Neighborhood Leadership Website: dlftx.org
Neighborhood Leadership Neighborhood*Revitaliza1on* Youth*Leadership*Movement* T4Ray*Manley*–Director,*email:*rmanley@dl>x.org* Robert*Triggs4*Director,*email:*rtriggs@dl>x.org** • Rings*of*Hope*Boxing*Gym !Mentor"teens"through"the"sport"of" • Celebra'on*of*Hope !"City"wide"workday"" boxing" """""""("4 th "week"in"June)" • Neighborhood*Revitaliza'on*Plans !Provide"Training"for"" • Night*to*Fight*I* Fundraising"Event" neighborhood"leaders"to"transform"their"neighborhoods"" Youth*Outreach*Organiza1on:* • Yard*Lamp !"Crime"preven?on""and"Safe"Ligh?ng"for"residents" 1. Power*Hour !"Bible"study"for""teens""(12!18"yrs.)" program" 2. Power*Lunch !"Leadership"development"training" • Secret*Angel !"Corpora?ons,"churches"&"individuals"sponsor" conducted"in"5"High"Schools"during"the"lunch"period." families"with"special"projects"including"home"repairs"and" handicap"ramps"(for"residents"in"the"9"neighborhood"we"serve)." 3. Spark*Summer*Camp !"developing"teens"for"the"work" place"and"college" • Neighborhood*Community*Center !"Assis?ng"community"centers" Prison*Collabora1on* with"program"support"&"opera?onal"effec?veness" James*Reed4Director,*email:*jreed@dl>x.org* • Corpora'on*Event*Day* :"Helping""veterans,"disabled,"&"Seniors."" • Faith!based"prison"dormitories" • """ Block*Captain,*Team*Captain*&*Neighborhood*Leader*Trainings* • Transi?onal"Housing" " • Training"for"individuals"transi?oning"back"into" Stephanie*HowardI*PR*Director,*showard@dlKx.org* society" • Treasures*of*Hope !"Christmas"Store"providing"low"cost"Christmas" • Mentoring)for)those)Re.entering)Society) giLs"to"low"income"families.""" • Employment"Assistance" """"(1,"2""&"3"week"of"Dec."for"set!up,"store"opera?ons"and"tear"down)"
Neighborhood Leadership Neighborhood & Community Development Rev.*Robert*(TIRay)*Manley* Director*of*Neighborhood*&*Community*Development**
Neighborhood Leadership Did You Know??? • Only 4% of high school seniors read at a 12 th grade standard; only 1% compete in mathematics at a 12 th grade standard • Just 42% of third graders in Dallas County are reading at or 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
Neighborhood Leadership Neighborhood Leadership Those"closes"to"the"problem"are"closes"to"the"solu?on""
Neighborhood Leadership Leadership What Kind of Leader does a Neighborhood Need? – 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
Neighborhood Leadership 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
Neighborhood Leadership Leadership GeYng"Started" • 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 • Don � t have too many items on the list – Don � t set yourself up for failure
Neighborhood Leadership Neighborhood Plans ABCD!"Asset"Based"Community"Development"
Neighborhood Leadership The Past • Dallas Leadership Foundation Completed Four Neighborhood Plans in 2011 U P – Jubilee United Peoples Neighborhood Association – Hamilton Park Wynnewood Heights Neighborhood Plan in Jubilee Park Neighborhood Association – Westmoreland United Peoples Neighborhood Association in Jubilee Park promotes a Hope family friendly neighborhood while educating the citizens on maintaining – Wynnewood and improving their living conditions and supporting a clean crime free community. Dream Neighborhood Plan 2011 Neighborhood Plan H amilton N eighborhood P A ark ssociation Community 2011
Neighborhood Leadership The Past, Cont. Neighborhood • The Second Round Plan Tomorrow is upon us! – Owenwood • In Progress RUFCO Dallas, TX – RUFCO 2013 • Tell the story of the Plan Prepared by Neighborhood Owenwood ¡Neighborhood – Identify Assets/Needs Plan – Show how to move forward Plan ¡Prepared ¡by
Neighborhood Leadership 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 " "
Neighborhood Leadership How To Use a Plan (Boundaries)
Neighborhood Leadership Block & Community Captains Building*Your*Neighborhood*Through*Leadership*
Neighborhood Leadership Block Captain Recruitment Why People Become Block Captains Tired of Crime, Neighborhood Appearance or Lacking Social Connections
Neighborhood Leadership Dallas Crime Summary 2013
Neighborhood Leadership 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
Neighborhood Leadership Celebration of Hope & Tool Loaning Expanding"Capacity""
Neighborhood Leadership Who*can*par'cipate?* • Non$pro'it*Organizations* • Churches* • Neighborhood** Associations* • Other*community*groups*
Neighborhood Leadership Requirements3 • Volunteer*group*(non$ 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*
Neighborhood Leadership Measuring Outcomes Transforming"Lives"and"Communi?es"
Neighborhood Leadership Logic Model
Neighborhood Leadership 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* Transforming"Lives"and"Communi?es"
Neighborhood Leadership Neighborhood & Community Development Good*leaders*not*only*see*the*problem*but*the*solu'on*
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