Daria C. Keyes, Msw Email & Phone Number

Hartford, CT

>Develop grant proposals for a wide range of programs and services that advances Catholic Charities' mission and vision to ensure that individuals and families have equitable opportunities to reach their potential within a caring and compassionate community.>Collaborate with staff and managers in program development, management of program rollout, and.

New Britain, CT

> Developed strong, skilled and engaged resident leaders through hands-on technical assistance, support, and national leadership development opportunities with NeighborWorks America.> Strengthened capacity of New Britain neighborhood groups that improve their communities and respond to their needs through resource provision, including social work interns.

New Britain, CT

> My business' goal is to strengthen nonprofits and coalitions so they can continue to improve the health and resilience of the youth, families, communities, environment, and animals that they may serve.> I offer the following services: grant writing, program management, coalition building, and coaching/training in grant strategizing.

New Britain-Waterbury-Torrington, CT

> Secured more than $4 million in new grants (public and private) over 4.5 years, diversifying program/financial portfolio of $24M mental health/substance abuse treatment agency. Majority of grant funding was multi-year, renewable.> Coached communications manager in writing grant proposals and reports.> Co-chaired Trauma-Informed and Gender-Responsive.

Middletown, CT

> Opportunity Knocks is a community coalition of 60+ that focuses on systems linkages and cross-sector changes that improve the health of children from birth to age 5 of Middletown families with a focus on early childhood mental health, oral health, and obesity prevention.> iCARE (Identifying Children and Responding Early) is a collaborative, data-driven.

Hartford, CT

> Managed pursuit and acquisition of public grants for $20 million community-based, child & family behavioral health agency collaborating with agency program managers and research staff.> Wrote proposals for school- and community-based programs and for clinical evidence-based practices.> Supervised grants associate.> Developed decision-making tool that.

East Hartford, CT

> Managed small regional planning agency; collaborated with statewide prevention council and CT DMHAS in assessing prevention and treatment needs of communities in the region regarding mental health, substance use, gambling, and tobacco use; distributed local prevention council funding in response to the community's needs; advocated for state policy.

New Britain, CT

As Interim Director of Planning: > Oversaw program development and grants management of $11 million, community action agency. As Planner: > Coordinated the start-up of East Side Community Action, predecessor to the East Side NRZ in New Britain. Led community organizing efforts to help residents come together, identify community issues, form task groups.

West Hartford, CT

> As Project Coordinator of the Female Juvenile Offender Profile Study, managed daily activities of project; hired and supervised two research assistants; acted as liaison to CourtSupport Services Division of Connecticut’s Judicial Branch.> As a staff member, taught research methods in Master’s Degree program during fall 1999; conducted needs assessment.

New Haven, CT

> Collaborated with education, clinical services, and marketing staff to design projects.> Secured $1 million in private grants and $6 million in public grants in two years.

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology

Master'S In Social Work, Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Major - Community Organizing; Minor - Policy & Planning; Studied Research & Program Evaluation