1 Campus, 1 Community 2010 Resource Guide

1 campus, 1 community

communy resource guide 2010-2011 mmccccc

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Who are we?

1C1C is a partnership with the Midtown neighborhood and a commitment to school-age children and youth. It is not a club, but a relationship.

This resource guide is designed to help your organization connect with the Jackson community through service and to give you the tools you need to succeed in philanthropic efforts.

Table of Contents:  What is 1C1C?- pg. 3  Sample projects-pg. 4  Community partners- pg. 5  How to get involved- pg. 6  Who to contact- pg. 7

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“1 Campus, 1 Community is not just a program or an office—it’s a movement...A movement to break down the boundaries between ‘us’ and ‘them’ so that together, we can build real and lasting partnerships that will change us all for the better.”

-Dr. Darby Ray

“Millsaps is the only one that comes over and does things in Midtown and with Midtown" -Block Party Guest

1 Campus, 1 Community is not just a program or an office—it’s a movement. A movement to transform the way we think about community service and the way we relate to the off-campus community. A movement away from the assumption that “we” know or have what “they” need. A movement to break down the boundaries between “us” and “them” so that together, we can build real and lasting partnerships that will change us all for the better. At Millsaps College, we are on the move to a new way of being in community.

1 Campus, 1 Community is a campus-wide commitment to engage the wider community in modes of full partnership and mutual respect. It signals our intention as a college community to work with community partners to identify challenges and problems that we come together to address.

1 Campus, 1 Community is an invitation to open our eyes and hearts to the needs and blessings that are close at hand: the neighborhood across the street, the public school around the corner. Consider yourself invited!

The 1 Campus, 1 Community Center for Engaged Learning and Living maintains a database of community partners, projects, and needs and connects interested individuals and groups to these constituencies. We cultivate positive relationships with community partners, and we work with campus organizations and academic programs from across the college to promote, coordinate, track, and assess community engagement efforts.

Each year, we help connect Millsaps students, faculty, and staff to service opportunities, and we encourage the building of longlasting partnerships between the college and the community.

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A sample of 1C1C projects  Midtown Majors – a neighborhood boys’ basketball team that participates in City of Jackson leagues  Operation Cinderella Story- an event that provides gently-worn formal wear to Rowan Middle School students for their 8th grade dance  MLK Day Play & Serve – a day of games, learning, and service for the children of the Midtown and Millsaps communities  Take a Kid to the Game Day – an event where Millsaps students host Midtown kids at campus athletic events  1C1C Block Party – annual springtime party that brings the Millsaps and Midtown communities together for food, fun, and fellowship

Operation Cinderella An eighth grade girl from Rowan Middle School chooses a dress to wear to her school dance.

The dresses are donated by Millsaps sorority members.

 Reading is FUNdamental – a literacy program hosted by Millsaps students at Brown Elementary School in Midtown  Halloween Trick or Treating – Midtown kids come to Millsaps for trick-or-treating in the dorms  100% Adopt-A-Class – student organizations at Millsaps “adopt” 100% of the classes at Brown Elementary School SSchoolSchoolMidtown

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Community partners Midtown Neighborhood Brown Elementary School o 146 E. Ash Street o Contact: LaQuanda Sims (simls@ millsaps.edu)

Other Partners Operation Shoestring o 1711 Bailey Ave. o Contact: Wade Overstreet 601.353.6336 ext. 20 woverstreet@operationshoestring.org

Rowan Middle School o 136 E. Ash Street o Contact: Mike Gaines (gainema@ millsaps.edu) Midtown Partners Community Garden o 329 Adelle Street o Contact: Monica Cannon (monicacannon@midtownpartners. org)

Stewpot Community Services o 1100 W. Capital Street o Contact: Tara Lindsey 601.353.2759 tlindsey@stewpot.org 

Boys’ and Girls’ Club o 1450 W. Capital Street o Contact: Randal Gray 601.969.7088 ext. 23

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Little Samaritan Montessori School o 162 Millsaps Avenue o Contact: Monica Cannon (above)

