Community-based Services Committee
Initial Meeting Date: Thursday, September 11
Time: 7pm Location: ZB Library
Question 2: What would a healthy, well-connected community look like
- Strong support of school system
- Strong support of people in community
- Being informed of things going on in the community
- Zion, Winthrop Harbor, & Beach Park’ s park dist. Equal assess to all – no fees
- No duplication of park district activities, one offer art another offer dance
- Transportation: seniors, subsidized, Metra train
- Get kids to activities
- Need clubs – for kids & parents & from all 3 comm. (means lees gang activities)
- Kids don’t have anything to do after school so they hang out at the library
- Website for the ZB community
- Unified school systems
- Transportation between communities
- Trolley is used a lot but need more
- Have community members know where to go
- Good communication – have central area
- Easy access to information
- Financial help for seniors & people with low income
- Better transportation
- Boys & Girls Club
- Multi-generational experiences
- Community auditorium for the arts
- Mentors to help families that are struggling
- Lots of networking
- Knowledge of resources & help availability
- Safe & secure neighborhoods & public places
- Make parent Bee’s connection stronger
- We need comm. that network – build bonds
- Oversee kids activities
- Kids connecting with music, art, etc.
- At Northpoint we look at how we serve the comm. & members
- Solve transportation needs of seniors & others – every time seniors go to the hospital it’s $60
- We have trolleys – why won’t they connect to go to grocery store, etc.
- Services are not duplicated
- Community database of services
- Activities that encompass entire community
- High # of community involvement in committees
- Leadership endorse/support ideas developed by committees
- Leaders work together between communities
- Variety of resources designed for elementary/ middle school levels
- Educated parents
- Drug prevention programs & support systems
- Involves support for childcare – safety of children
- Less crime
- Mentoring – failure is not final
- Programs that keep us from becoming dependent & do not overlap
- Events that include everyone
- Youth be more involved in the community
- Unify school dist. – students get to know each other
- Park dist. Working together – kids involved In sports
- Broadly supported youth programs, Boys & Girls Club
- Public buildings open for use
- Mechanisms to share info
- Need information repository
- Greater knowledge of our own resources
- Open lines of communication
- Reduce drugs & violence – deal with stress positively
- Better appearance of neighborhood
- Recognizable identity and belonging
- Things for kids & adults to do
- Jobs for youth
- Working together as one
- Community participation
- Safe, Drug & Alcohol free
- Affordable youth programs
- Knowing your neighborhood
- Senior acceptance w/ youth and fellowship
- More entertainment
- More programs for seniors, low income, & youth
- Boys & Girls Club
- Expand Zion park dist. To Zion-Benton park dist.
- Golf/swim team is not apart of the park dist.
- Increase membership
- Recycle – refurbish old homes
- Reaching out to others in need
- Recycling programs
- More community meetings
- Jobs for the youth
- Clubs for kids
- Need to identify needs
- Tap into faith comm. to work cooperatively
- Bring safe environment to recreational areas
- Neighborhood watch
Question 3: Top priorities from question 2
- Community park district
- Combined public celebrations
- Mentoring adults and children
- Common events
- In unity there is strength
- Churches
- Park districts
- Social services
- School districts
- Youth CBGC is just one
- Engage the middle age
- Youth activities
- Clean up the communities & make everyone responsible
- Help one another create a group of volunteers to help beautify our community
- Opportunities for youth - recreation center, grandparents program, volunteerism/civil service opportunities
- Every child graduates from high school w/ a post high school & support network
- Economic Prosperity opportunity for all
- Government assistance – Ease of permits information
- Safe activities/environment for children
- Recreation for youth/clubs & services to encompass all 3 comm. includes Boy’s & girls Club, extended hours for library, character education, and park district inclusive to encompass all
- Leadership (political officials) of all 3 working together
- Outreach for parents in our 3 comm. change mindsets, character education
- Transportation
- Better youth services
- Educate parents – hold them responsible
- Unified school system
- Better transportation to assist no car families or seniors
- Appearances make a difference people need to “keep up” their houses
- What support services & resources are available through networking
- We need more comm. meetings like this
- Known resources
- Boys & Girls Club
- Ecumenical Cooperation
- Strong citizen leadership from all 3 comm.
- Community involvement & mentorship
- New name for the tri-community
- Use more of the empty buildings downtown instead of building new ones – particularly in Zion
- Come together & promote ourselves as a larger market – use all assets of all 3
- Engage in relationships – on all levels opportunity to talk to each other
- A centralized building or area for comm. events & celebrations
- More reliable transportation system
- Boys & Girls Club
- Mentors/Role models
- Providing opportunities for all youth
- Strengthening/building families, youth development/ B&G Club
- Widespread ownership – buy into what we are doing
- Take one initiative or project and as 3 comm. accomplish a goal – rather B&G Club than multiple goals
