COMMUNITY

The SunRise (SunRise CDC) has been called to promote justice and peace, demonstrate compassion and eradicate poverty through the vehicle of community development.   SunRise CDC subscribes to community development as a liberating process aimed at Economic Empowerment, Social Justice and Community Transformation.

Events

Leadership Institute

Goal:

Ensure that the community has a corps of residents to effectively serve as leaders in their community

This is a eight (8) week course. Each person attending and completing the training will receive a certificate of completion.

Courses:

What is a Leader; Situational Leadership; Introduction to Communication; Vision and Meeting Management; Capacity Building and Team Building; Coping with Conflict, Dealing with Diversity, Being a resource and Implementing What You Have Learned

Instructors for the Institute are: Dr. Szabi Ishtai Zee, Lincoln University, Dr. Catherine Hence, Lincoln University, Arlene Fields, MHS, CPE, Fielding Graduate University, and Thomas Logan.

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Parent Institute

Parent Professional Development Institute - is designed to provide parents with the opportunity to become full partners with the schools and the community in solving major educational and behavioral deficits, and to act as catalyst for school reform and family preservation at three levels: Enhancing parents’ functioning, Improving Parent-Child Relationships and Child Functioning, Empowering parents to be leaders, decision-makers, change agents and partners in the school and community  Listening to the parents and children, SunRise CDC provides a five module research based curriculum:

Ø      Myself,

Ø      My child,

Ø      Families Living Together as One,

Ø      The Justice System, and the

Ø      Demystifying the School System

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Partnership Zoning Committee

SunRise CDC, the residents, and other community groups formed the Partnership Zoning Committee to insure that only quality business that will benefit the residents and what they want will come into the area. Since the establishment of the Partnership Zoning Committee, anyone wishing to open a business must appear before the zoning committee and community with their architectural plans, deed, or lease, hours of operation, number of employees, and trash storage and removal plans and contract.  The Partnership Zoning Committee meets the third Thursday of every month 6:30 PM at the 25the Police District, 3901 Whitaker Ave.

The Partnership Zoning Committee has formed valuable partnerships to ensure that their efforts are successful, effective, and meet the needs of the community  Partners: 25th Police District, 43rd Ward, 49th Ward, East Civic Association, Spanish American Law Enforcement Association

Upcoming Hearings:  (coming soon)

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Education

Enrichment and tutorial services

ABE/GED Services

1^st Person

 

Housing

Rehabilitate Vacant  housing

Rent Units

Sell Units

Housing Referral

 

Senior Services In home and at Center

Senior Housing Assistance

Senior Activity Center

Senior Care Referral Services

 

Health Services

Health Awareness Classes

Health Fairs

Health Referrals

Fitness Program

 

Children Youth and Families

Referral services that are important to strengthening the family

Parenting Institute

Family Mediation

Child and Parent Advocate service and training

Youth Leadership Training

Parent Leadership Training