Greater Pontiac Community Coalition
Greater Pontiac Community Coalition
143 Oneida
Pontiac, MI 48341
Ph: 248-335-8740
Fax: 248-335-7330
WHAT IS THE G.P.C.C
(Greater Pontiac Community Coalition)
The Greater Pontiac Community Coalition is all about action.
This organization of community groups and businesses has, since it was founded in 1994, banded together to do much more than talk, but to create change for the better, in the lives of the people and the communities of Oakland County.
The Greater Pontiac Community Coalition is a federation of over 190 Oakland County individuals, community groups, businesses, politicians, and clergy who have pooled their resources and talents to address the needs of individuals and the community. Long established groups as well as new associations, work together, under one umbrella, to see that they all meet their goals without duplicating efforts in the community.
How It All Started
In 1994 Reverend Douglas P. Jones, a community activist and pastor of Welcome Missionary Baptist Church in Pontiac, observed that there were many community help groups in the Pontiac area but they were disjointed and often working at cross purposes, with little results. Hoping to come up with a way for groups to clarify their purposes, he sent out 50 invitations to individuals in a variety of community groups to meet together. Reverend Jones hit a responsive cord. One hundred people came to the first meeting! Although Reverend Jones original idea was to put together some white papers on major concerns of the community, the spirited meeting led to much more than that. The consensus was to become an action group not a policy group. The first step was to come up with a set of goals and missions, on which to base and measure the action of the Greater Pontiac Community Coalition.
Today the Greater Pontiac Community Coalition holds a meeting the second Monday of each month. The entire membership is invited but generally a core group of 25 to 30 attend representing different segments. The Greater Pontiac Community Coalition moves quickly to resolve or offer assistance to issues facing our community.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Greater Pontiac Community Coalition is “To use actions and advocacy to bring about needed individual, social, and institutional change to strengthen our community.”
Goals
Increase Community Participation
Increase the number of local, corporate, and business supporters
Increase Safety & City Image
Increase Youth In Government and Business
Identify scholarship’s for youth
Strengthen downtown business growth through the Coalition’s and Woodward Dream Cruise
Curb Substance and Physical Abuse
Assist in the prevention of substance abuse
Promote educational excellence and family values
GPCC Projects
Annual Healthy Affair
Youth Conference
Insurance Town Hall Meeting
Boy Scout Achievers
Committee of Fifty
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Event Luncheon
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Unity Week
Youth In Government and Business
Pontiac Youth Assistance Annual Meeting
Woodward Dream Cruise
Pontiac Symphony Orchestra
Pontiac Alumni Association
Teen Drug Court Review
Walk for Warmth
Banking Forum
Community Clean-up
Community Gardens
12-14 Week Financial Literacy Workshops
Board of Directors
Angela Davis- Chair
Tanesha Taylor-Co-Chair
Rev. Douglas P. Jones- President
Ann Porterfield- Secretary
Terry Staples-Asst. Treasurer
Derinda Shaw-Director
GPCC Supporters
The GPCC is supported through membership by the following:
Comerica Bank, City of Pontiac, Oakland Press, Oakland Community College, Baker College, Welcome Missionary Baptist Church, TCF Bank, Doctors’ Hospital of Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Consumer Energy, OLHSA, DTE, Pontiac Board of Education, McLaren-Oakland, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Molina Health Care, Fifth Third Bank & Genisys Credit Union
GPCC Partners
Baker College
OCC
OLHSA
Oakland Press
Oakland County
HAVEN
City of Pontiac
Lighthouse
Community Gardens
Pontiac Schools
Churches Area
Golden Opportunity
MI Works
Oakland University
ERB Foundation
Pontiac Youth Assistance
United Way
Michigan 4-H Extension
Hitsville
Hubert Distributors
Pontiac Board of Education
Positive Male Role Models
Lawrence Technical University
And many many more!
For more information contact us!
143 Oneida Road
Pontiac, MI 48341
Phone: (248) 335-8740
Fax: (248) 335-7330