7:05 – Sonia Call to order – Introduction & Attendance Meeting ground rules Everyone introduced themselves to Gigi – Welcome to the Board. Serena Watters Present Laura Dykes Present Kris Hoellen Present Vernell Lewis Present Kelleigh Eastman Present Abigail Breiseth Present Andrea Person Present Charisse Lue Present Edith Gilliard-Canty Present Scott Kashnow Present Jane Shaab …
7:04 – Laura Call to order – Sonia will be late Introduction & Attendance Meeting ground rules Serena Watters Present Laura Dykes Present Kris Hoellen Present Vernell Lewis / Kelleigh Eastman Present Abigail Breiseth / Andrea Person Present Charisse Lue Present Edith Gilliard-Canty Present Scott Kashnow Present Jane Shaab Present Tashi-Kali M.Acket Present Howard Hughes …
UMB Needs Assessment Committee reviewed and discussed the draft questions and the UMB team took feedback and will make edits–please send any addition thoughts or questions to Elizabeth and Abigail Questions from UMB (Education highlighted in yellow) Supporting Family Voice/Identifying Needs Pastor White: Planning for being part of the opening of the Poppleton …
Project Updates Elizabeth provided an update on the Franklin Square Comfort Station–should be finished in the next couple of weeks Neighborhood Grants are still outstanding–Elizabeth recapped where the projects are. 2023 Neighborhood Grants Discussion and Decision Remaining grant funds: $20,000 for Committee projects $4290 in neighborhood grant money unawarded $9000 Franklin Square …
Police Updates No report–all of the updates/data/statistics are down for this month Project Updates –String lights updated registration will be on the website tomorrow and will be sent out –311 reports submit 311 reports–Bayard St for trash and grass cut, Stricker and Lombard, follow up next week. If anyone has 311 tickets please send …
Workforce Grantee Updates Paul’s Place has enrolled everyone they said they would, NPower and B&O are still working on it. B&O has an expensive program and a small cohort with a long training period, and so will be recruiting again in the fall. We will work with NPower to support their local recruitment. The …
String Lights Funding will cover the costs of the lights and the installation costs. Have a couple of different options to move forward with the program: resident led, where community members get the work done/approvals will get reimbursed. Working with the contractor on the east side who has done a number of these projects. …
Franklin Square Principal Search–very fast process, selected a principal in a week to select a new principal. Agreed at the last meeting to support the Franklin Square community if they wanted to protest the process–haven’t done that yet. Issue isn’t with the new principal, who people seem to like but with the speed of the …
Lensfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative https://lenfestcenter.temple.edu/ Programs are outward facing, working with the community. A number of different programs and serve a wide range of populations–youth, adults, digital literacy, adult education. One of the newer programs under the Lensfest Center, first thing was wanted to understand the current workforce development work happening in Philadelphia. …
Police Updates Starting on July 9th almost 90% of the SWP neighborhoods will be in the Southwestern District. Maps will be available to the public. Neighborhood services division addresses nuisance vacant homes, shrubbery that needs to be cut, abandoned cars–also connects people with resources. Captain also has good resources for folks in need. Use a …
