In March, Community Foundation of the Ozarks awarded five Collective Impact grants totaling $120,000 for collaborative projects in Springfield-Greene County.
This is the second year for the grants, which are intended to encourage collaborative proposals to address community goals and issues. The grants are made possible through the generosity of donors who have made unrestricted or field-of-interest gifts to the CFO. Doling Neighborhood Association applied for – and was granted – $22,500 to partner with the Springfield Police Department and Community Partnership of the Ozarks to assemble and manage a Block Party Tool Kit. Those who reserve the trailer agree to form a block watch on their street.
“The toolkit is an enclosed trailer full of everything you need to throw an awesome block party: tables, chairs, a grill, barricades, signs, games, even some hamburgers and hot dogs to get you started,” said Christina Dicken, Doling president. “We want to bring this neighborhood together and, in the process, create some block watches (a smaller version of a neighborhood watch) so we can look out for each other.”
To reserve the trailer, contact one of the Doling Neighborhood Association officers: