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The East Hillside Community Club:
This
club is a neighborhood group that helped to create Patch. Made up
of community residents, this group works on problems within the
community, heads up a neighborhood watch program, and hosts a
well-attended National Night Out Celebration. Many of Patch's
original projects were determined by this club. The community
club also works with the City of Duluth Parks and Recreation and
Police Departments.
Health Equity Project
Partners:
Patch
has connected with other community organizations such as Health
Care Access, Generations Health Care, St. Louis County Health and
Human Services, Citizens Federation Northeast, Take Action
Minnesota, and local health provider systems to help citizens
explore ways to transform the state healthcare system and
minimize barriers that people are experiencing in getting their
physical, mental, and dental health needs met.
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The Grant
Community School Collaborative:
The
mission statement of the collaborative is to “. . .
repersonalize the East Hillside community by strengthening
partnerships with individuals and organizations in order to
expand opportunities for involvement, learning and appreciation
for the community's assets.” East Hillside Patch is one of
nine members of the Grant Community School Collaborative that
helps to provide academic, cultural, and social enrichment
programming to youth, families and the community. The other
members of the collaborative are the College of St. Scholastica ,
Duluth Community Education, Duluth Parks and Recreation, East
Hillside Community Club, Grant Ojibwe and Spanish Magnet School,
Grant School PTA, Head Start, and YWCA of Duluth. All of the
members are well networked and rooted in the neighborhood and
have actively participated in a variety of common initiatives.
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Partnership:
St.
Paul's has a rich history of supporting Patch's projects that has
continued to grown and be an important resource to Patch
and the neighborhood. They have provided space for the Mind 2
Mind after school and summer camp program and general support to
the Patch community.
Endion/Parks and
Recreation Collaborative:
Is
a partnership between the City of Duluth Parks and Rec.
Department and Patch, providing assistance and recreational
activities for the “School's Out” party. This event
is a celebration of the end of the school year, held at Bayfront
Festival Park.
Community Assessment
Partners:
Patch is partnering
up with United Way of Greater Duluth, Duluth LISC, Arrowhead Area
Agency on Aging, University of Minnesota Departments of Sociology
and Social Work, MPIRG, and Community Action Duluth in this
project, which has secured (with financial help from Duluth
Superior Area Community Foundation and Minnesota Power) Wilder
Foundation Research staff and a survey instrument that
investigates needs around all areas of living.
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