Corpus Christi Barrios Association

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Corpus Christi Barrios Association

C.C. Barrios Purpose

The Corpus Christi Barrios Association is a grass-roots community organization and a general purpose committee that advocates for neighborhood improvements. Our improvement areas include physical infrastructure development (streets, curbs, gutters, affordable housing, etc.) and human development infrastructure (early childhood/ early brain development, community schools, neighborhood associations?’ creation, recruitment, and block captains?’ program, etc.). Our commitment to affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization, community schools, and livable/ learning communities is our comprehensive approach to ?“Leave No Neighborhood Behind?”.

CCBA Lobbying Agenda: 2004

Corpus Christi Barrios Association (CCBA)
Lobbying Agenda- 2004
?· Encourage the establishment of Neighborhood Associations, Councils, Representatives, and/or Advocate/Lobbyists from and for the Elementary School Communities
?· Increase CC Barrios Membership and Block Captains
?· Partner and assist the American GI Forum Foundation to built the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Historical and Educational Center by the 10th Anniversary of his death in 2006. The Museum would be located at his old medical offices on Morgan and Bright Streets.
?· Endorse and advocate for Infill Affordable Housing and that federal, state, and city affordable housing funds adhere to our ''Land Acquisition with Infrastructure First'' recommendation.
?· Endorse and advocate for a City of Corpus Christi Tree Ordinance.
?· Endorse and advocate for Saving the Memorial Coliseum and Memorializing Other Great Corpus Christi Citizens at that site.
?· Endorse and advocate the proposed Pvt. Felix Longoria U.S. Post Office in Three Rivers, Texas.
?· Endorse and advocate for Voter Education and Registration and GET OUT THE VOTE campaigns for the upcoming November elections
?· Partner with the Citizens for Educational Excellence for Community Schools with school linked/school based services and better utilization of public facilities and consolidation of services.
?· Partner with the Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi University Outreach Economic Development Council to expand economic and empowerment opportunities to communities in the Renewal Community zone, the Northside, and Westside of Corpus Christi.
?· Endorse and advocate for Early Childhood/Early Brain Development Best Practices' Awareness and Importance
?· Endorse and advocate for the City Council to place all the Charter Revision Commission propositions on the November ballot and let the voters decide.
?· Endorse and advocate that Nueces County maintain and expand if possible the highly needed City/County Health Dept. services and employees.
?· Endorse and advocate for the City to expand the Neighborhood Initiative Program from 5 neighborhoods to 10 for 2004-05.
If you can assist our lobbying efforts in any of the aforementioned projects or areas, please contact me at dannynoyola@hotmail.com or call me at home (855-0339). Thanks!
Danny Noyola, CCBA President

How to Start a Neighborhood Asso

Block Captains Trainer/ Facilitator Session I:
How to Start a Neighborhood Association
CCBA Meeting at Taqueria Almeida #2
Saturday, October 2, 2004

?· How to Form a Neighborhood Association
?· Organizing to Solve Immediate Problems
1. Problem Solving Procedures
2. Problem Solving Worksheet
?· Steps for Planning Your First Neighborhood Meeting
1. Sample Agenda
2. Recommended Supplies for Organizing a Neighborhood Association
3. How to Invite Your Neighbors to a Community Meeting
4. Letter Inviting Neighbors to the First Neighborhood Organizational Meeting
5. Flyer for Important Neighborhood Meeting
?· Organizing for Neighborhood Improvements
1. Dear Neighbor Letter for Survey
2. Neighborhood Improvement Survey
3. Neighborhood Improvement Procedures
4. Taking the Neighborhood Survey
5. Analyzing the Neighborhood Survey
6. Project Worksheet for Improvement Project
7. Organizing a Community Meeting to Discuss the Survey Results
8. Sample Agenda
9. Guest Speaker Contact List

*** If you are interested in starting a Neighborhood Association, the Corpus Christi Barrios Association (CCBA) is ready, willing, and able to provide literature and technical assistance in the following areas:
?· Your First Neighborhood Meeting
?· What to do During Your First Neighborhood Meeting
1. Problem Solving Approach
2. Neighborhood Improvement Approach
3. Hints for a Successful Meeting
4. Meeting Attendance Sheet
5. Volunteer List
?· After Your First Neighborhood Meeting
1. What to Do
2. Special Guest/ Speaker ?“Thank You?” Letter
3. Donation ?“Thank You?” Letter
4. Participant/ Volunteer ?“Thank You?” Letter
5. Core Group of Organizers
?· Structuring Your Neighborhood Association
1. Steps for Structuring Your Neighborhood Association
2. Sample Leadership Structure
3. Organizational Structures
4. To Be or Not To Be Non-Profit
?· How to Incorporate and Obtain Non-Profit Status
1. Articles of Incorporation
2. Steps for Obtaining Tax-Exempt Status
3. Obtaining an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
4. I.R.S. Gross Receipts Test
5. Applying for Exemption from Texas State Sales Tax
6. Applying for Exemption from Texas State Franchise Tax

*** Block Captains Trainer/ Facilitator Session II:
Block Captains Duties and Responsibilities on Saturday,
October 16, 2004 at __________________: 9:00 am


*** Block Captains Empowerment Training at Moody High School on Sunday, October 24 starting at 11:00 am

*** 10:30 am- ?“Domingo Live?” KIII Ch. 3 TV Program broadcasting ?“Live?” from the Moody Cafeteria during the Block Captains Empowerment Training Session!!!


Special Thanks To Susan Cable, E-Government Director for the City of Corpus Christi and the City?’s publication, Help is Available to Organize Your Neighborhood Association!!!