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Neighborhood Leadership Website: dlftx.org

Neighborhood Leadership

Neighborhood*Revitaliza1on*

T4Ray*Manley*–Director,*email:*rmanley@dl>x.org*

Youth*Leadership*Movement*

Robert*Triggs4*Director,*email:*rtriggs@dl>x.org**

Prison*Collabora1on*

James*Reed4Director,*email:*jreed@dl>x.org*

• Celebra'on*of*Hope!"City"wide"workday""

"""""""("4th"week"in"June)"

• Neighborhood*Revitaliza'on*Plans!Provide"Training"for""

neighborhood"leaders"to"transform"their"neighborhoods""

• Yard*Lamp!"Crime"preven?on""and"Safe"Ligh?ng"for"residents"

program"

• Secret*Angel!"Corpora?ons,"churches"&"individuals"sponsor"

families"with"special"projects"including"home"repairs"and" handicap"ramps"(for"residents"in"the"9"neighborhood"we"serve)."

• Neighborhood*Community*Center!"Assis?ng"community"centers"

with"program"support"&"opera?onal"effec?veness"

• Corpora'on*Event*Day*:"Helping""veterans,"disabled,"&"Seniors.""
• """Block*Captain,*Team*Captain*&*Neighborhood*Leader*Trainings*

" Stephanie*HowardI*PR*Director,*showard@dlKx.org*

• Treasures*of*Hope!"Christmas"Store"providing"low"cost"Christmas"

giLs"to"low"income"families.""" """"(1,"2""&"3"week"of"Dec."for"set!up,"store"opera?ons"and"tear"down)"

• Rings*of*Hope*Boxing*Gym!Mentor"teens"through"the"sport"of"

boxing"

• Night*to*Fight*I*Fundraising"Event"

Youth*Outreach*Organiza1on:*

• 1. Power*Hour!"Bible"study"for""teens""(12!18"yrs.)"
• 2. Power*Lunch!"Leadership"development"training"

conducted"in"5"High"Schools"during"the"lunch"period."

• 3. Spark*Summer*Camp!"developing"teens"for"the"work"

place"and"college"

• Faith!based"prison"dormitories"
• Transi?onal"Housing"
• Training"for"individuals"transi?oning"back"into"

society"

• Mentoring)for)those)Re.entering)Society)
• Employment"Assistance"

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Rev.*Robert*(TIRay)*Manley*

Director*of*Neighborhood*&*Community*Development**

Neighborhood & Community Development

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Did You Know???

• Only 4% of high school seniors read at a 12th grade

standard; only 1% compete in mathematics at a 12th grade standard

• Just 42% of third graders in Dallas County are reading at
• r above grade level
• Texas ranks next to last among states for hunger and for

child hunger

• 29.3% of children in Dallas County, more than 190,000

children total, live in families below the federal income poverty level.

Source: Greater Dallas Movement Day: Why Now? Fact sheet

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Those"closes"to"the"problem"are"closes"to"the"solu?on""

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Neighborhood Leadership

Leadership

– Has Direction & Vision – Keeps Everything Organized – Good at Motivating Others – Builds on Assets addresses Deficiencies – Includes Everyone in the Neighborhood – Knows How to Get Things Done

What Kind of Leader does a Neighborhood Need?

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Leadership

There has to be more than one leader

• Create a group of heavily involved

members

• Let them help shape the organization
• Utilize them to get projects off the ground
• Train your replacement

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Leadership

• Focus on the positive, address the negative

– what do we have to work with?

• Get everyone involved
• Make a list of what needs to be done
• Share your progress with the group

– Make sure you have help to complete the job

• Dont have too many items on the list

– Dont set yourself up for failure

GeYng"Started"

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ABCD!"Asset"Based"Community"Development"

Neighborhood Plans

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The Past

• Dallas Leadership Foundation

Completed Four Neighborhood Plans in 2011

– Jubilee – Hamilton Park – Westmoreland – Wynnewood

United Peoples Neighborhood Association in Jubilee Park promotes a family friendly neighborhood while educating the citizens on maintaining and improving their living conditions and supporting a clean crime free community.

Neighborhood Plan

in Jubilee Park

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Neighborhood Plan 2011

Neighborhood Plan

Wynnewood Heights Neighborhood Association

Hope Dream Community

2011

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The Past, Cont.

• The Second Round

– Owenwood

• In Progress

– RUFCO

• Tell the story of the

Neighborhood

– Identify Assets/Needs – Show how to move forward

RUFCO

Neighborhood Plan

Tomorrow is upon us!

Dallas, TX

Owenwood ¡Neighborhood Plan

2013

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De Design & & Impl Implem eme n e ntation tation Of f Neigh Neighbor borhoo hood d Plan lan """""Neighborhood"Workshop"for"Leaders" """"Hold"Neighborhood"Mee?ngs" """"""""""""Hold"Focus"Groups" " ""Formulate"Goals"and"Strategies" " """"""Understand"Neighborhood"" " """""""""""Conduct"Surveys" """""Map"all"Lots"in"Neighborhood" """"""""""List"all"Residents" """"""""""Finalize"Goals"1!5"Years" " "List"Current"&"Prospec?ve"Partnerships" " """""Write"Out"&"Clarify"Neighborhood"Plan" " """"""""""Evaluate"&"Monitor"Progress"

****** ******Neighborhood*Transforma'on"

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How To Use a Plan (Boundaries)

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Building*Your*Neighborhood*Through*Leadership*

Block & Community Captains

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Block Captain Recruitment

Why People Become Block Captains

Tired of Crime, Neighborhood Appearance or Lacking Social Connections

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Dallas Crime Summary 2013

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Roles & Responsibilities

What They Will Need to do

– Know Their People; Know Their Street – Attend Neighborhood Meetings – Report Deficiencies to The City – Bring People Together; Create Community – Lead Prayer walks

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Expanding"Capacity""

Celebration of Hope & Tool Loaning

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• Non$pro'it*Organizations*
• Churches*
• Neighborhood**

Associations*

• Other*community*groups*

Who*can*par'cipate?*

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• Volunteer*group*(non$

pro'it*organization,* church,*business,*other* community*groups)**

• Complete*a*tool*

loaning*form*and*send* to*DLF*(at*least*2*weeks* in*advance)*

• Set*up*an*

appointment*with*DLF* in*order*to*pick*up*the* tools*and*arrive*on*time* to*your*appointment*

• Need*a*copy*of*your*

drivers*license*along* with*a*$100*deposit*to* reserve*materials*

Requirements3

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Transforming"Lives"and"Communi?es"

Measuring Outcomes

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Logic Model

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Transforming"Lives"and"Communi?es"

Nehemiah Process

• He"iden?fied"with"the"problem"("1:2!4)"
• He"spent"?me"in"prayer"(1:4!11)"
• He"approached"key"influencers""(2:1!9)"
• He"assessed"the"situa?on"(2:11!15)"
• He"met"with"the"people"and"cast"vision"(16,17)"
• He"encouraged"them"with"past"success"(2:18)"
• He"received"buy!in"from"the"people"(2:18)"
• He"organized"the"people"and"got"them"working"(3:1!32)"

The*Jews*only*needed*52*to*days*to*rebuild*the*city*wall*that*lain*in*ruins*for*more* than*120*years.*Nehemiah*knew*his*purpose,*made*his*plan,*and*led*the*people* through*a*process*

Neighborhood Leadership Good*leaders*not*only*see*the*problem*but*the*solu'on*

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