- What is the purpose of your work?…what is the format of the group project? What individual products does this project consist of and in what forms?
The overall purpose of the project is to gain exposure to the community of Cahokia Heights who are dealing with a water equity crisis that creates issues in a variety of domains such as residency, access to healthy foods, and public health.
The purpose of my individual project is to find government funded agencies that provide resources for communities in need, specifically those that have a main agenda of restoring property, provide funding, health aid and could help with any issues that the residents of Cahokia Heights are currently facing. – Jada Parker
The purpose of my individual project is to help residents who rent their homes in Cahokia. Because of the lower economic status of the Cahokia community and frequent flooding, renting a home in Cahokia can be complicated. There is data from a survey conducted about landlord-tenant relationship dynamics and helpful information for tenants in the area. — Keith Hawkins
The purpose of my individual project is to give Cahokia Heights residents resources that can be used through different aspects of their lives. I’ve compiled a list of grassroots organizations and non-profit organizations that offer resources for residents in Cahokia Heights and the surrounding area.
The purpose of my individual project is to give the residents of Cahokia Heights a constructed list of local businesses. With the lower economic status of Cahokia Heights along with the underfunding; businesses are being shut down, and residents are not being made aware.
- Who is this project made for?
We are creating this project for our community partners Heartlands Conservancy and Cahokia Public Library but mostly for residents in Cahokia Heights.
- Why is it important?
This project is important because it is a way to not only provide much needed resources to the citizens of Cahokia Heights, but also to educate our other stakeholders. To let the, know that this is something that we are looking into and we are aware of the issue. We want to spread awareness so that the community can start seeing results.
- What ethical considerations?
We should keep in mind that we are discussing a sensitive topic that is Cahokia community members’ everyday lives. Try our best to not make the story about trauma and sympathy farming.
- What working practices will you adapt?
Some working practices that can be adapted are periodical check-ins on the website. A good habit can be to set goals on adding information to the website periodically to have a consistent rate of improvement throughout the semester.
- What are the specific avenues of distribution that will make it so your project reaches relevant stakeholders and communities
- Internet
- Social Media
- Presentations
- Meetings
- For each avenue of distribution, how and when will you share the group and individual contributions?