2012 Community Projects The “Ecology Action” team’s overall goal is to create a plan for outreach and more effective environment education within the community and groups with the goal of increased recycling in the City of Bloomington. Actions by the group include: -Develop and design a campaign plan with help of alliance partners -Develop a WIIFM for the residents through school outreach -Work with Media to get the message out to communities The “Roof Raiser” project is to create a strategic marketing plan providing the structure and focus to Habitat’s marketing efforts helping them: -Improve public awareness and recognition -Increase funds received -Increase volunteer involvement -Increase the number of families served The “Consolidators” team proposal focuses on the following area of need for Headland Headstart: -Identify content most beneficial to Head Start parents -Identify ways to re-structure “Abriendo Puertas” curriculum -Identify four “critical needs” sessions -Identifying an effective resource kit for parents -Innovative Ideas for future sessions The “iCAN” group’s project scope is to increase the aware-ness of the work of the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation of more diverse potential donors by enhancing their presence on the internet, using social media, and using technology in order to grow support for the Community Foundation and its component funds. The mission of the Community Health Care Clinic is to operate a free medical clinic providing quality health care to the medically under-served population of McLean County. Team Scrub’s project is to: -Develop a Cost Benefit Analysis framework/tool for Community Health Care Clinic -Develop a qualitative framework for analysis -Identify a narrative on Community Health Care Clinic benefits bn-mclp.org
2012 MCLP Team Members Ecology Action Center Team: E.A.C.H and Every One Matters Team Members: Anand Bhende, Tim Golliday, Tina McCormick and Shleah Scarborough Project Sponsor: Michael Brown Project Liaison: Kris Hall Project Advisor: Jean Lawyer Habitat for Humanity Team: Roof Raiser Team Members: Janet Hood, Janine Peacher, Henry Ramsey, Santosh Raut and Kari Sandhaas Project Sponsor: Stephanie Woodard Project Liaison: Deb Skillrud and Kristen Sand Project Advisor: Leslie Harding Heartland Head Start Team: The Consolidators Team Members: Nicole Clemmons, Brian Cunningham, Juan Garcia, Grace Pagowska and Gina Palmer Project Sponsor: Pat Nash Project Liaison: Patty Rose Project Advisor: Denise Younge Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Team: iCAN Team Members: Carrie Broquard, Laura Duvendack, Johnny Nguyen, Pretty Reji and Henry Walker Project Sponsor: Myra Gordon Project Liaison: Jhun Medina Group Advisor: Latha Rao Community Health Care Clinic Team: Scrubs Team Members: Craig Luchtefeld, Sagar Gollapudi, Kristen Sand, Heather Stella and Queenester Wyatt Project Sponsor: Angie McLaughlin Project Liaison: Mike Romagnoli Project Advisor: Jon McWhirter
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2011 Community Projects The Home Team Consulting Group created a non-technical vocational training program for residential clients who require job skill development in order to be successful candidtates for employment. The proposed training curriculum includes a soft-skills “operations” guide that provides guidance for the HSHM staff while assisting clients.
Following the closure of the Occupational Development Center in 2008, marfirst took over several of the center’s commercial cleaning clients. The MopSquad project team was asked to develop a marketing plan for marcfirst Janitorial Services aimed at helping it achieve a profit within the next year. The team recommended: 1. Establishing a target market by focusing on key business segments 2. Improving marketing activities and build on the marcfirst brand 3. Enhancing the sales process through training 4. Continuing to provide exceptional customer service 5. Leveraging industry best practices
The Open Mind Consulting (OMC) team was charged with helping support the YWCA’s ongoing efforts to eliminate racism by developing a diversity awareness campaign about the increasing racial diversity in McLean County. The proposed diversity wareness campaign, titled “I am McLean Country,” features diverse people in our community. The campaign focuses on the positives that diversity brings to McLean County, and how embracing diversity will lead to a community hat is more respectful of others, open to new and better ideas, and globally aware.
