Building Leadership Capacity in Faith-Based Economic Development
Shown L to R: Carlos Steward, Asst. Dir., Recreation; Lisa Braun, Executive Director; and Dawn Brown, Asst. Dir., Workforce Development at Ohio City Power with Lee Kay, Grant Coach and Consultant at Neighborhood Connections. Image Credit: Lisa Braun
Ohio City Power is an emerging place-based and virtual network that provides recreation, skills training and employment opportunities for the homeless and jobless at St. Paul's Church and Community Outreach in Ohio City, Ohio.
Ohio City Power programs strengthen community projects, relationships and collaborations for leadership capacity in faith-based economic development.
2012 programs focus on:
- The development of Ohio City Power projects to address neighborhood issues;
- Encouraging new and stronger relationships between Ohio City community residents and local leaders; and,
- Supporting emergent opportunities for the development of community leadership, organizational and community capacity building.
Ohio City Power itself is comprised of a small core leadership network embedded in other supporting and evolving sponsor, partner and collaborating networks.
Open models such as Ohio City Power connect assets, talent and resources to transformative creative initiatives and business development for regional prosperity.
Ohio City Power 2011-2012 activities are funded by a grant from Neighborhood Connections, an affiliated program of the Cleveland Foundation and member of Grassroots Grantsmakers, an international affinity group for grassroots funders.
On Tuesday February 1, 2012, Ohio City Power leaders (shown above) met with Lee Kay, Grant Coach and Consultant at Neighborhood Connections to talk about how Ohio City Power programs are growing and developing.
Stop by to learn more, and contribute your insights and knowledge to improve this network of practice by visiting http://www.ohiocitypower.net/
