[Communications] [Resources] Faith based organizations announced

[Mamie Gray]

Hello! There were no faith-based organizations selected in North Lawndale.
Bummer! *See attached*. Mamie


On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 6:46 PM Lorraine Kells via Resources <
resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:

>  Hello all,
>
> The names of the selected faith based organizations have been announced to
> us.  These faith based organizations have indeed been serving their
> neighborhoods, some at least for 53 years. You may well recognize some of
> them because their church based community garden folks have come to our
> conferences and participated in our workshops and distributions.  If you
> would like to work with one or more of these community gardens that already
> exist or participate in helping start a new one, please reply stating your
> willingness to work or with any comments you have or concerns to help make
> CCGA's offer of technical assistance a successful undertaking.
>
> *Please note: We are asked not to contact any of the churches just yet,
> they are still completing  contractual procedures.  Meanwhile we can talk
> about how we can help them*.
>
> *Antioch Missionary Baptist Church* in Englewood, not far from Sherwood
> Peace Garden is on the list.  The area is 97% Black and until I can find
> otherwise, it seems to have no existing community garden.
>
> *Fernwood Community Outreach Church* was apparently only established in
> 2019 in the Pullman neighborhood.  This area is 94% Black, and according to
> the internet, this organization receives a substantial part of its support
> from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi).  They have
> no website and a very limited Facebook page.  It also seems to have no
> existing garden.
>
>
> Great True Vine Baptist Church is on the west side in Humboldt Park. It
> dates back to 1967 but only at its current location since 1982. Not sure if
> they have a community garden. Their website is
> https://gtvmbc.org/
>
> *Hope Community Church* is rooted in the Austin community. This church
> helped form the Ed Bailey- Leola-Spann Community Garden. The garden is one
> of the four revitalization programs led by Kim Foxx and her four community
> justice centers across Chicago. Each of the West, South, North and Central
> Community Justice Centers has collaborated with local aldermen, police
> officers and community organizations to build a garden in an empty space –
> or revitalize space like the one in Austin.  The church recently started a
> pop-up food pantry since many official pantries in the city have closed.
>
> https://www.austinweeklynews.com/News/Articles/6-22-2017/Austin-garden-honors-area's-past,-present-and-future/
>
>
> *Inner-City Muslim Action Network* (IMAN) in Englewood has a broad mixed
> use development plan outlined for the community of Englewood and West
> Englewood. Find out more on the internet
> https://www.imancentral.org/go-green-on-racine/
>
> Lastly
>
> *Trinity United Church of Christ* is in Pullman. They also have a mixed
> used community development plan as outlined below.  We know them well. In
> fact this is where Pat Hart first met Julie Samuels at a CCGA distribution
> years ago. They actively participate in our distributions.
>
>
> Imani Village. This development will be a beacon of hope in an area that
> has become accustomed to despair. Imani Village will be the first holistic,
> sustainable, and Green community sponsored by a faith-based entity in the
> City of Chicago.
>
>
>
> Imani Village represents a unique collaboration between the faith
> community, local government and business interests, to provide a model for
> urban planning and development that delivers a sustainable green
> infrastructure, jobs and job training, healthy urban lifestyle
> alternatives, and an optimized educational environment.
>
>
> https://www.imanivillage.com/
>
>
> This should be enough information to get us started in understanding what
> we are looking at.  Some gardens have well-established community teams and
> support and may only need our distributions.  Others may need more.
>
>
> Our materials were sent to Michael Stewart at the State of Illinois,
> Department of Human Services, and they will be responsible for distributing
> them..
>
>
> Hope you, your homes and your gardens came through the storm with the
> resilience good gardeners are known for.
>
>
> Lorraine
>
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