identify lessons that can be shared more generally across SCA tracks for rural grantees
• Make efficient use of project time by inviting multiple grantees with shared needs onto one call
• Determine if this is a useful TA tool moving forward
Participation
• We anticipate 12-15 rural grantees will participate in this initial call
Agenda
I. Brief Introduction of Grantees
II. Process
1) AIR coach describes common challenges heard on monthly calls with grantees
2) Grantees invited to share effective strategies (including ways to overcome social distancing challenges)
III. Topic One: Participant Recruitment and Retention (challenge)
IV. Topic Two: Employment (challenge)
V. Topic Three: Housing (challenge)
VI. Topic Four: Transportation (challenge)
VII. Topic Five (if time): Open
VIII. Wrap-Up & Reflection
1) What did we learn?
2) Which wrap-around supporters / SMEs / navigators can we engage?
3) How can we continue to build cross-site connections?
Outcomes of the Call
• Enhanced peer-relationships among SCA grantees serving rural areas.
• Identification of common challenges faced by SCA grantees serving rural areas.
• Gathering the needs SCA grantees serving rural areas to identify ways for NRRC coaches, wrap-around partners, subject matter experts, and navigators to assist.
Active rural SCA grantees
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