Program areas at Operation Better Block
Resident services initiatives - provides motivation, finances and neighborhood activities for residents to improve housing and develop new housing. Performs periodic surveys on community needs and changes. Assists in planning for new improvements in the community. Assists neighborhood residents who experience problems affecting aspects of social functioning, and transmits the communitys concerns to public and private decision makers, assuring that all voices are heard before commitments affecting the community are made.
Community development activities - obb participated in the development of homewood comprehensive pla. Obb created/developed the land use plan that is in the homewood comprehensive plan.
Green initiatives (junior green corps) - the primary objective of the junior green corps is to provide homewood youth, ages 14-19, with structured activities that impact their physical environment, equip them for leadership roles in the community, and provide them with an opportunity to explore green collar jobs and careers. The junior green corps program targets youth who face economic, educational, or personal barriers such as deficiencies in basic literacy skills, parenthood, and minor legal issues. Through strategic partnerships with other organizations, we provide our youth with access to the green industry.
Group violence intervention initiative - Operation Better blocks group violence intervention program uses digital tools to connect individuals to resources quickly, capture information about recipients that can be immediately used by case workers to provide assistance and support to individuals likely to become involved in violence, who are at risk of incarceration and those who are re-entering society after incarceration. Bridging the gap between service providers, trusted advisor and the people needing help, leveraging the effectiveness of street outreach work.