Eastside Neighborhood Association

ECL Reconnects Residents and Community Leaders

Apr 13, 2009

Wilmington, Delaware, 03/09/2009 ?— Project IMPACT, a service group from Public Allies DE, and several Eastside community organizations are partnering in an effort to strengthen community ties and relationships among residents and organizations in the Eastside community of Wilmington, DE. In order to achieve this goal they have developed the ?“East Side Community Loop.?”

The Eastside Community Loop (ECL) is a network of local organizations featuring monthly events that will act as forums for developing relationships with Eastside residents as well as promoting inter-organizational collaboration and information sharing.
The kick-off event will take place on April 18th from 10am-2pm at the Walnut Street YMCA?’s National Healthy Kids Day celebration. Other organizations that have expressed interest in supporting the Loop include Blueprint Communities, Urban Promise, DCRAC, Old Swedes Church, and Communities in Schools, DE. Many community organizations will be present at the Kick-off, offering a preview of upcoming 2009-2010 Loop events.

Project Impact is a group of nine (9) individuals working through Public Allies Delaware, an AmeriCorps program partnered with The University of Delaware?’s Center for Community Research and Service. Since its establishment in 1994, Public Allies Delaware has developed 255 young leaders who have completed more than 475,000 hours of volunteer service in Delaware communities. As Public Allies approaches its 15th anniversary, its service legacy continues to advance new leadership to strengthen communities, nonprofits and civic participation.

For additional information about the Eastside Community Loop, Public Allies or Project Impact, contact Lisa Diker at (302) 831- 8167, e-mail Project IMPACT at pade-impact@googlegroups.com, and visit the Project IMPACT webpage at http://groups.google.com/group/PADE-IMPACT.