Description

PURPOSE: To develop action committees addressing problems of Black males in the areas of Education, Health, Criminal Justice and Employment; To serve as a catalyst to promote positive public and private remedies to the multi-faceted problems confronting Black males in our community and the resulting effects on the entire community; To organize and convene community forums and neighborhood-based focus groups to discuss the status of Black males; To network with groups with similar missions, such as the Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males, the African American National Council, and local commissions throughout the state, sharing ideas, information, data and plans.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Commission members shall be residents of Monroe County. Preference for appointments may be given to people with expertise in, or representing, one or more of the following areas: education, health, employment, criminal justice, black history, the faith community and the social service community.

DUTIES: The duties of this commission shall be as follows: (A) To develop action committees addressing problems of Black males in the areas of Education, Health, Criminal Justice and Employment; (B) To serve as a catalyst to promote positive public and private remedies to the multi-faceted problems confronting Black males in our community and the resulting effects on the entire community; (C) To organize and convene community forums and neighborhood-based focus groups to discuss the status of Black males; and, (D) To network with groups with similar missions, such as the Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males, the African American National Council, and local commissions throughout the state, sharing ideas, information, data and plans.

TIME COMMITMENT: 2 hours per month

Meeting Schedule

All meetings are held in the Hooker Conference Room #245, at City Hall at Showers Plaza, 401 N. Morton Street, Bloomington, Indiana on the Second Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. (Dates and meeting rooms are subject to change).