Serving Our Streets
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Serving Our Streets’ key social lens is: Neighborhood, Front Porch, Living Room (or the N.P.L.) Serving Our Streets is proven to reduce crime, and violence, while making neighborhoods more livable. Our mission is centered around 5 pillars: These pillars directly impact many issues that prevent progression within the most challenged neighborhoods of urban communities.
Pillar 1: Household Engagement Urban Engagement Specialist visit homes and conduct a non-intrusive assessment. This assessment gages the needs of every member of the household. Pillar 2: Household Assessment The Urban Engagement Specialist completes a non-intrusive assessment of the family. Each family member’s social service needs are captured. Pillar 3: Neighborhood Based Case Management Each household is assigned to a case manager. The case manager builds a relationship with the head of household. The case manager contacts the head of household 2-3 times a week. To determine of resources are tailored to family’s needs and the family is taking advantage of opportunities. Pillar 4: Resource Delivery Case managers, and Urban Engagement Specialists work in tandem to ensure the family feels supported. Pillar 5: Neighborhood Organizing and Events Fragmentation is present in many neighborhoods. Neighbors to neighborhood contact and communication is non-existent. This breakdown in communication leads to accountability issues, and basic information sharing. By organizing neighborhood events and activities, we are strengthening the foundation of more challenged neighborhoods. |
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Additional Serving Our Street Programs: Neighborhood Healing Network Gun Violence De-Escalation Network Urban Opioid Triage |
Pulpit to Porches Initiative
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Participation in the Pulpit to Porches Initiative is key to delivering Urban League resources to families in neighborhoods within 4-6 blocks of a Neighborhood Church. Neighborhood Churches are trained in outreach and engagement. Church facilities serve as event and activity locations. Events and activities include: Grill to Glory, Neighborhood Employment Series, Neighborhood Resource Fair, Food and PPE distribution.
The vision of Pulpit to Porches is to establish the Neighborhood Church as a focal point for families in immediate need. |
Grill to Glory
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Grill to Glory is an effort established through Pulpit to Porches effort. Grill to Glory provides an inviting community activity each week that encourages and draws neighborhood family participation. As a foundation each participating Church grills hot dogs for distribution to residents. Other items available; light bulbs, food boxes, clothes, toiletries, school supplies. Items may vary based on Church resources.
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