Community development programme

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The MOVRC Community Development staff assists local communities in meeting infrastructure and development needs. A primary focus is centered on projects that will improve and expand the delivery of public water and sewer service to residents, as well as providing the infrastructure needed to support economic growth. The staff also works with municipalities and counties on improvements or expansions of other community needs, whether it is downtown rehabilitation projects, public facility improvements or transportation enhancement initiatives. Our grant coordinators provide the staff resources and technical assistance for planning, developing, applying for, and implementing projects. The Community Development staff serves the needs of county commissions, municipalities, and local entities such as Public Service Districts. They have extensive experience working with engineers, bond counsels, project attorneys and accountants. They are coordinators who bring all the right people together to make a plan a reality. So when someone brings them a jar of brown water at a public meeting asking for help in finding the right funding sources and creating a plan to once again have clear, clean water at the tap, the MOVRC staff sees an opportunity to make a difference. Find information on our ongoing projects in your county! Visit the Project Dashboard below:

DETROIT – A main street in a Detroit neighborhood has been accredited for meeting the goals of the Main Street America program. The accreditation of SouthWest’s Hubbard Street has been made in recognition of the area’s commitment to economic and community development through the program. In 2017, the Below is a breakdown of the Main Street Four Points according to MiPlace: Michigan Main Street Four Points (MiPlace) Since 2018, the Southwest main street has generated more than $500,000 in private investments, leveraged over 2,000 volunteer hours, facilitated eight facades and building improvements, and helped open seven new businesses. Some notable projects by the Southwest Detroit Business Association are the Sw Detroit’s Mexicantown-Hubbard 2023 Main Street America accreditation (Southwest Detroit Business Association) The Southwest Detroit Business Association states that in 2022, “Receiving Main Street accreditation speaks to our community’s hard work and dedication to building a thriving business district,” said SDBA Interim President and CEO Laura Chavez-Wazeerud-Din in a statement. “Thanks to opportunities made possible by Main Street America, in collaboration with the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan, the Mexicantown-Hubbard Communities business district has seen some of its largest scale projects in decades. These projects have succeeded in raising the profile of Southwest Detroit while honoring its cultural and historical integrity, thanks in part to Main...

Section Menu • • “Community development can be understood as a planned effort to build assets that increase the capacity of residents to improve their quality of life. These assets may include several forms of community capital: physical, human, social, financial, environmental, political, and cultural.” – Green, G. and Haines, A. (2008). Asset Building and Community Development. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc. UConn’s programs in Community & Economic Development respond to local needs and opportunities. Programs are often developed and delivered in partnership with participants and “stakeholders” – organizations, individuals, and agencies with a stake in the existence and content of programs and the resources that support these programs. Target audiences for Community & Economic Development programs include local government officials, economic development professionals, other public officials, the wide array of other local leaders, small businesses and industries, community-based organizations, and the general public. Community & Economic Development Educators foster partnerships that link the University to local stakeholders, government agencies, businesses, and organizations to help create vibrant and sustainable communities. Educational programs addressing community needs and opportunities may include local leadership training, economic development, public policy issues education, community planning, the concepts of shared decision-making and consensus building,...

This guidance note presents UNDP's approach to plan, design and implement community infrastructure projects in crisis settings. A crisis presents a window of opportunity to implement long-term change through community infrastructure that links governments with communities to build local capacity for more resilient standards and practices. The guidance describes how this can be done through assessment, construction, repair and reconstruction of essential community infrastructure. This document is part of a series of UNDP guidance notes on livelihoods and economic recovery. The umbrella document on UNDP’s overall approach to economic recovery can be found