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2020 Quality-of-Life Planning
Since 2001, Quality-of-Life Plans supported by LISC have leveraged over $1 billion in investments aligned with community visions.
Our neighborhood partners have long stressed that the largest impact is creating a shared table for community collaboration.
LISC Quality-of-Life Plans (QLPs)
Aligned Vision
Clear long-term outcomes, regularly referenced
Responsive actions to current reality
Shared responsibility & accountability
Constant Engagement
Open invitation for all
Shared leadership
Competing interests balanced transparently and respectfully
seek to establish or strengthen community-wide processes with:
Systematic Approach
Change systems and structures that promote inequity
Local & citywide expertise engaged and grown
Led by a Convening Agency who:Owns community goals and serves as a first point of contact
Is organizationally sustainable so that it will be able to track and consistently communicate status over time and drive future updates or adaptation
Has trusting/reciprocal relationships within and beyond the community, including with LISC
Impactful Action
Acting, not waiting
Tracking success
Results-based adaptation
Engagement/pilot phase- led by an advisory committee,
designating a fiscal agent organization
Option to continue to shorter, more streamlined
planning - for communities with a committed,
aligned and representative core team and consensus for an eligible
convening agency
LISC is taking two important new steps towards potential new Quality-of-Life plans.
2020 Timeline – QLP Engagement
September-October: Complete & reflect
Community MeetingReflection & Group
Assessment with LISC on Next Steps
Publish Community Asset & Opportunity
Report
April-August*: Engagement phase Training & Technical
Assistance Asset Mapping Outreach
CampaignIdentify 1-3 Early Action Projects
January–March: Application/selection
Advisory Committee Development Site Visits Up to 2 Advisory
Committees Selected
Facilitation and asset-mapping training
1-1 and group outreach, map assets, interests,
opportunities
Identify 1-3 early action projects based
on outreach
Complete early action projects, publish
Community Assets Opportunities Report
*up to 6-months
Engagement Roles
LISC
Fiscal Agent Org
Advisory Committee
• Participation in up to 3 group workshops
• Meet at least once a month with LISC to discuss progress, engagement & pilot projects
• Work as a group with LISC to create consensus around benchmarks
• Asset Mapping Training
• On-going Technical Assistance
• Operating support for an organizer
• Funding for Pilot Projects
• Referrals to City-Wide Agencies
• Act on behalf of the advisory committee
• Hire/contract with a full-time organizer (staff member or consultant)
• Create budgets & receive funds from LISC for pilot projects
• Serve as primary liaison to LISC and other TA partners
What are we looking for?Committed & Diverse Advisory Committee
Residents
Non-profits
Business/ Support
Government
Note: LISC is unlikely to select multiple applications applying for the same community
Evolving Community Collaboration
Valued history of partnership between members of the formed Advisory CommitteeCurrent projects
Examples of interactions with barriers and challenges Strengthening resident engagement
Communities with Opportunity
Areas on the South & West Sides of Chicago Impacted by demographic population shifts due to immigration & displacementLarge number of low-income residents
Designated Fiscal Agent
Capacity to lead as point organization to house Advisory Committee organizer and funding towards pilot projects
Meets LISC & HUD requirements
Note: LISC Neighborhood Network neighborhoods are eligible if they have not completed a Quality-of-Life Plan in the last five years
Here’s How to ApplyVisit our website or email for the application
• Fiscal agent selected by the Advisory Committee should submit on behalf of the committee with required documents attached to the application
• Advisory Committee Commitment Letter Signed by Each Member
• Website: https://tinyurl.com/2020QLP Email application, ask questions and
clarification @ [email protected] closes March 13th 11:59pm
Key Dates
Application Released January 13th
Information Session & Webinar January 24th
Organizing 101 February 7th
Application Closes March 13th
Review of Application by LISC teamInterviews with Selected Advisory Committees Site Visits on March 25th & 27th (2 Hour Window Required)Up to 2 Committees Selected & Notified for Quality-of-Life Plan Engagement Phase 1 April 1st
2020 Quality-of-Life Planning