JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission (SPPC) is spearheading an event that is aimed at improving outreach in the Hispanic Community.
The community dialogue on ways to engage with and serve the needs of the Hispanic community will take place this Saturday, March 12 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Lillian V. Ney Renaissance Center on the corner of Washington and Third Streets.
This event is open to the community, with a focus on trying to have equal representation from Spanish and English speaking residents.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided and the focus will be on generating 3-5 goals that we can work on together.
SPPC Co-Chair Jennifer Gibson says the meeting will help to set the stage for the Democratic Dialogue Project, scheduled for October.
“We’d like community stakeholders at this meeting, or really anyone with an interest in how we develop the community dialogue,” Gibson told WRFA following the February SPPC Meeting. “Between March and October we will have a series of community conversations leading up to the Democratic Dialogue, so it’s really doing a lot of ground work for the October event.”
Gibson says the facilitator for the March 12 meeting will be Dr. Kyle Reyes, who comes from the University of Utah Valley and has experience with building inclusive programs in other communities.
“We are bringing him in to help lead some community conversations with the Hispanic community and through the Hispanic churches,” Gibson said. “We’re all coming together just so we can get to know one another and so we can get some of the concerns from that community out into the forefront so we have a good, solid dialogue.”
Anyone interested in attending is asked to RSVP with the United Way by calling 483-1561, or email agrekalski@uwayscc.org.
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