While Vermilion County’s STEPUP organization has been bringing the community together to help solve problems, a major factor has been making sure the community knows WHO can solve WHICH problems. STEPUP president Deanna Witzel says Friday (Nov 3rd) morning’s meeting at Second Church of Christ attacked that issue, with about 40 non-profits brought together by Vermilion Advantage Chamber Director Nicole Van Hyfte. Witzel says another objective is learning what is unique about what each organization does, and trying to avoid local duplication.
Nicole Van Hyfte, Deanna Witzel, and Linda Darby take turns speaking at Friday morning November 3rd STEPUP meeting.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: So, bringing all these resources together under one roof, at one place, at one time; to be able to share what they do, what they offer, and also (to find out) what help they need. One of the things that’s really been important to us as the leadership team of STEPUP is to try to help not duplicate resources. And so, finding out what each organization does will help to make sure that we’re not duplicating efforts.
The next STEPUP meeting, the first of the new year; will be Friday, January 26th.
