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Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program FY 1999 Grantee
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, TOLEDO, OH -- $399,650
The University of Toledo will receive a Community Outreach Partnerships New Grant for $399,650 to work in three Toledo neighborhoods-Auburn-Delaware, Bancroft-Upton-Monroe (BUMA) and the Old Fairgrounds. During the 1980s and early 1990s, the exodus of four of Toledo's seven Fortune 500 companies and continued downsizing threatened the economic base of the City and had a profound effect on these three neighborhoods.
Among the activities Toledo will undertake are:
- Conducting leadership workshops to develop community-based leadership in decision-making, planning, and evaluation;
- Offering basic legal outreach services and tools for self-representation;
- Building youth self-esteem through comic improvisation acting workshops;
- Cultivating minority youth leadership through Internet and computer skills; and
- Using the community as a natural small business incubator to stimulate growth in the economy through sales, service, and employment opportunities.
Community partners, including the City, the Housing Authority, a local bank, an insurance company, a local health care provider, and a church, will be providing almost $700,000 in matching funds.
Contact: Dr. Henry Moon, 419-530-2738
Content Archived: January 20, 2009
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