Agenda - 03-10-20; 8-a - Minutes

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8 1 - Why, despite our best efforts, have we been unable to end homelessness in Calhoun 2 County? 3 4 Potential Focusing Questions 5 Mr. Goodman introduced examples of focusing questions: 6 - Why, despite the county's various programs, are we seeing the trends we're seeing in 7 hunger/food insecurity? 8 - Why, despite the county's programs and activities we have in place focused on hunger, 9 haven't we seen the impact we'd like? 10 11 Team Exercise NA: Focusing Question 12 Participants worked in small groups to identify focusing questions related to food insecurity in 13 Orange County: 14 Why are segments of the population more food insecure/lack access than others despite a 15 variety of interventions by several agencies/County Government? 16 17 Why aren't current County programs not reaching the needs of targeted populations 18 despite our affluence? 19 20 After identifying focusing questions,participants worked in small groups to imagine the end 21 results they would like to see if the problem/issue was fully addressed/fixed: 22 - Free up more funding for other programs/needs 23 - Kids focus better in school—improved educational outcomes 24 - Access to nutritious food when they need it 25 - Obesity rate goes down 26 - Malnutrition rates go down 27 - Health care demand goes down 28 29 - Gap between benefits provided and needs are fulfilled 30 - Multiple outlets that provide healthier food 31 - Universal food programs in schools 32 - End of income disparities 33 - Eliminate burdensome program eligibility requirements 34 35 The Fundamental Framework of Systems Thinking 36 Mr. Goodman introduced the concept of The Iceberg as a concept for understanding deepening 37 our understanding of problems. 38 What Happened Events 40 React/ Firefight What's been happening - Trends and Patterns Anticipate Forecast Why? Structure Change 43 (Forces & Pressures)