Collective Empowerment Group of South Florida, Inc. (CEG)
- Promoting and supporting programs that spark and maintain participation by congregations and pastors
- Developing multiple sustainable sources of revenue
- Improving communications with pastors and congregations: we post member church events to the CEG website, and publicize them through our e-flyers, to help broaden the reach of all programs to a wider audience
Current Active Programs
Affordable Housing
a source of independent revenue. It leads to more stable neighborhoods through increased production of homeownership units, affordable single-family homes and small-building rentals, commercial development and improved small-business entrepreneurship. Our new joint ventures include job internships for area residents, and mentoring opportunities for minority subcontractors.
Faith Based Development Initiative
recruiting former church members and new churches from the African American community. Stretching our “Big Tent” by including other churches from our diverse faith communities.
Miami Youth Garden (MyG)
Our Miami Youth Garden (MyG) provides education, mentoring, and training of youth leaders by focusing on Youth Education, Community Health and Wellness, and Human and Economic Development. It uses our Community Garden as its classroom setting. Click here to watch a YouTube video of Miami Youth Garden’s Summer 2015 program. See more details at: www.churchoftheopendoormiami.org
Social Impact Community Fund
A front-end Equity Fund intended to provide pre-development funding to small and medium-sized builders and developers seeking to start or expand production of affordable housing.
SupportWell®
a proprietary management and training tool for nonprofit organizations, resulting in enhanced operational efficiency through improvements in three key metrics: financial health and performance, accountability and transparency of Board and staff governance, and impact measurement. It raises the bar for nonprofit management throughout our entire community and provides the CEG with a sustainable, independent revenue source, from test fees and continuing training programs. See more details at: www.supportwell.org
Job Placement Support Services
Bethel Apostolci Temple; Believers of Authority Ministries, Inc.
developing three-way collaborations between a banking partner, a major educational institution, and a large hospital system, to provide fast track courses in the health care disciplines, leading to job training and placement within high-growth health care careers. Our programs include job training and job creation initiatives in other high-growth, higher-income job sectors.
Future and Aspirational Programs
Healthcare Community Services and Outreach
access to Primary Healthcare and Preventive Services. Educational workshops offered by our various strategic partners, to facilitate understanding and use of the new products and services under the new Affordable Care Act.
Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform
collaborations with local programs providing re-entry services and support (LEAP Women’s Re-entry Program) and transitional housing (Riverside House). Alternative sentencing and early intervention programs designed to reduce first-time juvenile incarceration.
WOW Concepts and Initiatives – expanding our “Big Tent"
We continue to develop and support innovative ideas, to enhance the recognition of the CEG brand, by reaching out to the entire South Florida community, building bridges, collaborations, and common ground. Our approach to community development is consistently inclusive and entrepreneurial. We continually seek to engage the private business sector under our “Big Tent.” While our appeal is deeply rooted in principles of justice for all, we also blend a pitc
Community Assets Managers
our recent efforts in community development include public advocacy for the addition of a broad basket of social and supportive services to all major affordable housing projects, so that we may help transform both people and places. The CEG provides coordination and oversight of the delivery of all such services, through our new affiliate, Miami 2.0, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation already participating as a partner in Miami Waymark 2.0 Joint Venture, LLC which, in partnership with Community Housing Partners, of Richmond, Virginia, was one among the small group of final bidders for the award of the redevelopment of Liberty City’s Liberty Square.
Full Strategic Plan for 2020
The CEG aims to speak with a new and united multi-ethnic, faith-based voice of moral authority