{"id":59,"date":"2012-08-22T01:57:09","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T01:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogic.org\/urbaninitiatives\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2018-10-31T07:12:21","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T13:12:21","slug":"economic-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cogic.org\/urbaninitiatives\/our-focus\/economic-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Mission of the Economic Development Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our mission is to identify and make available programs that result in new jobs being created, and provide job training.\u00a0 In the long term, we will witness visible transformation within families and communities as individuals are given the means and the tools to achieve a living wage.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evangelist Missionary Elizabeth Wilson, Vice President, Economic Development<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:ewilson@cogic.org\">ewilson@cogic.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sister Kathy Holmes-Bass, Special Assistant to the Vice President<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:godsglory@earthlink.net\">godsglory@earthlink.net<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sister Jennifer Turner, Special Assistant to the Vice President<\/strong><br \/>\n(e) jturner@cogic.org<br \/>\n(c) 314.616.6462<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>Resources<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogic.org\/urbaninitiatives\/files\/2018\/10\/Program_template-EconomicDevelopment-Money-Smart-for-Small-Businesses.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Money Smart for Small Businesses<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogic.org\/urbaninitiatives\/files\/2017\/08\/HOME-BUYER-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Home Buyer Assistance Program<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogic.org\/urbaninitiatives\/files\/2017\/08\/VETERANS-BUSINESS-BOOT-CAMP.rev_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Veterans Business BootCamp<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogic.org\/urbaninitiatives\/files\/2017\/08\/SUITED-TO-A-TEA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suited to a Tea<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogic.org\/urbaninitiatives\/files\/2017\/08\/Program_template-EconomicDevelopment-POP-UP-Business.rev_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pop Up Business Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogic.org\/urbaninitiatives\/files\/2017\/08\/Program_template-EconomicDevelopment-VITArev.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteer Income Tax Assistance<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mission of the Economic Development Initiative Our mission is to identify and make available programs that result in new jobs being created, and provide job training.\u00a0 In the long term, we will witness visible transformation within families and communities as individuals are given the means and the tools to achieve a living wage. 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