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Community Connections Collaborative (CCC) is an unincorporated nonprofit association of seasoned leaders and connectors within the Philadelphia Community.   Our motto is Relationships Matter.  Our mission is to facilitate connections and collaboration among individuals, groups, and service providers to improve community health and quality of life.   Our vision is to be a thriving community of information advocates and social service providers increasing access to knowledge, resources and tools that overcome barriers to collaboration and sharing.  Our current focus for action is:

(1) Building and strengthening relationships with grassroots organizations serving Philadelphia, with focus on those addressing trauma and wellness.

(2) Making and strengthening strategic connections between leaders.

(3) Sharing tools to assist grassroots organizations to inform the community of their services and events, such as Wikidelphia.Org.

(4) Promoting the value of network development and coordination, leading to effective collaboration.


In due time, we look forward to in the future to collaboratively…

(1) Share the stories of how grassroots organizations in the Philadelphia area came to be as told from a relational perspective through short videos by their leaders.

(2) Engage and train the youth in story telling and video production, learning about the grassroots organizations in the process.

(3) Convene a summit for grassroots organizations to provide a channel for open communications and problem solving among leaders facing similar challenges.

Stayed tuned for updates on our progress. All good things take time.

About

Background and History

In April 2019, a group of people deeply involved in the North Philadelphia community were brought together to identify ways to improve its overall health.  Over the next several months, the group invited others to join them in establishing connections for mutual assistance.  During this process, a common theme emerged: there are many grassroots organizations in the community; however, they are often unaware of each other’s work and sometimes unwilling to collaborate with others for various reasons.  Upon reflection, it was observed that despite these organizations being comprised of people who have the most solid and healthy relationships within the community, they struggle to survive, competing with each other and bigger more established agencies for scarce funding.

In the spirit of collective work and responsibility the Community Connections Collaborative seeks to promote the message: Relationships Matter, while helping build assets and bringing knowledge to facilitate more effective collaboration and community action. 

Our Mission is to facilitate connections and collaboration within the community between individuals, groups and service providers to improve community health.

Our Vision is a thriving community of information advocates and social service providers increasing access to knowledge, resources and tools that overcome barriers to collaboration and sharing.

Members

North Philly Project

www.NorthPhillyProject.com

Aaron Wells, Executive Director, North Philly Project and Gail Day, Director, Wellness Initiative – Programs include STEM Training and Youth engagement.


37th Ward Community That Cares Coalition

Pastor Clarence Hester – Programs include Community Engagement, Youth in sports, Violence Prevention and Victim Services


www.Wikidelphia.Org

Stan Pokras – Publisher, Wikidelphia.org – A great source of information about various services and organizations serving the North Philadelphia community.


It Is Not Your Fault

Yvonne Hughes – Advocate, Activist, Trainer especially for those with disabilities


Philadelphia Youth in Technology

Kyle Hampton – Local Technology enthusiast — Information Technology Coordinator, Web Developer, with experience working for non-profits.

Email: Hampton.c.kyle@gmail.com


Gail Pryor, AD Human Services, Member of House of Faith Baptist Church

Gail Pryor – Family Support Peer Specialist for Community Behavior Health (CBH) and Mentor for Temple Family and Friends.
My passion is in strengthening good will with Family Friends & Grandma Kids Programs Clientele and Volunteers, welcoming and promote a rapport building of new Clients/Volunteers, to Enhance the program presence in the communities.


HELP Foundation Philly, Inc. (Healing Everyone, Loving People)

Moor Ali El – Neighborhood Coordinator, Consultant, Advisor

Jeff Gehris, PhD

Jeff Gehris, PhD, Associate Professor, Temple University, College of Public Health, Department of  Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Helps educate students about trauma-informed practice and the interplay of trauma and physical activity. Interested in helping community members with opportunities for wellness and forming community partnerships.

Accessible Pharmacy Services


Andy Burstein is the co-founder of Accessible Pharmacy Services and an advocate for accessibility in healthcare. 

Patty Hewson, PCD(DONA), CRNP

Patty Hewson, PCD(DONA), CRNP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Manager, Unity Clinic and Health Center Director, Camp Dreamcatcher


Ted Hewson, MBA, Health Administration

Ted Hewson, MBA Health Administration, previously Sr. IT Financial Specialist at Temple University Health System, now Consultant – serving as Facilitator of Community Connections Collaborative

Community Calendar Project

CCC is collaborating with 37th Ward Communities That Care Coalition to implement an online collaborative Community Calendar for Philadelphia area groups. We are seeking commitments from 50 or more groups to invest at most $100/year for sign-ons to upload information about their group and their events. Once we receive 50 commitments, we will collectively work together to setup Philadelphia specific categories, sub-categories, regions, and age groupings and implement the calendar tool here. Using the links below to check it out and sign-up.

Calendar Three minute Demo

As used in Boulder, Colorado: bocoyouthevents.org

As used in Missoula, Montana: Missoulaevents.net

Feedback, questions, and requests for more information

TO SIGN-UP for Calendar

To Sign-Up for upcoming Grassroots Networking Mini-Summit: Collaboration Obstacles and Opportunities Friday, April 26 9-11am, Philadelphia KROC Center

Is your group interested in having a table at a Community Event to share your services? If so, please provide your contact information so it can be made available to event planners. Also sign-up for the calendar to support the project.

Flyer with link to this page to share with others:

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