The MCLP project team worked to streamline the operational aspects of the interpreter and counseling programs for Latino people and families. The team completed policies, job description, and a data tracking tool.
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2011 MCLP Team Members Home Sweet Home Mission Team: The Home Team Consulting Group Team Members: Erika Arnhart, Sandeep Davalbhakta, Brian Peacher, Latha Rao and Peter Stroyan Project Sponsor: Matt Burgess Project Liaison: Sabrina Burkiewicz Advisor: Dr. Frank Beck Marcfirst Team: MopSquad Team Members: Munjal Dave, Carolyn Davis, Iwin Huang, Renee Lafontaine, Sharonna Miller, Theresia Taylor and Jon McWhirter Project Sponsor: Rick Glass Project Liaisons: Julie Lindstrom and Ron Woodrum Advisor: Teena Rajan YWCA Team: Open Mind Consulting Team Members: Vicente Adame, Rearn Dotson, Lori Harvey, Matt Johnson, Nida Kazim and Anita Moore Project Sponsor: Jane Chamberlain Project Liaison: Norene Ball Advisor: Jean Lawyer Western Avenue Community Center Team: Amigos in Black Team Members: Rahul Bafna, Leslie Harding, Paul Hursey, Kimberly Pfeifer and Yoon Yim Project Sponsor: Gerald McGee Project Liaison: Saul Pulido Advisor: Deborah Halperin
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2010 Community Projects The MCLP project team, The Pink Partners, focused their project efforts on determining a strategy to increase the rate of mammography screening among Hispanic women ages 40 and older residing in McLean County. The Pink Partners proposed that a targeted approach be employed through the utilization of a Hispanic Outreach Liaison Program where trusted individuals within the Hispanic community are utilized and trained to advocate the benefits of self-breast examinations (SBE), breast cancer awareness and screening mammograms. 3.0 Project Impact Overview
Boys and Girls Club requested an operational guide to document their key and critical processes. As a response, the MCLP GRT8 team developed a centralized repository for key operational information designed in a user friendly format that is based on role perspective that has consolidated multiple and confusing reference sources. Additionally, the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal will be utilizing the new club motto: Make a Difference. Live. Learn. Love in their new marketing brochure.
Team HYBRID was assigned to the Extended Day Program affiliated to Juvenile Court Services. They were charged with the task of enhancing the services and resources that EDP offers to youth in the program. In that effort, they were able to secure donated laptop computers for the program. They continue to plan the Golf Outing fundraiser for the program, have provided EDP with a calendar of community events, and through their networking efforts have the EDP program in a position to become the pilot site for a youth job training program.
Team J’s project created a Continuity of Operations plan (COOP) for Mid Central Community Action (MCCA), a not for profit organization based in McLean County whoses overall goal is to help individuals and families reach self sufficiency. The COOP would enable MCCA to continue operation of essential functions during a wide range of potential emergencies.
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2010 MCLP Team Members Community Cancer Center Team: The Pink Panthers Team Members: Margarita Alvarez, Lauren Kim, Daniel Liu, Marisanta Hidrogo and Gary D Williams Project Sponsor: Barb Nathan Project Liaison: Jolene Clifford Advisor: Carl Sneed Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal Team: GRT8 Team Members: Jamaal Crayton, Macaria Lopez, Tom Moy, Don Paul, Monica Williams and Joe Zacharias Project Sponsor: Evelyn Young Project Liaison: Laura Duvendack Advisor: Deborah Halperin McLean County Juvenile Court Services Team: Hybrid Team Members: Mike Donnelly, Jhun Medina, Nina Olvera, Teena Rajan, Mandava Rao and Ken Starks Project Sponsor: Randy Macak Project Liaison: Elizabeth Orns Advisor: Rich Beal Mid Central Community Action Team: Team J Team Members: Carl Davis, Karen Kapela, Bert Neptune, Vani Prasad, Roshaunda Ross and Mark Walcott Project Sponsor: John Burrill Project Liaison: Mallory Griffith Advisor: Jean Lawyer
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