Healing Solutions for Healing Communities Summit
On March 14-15, 2025, staff from the Equity and Engagement Department and the Police Department attended the Healing Solutions for Healing Communities Summit at the I Hotel. This event, sponsored by the Champaign County Community Coalition, Healing Illinois, and the University of Illinois School of Social Work, focused on community building, healing, and resilience. The […]
Pathways to Progress
On Saturday, October 5, 2024 Community Relations Manager, Jorge Elvir, attended the ‘Pathways to Progress’ brunch hosted by the Illinois Campus-Community Compact. This event was centered around gathering diverse community voices to shape the future of workforce development in Urbana-Champaign. Jorge networked with other leaders from the area to discuss ways to collaborate and bolster […]
State Designated Cultural District Meeting
On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, Mikal Washington from the Equity and Engagement Department attended a State Designated Cultural District meeting hosted by the Office of Minority Economic Empowerment in Chicago, IL. The meeting covered essential topics such as marketing and promotional guidelines, reporting requirements, and collaboration opportunities tied to their designations. Participants also had the […]
Neighborhood Services Hosts the Quarterly Neighborhood Leaders Huddle
On December 16, 2023, Neighborhood Services held the Q4 Neighborhood Leaders Huddle. The quarterly huddles will take the place of the monthly neighborhood leaders meetings. The huddles help keep our neighbors abreast of upcoming events and projects, as well as community partner services and resources with presentations from staff and local community partner agencies. Neighbors […]
Community Gun Violence Response Meeting
On July 20, 2023 at the Champaign Public Library from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, Equity and Engagement’s Community Safety and Justice division held a Community Gun Violence Response meeting, in response to two incidents this week. Champaign Police Department’s Chief Tyler, Assistant to the Chief of Police for Community Services Joe Lamberson, and Interim […]
Community Gun Violence Response Meeting
On June 29, 2023, a Community Gun Violence Response Meeting was held at Y on the Fly from 6-7:30 pm. The City of Champaign’s Equity and Engagement Department organized the meeting in response to incidents over the weekend. Members of the Champaign Police Department and the City Managers Office joined community members in discussing their […]
Community Gun Violence Response Meeting
On May 9, 2023, a Community Gun Violence Response Meeting was held at the Champaign Public Library from 6-7:30 pm. The meeting was hosted by the City of Champaign’s Equity and Engagement Department in collaboration with the CU Trauma and Resilience Initiative. Chief Tyler and division Lieutenant, Brian Maloney from the Champaign Police Department joined community […]