Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation

IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY.

MULTI-USE BUILDING - COMPLETED PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURE REPORT - JULY 2021GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICE - PURCHASED CARGO VAN AND TESTED THE GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICE ON 5 FAMILIESBUSINESS INCUBATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY - INITIATED THE BUSINESS INCUBATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH CONSULTANT AND LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.PROPERTY - PURCHASE THE ORIGINAL CROW MERCANTILE AND VACANT LOT BEHIND THE ORIGINAL CROW MERC TO BUILD MULTI-USE BUILDINGS.APSAALOOKE COMMUNITY MARKET - HOSTED EIGHT MARKETS. THE MARKETS AVERAGED EIGHT VENDORS AND 461 CUSTOMERS. TOTAL SELF REPORTED REVENUE WAS $7,758 FOR THE EIGHT MARKETS. INDIAN EQUITY FUND - ASSISTED 16 INDIVIDUALS IN APPLYING TO THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INDIAN EQUITY FUND, A $14,000 GRANT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. CDFI MARKET ANALYSIS - COMPLETED COMPREHENSIVE MARKET ANALYSIS FOR LOAN PRODUCTS THE COMMUNITY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN. PARTNERSHIP - PARTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE'S PARTNER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN STARTING THE LOAN PROGRAM, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SUCH AS CREDIT BUILDER CLASSES AND ASSISTING WITH PULLING CREDIT REPORTS. COALITION MEMBER OF THE MOUNTAIN PLAINS REGIONAL NATIVE CDFI COALITIONCREDIT BUILDER CLASSES - THREE CREDIT BUILDER CLASSES OFFERED. TWO FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES OFFERED. POLICIES - DEVELOPED AND APPROVED LOAN POLICY AND RELATED DOCUMENTS. INITIATED THE PROCUREMENT POLICY AND THE REVISION OF THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY. PURCHASED, OBTAINED TRAINING AND STARTED UTILIZING LOAN SOFTWARE - DOWN HOME SOLUTIONS. SMALL PERSONAL LOANS - INITIATED SMALL PERSONAL LOAN PROGRAM. EIGHT LOANS AWARDED IN DECEMBER 2021 AND DISBURSED IN JANUARY 2022. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - PARTNERSHIP WITH LITTLE BIG HORN COLLEGE - PURCHASED CARPENTRY SOFTWARE AND FUEL FOR CDL PROGRAM SO CDL STUDENTS COULD GAIN DRIVING EXPERIENCE WHILE PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES. WASH TASKFORCE - ASSISTED EIGHT HOMES WITH MINOR REPAIRS FOR WATER AND WASTE WATER RELATED ISSUES. WEEKLY WASH TASKFORCE MEETING HELD WITH LOCAL PARTNERS. PARTICIPATED IN TRIBALLY BASED COMMUNITY PROVIDERS SERVICE REVIEW AND COORDINATION MEETING TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN SAFE HOMES, WATER AND SANITATION RELATED SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.COMMUNITY - WEEKLY COMMUNITY CONVERSATION CALL WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. CAPACITY BUILDING - MUCH OF THE YEAR WAS SPENT TRAINING NEW EMPLOYEES IN BUSINESS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, CREDIT BUILDER'S ALLIANCE TRAINING AND INFORMATION AND WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE WORK. DEVELOPED AND INITIATED ONBOARDING NEW EMPLOYEES.