Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Curtis Rodgers Plan For Urban Renewal Cogic S.E.E.D.
CRDDC's Strategic Plan for bringing technical and entreprenuership training, job skills training, business support services and distribution skills development to Chicago's West Side communities
Project Goals / Vision
The Chetwyn Rodgers Drive Developement Committee's (CRDDC) vision and mission is to break the cycle of poverty and dependency that is at the core of a great spiritual discinnect, by empowering people to become economically self-sufficient through entreprenuership, job training and job skills development, through a collaboration between church, business, residents, city, state, federal, philanthropic and social service providers.
The vision for the CRDDC community includes:
Project Goals / Vision
The Chetwyn Rodgers Drive Developement Committee's (CRDDC) vision and mission is to break the cycle of poverty and dependency that is at the core of a great spiritual discinnect, by empowering people to become economically self-sufficient through entreprenuership, job training and job skills development, through a collaboration between church, business, residents, city, state, federal, philanthropic and social service providers.
The vision for the CRDDC community includes:
- New business developement and job creation activities directed toward the Madison (Chetwyn Rodgers Drive) / Cicero Commercial Corridor Program.
- Development of senior housing
- Strengthening of social services network for battered women and children
- Development of construtive programming for the ex-offender
- Major infrastructure improvements (sewers, streets, sidewalks, etc.
- Opening of a Chicago Public Library Branch.
- Development of additional affordable housing.
- Rehabilitation of neighborhood elementary schools, both structurally and academically.
- The acquisition of Brach's Candy Complex for the construction and relocation of the church to make way for the Madison / Cicero Chetwyn Rodgers Drive Shopping Center for the development of CRDDC Office & Retail
- Brach's Candy Complex:
- Child Activity Center
- Small Business Offices
- Senior Activity Center
- Conference Center / Banquet Hall
- Ware House & Training Facility
- Manufacturing & Development Facility
- Technology Center / Computer Building & Lab
- Neighborhood residents rehabbing their homes and apartments, purchasing adjacent vacant lots and structures, creating community gardens, block clubs, block club watches and increasing their participation in the city CAPS.
- Creating partnerships and working collaboratively with others in the community.
- Strengthening local chambers of commerce initiatives.
Description
The CRDDC will serve as an anchor to the Madison (Chetwyn Rodgers Drive) / Cicero Commercial Corridor revitalization and redevelopment project (project boundaries are Lake street on the north, Harrison Street on the south, Laramie Street on the west, and Kostner avenue on the east). In addition to providing training and assistance for entreprenuers in the areas of merchandise distribution, manufacturing, financing, retail sales and management, it will also provide incubator space for the development of businesses that will be spun off and located along the Madison (Chetwyn Rodgers Drive) / Cicero Commercial Corridor. Other aspects of the revitalization and redevelopment activities include assisting other merchants with stores in the corridor with the development and implementation of rehabilitation and / or revitalization plans for their respective businesses, homes and apartments, adjacent vacant lots and structures.
Competitive Analysis
The community that CRDDC is located in is considered one of the city's best for living and doing business in. Located in East Austin, the center will serve as the hub of a vibrant, livable and sustainable community. There are several community and faith-based organizations in the area that have community development agendas that include daycare, housing, recreation and business development. In addition, the target area is served by two chambers of commerce.
Competitors:
To the east of it are Malcolm x Learning Center and the Allison Foundation for Better Living (AFBL), a faith-based community organization that provides GED preparation, Literacy programmimg, job training services, job readiness and placement services. There is also a Charter School located in the AFBL facility. Directly east of CRDDC is the Home of Life Community Development Organization, a faith-based community organization whose focus is affordable housing and youth programming. It has recently built a new church and community center in the area, and is planning the construction of a youth center to be located nearby. To the south of CRDDC is the Chicago Park Districts Moore Park. The residential community that surrounds the CRDDC consists primarily of owner occupied two-flat single-family homes, with a smattering of medium sized multi-family unit structures. The West Side Planning and Development Organization, another faith-based organization is located directly west of CRDDC. This organization specializes in daycare services.
CRDDC views all agencies as community stakeholders and therefore potential collaborators, partners and resources.
Technology:
The CRDDC Computer Training Center Consists of fourteen internet accessible IBM personal computers, printers and various educational and business software.
Team/Resources
CRDDC's Entreprenuership Training Project Development Team consist of several organizations and individuals. They include:
- Chetwyn Rodgers Drive Development Comittee Center
- Chetwyn Rodgers Faith Memorial COGIC
- Blueprint For Life
- Dess Secretarial
- UPI/Compak
- IBM
- Mid-Austin Chamber Of Commerce
In addition to the team, the project has receive support and resources from Illinois State Senator Kimberly Lightford (5th IL. Legislative District), State Representative Calvin Gilies (8th District,Il), Congressman Danny K.Davis (7th CD,Il), 28 Ward Aldernan Ed.H.Smith, the cook county Sheriff's Department and numerous individuals.
