The South City Empowerment Initiative is headed by a resident-led mindset with other stakeholders with a desire to connect residents to opportunities that provide the tools, information, and skills needed to empower themselves as well as develop community infrastructure and build resident capacity. The four focus areas of the South City Community Empowerment Initiative (CEI) are:
This is accomplished through:
The South City Resident Leadership Academy is a three-month training initiative that provides actively involved residents with the information, skills, and resources required to become informed decision makers. The participants are referred to as Neighborhood Navigators and are often called upon to serve as critical and informed advocates for South City. Participants lead and assist SCORE CDC with important tasks designed to:
The GAME (Gentlemen Association Moving and Evolving) Foundation aims to guide young black men in the South City community towards a better and more successful future.
The programming will include team-building activities, job readiness, the importance of completing high school, enrolling in college or trade school, and how to be successful young men in general.
The GAME Foundation was started by Corrico Harris, Rico Harris, and Anthony Yancey from a desire to give young men a better chance at success than what was provided to them.
We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of our local community. We are working to build a community of pride and vitality by bringing beautification projects and community events that enlighten and encourage our residents.
We offer free learning workshops and technical assistance, connections to nontraditional funding sources, and vendor opportunities to entrepreneurs and youth (fondly termed “youthpreneurs”). In 2023, we held 16 workshops for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.
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