Vision

To build a connected ecosystem of cross-sector partnerships that drive practical solutions for Koreatown's evolving needs - grounded in cultural competence, community participation, and shared resources.

Objectives

  • Increase community participation in decision-making processes
  • Enhance cultural competence across all collaborative efforts
  • Integrate youth innovation and intergenerational knowledge transfer
  • Prioritize environmental sustainability in partnerships
  • Connect Koreatown's collaborative model to broader urban networks
  • Address community mental health and well-being through partnerships
  • Improve community data literacy
  • Infuse arts and culture into cross-sector collaborations

Key Activities

Community-Centric Governance

  • Launch a participatory budgeting process for collaborative projects
  • Establish a Collaboration Ambassador program
  • Conduct visioning workshops to align long-term community goals

Cultural Competence and Inclusivity

  • Provide materials and interfaces in Spanish, Korean, and English
  • Integrate cultural competence into all capacity-building programs
  • Develop culturally-specific partnership incubators

Youth Growth and Intergenerational Collaboration

  • Create a Youth Innovation Lab
  • Implement a cross-sector youth internship rotation program
  • Establish mentorship programs pairing experienced leaders with youth

Environmental Sustainability

  • Encourage environmental standards across collaborative projects
  • Allocate a percentage of collaborative project funds to environmental initiatives
  • Create a community-wide resource sharing and upcycling network

Knowledge Exchange

  • Establish connections with diverse urban communities for shared learning
  • Document and share best practices in urban collaboration

Mental Health and Community Well-being

  • Offer Mental Health First Aid training for partnership leaders
  • Integrate well-being considerations into partnership planning

Data Literacy

  • Launch a Community Data Literacy Program
  • Create accessible visualizations of partnership impacts

Arts and Culture Integration

  • Support arts-based approaches to social change within partnerships
  • Develop cultural asset mapping to inform partnership development