2020 Quality-of-Life Planning

Since 2001, Quality-of-Life Plans supported by LISC have leveraged over $1 billion in investments aligned with community visions.

Our neighborhood partners have long stressed that the largest impact is creating a shared table for community collaboration.

LISC Quality-of-Life Plans (QLPs)

Aligned Vision

Clear long-term outcomes, regularly referenced

Responsive actions to current reality

Shared responsibility & accountability

Constant Engagement

Open invitation for all

Shared leadership

Competing interests balanced transparently and respectfully

seek to establish or strengthen community-wide processes with:

Systematic Approach

Change systems and structures that promote inequity

Local & citywide expertise engaged and grown

Led by a Convening Agency who:Owns community goals and serves as a first point of contact

Is organizationally sustainable so that it will be able to track and consistently communicate status over time and drive future updates or adaptation

Has trusting/reciprocal relationships within and beyond the community, including with LISC

Impactful Action

Acting, not waiting

Tracking success

Results-based adaptation

Engagement/pilot phase- led by an advisory committee,

designating a fiscal agent organization

Option to continue to shorter, more streamlined

planning - for communities with a committed,

aligned and representative core team and consensus for an eligible

convening agency

LISC is taking two important new steps towards potential new Quality-of-Life plans.

2020 Timeline – QLP Engagement

September-October: Complete & reflect

Community MeetingReflection & Group

Assessment with LISC on Next Steps

Publish Community Asset & Opportunity

Report

April-August*: Engagement phase Training & Technical

Assistance Asset Mapping Outreach

CampaignIdentify 1-3 Early Action Projects

January–March: Application/selection

Advisory Committee Development Site Visits Up to 2 Advisory

Committees Selected

Facilitation and asset-mapping training

1-1 and group outreach, map assets, interests,

opportunities

Identify 1-3 early action projects based

on outreach

Complete early action projects, publish

Community Assets Opportunities Report

*up to 6-months

Engagement Roles

LISC

Fiscal Agent Org

Advisory Committee

• Participation in up to 3 group workshops

• Meet at least once a month with LISC to discuss progress, engagement & pilot projects

• Work as a group with LISC to create consensus around benchmarks

• Asset Mapping Training

• On-going Technical Assistance

• Operating support for an organizer

• Funding for Pilot Projects

• Referrals to City-Wide Agencies

• Act on behalf of the advisory committee

• Hire/contract with a full-time organizer (staff member or consultant)

• Create budgets & receive funds from LISC for pilot projects

• Serve as primary liaison to LISC and other TA partners

What are we looking for?Committed & Diverse Advisory Committee

Residents

Non-profits

Business/ Support

Government

Note: LISC is unlikely to select multiple applications applying for the same community

Evolving Community Collaboration

Valued history of partnership between members of the formed Advisory CommitteeCurrent projects

Examples of interactions with barriers and challenges Strengthening resident engagement

Communities with Opportunity

Areas on the South & West Sides of Chicago Impacted by demographic population shifts due to immigration & displacementLarge number of low-income residents

Designated Fiscal Agent

Capacity to lead as point organization to house Advisory Committee organizer and funding towards pilot projects

Meets LISC & HUD requirements

Note: LISC Neighborhood Network neighborhoods are eligible if they have not completed a Quality-of-Life Plan in the last five years

Here’s How to ApplyVisit our website or email for the application

• Fiscal agent selected by the Advisory Committee should submit on behalf of the committee with required documents attached to the application

• Advisory Committee Commitment Letter Signed by Each Member

• Website: https://tinyurl.com/2020QLP Email application, ask questions and

clarification @ ChicagoQLP2020@lisc.orgApplication closes March 13th 11:59pm

Key Dates

Application Released January 13th

Information Session & Webinar January 24th

Organizing 101 February 7th

Application Closes March 13th

Review of Application by LISC teamInterviews with Selected Advisory Committees Site Visits on March 25th & 27th (2 Hour Window Required)Up to 2 Committees Selected & Notified for Quality-of-Life Plan Engagement Phase 1 April 1st

2020 Quality-of-Life Planning