Procedures:
The CRDDC Entreprenuer Training Center will open in April 2004. It will lease retail, distribution, training, meeting and office space at a rate ranging from $24.00 to $30.00 a square foot. The center will be operated and managed by CRDDC. It is anticipated the site will open with Pam Cook's Day Care Service occupying the entire nouth side of the buildind: Jim Johnson's UPI Distribution Company Occupying the entire south side of the building. And CRDDC, along with Dess Secretarial and Time Savers Secretarial Services occupying the entire middle section of the building, where it will house its offices and operate the center's general merchandise retail store, computer center, training programs and conference center.
Schedule:
Jan. 2004-Feb. 2004 ..........Feb. 04-March 04..........March 2004-June04
Draft Ttraining Center Refine Training Center Finalize Implementation
Occupancy Guidelines & Occupancy Guidelines Strategy
Recommendations
Develope Marketing Plan Draft Sign Leases Training Center Opens
Finalize Marketing Plan Public Open House
Submit WIA Proposals
Submit Federal Proposals Submit CDBG Proposals
Draw Up Leases
Current Status
The center is currently undergoing the final stages of construction. The project is still on schedule for an April opening. The anticipated center occupants and CRDDC program managers are in space and lease negotiations. Program proposals and legislative agendas are being prepared for established submission dates.
Related Documents
Draft is being prepared
Budget:
- 2 Million Planning & RD
- 6 Million for Restoration of Historic Buldings
- 2.9 Million for Construction of Shopping Complex / Church Building & Youth Center
- 4 Million for Demolition & Improvements
- 19 Million for Acquisition & Location
- 4 Million for Program Development
- 3 Million for Administration, Legal Consultation
Madison Avenue / Chetwyn Rodgers Drive Development Project:
Gladys to
Lamon to Kilpatrick
- Revenue
- Grants
- Federal
- State
- County
- City
- Committees
- Consortium Planning & Area Tenants
- Fundraising
Thursday, October 19, 2006
The Curtis Rodgers Plan For Urban Development
The Curtis Rodgers story concerning the plan for urban 
development and capacity building. As told by.........Black Pages Monthly Below....
development and capacity building. As told by.........Black Pages Monthly Below....
Thru entreprenuership training, thru innovative technology development, job skills training, services to people in need and the development and implimentation of strategies to revitalize challenged communities.
S.E.E.D...The Social Economic Empowerment Development of the Churches of God in Christ Inc.
To empower people to be economically self-sufficient through the development and implamentation of strategies to revitalize the community and to wrestle with the social problems in the mist of much social change and social reaction, urban renewal and the room of the redevelopment in order to maintain the ecumenical Christian movement specifically Church of God in Christ relevancy to the society in which we live. By providing services to our people serving people both naturally and spiritually is the role of the church (St. Matthew 25:43 to 46)
History
In 1994, we proposed to develope a department and prototype to be used by the Church of God in Christ to empower the people in the church and community to become economically self-sufficienct. Chetwyn Rodgers Drive Development Center was founded and started in the basement of the church. Since its founding, the plan for urban renewal was presented by Dr.Curtis Rodgers to the community and to the Church of God in Christ.
The Curtis Rodgers plan for urban renewal included the development of a prototype community organization developed from the church that would primarily be used to revitalize any challenged community in America. It is not a phenomenon but the norm and a fact that the church has been, is today and will be in the future a catalyst and developing entity for social and individual empowerment both private and commercial for the total community. It must be said that the power of the church and the participation of the church has not been emphasized or promulgated and given its proper credit nor it's due place at the table of social architecture and engineering for a comunity.
The church and it's leasdership has been ignored the respect of it's great contributions and relevancy for all areas of humanity for Mankind. This faith-based plan is also designed to bringing all areas of the community together for the common good as the church concentrates through its activity and development of the social economic empowerment department development's for the natural needs of each individual and for the spiritual needs of each individual through the church and its leadership. The results have been economic empowerment, community development, the removal of community blight as well as the social spiritual salvation of the community and its people. This demonstrates that the church and its members are a vital part of the community and should be recognized, embraced, celebrated and utilized in order to bring true social change and community revitalization.
The name given to the Curtis Rodgers plan for urban renewal was called as EE D. meaning the social econmic empowerment department of the Church of God in Christ now known as the CRDDC (Chetwyn Rodgers Drive Development Center) COGIC S.E.E.D. The seed project direction now also includes ecumenical participation and impementation. The S.E.E.D. was approved by the General Board of the Church of God in Christ in 1994 and has been able to grow from the basement of the Chetwyn Rodgers faith Memorial Church of God in Christ into separate 501 (c)3 organization called Chetwyn Rodgers Development Center a $2 million facility located now at 19 to 33 North Cicero Avenue in Chicago, Il.
Pastor Curtis Rodgers and the Chetwyn Rodgers Drive Development committee has begun to plan its second phase of development. Phase 2 includes the development of a facility for senior affordable living in commercial retail space for new residentially owned and operated new businesses to be housed within the new complex. Phase 2 also includes the development od the Madison Street Cicero Avenue and Chetwyn Rodgers Drive revitalized shopping area also was predominantly new residentially owned and operated small busineses and anchor tenants. Phase 2 calls for the utilization of the new Mid Austin Chamber of Commerce. We look forward o God's guidance and your support of this humanitarian effort.
