Resource Fair for Displaced Residents
On Friday and Saturday, January 20-21, the community came together to support residents of Champaign Park Apartments who had recently been displaced. The Equity and Engagement Department, in collaboration with the Neighborhood Services Department and other community organizations, hosted a resource fair at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department and Y on the Fly. Nine community […]
Registration Opening Soon for Adult Fire Explorers Program
The Champaign Fire and Human Resources Departments are pleased to announce that registration for the the City’s Adult Fire Explorers Program (AEP) will open July 18, 2022. The AEP is a partnership between the City of Champaign and the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission Workforce Development Program. This workforce readiness initiative is structured to create […]
Four Workshops Held for Garden Hills SLEEP
Champaign’s Neighborhood Services Department, along with the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission, and Ameren Illinois, hosted four Garden Hills SLEEP Workshops over the last month. Workshops were held on June 12 at Arrowhead Lanes, June 13 at Developmental Services Center, July 11 at Illinois workNet and July 13, 2019, at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. […]
Human Relations Commission Invites Speakers to January Meeting
The Human Relations Commission (HRC) invited the Regional Planning Commission (RPC) and the Champaign Police Department to provide program information at their January 7 meeting. The RPC introduced the Young Adult Reentry Program. This program focuses on creating new pathways to adulthood by providing young adults with the tools and skills to be self sufficient. […]
2018 Firefighter Testing Process
The Champaign Fire Department received 200 applications for the 2018 Firefighter Testing Process. Included in the total applications received were 15 candidates who completed the Fire Department pilot Adult Explorers Initiative. The initiative was a collaborative effort between the Champaign Fire Department and the Regional Planning Commission (RPC). The focus of the initiative was diversity […]
Bristol Place and Garwood: Outreach Events
Bristol Place and Garwood: Outreach Events Neighborhood Services and Public Works’ Engineering staff hosted an outreach event in the Bristol Place Neighborhood on April 23. The purpose of the event was to update Bristol Place neighbors on Phase 1 activities of the Bristol Park Plan and also to provide updates on the Upper Boneyard Creek […]