If you go
What: Community Meeting, with dinner, child care, door prizes provided
When: 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. today
Where: Lincoln Elementary School, 1500 Tibbetts Ave.
Who: Residents living near the school
For more information: Contact Eric Smith at (937) 926-3444 or go online to springfieldpromise.com.
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Promise Neighborhood effort will host tonight its first meeting with residents in the neighborhood of Lincoln Elementary School to share ideas about the project.
The Springfield Promise Neighborhood project is attempting to revive the area around Lincoln Elementary on Tibbetts Avenue.
The effort is modeled after a New York City neighborhood charter school that was used as the focus of efforts to bring economic stability to low-income residents.
The neighborhood around Lincoln Elementary was chosen in part because 95 percent of its students qualify for subsidized lunches.
The Springfield Foundation and other community organizations have pledged $300,000 over three years in seed money to help kick off the program.
The key components of the Springfield Promise are school transformation, community and parent partners, youth enrichment and school readiness.
Tonight’s event, which will take place at Lincoln Elementary and includes dinner, is the first in a series of meetings where residents who live near Lincoln can share their ideas about what they would like their community to become.
Future meetings will be in neighborhood homes as participants build a shared vision.