1 campus, 1 community 2010 resource guide
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1 Campus, 1 Community 2010 Resource GuideTRANSCRIPT
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This resource guide is designed to help your organization connect with the Jackson community through service and to give you the tools you need to succeed in philanthropic efforts.
Table of Contents:
What is 1C1C?- pg. 3
Sample projects-pg. 4
Community partners- pg. 5
How to get involved- pg. 6
Who to contact- pg. 7
Who are we? 1C1C is a partnership with the Midtown neighborhood and a
commitment to school-age children and youth. It is not a club,
but a relationship.
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“1 Campus, 1 Community is not just a program or an office—it’s a movement...A movement to break down the boundaries between ‘us’ and ‘them’ so that together, we can build real and lasting partnerships that will change us all for the better.” -Dr. Darby Ray
1 Campus, 1 Community is not just a program or an office—it’s a
movement. A movement to transform the way we think about
community service and the way we relate to the off-campus
community. A movement away from the assumption that “we”
know or have what “they” need. A movement to break down the
boundaries between “us” and “them” so that together, we can
build real and lasting partnerships that will change us all for the
better. At Millsaps College, we are on the move to a new way
of being in community.
1 Campus, 1 Community is a campus-wide commitment to
engage the wider community in modes of full partnership and
mutual respect. It signals our intention as a college community to
work with community partners to identify challenges and
problems that we come together to address.
1 Campus, 1 Community is an invitation to open our eyes and
hearts to the needs and blessings that are close at hand: the
neighborhood across the street, the public school around the
corner. Consider yourself invited!
The 1 Campus, 1 Community Center for Engaged Learning and
Living maintains a database of community partners, projects, and
needs and connects interested individuals and groups to these
constituencies. We cultivate positive relationships with
community partners, and we work with campus organizations
and academic programs from across the college to promote,
coordinate, track, and assess community engagement efforts.
Each year, we help connect Millsaps students, faculty, and staff
to service opportunities, and we encourage the building of long-
lasting partnerships between the college and the community.
“Millsaps is the only one that
comes over and does things in Midtown and
with Midtown"
-Block Party Guest
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A sample of 1C1C projects
Midtown Majors – a neighborhood boys’
basketball team that participates in City of
Jackson leagues
Operation Cinderella Story- an event that
provides gently-worn formal wear to
Rowan Middle School students for their
8th grade dance
MLK Day Play & Serve – a day of games,
learning, and service for the children of the
Midtown and Millsaps communities
Take a Kid to the Game Day – an event
where Millsaps students host Midtown kids
at campus athletic events
1C1C Block Party – annual springtime
party that brings the Millsaps and Midtown
communities together for food, fun, and
fellowship
Reading is FUNdamental – a literacy
program hosted by Millsaps students at
Brown Elementary School in Midtown
Halloween Trick or Treating – Midtown
kids come to Millsaps for trick-or-treating
in the dorms
100% Adopt-A-Class – student organiza-
tions at Millsaps “adopt” 100% of the
classes at Brown Elementary School
SSchoolSchoolMidtown
Operation Cinderella
An eighth grade girl from Rowan Middle School
chooses a dress to wear to her school dance.
The dresses are donated by Millsaps sorority
members.
