February 2-April 27, 2021|Attend via Zoom
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As a director of a North Carolina regional Council of Government, the School of Government invites you to share the opportunity with respective members to register for the Community Development Academy.
This program, led by faculty member Tyler Mulligan, teaches the concepts, methods, and strategies of community economic development. Held over 13 consecutive Tuesdays (9:00 a.m.-noon) and running from February through April 2021, this academy is designed for community development practitioners and covers the concepts, methods, and strategies of community economic development. The course provides community development practitioners with practical skills and perspectives surrounding community development in North Carolina.
Topics will include:
- Community development finance
- Affordable housing strategies and tools
- Role of economic development
- CDBG and related grant programs
- Environmental finance
- Visioning and citizen participation
- Tools for group decision-making
- Purchasing and contracting
- Measuring success
- Grants management
If you are so inclined, please feel free to share more details about the course with your Council of Government. Attendees are eligible for a total of 37 AICP credit hours upon completion of the academy. The School sends it gratitude in advance for any help you can provide in promoting the program.
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Help a Caregiver Get the Respite Break They Deserve!
NC Lifespan Respite Program wants to remind you that we have $500 respite vouchers available for eligible caregivers who have not received any publicly funded respite in the past 3 months!
Do you know a NC caregiver who needs a break from their caregiving duties?
If this caregiver….
- Is not receiving any publicly funded in-home care, adult day care or respite? (neither caregiver nor care recipient may be receiving any…)
- Has not received any publicly funded respite in the past 3 months?
- Is an unpaid caregiver over age 18 and spending many hours taking care of a loved one?
- Is showing signs of exhaustion and/or mental fatigue?
- Is taking care of someone who is ANY age? (from age 1 to over 100!)
- Would be able to find and be comfortable with hiring an agency or eligible individual who could take care of the loved one so that the caregiver could reenergize him or herself? AND
- Is capable of completing required paperwork and returning it on time for reimbursement?
……the caregiver may be eligible to receive a NC Lifespan Respite Voucher Award!
Applications must be submitted by a referring agency. If you work in a human services field such as social work, medical, counseling, etc. and know someone who may be eligible, please consider looking over our website, and if appropriate, discussing the NC Lifespan Respite Program with that individual. If eligible, complete an online application on their behalf!
Our website will tell you more details about the program before suggesting it to a caregiver. Go to:
https://www.highcountryaging.org/services/lifespan-respite-project
Other Questions? Contact Pat Guarnieri at 828-265-5434 x 139 Monday through Thursday. If not available, I will return your call as soon as possible.
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NC First Commission Releases Ideas for Future Transportation Financing
In late-breaking news for the Bulletin, the NC First Commission, a state body evaluating the state’s transportation investment needs, issued its final report of ideas during a virtual meeting today (Friday). The extensive report, prompted by inadequacies and in some cases obsolescence in the state’s revenue sources for transportation projects in this fast-growing state, reflects two years of work from the commission, which includes local government officials and has had former Raleigh mayor Nancy McFarlane as its chair, with Banner Elk Mayor Brenda Smith Lyerly and Charlotte Mayor Pro Tem Julie Eiselt on board as well. Their report represents the culmination of more than a year of in-depth analysis and recommends consideration of a laundry list of possible revenue and financing options to address a projected $20 billion shortfall of funds needed over the next 10 years to meet state transportation needs.
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Host a Lead for NC Fellow
LFNC is a strategic initiative launched by the UNC School of Government in collaboration with Lead for America, the NC League of Municipalities, the NC City / County Management Association, and the NC Association of County Commissioners. Kara Millonzi serves as the Faculty Lead for Lead for North Carolina at the UNC School of Government.
Increase your capacity, click here to read the impact report.
How LFNC Works
Interested in hosting a fellow starting July 2021? Click here to apply by February 19, 2021.
To learn more about the program please reach out to Dylan Russell at russell@sog.unc.edu.
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Economic Development Grant Opportunity
The Creative Give Back is an award of up to $25,000 of consulting services for a unique economic development project. Creative Economic Development Consulting has given away one consulting project a year since 2014. The winner is selected through a competitive proposal process. More information can be found at https://www.creativeedc.com/paying-it-forward/the-creative-give-back/aboutapplication/
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