Partner

Resources for MyCom Partners:

If you are already a partner in the MyCom network, the following resources are available to you. Use these communication tools to describe your involvement in MyCom to your peers, and to help raise awareness or funds.

Informational publications:

MyCom Booklet
This document has "who we are" and "what we do" information about the MyCom network, detailing the focus areas and partners doing youth development work, as well as giving contact information useful to families, donors, and community partners. If you need hardcopies, call the Family & Children First Council at 216-698-2875 to make a request.

Our Community Report
A comprehensive look at MyCom's history and purpose, this document includes results in each of MyCom's focus areas of youth development.

MyCom Positive Activities Brochure 
This document details ways that families, employers, donors, and others can connect to the MyCom network. If you need hardcopies, call the Family & Children First Council at 216-698-2875 to make a request.

MyCom PowerPoint Presentation
This presentation for general community audiences is great to use when you get a request from a group that just wants to know the basics about MyCom. If you need this presentation modified for a certain audience, or would like a copy made for you with neighborhood-specific information, call Clare Rosser, 216-698-2477, at the Family & Children First Council to make a request. Also, a speaker from the Council may be able to come to your event.

Logo policy
A copy of the MyCom logo policy is available to contracted MyCom partners by contacting Clare Rosser at 216-698-2477.

Partner roster
A copy of the MyCom partner roster is available to contracted MyCom partners by contacting Clare Rosser at 216-698-2477.
 

Not finding what you need? Call the Family & Children First Council at 216-698-2875.

Frequently Asked Questions From Agencies and Organizations

1. What are the benefits of joining the MyCom network?
   Joining the MyCom network means that an organization has access to support, training, promotional power and professional development opportunities. The goal is to allow your agency to deliver quality programs and services to the greatest number of eligible youth. Call the Family & Children First Council at 216-698-2875 to find out about MyCom grants, training opportunities and other supports.

    

2. What are the requirements?
   To join the MyCom network, you must be eager and ready to adopt a new way of doing business. We are pulling resources together to make a supportive infrastructure for the youth of our neighborhoods—partnership and collaboration are the keys to success.  
   
   To learn about the current opportunities and their requirements, call the Family & Children First Council at 216-698-2875. 

    

3. Will my agency and/or employees be background checked?
   Different opportunities have different requirements. To learn about the current opportunities and their requirements, call the Family & Children First Council at 216-698-2875. 

    

4. Does it cost anything?
   There is no dollar cost to joining the MyCom network, but there is a “cost” of the change to the way you might be doing business now. To learn more about what this means, and how your organization’s programs might be energized and supported by joining the MyCom network, contact the Family & Children First Council at 216-698-2875 and request a meeting to discuss your organization’s opportunity to join MyCom.

    

5. What’s the procedure for registering?
   Currently, any registration of programs for the MyCom network is done face-to-face. Contact the Family & Children First Council at 216-698-2875 and request a meeting to discuss your organization’s opportunity to join MyCom. 

    

6. Who are the partners in the MyCom network?
   Many excellent people and organizations have stepped up to be involved in MyCom, including the initial eight neighborhoods of Central, Cudell, Mt. Pleasant, Parma, St. Clair/Superior, Shaker Heights, Slavic Village, and West Park. Some of our other partners and leaders include the Family & Children First Council, Cuyahoga County, The Cleveland Foundation, Starting Point, Voices for Ohio’s Children, and Partnership for a Safer Cleveland. 

Watch our video: MyCom Youth in Action

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