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Community partners
Midtown Neighborhood
Brown Elementary School o 146 E. Ash Street o Contact: LaQuanda Sims (simls@
millsaps.edu)
Rowan Middle School o 136 E. Ash Street o Contact: Mike Gaines (gainema@
millsaps.edu)
Midtown Partners Community Garden o 329 Adelle Street o Contact: Monica Cannon
(monicacannon@midtownpartners. org)
Midtown Partners Meals With Wheels o 114 Millsaps Avenue o Contact: Monica Cannon (above)
Little Samaritan Montessori School o 162 Millsaps Avenue o Contact: Monica Cannon (above)
Project Innovation After School Program o 329 Adelle Street o Contact: LaTanya Dixon (latanyadixon
@midtownpartners.org)
Mississippi Children’s Home o 100 Wesley Avenue o Contact: Dr. Darby Ray (raydk@
millsaps.edu)
Good Samaritan o 114 Millsaps Avenue o Contact: Karen Clem (karenclem@
Goodsamaritancenter.org)
Grace House o 236 Millsaps Avenue o Contact: Kelly Long 601.201.5454
Other Partners
Operation Shoestring o 1711 Bailey Ave. o Contact: Wade Overstreet 601.353.6336
ext. 20 [email protected]
Stewpot Community Services o 1100 W. Capital Street o Contact: Tara Lindsey
601.353.2759 [email protected]
Boys’ and Girls’ Club o 1450 W. Capital Street o Contact: Randal Gray 601.969.7088 ext. 23
Habitat for Humanity
o 1260 Ellis Ave. o Contact: Elliott Imhoff
Gleaners o 359 North Mart Plaza o Contact: Nancy Willis 601.956.4740
Grace Place
o Galloway United Methodist Church 305 North Congress Street
o Contact: Leslie Bingham 601.326.3443
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How to help 1C1C: Join the 1C1C Student Leadership Team! Our team is a diverse group of young people who advocate for service across the campus and help interested individuals and groups connect to specific needs in the surrounding communities, especially the Midtown neighborhood and Jackson public schools.
Visit the 1C1C Facebook page to find out about
upcoming events.
Look at the Millsaps Website to see what
programs are going on around campus.
When searching the web, use GoodSearch.com
and type in Millsaps College-1 Campus 1
Community to donate to the cause every time
you use the search engine!
The 1 Campus, 1 Community Center for Engaged
Learning and Living (1C1C CELL) is the volunteer
center for the college. We’ll be happy to connect
you to service opportunities and partners.
Visit the 1C1C Center to talk to our staff or to
peruse the Community Service binder that
contains information about service sites all
around Jackson.
Office location: Top floor of the Student Center
Office number: 974-1237
Office hours during the school year: 1pm-4pm
Students at the Block Party, Operation Cinderella, and Habitat for
Humanity come together as 1 Campus and 1 Community.
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Who to contact on campus about getting involved: Student Leadership Team: Maria Underwood, Bolton Kirchner, Hailey Miranda, Laura Cost, Josh Whitam, Lindsey Claire Brown, Denae’ Hebert, Will Lammons, Mary Kate Rees, Amy Patterson, Alex Lawson, Chelsey Overstreet, Treshika Melvin, Courtney Ramsey
Dr. Darby Ray
Darby is 1C1C Director. She is also a Religious Studies professor at Millsaps and Director of the
Millsaps Faith & Work Initiative. Darby loves developing mutually beneficial partnerships
between the college and the community.
Email: [email protected]
Box Number: 150348
Raymond Clothier
Raymond is Associate Director of the Millsaps Faith & Work Initiative and served as the interim
Chaplain of the college during the 2008-2009 school year. Raymond oversees the Lilly Interns and
Fellows programs and the C.A.L.L.S. (Considering a Life of Leadership and Service) program. He is
an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ.
Email: [email protected]
Box Number: 151618
Ms. LaQuanda Sims
Quanda is a 1C1C Postbaccalaureate Fellow and is head of the 1C1C Schools Team. She
graduated from Brandon High School and then Millsaps College with a major in Biology. Quanda
oversees the 100% Adopt-A-Class program and Reading is FUNdamental. She also helps supervise
the Wellspring Community Service Living-Learning Program.
Mr. Mike Gaines
Mike is a 1C1C Postbaccalaureate Fellow and is the head of the 1C1C Neighborhood Support
Team. He graduated from Lanier High School and Jackson State University with a major in
Political Science. Mike oversees the Midtown Majors boys’ basketball teams and 1C1C special
events. He also helps supervise the Wellspring Community Service Living-Learning Program.
Center for Engaged Learning and Living (C.E.L.L.)
The C.E.L.L. is on the third floor of Student Life and holds the offices of Mike and LaQuanda. Stop
by anytime during the week between 1-4pm to talk to either of them, or come by whenever to
see the resource guide and booklet. We love company!