One of the areas identified as a high priority for the Pontiac Collective Impact Partnership is reducing blight. Before we jump in, we need to have a better understanding of current blight in the city. In order to develop a data-driven approach, we will be conducting a city-wide blight audit in which we visually assess […]

This year, under the leadership of our new city administration—Mayor Griemel and City Council; PCIP was happy to partner with the City to host its first collaborative City-Wide Clean Up. With your help, we accumulated 1,010 (one thousand and ten) hours of volunteer time, equating to $30,250 dollars of labor poured into making Pontiac parks and […]

One of the strengths of the Pontiac Collective Impact Partnership is the power to bring stakeholders together to work for a common cause. And we are doing just that with the Youth Enrichment Collaborative—a group of individuals and organizations that host a wide variety of programs and events for our youth. The group has worked […]

​Oakland County Michigan Works – Pontiac, the City of Pontiac, and Pontiac Collective Impact Partnership have launched a youth summer jobs initiative – iamPontiac Young & Talented!. The purpose of this program is to provide summer work experiences, paid internships, 21st-century skills training, and more to Pontiac’s youth and young adults ages 16-24 years old. […]

A safe space that supports families and children’s intellectual, social, and emotional growth. Neighborhood based in partnership for our community. Great Start Collaborative Oakland Every Oakland County child is born healthy, developmentally on track, ready to succeed in school and reading proficiently by third grade. Center for Success Center for Success unites literacy and community […]