Underscoring the importance of partnership with numerous stakeholders, strong inter-agency collaboration will be a major cornerstone in the successful launch of the Self-Reliant Communities Initiative in the Penrose/O’Fallon communities.

 

 

 

Inter-agency collaboration generates a number of benefits:

  • Enhanced ways and means to tackle community problems

  • Lasting, viable and sustainable solutions

  • Shared leadership, decision making, ownership, vision and responsibility

  • Increased community capacity to strive toward improving its overall quality of life

  • A strong sense of accomplishment, purpose and belonging

Provident and SCRI need organizations with a strong track record of community capacity building and a demonstrated commitment to community collaboration to join with us in supporting the following areas:

  • Needs assessment and program development, and on-going evaluation.

  • Research and reporting

  • Advocacy and public awareness campaigns on critical issues

  • Community organizing

  • Direct services provision

  • Consultation on key community development issues

  • Technical assistance including research/evaluation and staff/volunteer training

  • Fund development

With the support of partner organizations, Provident can ensure a breadth of community-based programs and services are offered within the identified 5 key service domains (health and wellness, education, employment, economic development, civic engagement).