SOUTHWEST UNITED COMMUNITIES, INC.
"BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE
IN MIND"
Southwest United Communities, Inc.
is a unique 501©3 charitable
organization in that
its
spiritual
mission is
to help
those in
need to help
themselves.
As a
Community
Development
Corporation
(CDC),
our charge
is to help
people move
from welfare
and
dependence
to self-help
and
independency
through
intense
community
revitalization
programming.
Southwest United Communities, Inc.
is a unique 'Community Development
Demonstration Project' that's been
in operation for twelve years. We have
developed several unique programs to
help the organization achieve its goals.
These programs are:
SWUC'S METRO OFFICE COMPLEX:
(a) UNIVERSAL
CHILDCARE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
A 4,000 sf state-of-the-art, nationally
accredited, Gold Seal, Child
Development School where we make quality
childcare, technology, and cultural arts
education accessible to youth and
children in underserved communities. Our
Cultural Arts In Education
Initiatives originate here!
(b) SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE SUITES
Our small business office suites provide
small businesses start-ups with office
space, access to telephone, fax,
Internet ,and a nice conference room in
a great location. Our business incubator
also provides resources for businesses
that need a platform for web site
development, internet hosting, computer
services, marketing, commercial
production, business directory listing,
commercial media and correspondence
production (i.e. brochures, business
cards, signs, promotional items)
(c) MEDICAL OFFICE
Our Metro Office Building contains 2,000
sf of spacious medical space.
(d) UNIVERSAL EARLY LEARNING ARTS
INSTITUTE
Our Early Learning Arts Institute
provides pre-k and school age children
an opportunity to explore and refine
their creative talents through intense
training in drama, classic ballet, jazz,
African, hip-hop, modem dance, and
photographic technology taught by
trained professional staff.
ANNUAL CULTURAL ARTS INITIATIVE-THE
CHOCOLATE NUTCRACKER
The Chocolate Nutcracker is a
multicultural interpretation of the
traditional theatrical dance production of
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker where a young lady,
in her dreams, takes a wonderful trip around
the world. Her trip starts in Harlem
and
goes to Brazil, Africa, etc. We anticipate
that 2,700 school children (k-12) will see
this wonderful program and another 500 will
be actual cast members in The Chocolate
Nutcracker.
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS HOPE PROGRAM
This program provides Christmas gifts,
turkeys, chickens, clothes, toys, and food
for approximately 2,500 needy children and
their families. The gospel extravaganza
provides soul stirring music for the soul.
ANNUAL THANKSGIVING SENIORS' HOPE PROGRAM
The program serves 850 seniors with turkeys,
chickens, and food boxes that will serve a
family three for a week.
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND COMMUNITY
REVITALIZATION
This initiative is an arts education,
youth development, and community building
strategy that will offer children and
youth access to serious, progressive
instruction in performing arts, dance, and
music that will provide an educational
and civic experience that will help them
develop an appreciation of history, culture,
and dance while displaying discipline,
confidence, self-esteem, pride, and positive
images to their peers.
ANNUAL EASTER HOPE PROGRAM
This program provides food boxes, Easter
Baskets, and an Easter egg hunt for 1,000 at
risk children and their families.
MAGNOLIA POINT SENIOR CITIZEN COMPLEX
SWUC is a joint venture partner in
the beautiful, well-equipped, low-income,
Senior Citizen Housing Complex located
on Mercy Drive. The complex has 168 I and 2
bedroom apartment homes with a lakefront
gazebo, pool, covered picnic area, bridge,
exercise room recreation room, Bingo,
shuffleboard and lots more.
We have been extremely successful because we
have made our efforts a community effort.
Our success can be attributed largely to
support from local corporations and business
people like you. Please note that we receive
absolutely no funding from local, state, or
federal governmental agencies, and our
programs are free to those we serve.
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