2023 WorkPlan

Awareness

• Tabling at community events

• Displays in stores and markets, at hardware/paintsellers, other stores

• Stay in Touch weekly news

• New publications

  • Find Lead Safe Housing 

  • Healthy Babies (nutrition and testing)

Activism

• SoilSHOP (August)

• Community Awareness Events (October)

• TEX data gathering: Surveys, one on one interviews, focus groups

• Empowerment Activities: Basic info, refer for case management, Home lead test kits pilot project, Disclosure legal enforcement, 

Advocacy

• Public officials on issues: County Executive and Council, County Board of Health, City Council Health Committee, Cleveland Municipal Schools, Cleveland Health Department

• Federal Legislation: LSHKA, AvGAS FAA reauthorization, 

• Toxics: Schumann follow ups, Emergency preparedness, other brownfields issues: Boogie building, Burke Lakefront Development

• Research: Child lead testing pre-post July 2023 changes, 

Leadership/Governance

• Activist and Leadership Updates

• Fall training events

• Goal setting

• Fall-Winter fund raising 

• 2024 Board reorganization

January February

Awareness: informing the public about lead safety issues

• Child Test Displays--maintain existing sites and add new sites (at least one in Spanish

• RRP Displays--Paint sellers and Hardware displays. Displays will be countertop, wall and floor displays. EPA brochure with CLASH insert.

• Tabling at community events--Literature distribution, TEX Surveys, 

• Tabling at sponsored events -- literature distribution and on site child testing; and empowerment consultation. 

• New brochure Lead Safe Babies: nutrition and lead testing

• Weekly E-News

  • Weekly Stay in Touch: lead related stories for the "aware"

  • Midweek and Weekend Updates for board and activists on Wednesday and Saturday-opportunities to participate or comment.

  • Hot tips-Weekly lead-related story ideas to local media.

  • Governance News--Board reminders, agendas, financial reports, hot issues that need attention before the next meeting.

Advocacy Goals 2023 

• Enforcement

• Expand Child Testing

• Relocation benefit system for lead poisoned families (survivor home stabilization)

• County and Suburban Outreach. 

• LSHKA re-introduce and educate

Electoral: informing public officials about lead safety issues

• Briefings: Conwell, Ronayne

• Public comment and Budget hearings

Child Testing: increase the number of children tested for lead poisoning

• Organize Mobile testing events. 

• Lead Screening and Testing Committee-observe and comment

• Identify gaps in the child testing "system" and recommend changes

• TEX team--Identify

  • Finalize survey, interview and focus group protocols

  • Training for volunteers.

  • Trial run child testing event

Enforcement: Monitor and promote implementation of the Lead Safe Certificate law

• Lead Safe Advisory Board; observe and recommendations. Seek a seat at the table.

Empowerment: Assisting at risk families to secure stable, lead free housing and justice for their claims.

• Firm up working relationship with LASH (Lawyers Advocate Safe Housing)

• Case management. including interview and follow up; referrals, lead testing.

• Build capacity to fill gaps in services.

• Advocate for family relocation services

Lead Safe Housing for Kids Act: Reintroduce the bill, support EarthJustice in efforts on Capitol Hill, Enlist allies among Ohioans for passage of the bill.

• • Richard Starr/Contacts with CMHA

  • Outreach to potential sponsors for LSHKA 2023

  • Coordinate with EarthJustice

Volunteer training for CLASH activists: Move CLASH members from awareness to activism. Bring CLASH activists into leadership and governance roles.

• Activist orientation

• TEX training (see above)

• Skill training

• Issue training

Management Team: Overall operations of the Organization

• Reorganization meeting: 2023 goals, Board and at Large members

• 2023 Budget and Finances

• Fundraising

• Increasing management capacity.

Research: Investigating emerging lead issues in the community

• Schools and lead

• Smokestack lead

• Aviation Gas and Lakefront redevelopment.