Thank you
The COGIC SEED is called The Chetwyn Rodgers Development Center with its governing board the Chetwyn Rodgers Drive Development committee, that has been created through our local church is the prototype for the churches of God in Christ Inc. is the key component of the Curtis Rodgers plan for urban renewal that is designed to be a catalyst for social change and economic empowerment for every challenged community in America. The impact of the CRDDC COGIC SEED project has been so tremendous that the plan for urban development and renewal can be used ecumenically.
The Chetwyn Rodgers Drive Development committee is a separate 501(c)3 organization whose parent organization is CRFM COGIC Church. The church continues to play a key strategic role in the development of new ideas and concepts as well as providing services for its community development project. The SEED involves a collaboration between church commuinty government education, business and the philanthropic community. Since the CRDDC facility has opened in December 2005, over 1500 people have received services. Over 490 individuals have received computer literacy training. Both children , adults and seniors. Over 79 new employ's have been generated. Over 48 new businesses have been formed. Six new churches have been formed. A new chamber of commerce specifically designed for new businesses has been started.
Over 1200 families and individuals have received services for restoration of utilities that have been cut off food and referrals to shelter. Hundreds of children have received childcare. The deaf and hard of hearing community have received computer traininh and other related services. Many people have received spiritual counseling and have embraced the gospel of Jesus Christ through the witness of this facility. Newspaper articles from local and national print media has been written concerning this new innovative approach to urban renewal that demonstrates that the church has what the community needs in order to bring it back from the ashes of social devastation.
Services Currently Included:
- Computer Literacy Training
- Entreprenuership Training
- Innovative Technology Training Via Current Blog Techniques And Web Channeling Skills
- Computer Literacy Classes For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing
- Low Income Household Energy Assistance Program
- Weatherization Program
- Life-Support Food Pantry Program
- Grant Writing Classes
- Blogging Classes
- Youth Entreprenuership Classes And Training
- Day Care Services
- Real Estate Services
- Secreatarial And Management Services
- Business Incubation And Strengthening Program
- Management And Secreatarial Services
- Church And Clergy Training Program
- Senior Affordable Housing Complex Development Project
- Mid Austin Chamber Of Commerce Project /Utilizing Cyber & Digital Technology
- Madison, Cicero Avenue Chetwyn Rodgers Drive Commercial Shopping Area Redevelopment Project
Outlook:
The Curtis Rodgers plan for urban renewal, COGIC SEED, the Chetwyn Rodgers Developmen Center has begun its second phase of development. Phase 2 includes the development of a facility for senior affordable living and commercial retain space for new residentially owned and operated busineses. Phase 2 also includes the development of the Madison Cicero Chetwyn Rodgers Drive commercial area from a blighted commercial area to a newly revitalized commercial area with predominantly new residentially owned small busineses and anchor tenants. We look forward ton God's guidance and your support of this powerful wffort.
For further information please contact Pastor Curtis Rodgers and the CRDDC staff.....email crddc25ncicero@yahoo.com
Telephone 773-261-6098 x 13
Monday, September 25, 2006
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Give Your Relative Or Friend The Gift Of Their Own Personal Web Channel (Blog) To Promote Their Story!
"Own Your Own
" Personal Web Channel" !
" Personal Web Channel" !CRDDC Choses To Use These Key / Vital Words And Phases To Utilize And Enlighten, As We Share This Remarkable / Transformative Information With Those People In The Community Who Have Stories To Express Or Messages That They Wish To Promote Their Products. Or those Who Have Businesses Or Dreams Of Starting Their Own Business! We Strongly Suggest That You, Study And Learn About The Following Words And Phases.
If You Study And Learn What These Words Mean. You Will Be A Lot More Closer To Understanding, How And Why Our Community Must Begin To Raise The Bar In Order To Restore Our Community Via Blog Technology Or In Other Word.....Web Channeling. Some Of The Key Words And Phases Are As Follows:
- Weblog
- Blog
- Blogging
- Your Own Web Channel
- Dump Income
- Monitize
- Transformation
- Pivital
- Raising The Bar In Technology?
- Devaluation
- Evaluate To Devaluate
- The New Entreprenuers & More To Come!
Here At CRDDC We Will Custom Design Your Own Web Channel At Your Request Or Will Can Teach You How To Design And Maintain Your Own!
All You Have To Do Is Pick Up The Phone And Call......1-773-261-6098 Or email
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
TechTalk August 10, 2006
This week Pastor Rodgers discusses........How we seek to (without even thinking) devalue each other's efforts thru-out our community, thereby effectively blocking one anothers forward progress in technology.
Pastor Rodgers Interviews..... CRDDC Director of Computer Innovation Sy Bounds.
Topic of Conversation: How & why we devalue one another's projects!
To listen, you must click the red audioblogger word below.....
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