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EAST CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP CENTER

The East Central Partnership Center aims to address critical issues identified by the East Central Neighborhood, focusing on workforce development, business creation and retention, and neighborhood planning. Through meetings with city government, stakeholder meetings, social/human services, and faith-based organizations, the center engages with the community to broaden their horizons and effectiveness. The center also provides community leadership training and advocacy support.

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EAST CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP CENTER

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  1. EAST CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP CENTER A Partnership in Community Leadership Development

  2. East Central Partnership Center • Funded by a HUD COPC grant to address three critical issues identified by the East Central Neighborhood: 1. Workforce Development 2. Job creation and retention through Business Development 3. Neighborhood Planning

  3. Partnership In Action • Meetings with City Government • Stakeholder Meetings • Social/Human Services &Faith-Based Orgs. • Street Fairs • COPC Advisory Board • University District

  4. Goals for Community Leadership Training • Engage active community and voluntary workers so as to broaden their horizons and help them to become more effective in their communities. Dept. for Education and Skills and Niace, Community Leadership Training Pilots, Final Report, February 2, 2004. http://www.skills.org.uk

  5. Goals for Community Leadership Training • Encourage and support local residents with the potential to start or lead locally generated initiatives, including their design and delivery Dept. for Education and Skills and Niace, Community Leadership Training Pilots, Final Report, February 2, 2004. http://www.skills.org.uk

  6. Goals for Community Leadership Training • Build Capacity for local residents to play a determining role in the regeneration of the neighborhood. Dept. for Education and Skills and Niace, Community Leadership Training Pilots, Final Report, February 2, 2004. http://www.skills.org.uk

  7. Advocacy • A set of targeted actions in support of a specific cause • Its through Advocacy that a supportive and self-sustaining environment for community development can be created. • The Policy Project, Advocacy Training Manual

  8. Formal Training Provided • Community Leadership Training • Deans’ Seminar Series • Community Leadership and Development Institute • GIS Mapping

  9. Informal Training Provided • Strategic Planning • S.W.O.T. • Advocacy Through The Planning Process • Community Leaders’ Guide

  10. Future Training • Youth Entrepreneurship • Grant Networking

  11. Additional East Central Sources • http://faculty.spokanefalls.edu/eastcentralpc • http://www.esba.us/ • http://www.southperry.com/ • http://eastcentral.spokaneneighborhoods.org/

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