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Economic Development and Employment

Economic Development and Employment. Good Neighborhoods Action Team June 17, 2008. Defining Economic Development and Employment. Our Action Team focused on strategies that include: Educating families Working with the community as a whole – residents and businesses

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Economic Development and Employment

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  1. Economic Development and Employment Good Neighborhoods Action Team June 17, 2008

  2. Defining Economic Development and Employment • Our Action Team focused on strategies that include: • Educating families • Working with the community as a whole – residents and businesses • Financial planning and education • Partnership and relationship building • Training

  3. Our Long-Term Objectives • Within 2 years, we hope to • Have a fundraising and fund development plan for Cody/Rouge • Develop ways to attract businesses to the neighborhood

  4. Our Short-Term Objectives • Training on entrepreneurship and skilled trades • Identify individuals willing to lead training on entrepreneurship and skilled trades • Identify vacant buildings that could be occupied by businesses • Training of basic computer skills • Include typing, Microsoft Office, Internet, and online tax preparation • Community clean-up • Work with businesses to organize a clean-up of the business areas in the neighborhood

  5. Kids Corp. Coming this Summer! • Job readiness training and temporary employment for teenagers • Up to 100 jobs for Cody/Rouge youth • Youth shadow local businesses and work with residents doing work at homes • Two weeks of employability and job readiness training

  6. We want to see Cody/Rouge youth prepared for the future!

  7. Our results • Confident youth who know what they want for their future • Business owners employing community youth • New businesses and home owners in the community • Clean streets and a clean neighborhood • Jobs are plentiful • Cody/Rouge residents have community funding to use for community projects

  8. Get involved!!!!! • Join our Action Team! Youth, residents, business owners, church members, teachers – everyone is welcome!! • Get involved with Kids Corp!! Sign up to participate, hire a youth, or volunteer your help

  9. Helen Brown-Horton Rosalind Christian Anthony Collier Kimberly Cooley Kisha Emanuel Dobey Gavin Donna Harris Rev. William A. Harris Linda M. Huff Pastor Risarg Reggie Huff Diamond Jenkins Rev. Wendall Jones Lester Jordan Beverly King Kirk Mayes Chacrice Miles Bernice Mitchell Lewis Moore Frank Nemecek Alexander Oatley Tyrice Washington Angy Webb Joselyn Webb Harold White Our Action Team Members Thanks to And thanks to Grace Community Church for hosting us!

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