idealistic, perhaps

i couldn't sleep last night. i was up till 3:30 which is crazy for me. i normally go to bed at 10, 11 at the latest. anywho, i'm feeling this blog thing for right now. my mind was filled with thought, so i had to write it down.

each one teach one cuz he ain't heavy: building communities one block at a time

• focuses on one neighborhood/zip code at a time
• assembles and supports block associations
  1.) responsible for addressing the needs of the block by:
  - developing top 3 list
  - using talent database as a resource
  - implement a plan to resolve the issues (issue examples: 2340 needs roof repair, 2350, 2349 & 2352 needs more affordable and convenient daycare, front yard intiative for the block, etc.)
• develops a community talent database
• maintains and recruits for the talent database
• host get to know you parties
• raises funds
• introduces ideas and strategies to boost commerce and keep cashflow within the community, ie. co-ops, black yellow pages, etc.
• hold merchants and business owners accountable with approval ratings and demands quality service for residents by organizing workshops, developing area specific coupons, etc.

anyway, this is an idea i've had for quite some time now. whenever i fantasize about winning the lottery or finally getting a career in film, i think about what charities or organizations i would develop. coming from the suburbs, i always appreciated tightknit communities and neighborhoods and understood just how beneficial to our people developing them could be. honestly, i believe we all have something to offer our communites and i frown heavily on those so pressed to leave as soon as their paycheck allows. i think we come from a grossly mis-informed generation that has greatly suffered from the supposed liberation of desegregation........