Inclusive & Resilient Yellow Springs Coalition
The Inclusive & Resilient Yellow Springs Coalition mission
is to support diverse communities by identifying and removing barriers to opportunity and success in order to create a more equitable, inclusive, and livable Yellow Springs.
Current Coalition Steering Committee Members:
Alexandra Scott, Yellow Springs Home, Inc. (Lead convener)
Shadia Alvarez, Antioch College, Coretta Scott King Center
Antonia Dosik, Livable/Equitable/Age-Friendly Yellow Springs, Yellow Springs Senior Center
Terri Holden, Yellow Springs Schools
Angie Hsu, Yellow Springs Community Foundation
Len Kramer, Yellow Springs Community Foundation
Kevin McGruder, Antioch College, the 365 Project
Emily Seibel, Yellow Springs Home, Inc.
Kevin Stokes, Village of Yellow Springs
Malte Von Matthiessen
The work of the Inclusive and Resilient Yellow Springs Coalition is generously supported by the Yellow Springs Community Foundation.
is to support diverse communities by identifying and removing barriers to opportunity and success in order to create a more equitable, inclusive, and livable Yellow Springs.
Current Coalition Steering Committee Members:
Alexandra Scott, Yellow Springs Home, Inc. (Lead convener)
Shadia Alvarez, Antioch College, Coretta Scott King Center
Antonia Dosik, Livable/Equitable/Age-Friendly Yellow Springs, Yellow Springs Senior Center
Terri Holden, Yellow Springs Schools
Angie Hsu, Yellow Springs Community Foundation
Len Kramer, Yellow Springs Community Foundation
Kevin McGruder, Antioch College, the 365 Project
Emily Seibel, Yellow Springs Home, Inc.
Kevin Stokes, Village of Yellow Springs
Malte Von Matthiessen
The work of the Inclusive and Resilient Yellow Springs Coalition is generously supported by the Yellow Springs Community Foundation.
Coalition Activities
2022-2023 Current Activities & Plans
- Bringing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) trainings & education to Yellow Springs, such as the Getting To The Root workshops sponsored by the Coretta Scott King Center at Antioch College
- Connecting with and listening to gatekeeper organizations representing diverse populations outside of Yellow Springs as part of expanded Affirmative Outreach and Engagement efforts including Gem City Market, Dayton United Power, the Greater Dayton LGBT Center, and more
- Assisting with the Livable, Equitable, Age-Friendly (L/E/AF) Yellow Springs initiative:
- Compiling and analyzing community-wide survey results, listening to residents' personal experiences across nine domains of livability and equity
- Facilitating a series of focus groups, one-on-one interviews, smaller community questionnaires, listening sessions and other information gathering efforts
- Creating a citizen-informed action plan based L/E/AF results
- Distributing the 365 Project Brochure to affirmatively market Yellow Springs
- Building community awareness about renter/landlord rights/responsibilities and housing choice vouchers and other key issues that impact diverse communities within Yellow Springs
- Embracing community togetherness and visioning, by way of community relaxation/self-care event(s) and community conversations to explore values and respectful dialogue, alongside connecting organizations and responding to opportunities as they arise
Recent Activity Highlights
2020
2021
2022
- Coalition formed in 2020 under lead convener Kineta Sanford
- Strategic Plan created to guide future coalition work
2021
- Virtual Cost of Poverty Experiences held to inform local response to poverty from a place of connection
- L/E/AF survey to gather information about barriers to access and opportunity in Yellow Springs completed
- Began expanded Affirmative Outreach and Engagement with gatekeeper organizations outside of Yellow Springs, conducting listening sessions with diverse populations to learn about barriers and opportunities to access, perceptions of Yellow Springs, and to market Yellow Springs as a destination to live, work, and play
- Outreach to area organizations to collaborate on 2022 educational events
- New Lead Convener named mid-year: Alexandra Scott
- Coalition members participated in Yellow Springs Schools Equity Work, Courageous Conversations, Yellow Springs Housing Stability Work, the WYSO Race Project, and other community initiatives to promote a more inclusive and resilient Yellow Springs
2022
- Continued outreach to gatekeeper organizations for diverse populations outside of YS
- Connected with Greater Dayton LGBT Center
- As a result, worked to connect LGBTQIA+ resources in Yellow Springs.
- Worked with YSHS GSA, YS PRIDE, and Antioch College queer Center on letter in support of Trans Youth
- Listening session held with Dayton Unified Power
- Connected with Greater Dayton LGBT Center
- Continued efforts to bring community education around empowerment issues
- Tenant's Rights & Responsibilities Webinar (partnered with Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. & Greene Metropolitan Housing Authority)
- Section 8 Education for Landlords at March 7, 2022 Council Meeting
- Created Internal Coalition Questionnaire to review what perspectives are represented on coalition and identify any potential gaps
- Planned Yellow Springs' first ever Transgender Day of Visibility event 3/31 in conjunction with YS PRIDE
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Thank you to the Yellow Springs Community Foundation for your generous support. |
