Neighborhood Technical Assistance Center (NTAC)

 

A collaborative project of the East St. Louis Enterprise Community (EC),

St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department (IGD) and the

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

Monthly Report – October , 2000

 

 

Summary

 

Neighborhood Organizations assisted –             7         

Faith Based Organizations assisted –                 5

Municipal Agencies assisted –               5         

Non-Profit Organizations assisted –                  19

Other –                                                            1

           

Major Activites:

 

·          Community Awakening Civic Organization (Washington Park):  Assisted organization coordinate annual appreciation dinner for the Southwestern Illinois Coorectional Facility.

·          Carver Center:  Addressed leaking roof and furnace issues from CDBG funded renovation of structure.

·          Urban Seniors (Washington Park): Provided consultation on proposed museum project and conducted a site visit.

·          Katherine Dunham Centers for Arts and Humanities: Began programming for the Katherine Dunham Performing Arts Academy.

·          East St. Louis Housing Authority:  Created landscape schemes and purchasing lists of the Phoenix Court Housing Development.

·          East St. Louis Housing Authority / School District 189: Developed a curriculum for active-learning AutoCAD training for high school students.

·          Emerson Park Development Corporation / YouthBuild: Conduct Introduction to Construction course for Youth Build students.

·          Emerson Park Development Corporation: Plan the landscaping of two rehabbed homes in Emerson Park as part of the Rams / St. Louis 2004 initiative, Home Team.

·          Lansdowne Steering Committee:  Work with new organization on setting up the group, become incorporated and recruiting new members.

·          Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance:  Complete cost estimate of home that has inadequate contractor work completed.

·          Community Child Care Center: Supervised initial construction phase of new playscape that is funded by DHS and the Urban Resources Partnership.

·          East St. Louis Community Action Network: Worked with organization on the I-64 at 9th Street issue.  Assistance included research, outreach and planning.

·          East St. Louis Digital Collaborative:  Organized Meeting #1 of new collaborative aimed at increasing the access to technology in the metro east area.

·          East St. Louis Digital Collaborative:  Conducted a survey of 800 individuals to determine computer usage and ownership.

·          East St. Louis Digital Collaborative:  Conducted a survey of 15 organizations to determine computer usage and ownership with those organizations.

·          United Way: Met to discuss possible collaboration on training programs.

·          Urban Resources Partnership:  Created city and neighborhood maps showing URP projects.