?- i - 1?-IT?V w 1 II I I i i I i I Mi J >? ^John L Stewart Jr. leads the Links-sponsored workshop, entitled "Youth and the Law.99 ;Links sponsor youth law workshop, draw almost 100 I? ? The Winston-Salem ' Chapter of the Links Inc. spon sored the workshop Youth and * the Law, on Saturday, March * 15, at First United Baptist ?* Church in High Point, N.C., * where the Rev. William Falls is ; minister. The workshop leader ; was John L. Stewart Jr., vice * president of the Winston-Salem > Urban League and director of > public policy mediation of ? Guilford County. Stewart's pre sentation was informative and ?; interactive. Youths were ani t* r4 mated in their responses and asked pertinent questions. The workshop, especially designed for youth, was enthu siastically received by nearly 100 youths, parents and resi dents of High Point and Winston-Salem. Included among the attendees were youths from Washington Terrace Enrichment Center, members of First United Baptist Church Girl Scout Troops 3966, 968, and 976, and scouts from First United Baptist Church's Cub and Boy Scout Troops. Following the presentation by Stewart, youths, parents and guests enjoyed refreshments. Coordinators for the work shop, an umbrella project of the chapter, were Links Barbara Tillman and Gwendolyn Davis. Members of the chapter in attendance included Rosa Wilson, presi dent; Carolyn Black; Faye Carter; Kay Clark; Laverne Gaither; Constance Johnson; 5 'Community of Hope' proclaimed in Winston-Salem .* The Honorable Martha ;! Wood, mayor of Winston-Salem, ; announced by proclamation that March 26, 1997, will be named jjWinston-Salem Community ;; Economic Development Day. ;The proclamation is in recogni tion of the outstanding commu nity development exhibited in ^Winston-Salem through commu ^nity development corporations ^(CDCs) and other community Prganizations using the ommunity Development Block rant (CDBG) program. ; Winston-Salem Community ; Development Day will occur in ; concert with hundreds of other ; cities across the country citing ; March 26, 1997, as National ; Community Economic ; Development Day. The National J Congress for Community ; Economic Development ; (NCCED) in Washington, D.C., is the official sponsor of National ; CED Day. Mary Nelson, chair ; person of NCCED, said, "The ; effects of community-based ; development, often with great j help from the CDBG program, ; have created a revolution of posi - tive change in cities and towns ? around the country. This day of ? recognition is a way to spotlight j that growth in Winston-Salem and coordinate it with other ? efforts nationally." Enacted into law in 1974, . CDBG is the principal federal j program providing grants to i states, cities and towns to devise ? neighborhood approaches that will improve the physical, eco nomic and social conditions in . communities. It is administered ! nationally by the U.S. ! Department of Housing and ? Urban Development (HUD), and j locally by the City of Winston : Salem's Housing/Neighborhood ! Development and Housing & ! Neighborhood Services ! Departments. According to : Monica Lett, Ph.D., director of both city departments, Winston Salem expects to receive $1.9 million in new CDBG funds in fiscal year 1997. These funds , will directly affect the lives of low- and moderate-income resi dents throughout the City of Winston-Salem. All churches are asked to ; pause for a special moment of ; prayer on Sunday, March 23, for ; "Community of Hope," the theme for this year's commemo ? rations. It is the belief of com ? munity development profession Z als that communities die because ? of a lack of hope. Crime, the blight of abandoned or unkept properties, poverty, and little or no economic development, leave the residents of these communi ties feeling abandoned, power less and disenfranchised. An essential part of community development, but often over looked, is the human develop ment aspect. "If you don't uplift the thinking, skills, personal wealth, and dreams of the peo ple, there s no use in rehabilitat ing or building new brick and mortar, stated James Grace, executive director of East Winston Community Development Corporation. "If you can't improve people's lives, give them hope for the future, present evidence that their out look is brighter than the present, something dies inside. Giving everybody an equal place at the table, taking on projects because the community will benefit where there is no profit is our job," he concluded. The Church & CED Partnership will sponsor a lun cheon for community ministers who support community eco nomic development on Tuesday March 25. The 11:30 a.m. lun cheon will provide an opportuni ty for .,ocal Past?rs to discuss possibilities for church involve ment in local community devel opment, and to hear presenta tions to update them on existing and planned community develop ment projects. The luncheon will be held at First Baptist Church, 700 Highland Ave. (across from Forsyth County Mental Health) The Church & CED Partnership, formed in 1995 to support com munity development in East Winston, is an alliance among the Economic Development Committee of the Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem & Vicinity, East Winston Community Development Corporation, and local ministers who may not belong to The Conference. On Wednesday, March 26, the City of Winston-Salem will sponsor the second of two Community Development Forums. Scheduled to be held at 7:30 p.m. in the meeting room on the second floor of City Hall, this forum will provide an oppor tunity for citizens to learn about various ways in which CDBG funds will be spent and allow a channel for residents to give their input. Throughout the week, any one interested in learning more about community development and what it entails, or who may want to learn more about East Winston Community Development Corporation specifically and what it does, is invited to drop by during regular business hours for a brief tour of their facilities. Acknowledging the contri bution to the City of Winston Salem through community devel opment, Mayor Wood empha sized the importance of partner ships at all levels of government to create successful community development projects. "The CDBG program enables cities such as ours to address the physi cal, economic and human ser vices needs of our low- and mod erate-income neighborhoods. CDCs evaluate and respond to these needs through innovative and inclusive projects and pro grams such as housing, job cre ation, and commercial develop ment," said the mayor. "Community Development Day provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the significant role that community economic devel opment plays in making Winston-Salem a more viable place to live," she continued. Community Development activities held across the nation for the week of March 23-29, 1997, will be attended by feder al, state and local officials, as well as housing and community development advocates, organi zations and neighborhood resi dents. Local activities will include the following: Sunday, March 23 ? A moment of prayer for "Community of Hope" (all churches throughout Winston Salem) Tuesday, March 25, 11:30 am. ? 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