Habitat for Humanity o 1260 Ellis Ave. o Contact: Elliott Imhoff eimhoff@habitatjackson.org

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Project Innovation After School Program o 329 Adelle Street o Contact: LaTanya Dixon (latanyadixon @midtownpartners.org)

Gleaners o 359 North Mart Plaza o Contact: Nancy Willis 601.956.4740

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Grace Place o Galloway United Methodist Church 305 North Congress Street o Contact: Leslie Bingham 601.326.3443

Midtown Partners Meals With Wheels o 114 Millsaps Avenue o Contact: Monica Cannon (above)

Mississippi Children’s Home o 100 Wesley Avenue o Contact: Dr. Darby Ray (raydk@ millsaps.edu) Good Samaritan o 114 Millsaps Avenue o Contact: Karen Clem (karenclem@ Goodsamaritancenter.org) Grace House o 236 Millsaps Avenue o Contact: Kelly Long 601.201.5454 Kellydlong21@yahoo.com

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How to help 1C1C: Join the 1C1C Student Leadership Team! Our team is a diverse group of young people who advocate for service across the campus and help interested individuals and groups connect to specific needs in the surrounding communities, especially the Midtown neighborhood and Jackson public schools.

Visit the 1C1C Facebook page to find out about upcoming events.

Look at the Millsaps Website to see what programs are going on around campus.

When searching the web, use GoodSearch.com and type in Millsaps College-1 Campus 1 Community to donate to the cause every time you use the search engine!

The 1 Campus, 1 Community Center for Engaged Learning and Living (1C1C CELL) is the volunteer center for the college. We’ll be happy to connect you to service opportunities and partners.

Visit the 1C1C Center to talk to our staff or to peruse the Community Service binder that contains information about service sites all around Jackson.

Office location: Top floor of the Student Center Office number: 974-1237 Office hours during the school year: 1pm-4pm

Students at the Block Party, Operation Cinderella, and Habitat for Humanity come together as 1 Campus and 1 Community.

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Who to contact on campus about getting involved: Student Leadership Team: Maria Underwood, Bolton Kirchner, Hailey Miranda, Laura Cost, Josh Whitam, Lindsey Claire Brown, Denae’ Hebert, Will Lammons, Mary Kate Rees, Amy Patterson, Alex Lawson, Chelsey Overstreet, Treshika Melvin, Courtney Ramsey

Dr. Darby Ray Darby is 1C1C Director. She is also a Religious Studies professor at Millsaps and Director of the Millsaps Faith & Work Initiative. Darby loves developing mutually beneficial partnerships between the college and the community.

Email: raydk@millsaps.edu Box Number: 150348

Raymond Clothier Raymond is Associate Director of the Millsaps Faith & Work Initiative and served as the interim Chaplain of the college during the 2008-2009 school year. Raymond oversees the Lilly Interns and Fellows programs and the C.A.L.L.S. (Considering a Life of Leadership and Service) program. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ.

Email: clothrs@millsaps.edu Box Number: 151618

Ms. LaQuanda Sims Quanda is a 1C1C Postbaccalaureate Fellow and is head of the 1C1C Schools Team. She graduated from Brandon High School and then Millsaps College with a major in Biology. Quanda oversees the 100% Adopt-A-Class program and Reading is FUNdamental. She also helps supervise the Wellspring Community Service Living-Learning Program.

Mr. Mike Gaines Mike is a 1C1C Postbaccalaureate Fellow and is the head of the 1C1C Neighborhood Support Team. He graduated from Lanier High School and Jackson State University with a major in Political Science. Mike oversees the Midtown Majors boys’ basketball teams and 1C1C special events. He also helps supervise the Wellspring Community Service Living-Learning Program.

Center for Engaged Learning and Living (C.E.L.L.) The C.E.L.L. is on the third floor of Student Life and holds the offices of Mike and LaQuanda. Stop by anytime during the week between 1-4pm to talk to either of them, or come by whenever to see the resource guide and booklet. We love company!

1 Campus 1 Community Box # 150348 Jackson, MS 39210 www.millsaps.edu/academics/1_campus_1_community.php