The Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofits Excellence (NICNE) and partner human service organizations provides case managers and clinicians within local mental health and substance abuse organizations training in a community-wide approach to case management that is a strength-based and person-centered, focused on helping participants achieve specific, self-defined outcomes. NICNE will continue to grow the Community of Practice (COP) for case management to increase knowledge of available services, complement IRIS, expedite access to services, and enhance referrals. NICNE will expand the case management training through a bi-annual (every two years) conference for case managers with regional and evidenced-based speakers in PY4 & PY6 to expand knowledge of case management programming with continued program evaluation in PY5 to further evaluate the results of the trainings, COP and free conferences to improve future program deliverables.