| For Immediate Release | Contact: Kathy Schwab |
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| October 24, 2011 | Executive Director LISC GCNK |
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kschwab@lisc.org |
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| Gabriel’s Place partners celebrate its grand opening Sept. 30 in Avondale. | ||||
| Gabriel's Place opens door to fresh food, opportunity in Avondale |  Community garden plots provide fresh food access.  LISC AmeriCorps program fosters community engagement. |
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| In 2010 a collaborative of neighborhood leaders, stakeholders and community partners
began working together toward development of a sustainable food system in Cincinnati's Avondale neighborhood. Gabriel's Place opened its doors on September 30, 2011 in the heart of Avondale. The ribbon-cutting ceremony showcased the myriad of partnerships and collaborations behind the initiative, named Most Outstanding Collaborative Effort in 2011 by the Community Development Corporation Association of Greater Cincinnati. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked a new level of commitment to community health in Avondale, demonstrated as Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls delivered a proclamation of "Gabriel's Place Day."
The property, donated by the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio, has been redeveloped to accommodate gardens and hoop-houses, a community kitchen and business incubator, meeting facilities and a farmer's market. LISC Program Officer Brandon Holmes brokered partnerships and provided critical project-management assistance to the project. LISC AmeriCorps member Troy Frasier developed the region's first aquaponics model, constructed at Gabriel's Place to develop leadership within the Avondale Youth Council. To learn more about the Gabriel's Place community partnership, visit the website or contact program manager Carla Butler at gabrielsplace.cincy@gmail.com. |
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| Thanks to our 2010-2011 LISC AmeriCorps members… | ||
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LISC of Greater Cincinnati celebrated the graduation of 8 AmeriCorps members who completed the 2010-2011 service year. Following the August 31 dinner celebration, the AmeriCorps members received their certificates of completion and shared remarks for next year's team in this video. A big thanks to all our LISC AmeriCorps members. We appreciate your service! | |||
| We are excited to have four AmeriCorps members returning for an additional year of service: |
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| Trenise Stowers builds family income and wealth at Urban League of Greater Cincinnati. |
Shauntel Dobbins helps individuals access income supports and financial education at Cincinnati Works FOC. | T.L. Jackson supports tenants at risk of homelessness at Brighton Center. |
Troy Frasier engages Avondale youth and residents growing fresh food at Gabriel’s Place. | |||||
| And we congratulate two members who were hired at their placements: |  |
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| Nicole Fannin Center for Great Neighborhoods of Covington | Sophia Cifuentes Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | ||||
| …And welcome to our newest members! | ||
| Ten new LISC AmeriCorps members will join our four returning members at agencies throughout the region. Please help us welcome the following, listed with their area of focus: |
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Lela Rankins, Financial Opportunity Specialist at Brighton Center |  |
Carolina Castaño, outreach to immigrant families at International Welcome Center/Santa Maria Community Services | ||||
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Meagan Lauer, financial education and outreach at Center for Great Neighborhoods of Covington |  |
Carlina Flowers, connecting communities and employers at Urban League of Greater Cincinnati |
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Per Jansen, place matters foreclosure specialist at Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio |  |
Tiffani Wilson, providing financial stability assistance at Working in Neighborhoods | ||||
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Patrick Cartier, community building and organizing with Avondale Comprehensive Development Corporation |  |
Tiffany Harris, community building and organizing with Madisonville Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation | ||||
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Jesse Berne, supporting family income at Price Hill Financial Opportunity Center |  |
Melody Wolf, linking public schools to resources for environmental education at Mill Creek Restoration Project |
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| We look forward to their help in building stronger communities throughout the coming year! | |||||||
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LISC/NFL Grassroots Program accepting proposals | |||
| The LISC/NFL Grassroots Program, which provides grants to upgrade youth recreation fields, is now accepting applications for its 2011 grants. To date the Grassroots Program has provided $950,000 to create or improve fields in eight communities in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Proposals are due Dec. 16, 2011. They must be sponsored by non-profit community organizations, middle schools or high schools in low- to moderate-income areas. For more information visit LISC's website, and for help preparing a proposal visit Get in the Game!, a LISC webcase with expert advice. | ||||
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| Price Hill Will awarded $10,000 green-development grant |  |
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| LISC's Green Development Center has awarded Price Hill Will a $10,000 grant to support its efforts toward sustainable development in the community. PHW will use the grant to hire a part-time sustainability coordinator who will develop a green training program for the staff, expand urban agriculture through the Price Hill People's Garden,
and foster further collaborations toward the goals of green development and community-supported agriculture. Congratulations to Price Hill Will! |
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LISC, Covington partner on HUD planning grant | |||
| Covington is one of only 42 communities nationwide chosen to receive a Community Challenge Planning Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Local LISC is working with the City of Covington to create a unifying strategy for revitalizing the commercial and residential areas bordered by I-71/I-75, 13th Street, and the Ohio and Licking rivers. | ||||
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