Partners for an Enriched Community (PEC) was formed by CREW, Inc. to gather front-line workers of social service agencies to better assist residents in enhancing their quality of life. This group collaborates to provide comprehensive services for residents. PEC benefits our tri-community area by building relationships between agencies so that they can work together, identifies gaps and overlaps in services, networks volunteer opportunities, helps everyone to better understand community issues, and helps front-line workers to know who to call to best assist clients. PEC is a membership organization that meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 11am -1pm at CREW, Pearce Campus, 1632 - 23rd Street in Zion.
PEC is entering a new phase of development and has partnered with Community Collaboration Inc, (CCI) whose focus is to enhance collaboration in the human service system, empowering a transformative approach towards the delivery of human services.CCI’s case management solution, MPOWR, enables each agency to create an individualized comprehensive plan, established by the client and human service providers, which can be shared with partner organizations allowing for a more comprehensive and holistic service delivery method.
Through funding and support from The Lake County Community Foundation, CREW will implement the collaboration project with 25 voluntary participants during a one-year period. The group of participants will be individuals who seek services from Zion and Benton Townships, CREW, Inc., LOVE INC and Zion Benton Workforce Development Training Center. The individuals participating in the project give permission for their information to be shared in the MPOWR application and are able to customize what details are disclosed. Additional information on this program can be found at www.cciunites.org.
The Lake County Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Chicago Community Trust, is the vehicle that builds strategic alliances and educates donors about the challenges in the county, helping develop simple, powerful and personal approaches to giving throughout Lake County. Since 2004, the foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $1.2 million to 60 Lake County not-for-profit organizations. Learn more at www.lakecountycf.org.
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