Jenn Hart ’18 CPP 2016

Project: Community Impact Measurement Survey Binder #: 161 Major: Business Administration Passion: Neighborhood Revitalization Organization: Mid Central Community Action, State Farm Executive Summary: I worked at State Farm in the Life, Health and Mutual Funds department. In the community, I worked at Mid Central Community Action. My main project at State Farm was to reformat Read more about Jenn Hart ’18 CPP 2016[…]

Grace McCarten and Kira Miller Grant Writing’14

Binder: #91 Major: Sociology/ Anthropology and Environmental Studies Passion: Arts, Neighborhood Revitalization Organization: West Side of Bloomington Project Title: “We heart WestSide Photo Documentary Project” Project Summary: There are a lot of misconceptions of who and what exists on the WestSide of Bloomington. We hope to begin to change perspectives by hosting a pop-up art gallery filled Read more about Grace McCarten and Kira Miller Grant Writing’14[…]

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Colleen Gleason ’14 “WBRP Holiday Appeal Letter”

Binder # 83 Major: N/A Passion: Arts, Neighborhood Revitalization, Education and Outreach Organization: West Bloomington Revitalization Project Project Title: Writing a Holiday Appeal Letter Project Summary: An appeal letter will be written to potential donors asking for money to fund WBRP projects. A calendar highlighting West Bloomington, its community, and the WBRP projects that have Read more about Colleen Gleason ’14 “WBRP Holiday Appeal Letter”[…]

Amanda King and Leann Lyden Fall Seminar’14

Binder: #89 Major: Environmental Studies and N/A Passion: Neighborhood Revitalization, Education and Outreach Organization: IWU ARC Project Title: “Westside Interactive Map” Project Summary: After deliberating on ways to help the West Side eliminate the healthy food drought that is on the WestSide, while promoting ways of being environmentally friendly, there was an apparent lack of knowledge Read more about Amanda King and Leann Lyden Fall Seminar’14[…]

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Jenny Prochotsky Fall Seminar’14

Binder: #88 Major: Biology Passion: Education and Outreach, Neighborhood Revitalization, Health and Wellness Organization: Mid Central Community Action Project Title: “Community Engagement Meeting at MCCA” Project Summary: Many communities hold meetings for community leaders, to inspire and to get organized about the things that they’d like to do. For the West Side, this meeting needs Read more about Jenny Prochotsky Fall Seminar’14[…]

Kelli Sloan '15 and Jenna Noland '16

Kelli Sloan and Jenna Noland Fall Seminar’14

Binder: #87 Major: N/A and Biology Passion: Youth, Human Rights Organization: Bloomington Police Department Project Title: “Cops That Care: Officer Friendly Program that Increases Safety of the West Side of Bloomington” Project Summary: The idea of Officer Friendly is important in the West Bloomington community because currently the West Side struggles with violence. Many different Read more about Kelli Sloan and Jenna Noland Fall Seminar’14[…]

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Leo Martinez Fall Seminar’14

  Binder #85 Major: Business major, Computer Science Minor Passion: Arts, Youth, Neighborhood Revitalization Organization: West Bloomington Revitalization Project Project Title: “Why Westside Mural” Project Summary: This semester I am going to be working on enhancing the WBRP office; more specifically the goal is to refurbish and paint the side of the Tool Library’s exterior Read more about Leo Martinez Fall Seminar’14[…]

Kirsten Slaughter with her Adopt-a-Pot

Kirsten Slaughter Fall Seminar’14

Binder #: 84 Major: Environmental Studies Major, Political Science Minor Passion: Arts, Neighborhood Revitalization, Environmental Sustainability, Food Justice Organization: IWU ARC, West Bloomington Revitalization Project Project Title: “Adopt-a-Pot” Project Summary: One of the six core areas of revitalization that West Bloomington residents are interested in seeing is Greening. Greening is beautification with an emphasis on Read more about Kirsten Slaughter Fall Seminar’14[…]

Karin Unruh and Ara Holiday Seminar’09

Binder #: 7 Major: Education Passion: Neighborhood Revitalization Project Title: “Connecting a Community: Downtown Bloomington and Illinois Wesleyan University Project Summary: The goal of this project was to connect two communities in an effort to make them one. Building a relationship between Downtown Bloomington and Illinois Wesleyan University would benefit individuals living and working downtown, Illinois Wesleyan University Read more about Karin Unruh and Ara Holiday Seminar’09[…]

Mid Central Community Action

Does ” educating, equipping and empowering individuals and families toward financially secure, violence free live” sound like your personal tag line?  Mid Central Community Action offers a limited number Internship/On the Job Training all those who wish to join them on promoting a more self-sustained neighborhood. Want to learn more about this opportunity? Email Laura at LauraG@mccainc.org or call 309 834-9227

Veronica Watson: NeighborWorks Week Block Party

IWU student Veronica Watson partnered with Mid Central Community Action and The West Bloomington Revitalization Project to request $500 to hold a block party for the West Bloomington residents. This will serve as a conclusion to NeighborWorks Week programming and a celebration of the beginning of summer. Materials from the Tool Library will be used Read more about Veronica Watson: NeighborWorks Week Block Party[…]

WBRP Housing Initiative-Visual Marketing

Political Science major, Nicole Jovicevic (’16), chose to help the West Bloomington Revitalization Project for her Fall Action Research Seminar Project. The WBRP has a housing initiative focused on home improvement projects. In order to attract more applicants for this initiative and to create a visually stimulating overview for the current investors, Nicole collected the Read more about WBRP Housing Initiative-Visual Marketing[…]

The Bloomington Digital Divide

As her project for the Fall Action Research Seminar, Sarah Bergman (’15), a Political Science major, explored the digital divide in Bloomington.  By partnering with Bloomington School District 87, she researched student access to the Internet in by surveying District 87 teachers.  The choice to survey teachers was made because of their firsthand experience with Read more about The Bloomington Digital Divide[…]

Kogleman ’11 Receives Google Grant for Habitat for Humanity

In 2010, Nick Kogleman, a Business Administration major, received a grant from the Google Foundation for $30,000 for McLean County Habitat for Humanity, his partner in the Community Partnership Program. When paired with McLean County Habitat for Humanity, Kogelman worked on the organization’s website and helped  promote events online. ARC Director Deborah Halperin suggested he assist Read more about Kogleman ’11 Receives Google Grant for Habitat for Humanity[…]

Ted Delicath ’13

Ted Delicath was a long-time and loyal part of the ARC team.  Originally from Bartonville, IL, Ted graduated from IWU with a degree in Political Science. During his time at IWU, Ted also completed the Oxford program. He began by working for ARC in the summer of 2012. He successfully completed the application for Bloomington-Normal Read more about Ted Delicath ’13[…]