South Park, Tucson
Lead agency
PRO Neighborhoods
Contact person
Linda Duran
lduran@proneighborhoods.org
CFAA Team
- PRO Neighborhoods
- South Park Neighborhood Association
- United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona
- Voices Inc
- Quincie Douglas Library
- Tucson Urban League
- Tucson Pima Arts council
- Metropolitan Housing Corporation
- City Of Tucson Community Services Department
- Holmes Tuttle Boys and Girls Club
Stage of development
Implementation-year 4
Community concern(s)/issue(s) addressed thru CFAA initiative
- safety in neighborhood
- beautification of neighborhood
- art, culture, and history of people and neighborhood is expressed and shared.
- inclusiveness
Key strategies used to address issue(s)
- Advisory groups adress each of these issues
- Mini grants available for project that address issues
- Trainings are made available for capacity building, leadership, and sustainability of groups.
- Increase the number of intentional relationships among agencies and community groups.
Major activities planned for this year
- 3 neighborhood activities to share experiences between groups and to bring new people and agencie together.
- 3 trainings to build leadership and capacity
- 4 neighborhood grants will be given for projects that address issues in the neighborhood.
What do you hope will be different because of your CFAA work?
- People will feel more safe, that their neighborhood is more beautiful, that art and culture is celebrated and that their are more opportunities for people to express their voice.
- Groups, businesses and agencies involved in the grant will see a benefit in intergenerational work and become more intentional about spreading that idea to others.
- People will be more connected to eachother and to the businesses, agencies and resources in their communities.
- People will realize that they are leaders and that they have the power to effect positive change in their community.