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
Summary
Neighborhood
Organizations assisted – 8
Faith
Based Organizations assisted – 7
Municipal
Agencies assisted – 7
Non-Profit
Organizations assisted – 18
Other
– 2
Introduction
In September, NTAC co-hosted the Grantsmanship Training Program with New
Spirit for 26 local organizations. This
intensive training was held the week of September 18th. The training cost NTAC $15,000 and was
funded through a grant made to New Spirit from the Urban Resources
Partnership. All partnering
organizations submitted an application before being selected. Thirty-five organizations applied and 26
were selected. By far, this was NTAC’s most successful training program.
The final day of the training
program, September 22nd, was “Funders
Day”. Local and regional
grantmakers described their programs and guidelines to all participants of the
training. Representatives came from the
Casino Queen Foundation, CDBG, St. Clair County, HUD, the Metropolitan
Association of Philanthropy, Urban League, the Urban Resources Partnership and
the Enterprise Community. The agenda is
attached.
On September 8 and 9th,
the University of Illinois hosted the first Work Weekend of the fall semester.
Approximately 60 students from the University of Illinois worked with
six community-based organizations on community improvement projects. The application for participation in a work
weekend is attached. These projects included:
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Alta Sita Community
Development Corporation – Assist with beautification of Virginia Park and
provide in-kind match on ASDC’s URP grant.
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Adventures in Motivation –
Prepare recreational fields behind AIM and provide in-kind match on AIM’s URP
grant.
§
Bride of Christ Community
Outreach Mission – Landscape church ground.
§
Beacon Heights – Revitalize
Illinois Avenue Playground and clean adjacent lots.
§
Lansdowne Steering Committee
– Flyer neighborhood to recruit more residents to join neighborhood
association.
§
Dunham Centers – Work on
Artisinal Village and provide in-kind match on ASDC’s URP grant.
The Neighborhood Technical Assistance Center provided technical assistance to the following organizations during September, 2000.
15th Street Childcare
Center
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Adventures in Motivation
§
Begin architectural
programing and scheduling for implementation of AIM’s $50,000 URP grant to
revitalize the recreational fields behind Sister Thea Bowman School
§
Organize Work Weekend project
to utilize volunteer labor to clear grounds at AIM
Alta Sita Community Development
Corporation
§
Assisted ASDC with the
implementation of a $30,000 URP grant to revitalize Virginia Park by assigning
volunteers and provided in-kind labor
Alta Sita Neighbors, Inc.
§
Prepared meeting flyers for
September monthly meeting with organization’s members
§
Attended the monthly meeting
of ASNI in September
Barnabas Group
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Bride of Christ Community Outreach
Center
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
City of East St. Louis – City
Council
§
Attended the City Council
committee meetings during the month of September as part of NTAC’s ongoing
effort to disseminate city information to our neighborhood partners via the
associations’ regular meetings
City of East St. Louis – Planning
Commission
§
Planned and facilitated the
September 13th meeting of the East St. Louis Planning Commission
§
Prepared introductory
materials for all new planning commissioners
City of East St. Louis - Police
Department
§
Facilitated September 25th meeting of alumni
group
Community Awakening Civic
Organization – Washington Park
§
Assisted CACO in planning an
Appreciation Dinner for community volunteers
Community Child Care Center
§
Continued architectural
programming and research for $29,000 playscape funded by URP
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Community Mission Neighborhood
Advancement
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
§
Attended CMNA’s fundraising
banquet on September 9th
Computer Village, Inc.
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Denverside Redevelopment Agency
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Dunham Centers for Arts and
Humanities
§
Continued planning for
installation of irrigation system on the grounds of the Artisinal Village –
project funded by URP
§
Continued planning for second
Dunham Ecological Workshop to be held in October or November
§
Met with Bi-State Development
Agency to discuss noise impacts of light rail on Dunham’s Artisinal Village
Eagles Nest of St. Clair County
§ Participated in NTAC’s Grantsmanship Training Program
East St. Louis Community Action
Network
§ Prepared invitation to ESL CAN’s annual retreat in mid-September
§ Attended the September annual meeting of ESL CAN
§ Helped facilitate annual retreat
§ Assisted with administration of Clean Sweep III – ESL CAN’s summer youth employment program funded by the Urban Resources Partnership
§ Participated in NTAC’s Grantsmanship Training Program
East – West Gateway Coordinating
Council
§
Participated in the EMPACT (funded by EPA) coordination
team
§
Presented at Lead Consortium meeting held on September
14th
Emerson Park
Development Corporation
§ Continued teaching an Introduction to Construction Management course for YouthBuild students every Thursday
§
Attended the September
monthly meeting of EPDC
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Greater St. Louis Empowerment Zone
§ Continued to serve as a “Community Information Center” for the Empowerment Zone
Grey Boulevard Organization
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Homeless Action Council
§
Attended
the September meeting of the Homeless Action Council
§
Offered
technical assistance to providers of homelessness services
Housing Authority of East St.
Louis
§
Further
discussed possible collaboration to set-up Geographic Information System for
Housing Authority and train HA staff
§
Further
discussed the “Advancement through Technical Skills” project that would train
high school students in AutoCAD while delivering as-built digital drawings to the
Housing Authority
§
Participated
in NTAC’s Grantsmanship Training Program
Land of LIncoln Legal Assistance
Foundation
§
Prepared a
cost estimate on faulty contractor work for a current lawsuit
Lansdowne Neighborhood
Steering Committee
§
Attended and helped prepare
for the September meeting of the LNSC
Morning Star Missionary Baptist
Church
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Neighbors United for Progress -
Centreville
§
Administration of URP grant
for a landscaped lot at 43rd and Market
§
Implementation of landscaping
project – in kind labor support
New Beginnings Out Reach
Ministries - Centreville
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Newberns Bible Institute -
Brooklyn
§
Participated
in NTAC’s Grantsmanship Training Program
New Spirit Neighborhood Organizing
Office
§
Continued planning for
week-long Grantsmanship Training Program scheduled for September 18 – 22
Olivette Park Neighborhood
Association
§
Attended the September
monthly meeting of OPNA
Rush Memorial Church of the
Nazarene
§
Explained 501c3 application
and ways in which the church can reach out into the community
Second Chance Shelter
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
South End New Development
Organization
§
Attended the September monthly
meeting of SENDO
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale
§
Participated community
economic development forum on September 8th
Southern Mission Enrichment
Foundation
§
Participated in NTAC’s Grantsmanship
Training Program
Starship Connection - Washington
Park
§
Provided computer access and
assistance
St. Mary’s Hospital
§
Discussed possible technology
collaborative with hospital and school district
Uni-Press Kindercottage
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Urban Resources Partnership
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Urban Seniors – Washington Park
§
Consulted on Museum project
§
Participated in NTAC’s
Grantsmanship Training Program
Veterans Advocates Inc.
§ Reviewed organization’s 501c3 application and recommended extensive changes
Washington University YMCA
§
Recruited volunteers from
Wash U. to assist in ESL community improvement projects