Training Program Orientation

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Training Program Orientation

• Blueprint Communities Delaware
• March 10, 2008

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Welcome!

• On behalf of the Federal Home Loan Bank of
  Pittsburgh and the University of Delaware, we
  welcome the nine community planning teams and
  their members to this opening session of the
  Blueprint Community Training Program here in
  Delaware

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Overall Goal of BC

• The creation of well-conceived and
  comprehensive community revitalization plans that
  contain one or more feasible project or program
  proposals

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Components of BC

• this 10-month long training program
• technical assistance and coaching for each of the
  nine community planning teams
• the provision of specially prepared community
  profiles for each community
• specially prepared media kits for each planning
  team
• eligibility for mini-grants to initiate the
  implementation of feasible projects and programs
• Improved access to funding sources upon
  successful completion of the program

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Introductions Learning Goals

• Exercise
• Meet someone new and learn about one of their
  major learning objectives
• Random list of participants

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More Detail About the Course

• To continue our overview of what this course is
  about, lets take a look at the courses web page
  located at http//udel.edu/speuquet/blueprint/

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• The Community Strategic Planning and
  Implementation Process
• Strategic Community Planning and Implementation
  Process Diagram

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• Reading Assignments for April 15-17
  SessionsBack to the course webpage
• http//udel.edu/speuquet/blueprint/

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• Homework Assignment for April 15-17 Sessions
• Please see the handout

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Thats It for Today!

• This concludes our first training session.
  Were off to a great start. See you in Rehoboth
  Beach on April 15th.