Community Building and Organizing

The Community Building and Organizing unit of the MCCA Housing Department is dedicated to helping local residents increase their collective capacity to improve quality of life for individuals who live, work or worship in McLean County, Livingston County, and surrounding outlying areas.

CBO goals are achieved by working with residents and stakeholders to organize neighborhood meetings, track Community Level Outcomes and respond appropriately, develop and implement an Integrated Marketing and Outreach Campaign for all housing programs and services,  and  provide additional training to residents who have been identified as community leaders to increase their effectiveness.

New home construction in the Trailside Subdivision

Current CBO activities include:

• West Bloomington Youth Collaborative
• Pilot IDA Program
• Rural Economic Development
• Resident Leader Identification/Training program
• Housing Programs marketing
• Trailside Marketing/Lead management
• Community Level Outcomes:  Data tracking and analysis of crime, housing stock, foreclosure rates, and code violations in our CLO target area as defined by the Neighborworks America grant. 
• Volunteer recruitment and coordination