Cambridge is Among First Recipients of Community Heart & Soul $10K Seed Grant
Community Heart & Soul is pleased to announce the Village of Cambridge as one of the first recipients of their $10,000 Seed Grant. The Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program funds resident-driven groups in small cities and towns working to revitalize their communities by undertaking the Community Heart & Soul process.
Cambridge is one of the first recipients of a $10,000 Community Heart & Soul seed grant.
This grant and program provide the potential to transform the community through Community Heart & Soul, a resident-driven community development process that leads to increased local pride, more viable economic development projects, and stronger community connections, according to a Friday release. The Village of Cambridge is providing matching funds and will work with Heart & Soul Coach, Jason Neises of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, to launch community development efforts using the Community Heart & Soul process.
“Small cities and towns have an opportunity to emerge from the pandemic with a brighter, more prosperous future,” said Mark Sherman, Community Heart & Soul Executive Director. “Our Seed Grants accelerate the adoption of Community Heart & Soul so that more communities can use the proven model now, when it is
John Taylor, a board member for the Village of Cambridge, also heads the Levitt AMP Summer Concert Series in Galva, Ill.
needed most.”
Community Heart & Soul is a resident-driven model that creates lasting change in towns and small cities by engaging all residents to identify what matters most in their daily lives and what makes their town special…your town’s “Heart & Soul,” according to www.facebook.com/CommunityHeartandSoul.
The Village of Cambridge was beginning to embark on a similar community planning effort when they found the Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program. The timing was perfect to use the model to guide their efforts. “The pandemic has amplified the need for community involvement to re-energize the area,” says John Taylor, board member, Village of Cambridge, Ill.
Community members are highly encouraged to participate in this program. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 23rd at 5:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Cambridge. This meeting will begin the Phase 1 training. Food will be provided.
Learn more about the Community Heart & Soul program at www.communityheartandsoul.org/seed-grants/.
