our mission
We believe no one should have to face a lifetime of poverty simply because of the zip code they were born into.
Children who grow up in poor neighborhoods are far more likely to become adults living in poverty. These vulnerable neighborhoods lack the basic building blocks young people need to succeed later in life such as safe streets and play spaces, social support networks, high performing schools, affordable housing, and employment opportunities.
The mission of inCOMMON Community Development is to alleviate poverty at a root level by uniting and strengthening vulnerable neighborhoods. inCOMMON partners with neighbors to strengthen vulnerable neighborhoods so that every child has the chance to grow up in a safe, thriving, and opportunity-rich environment.
workforce development
our work
301
THREE HUNDRED ONE
INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN
A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
57
FIFTY-SEVEN
INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN 1-ON-1 JOB COACHING
77%
SEVENTY-SEVEN PERCENT
OF ESL STUDENTS IMPROVED THEIR ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
68%
SIXTY-EIGHT PERCENT
OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPANTS MADE PROGRESS TOWARD THEIR EMPLOYMENT GOALS
relationship development
our work
257
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN
INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN AN INCOMMON ACTIVITY FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
352
THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO
COMMUNITY LISTENING SURVEYS COMPLETED
25
TWENTY-FIVE
RESIDENT-LED COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES
8 block parties
(SIX OF THEM PLANNED AND HOSTED BY RESIDENTS)
WHERE OVER 2,000 RESIDENTS GOT TO KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORS
leadership development
our work
local leader school
LAUNCHED ‘LOCAL LEADER SCHOOL’
A FORMAL NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM
48
FORTY-EIGHT
STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
38
THIRTY-EIGHT
RESIDENTS IDENTIFIED AND EQUIPPED AS LEADERS THROUGH TRAININGS, EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
neighborhood development
our work
1
1
ONE
CITIZEN-LED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FOR PARK AVENUE
79
SEVENTY-NINE
ADULTS AND CHILDREN WERE PROVIDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
our community
PARTICIPANTS AND VOLUNTEERS
participating neighbors
- 74% HISPANIC/LATINO
- 47% FEMALE
- 39% HAVE HOUSEHOLD INCOME LESS THAN $35,000/YEAR
- 57% ARE RENTERS
- AVERAGE AGE IS 35
355
THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE
VOLUNTEERS
3185
THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE
VOLUNTEER HOURS
partners
THANK YOU
BRAND PARTNER
board
CHRISTOPHER L. ERICKSON, PE, LEED AP (TREASURER)
SHEENA HENDRIX
KIMBERLY HOWE
TOWER KOUNTZE
DAVID MILLIGAN
SUMMER NABITY
ALISA PARMER, PLMHP
DUSTY REYNOLDS (PRESIDENT)
LYNDA SHAFER (VICE PRESIDENT)
advisory council
MICHAEL ALLEY
JAMIE BERGLUND
KIRSTEN CASE
RICHARD FOWLER
ANDREW GORMAN
ALEC GORYNSKI
SENATOR SARA HOWARD
DR. TAYLOR KEEN
HEATH MELLO
MIKE PETER
DR. MARY PETERSEN
JEFF SPIEHS
financials
608 donors partnered in inCOMMON’s mission in 2019
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Because of you, in 2019 hundreds of lives have been set on a new course toward real opportunity and hope:
- today’s neighbors are overcoming poverty through increased economic self-sufficiency.
- tomorrow’s neighbors are evading poverty altogether as a result of growing up in a stronger environment
- surrounding neighborhoods are benefiting from the increased safety and stability that comes with the development of vulnerable neighborhoods
Please join us in making an even greater impact in 2020 through a donation today!
