Where Do We Go From Here? – Creating a Plan for Action
A Community Response to the State of Exclusion Report for Lenoir County
Initial Steering Committee Meeting
St. Augustus AME Zion Church, 301 East North Street, Kinston, NC 28501
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
Welcome/Introductions Rev. Julian Pridgen, St. Augustus AME Zion Church
Prayer Rev. Allen Bingham, Queen Street United Methodist
Meeting Purpose Theresa Williams Bethea, Director
Kinston Promise Neighborhood, Inc.
Kinston Community Action Plans Community and Economic Development
and Issue Areas Religious Affairs
Leadership/Political Direction
Housing and Utilities
Education – Youth
Education – Parent/Community Engagement
New Business: North Carolina Distressed Urban Tracts Report: A View of the State’s Economically Disadvantaged Communities compiled by UNC Center for Urban and Regional Studies (William High and Todd Owen)
Next Steps Select coordinators to convene issue area meetings
Schedule full group meetings
Closing Prayer Rev. Julian Pridgen, St. Augustus AME Zion Church
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Where Do We Go From Here? information, meeting agendas and the Community Action Plans along with the Lenoir County State of Exclusion Report and the North Carolina Distressed Urban Tracts Report are posted online at
www.kinstonyep.org or www.lenoircountyexclusionreport.weebly.com
Contact Information
Theresa Williams Bethea (252/939-5587) Rev. Julian Pridgen (252/523-4287)