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<br />Miuitnuin Services and Best Practices for Yellow Ribbon Recogx-ition Program <br />CIT]' LEADERSHIP <br />Mininxum Service Best Practices/Suggestions <br />Bull support. of Yellow Ribbon Recognition Program • Communicate support activities at all city <br />efforts meetings/events <br />-- . Prominent presence of support efforts on cit~5~ <br />websitc and recogizition of support efforts <br />• Commitment of city leaders to connect military <br />families to the local Yellow Ribbon. support <br />• Leader volunteers at support events <br />.. Participate on Yellow Ribbon Steering <br />Committee as city representative <br />• _ Provide admin support from staff to Yellow <br />Ribbon Steernig Committee <br />• Provide city benefits (waiving fees for <br />activities, providing print services, waiving fees <br />or providing discounts to military f amities for <br />city services, etc.) <br />• Create volunteer opportunities for city staff to <br />support Servicemeznbers and military families <br />• Create military-friendly employee support and <br />recruiting policies for city employees <br />- • _Ensure all city leaders and staff are updated on <br />local Yellow Ribbon efforts <br />Create plan of support to local businesses <br />impacted by deployed employees <br />• Regular meetings with local military leaders to <br />identify partnership opport<mities <br />• Review Servicemember/unit Needs Assessment <br />annually with local unit and update Action Plan <br />items as necessary <br />• Ensure access to healthcare and childcare is <br />available to military families within your <br />community <br />• Partner with local educational leaders on <br />support efforts <br />• City leaders eat lunclz/meet military leaders at <br />local armo durin drill weekend <br />Annual city leadership update of Yellow Ribbon • Special council meeting to receive annual <br />Steering Committee goals and objectives update of Steering Committee progress <br />~• - . Regular leader attendance at Steering <br />Committee meetings <br />Input into annual goals and objectives based on <br />communi needs <br />Community Crisis Intervention and Welhiess Process Create Crisis Intervention process for all first <br />with minimum representation from Public Safety and responders (connect to military support) <br />Behavioral Health Add military resources/support processes to <br />existing community crisis plans <br />• Create an accessible resource data base for <br />oca veteran an mi rtary amily support <br />Host resource speakers to educate on needs of <br />Servicemembers and military families <br />• Engage all key areas to partner on developing a <br />crisis intervention process for Veterans and <br />Militar Families <br />2 <br />~r <br />