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Networks Impacting Families and Neighborhoods

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I Love My City Initiative

Lansing Area Home School Network

Homeless Resolution Network

Move Womens Network

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Hearing from our Cities | 2019 Report

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Event Report 

• COGL Culture of Prayer Team facilitated a prayer meeting with over 10 leaders around Family and Neighborhoods.

• COGL consulted with practitioners in this area for planning the event. Their diverse professional backgrounds include social work, adoption, human services and a health education.

• Over 40 leaders gathered at the community center to learn ways for serving families and neighborhoods

 

City Discussion Panelists:
Lansing Neighborhoods & Citizen Engagement - Andi Crawford, Director

Lansing Parks and Recs - Brett Kaschinske, Director

 

Faith Community Panelist:
South Nazarene Church - Brad Dyrness, Sr Pastor 

 

Ways to Serve Our Cities

SERVE Lansing brings together volunteers to support initiatives throughout Lansing – primarily these are Neighborhood cleanups. Churches can work with the Department of Neighborhoods + Citizen Engagement to design and deliver a cleanup in their community. Overall, these are the goals you can connect with in Lansing Park’s 5-year master plan:

• Naturalization and Ecology Management- taking care of our public lands for everyone to enjoy.

• Tree Conservation Planting and Replacement- Helping create a cooler, cleaner environment.

• Access to Rivers and River Management-being great stewards of the resources, we have in Lansing and putting more people out on the rivers to enjoy nature.

• Create a Parks Foundation-this will help create advocacy for Parks and assist with financial resources outside the general fund.

• Non-motorized trail use- allows for both recreational and transportation use in the city.

• Diversify Recreational Opportunities- sustaining diverse opportunities for our diverse city.

 

Resources for Community Groups

                The Neighborhood grant program is also available for Lansing faith organizations to apply for to support projects that build Lansing neighborhoods. Grants range from $200 - $5000. Many city programs and services are free, and participation in leisure activities will lead to a better community. People can help serve our community by volunteering in parks or community centers, teaching a community class, telling others about the services offered, or even Adopt a Park. To find more about these resources, visit Lansing.gov/parksandrecs.

 

Ways to Pray for our Cities

Please pray for our homeless/unsheltered population using our parks and public spaces that they may use the resources that we have in this city to help decrease our numbers of homeless.
Our violent crime and youth violence continue to be higher than should be for a city our size. Pray for nonviolent resolution to disputes and for the safety of our first-responders throughout the city.