Setting
up a Can We Talk? (CWT?) program takes organization and
planning. Building community partnerships, finding sponsors,
establishing
funding and marketing the Training of Facilitators Institutes and
Parent Workshops are critical elements of the program’s success.
People approach
the Can We Talk? program in a wide variety of ways. Some
groups add Can We Talk? to their existing parent programs.
Others run youth groups and want to start their first parent program.
Some school districts have even made Can We Talk? their official
parent program, and workplaces are using Can We Talk? as
a
lunchtime program
for employees.
Everyone
seems to start from a different place. We have provided 6
steps to help you get a better understanding of what’s
needed to set up a successful Can We Talk? program in your community.
Step
1:
Understand the “Big Picture”
Step 2:
Think About Coordination
Step
3: Identify Potential Partners and Sponsors
Step 4:
Make a Budget & Get Funding
Step
5: Implement the Training of Trainers Institute
Step
6: Help Can We Talk? Grow
Begin
your tour of the 6 steps with Step 1.