Annual BRIEF MOU Membership Agreement

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Please renew your organization's MOU with BRIEF, for the calendar year.

Building Resilience in Essex Families (BRIEF) Coalition and Essex County Community Services Annual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for BRIEF Coalition Members

Background

The Building Resilience in Essex Families Coalition (BRIEF) convenes Essex County NY's community-based services and supports focused on prevention.

● BRIEF’s vision is for all families in Essex County to reach their full potential and achieve wellness.

● BRIEF’s mission is to promote proactive Systems of Care that focus on education, encourages empowerment, builds resilience, and reduces stigma for all families in Essex County.

Purpose

The BRIEF Coalition structure enables the convening of the stakeholders and partners that create Essex County’s Systems of Care (SOC). The SOC framework is a coordinated network of services and supports that are organized to meet the physical, mental, social, emotional, education, and developmental needs of children and their families.

BRIEF’s work to improve Essex County’s Systems of Care requires cross-system partnerships with the common goal of addressing community needs; partnering in active problem solving; and developing/maintaining a broad array and continuum of services and supports centered in the values of Family Driven & Youth Guided; Community-Based; and Culturally & Linguistically Competent.

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Coalition’s Roles and Responsibilities:

Please check each item to confirm understanding. Please inquire with BRIEF Coordinator for clarification.

BRIEF Coalition's Roles and Responsibilities *

BRIEF convenes members monthly to access resources, share data, and collaborate to improve Essex County’s Systems of Care.

BRIEF provides members access to training opportunities and other resources, with an emphasis on building collaborative cross-agency and community relationships.

BRIEF provides opportunities to cooperate on grants and other funding proposals, demonstrating the power of these leveraged partnerships to funders.

BRIEF is accountable to its members, partners, and the broader Essex County community.

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Member Roles and Responsibilities, as applicable:
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BRIEF members agree to collaborate in a spirit of goodwill and strength-based approach, with a focus on problem solving.

A partner member or designee is expected to participate in a minimum of 10 (5 for family, young adult, and community representatives) meetings per year and serve as advisors in their area of expertise.

BRIEF members agree to build individual and organizational capacity in alignment with BRIEF’s values: Family Driven & Youth Guided; Community Based; and Cultural & Linguistic Competence. Community members, youth, and families are among BRIEF’s diverse membership; they share decision-making and all members’ participation is of equal value.

BRIEF members occasionally discuss individuals and families participating in services, in order to resolve systemic barriers preventing access to services and/or treatment. All members agree to adhere to relevant State and Federal laws and regulations to protect confidential health and personal information.

BRIEF members sometimes share sensitive information about their own organizations’ internal and external challenges. To foster an environment of trusting collaboration, members agree to assume these discussions are confidential and seek clarity if unsure.

Annually, BRIEF members revisit and re-commit to Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), such as this document through the end of the calendar year. Organizations may opt out of membership (and this agreement) with 1 month written notice.

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By completing the below information, I affirm my organization’s (or individual) participation in the BRIEF Coalition through the calendar year.

A minimum of one member per participating organization should complete the form, ideally, a Director.

Member/Representative Name *

Member/Representative Title *

Member/Representative Organization *

Signature (please enter your initials) *

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A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

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