Community Renewal Of Pottawatomie County Inc

WE HELP COMMUNITIES RESTORE TRUST THROUGH INTENTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. WE DO THIS THROUGH THREE PROGRAMS. FIRST, OUR NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR NETWORK, WHICH EQUIPS PEOPLE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS. SECOND, OUR FRIENDSHIP HOUSES, WHICH ARE HOUSES BUILT IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS WITH COMMUNITY SPACES THAT HOST EVENTS, GROUPS, BLOCK PARTIES AND HAVE A FULL TIME STAFF MEMBER LIVING IN THEM BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS. THIRD, THROUGH OUR WE CARE CAMPUS PROGRAMS, WHICH EXIST IN SCHOOLS IN SHAWNEE HELPING TEACH STUDENTS SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS AND HELPING SUPPORT TEACHERS.

WE CARE. CAMPUS PROVIDES SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT SHAWNEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL, PLEASANT GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND MCLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE THREE STRATEGIES OF WE CARE. CAMPUS WORK TO IMPROVE THE LONG-TERM SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS; TWO ESSENTIAL BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN AND CREATE PATHWAYS TO THEIR GOALS. THE THREE STRATEGIES ARE THE CAMPUS CULTURE INITIATIVE, WHICH PROVIDES CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TO 1304 ELEMENTARY STUDETNTS; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CLUBS, WHICH INVEST IN 208 STUDENTS ACROSS 14 CLUBS WHOSE LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL NEEDS A CARING ADULT TO FLOURISH; AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, WHICH FOCUSES ON STRUGGLING OR CHRONICALLY ABSENT CHILDREN.

THE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE INITIATIVE PLACES SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON NEIGHBORHOODS THAT REQUIRE EXTRA SUPPORT IN THE RELATIONALLY RESTORATIVE PROCESS. WE BUILD AND STAFF HOMES WITH AMPLE DESIGNATED INDOOR AND OUTDOOR COMMUNITY SPACES IN NEIGHBORHOODS OF HIGHEST NEED. A COMMUNITY COORDINATOR LIVES ONSITE WITH HIS/HER FAMILY, WORKING TO MAKE THESE HOMES HUBS OF RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO RESTORE THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE INSIDE OUT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO FRIENDSHIP HOUSES BUILT IN SHAWNEE HOSTING 7 WEEKLY PROGRAMS.

THE NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR NETWORK IS A NETWORK OF NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO CARING FOR ONE ANOTHER. VOLUNTEERS PICK THE 5-15 NEAREST NEIGHBORS THAT THEY WANT TO BE VISIBLE TO, INTERACT WITH, AND GATHER TOGETHER TO BUILD COMMUNITY. THIS SIMPLE, INTENTIONAL CARING IS A FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE COMMUNITY, ACCUMULATING AN INDIVIDUAL'S SOCIAL CAPITAL AND STATISTICALLY PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS, FOOD INSECURITY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRUG ABUSE, AND MORE. WE HAVE 173 BLOCK LEADERS WHO HAVE CARED FOR OVER 3000 NEIGHBORS.