Mel King Institute Year Book 2023

14 th Annual Breakfast HONORING MEL KING

22, 2023

June

Hibernian Hall, Roxbury

GOOD SUPPORTS

Eastern Bank is committed to recognizing the good in our communities and celebrating the work of MACDC

We proudly support the MEL KING INSTITUTE 14TH ANNUAL BREAKFAST

Member FDIC

- Mel king

Presenting Sponsor Eastern Bank

Platinium

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Kuehn Charitable Foundation

Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC)

Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation

Massachusetts Housing Partnership NeighborWorks America

PNC Gold NAIOP

Quincy Geneva CDC

Silver

ACEDONE CEDAC

Federal Home Loan of Boston

Preservation of Affordable Housing

Trinity Financial

Urban Edge

Bronze

Ann Silverman

CHAPA

Chinatown CLT

Codman Square NDC

Community Square Associates

Diane Gordon

Home City Development

Joe and Dina Kriesberg

Maloney Properties

Munkenbeck Consulting

Nolan Sheehan Patten

Robert and Barbara Golden

Southeast Asian Corporation of Central

MAHome City Development, Inc.

Southeast Asian Coalition of Central MA

Codman Square Neighborhood Development

Robert and Barbara Golden

“Team work makes the dream work”

Who We Serve

We partner and engage with the full spectrum of community development professionals, local leaders, and volunteers. Our program also serves professionals from:

• Community Development – CDC Staff Members, Board Members, AmeriCorps;

• Public – state agencies, local government;

• Private – property management, affordable housing, lending, banks, etc.; and

• Nonprofit – public health, institutions of higher education, community organizing, transportation and other organizations.

ABOUT THE MEL KING INSTITUTE

Mission and Vision

The Mel King Institute for Community Building fosters vibrant and thriving Massachusetts communities by advancing the skills of professional practitioners and volunteers in the community development field. We leverage collaborative mulit-sector partnerships that increase access to learning, building networks, and exploring new strategies to solve the complex challenges facing communities today..

MACDC and LISC Boston launched the Mel King Institute in 2009 in partnership with MassHousing and other community development leaders. The Institute is named after Mel King, a former state representative and mayoral candidate, and builds on his legacy as a political activist, community organizer, and educator. The Institute enables community development organizations and other local nonprofits to build homes, create jobs, grow businesses, and nurture leaders by providing access to proven community building strategies and tools.

The Program

The Institute brings professionals and volunteers skills, information, and innovative resources they need to be effective in their roles. We focus both on individual skill and organizational capacity building to strengthen the field of community development. Trainings are offered in the following learning areas: Real Estate Development, Community Organizing and Planning, Economic Development, Nonprofit Management, Racial Equity and Leadership Development.

From community banking to community building

At JPMorgan Chase, we believe that everyone should share in the rewards of a growing economy. We seek to improve neighborhoods and advance promising solutions that connect families and business owners to economic opportunity. Reducing inequality and creating widely-shared prosperity requires collaboration of business, government, nonprofit and other civic organizations.

We are proud to participate in these efforts and support the Mel King Institute.

jpmorganchase.com/impact

& Co.

Chase

2022 – 2023 ACCOMPLISHMENTS 948 STUDENTS 39 TRAINING COURSES 47 INSTRUCTORS AND PRESENTERS 18 PEOPLE ON THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM 117 HOURS OF TRAINING

STEERING COMMITTEE

Carol Roberts | Brockton Housing Authority

Claire Morton | MHP

Ezra Glenn | MIT

Libby Hayes | MassHousing

Lynn Peterson | NeighborWorks America

Madeline Nash | CEDAC

Mathew Thall | Mathew Thall Consulting

Matt Wilson | Discovering Justice

Sarah Bynes | Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants

Sharon Fosbury | The Neighborhood Developers

THE CERTIFICATE COHORT PROGRAM

The Certificate Cohort Program provides community development professionals with a more rigorous and exploratory course load of Mel King Institute trainings paired with networking and other enrichment opportunities by interacting with other cohort participants.

This curriculum consists of three foundational courses: Intro to Community Economic Development, Intro to Census Data, and an MKI-approved racial equity training. In addition, participants complete courses across our learning areas as well as two elective courses of their choosing. During our quarterly meetings, cohort participants have a chance to network with each other as well as have conversations with our distinguished guest speakers from across the community development field.

Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Certificate Cohort Graduate!

Eldric Reis Abreu, WHALE

is committed to promoting sustainable affordable housing through its Green & Healthy incentive financing program

MHP

mhp.net/greenhealthy & Healthy Go Green

RESIDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

The Resident Leadership Academy at the Mel King Institute works with grassroots leaders to build their power and voice. We offer trainings and networking opportunities for leaders to build skills and knowledge so that they may effectively participate in the decision-making that impacts their lives and communities.

We have been proud to work with the following CDCs this year:

• Housing Corporation of Arlington

• Fenway CDC

• Future partners include Nuestra CDC and Madison Park.

Mel King Institute for Community Building We are proud to be your partner in supporting community development’s next generation of leaders. @NeighborWorks • NeighborWorks.org NeighborWorks America Salutes

PUBLIC HOUSING TRAINING PROGRAM

Since 2016, the Mel King Institute has been training residents of public housing through our partnership with DHCD, the Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants, Mass Law Reform, MassNAHRO, and the Mass Housing Partnership.

FY23

IMPACT DATA

Residents Trained, FY23: 87

Training Sessions

Offered, FY23: 12

Open Roundtables Offered, FY23: 6

MENTORING PROGRAM

The Mentoring Program promotes building strong professional relationships and supports a culture of learning within the community development field. The program is for professionals, who desire growth and advancement in their roles and career. The program incorporates a racial equity lens by looking at the four levels of racism that exists in our work, communities, and lives.

This year the Mentoring Program, in partnership with CHAPA, engages non-profit project managers and community organizers in a mentoring and learning cohort. Mel King often says, “In whose interest?” We explore that question and the intersection of housing development, community engagement and equity.

MENTEES

Hannah Cross

Newton Housing Authority

Aida Diakite

Trinity Financial

Felix Jordan BCIL

Madeline Lee

Just a start

Benjamin Merker Wayfinders

Sean Mock

The Neighborhood Developers

Najee Nunnally MAPC

Nick Pittman

Fenway CDC

Leonardo Ruiz Sanchez

Fenway CDC

Rehema Rwakabuba

Community Teamwork Inc.

Diana Santana

Community Teamwork Inc.

Robert Smith

The Community Builders

Leslie Stafford

MPDC

MENTORS

Cassandra Witthaus

The Neighborhood Developers

Ricky Guerra JPNDC

Shameeka Moreno

Boston Tenant Coalition

Intiya Ambrogi-Isaza

MPDC

David Koven Consultant

David Levy

Community Square Associates

Travis Watson MHIC

Andrew Kerivan CHA

Sarah Byrnes

Mass Union

Pam Bender Consultant

Shaya French BCIL

Leslie Reid MPDC

Dana LeWinter

CHAPA

Congratulation to The Mel King Institute

On another successful 14th year Annual Mel King Breakfast

We wish you continued success in making Mr. Kings legacy accessible to all in providing Mel’s understanding and commitment to affordable housing and community development, Salute!