Supported Programs + Revitalizing Mt. View (PDF) + Past Programs + Weed and Seed
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- Mountain View Street Fair – June 26, 2010 at Clark Middle School
- Mountain View Neighborhood Plan
- Boys and Girls Club – Funding for music studio and funding for free summer block party
- Major sponsor of the before school program operated by Camp Fire USA, Alaska Council at William Tyson Elementary (WTE)
- Business partner with WTE to provide the children with more exposure to arts and culture
- WTE – funding for students to attend performances and plays at the Performing Arts Anchorage Community Theater / AK Pride – partial support for PRIDE summer leadership programs
- Tyson Elementary – Before School Program, funding for students to attend the play, “Frindle,” at the Performing Arts Center, funding to support the Tyson Peace Choir and Getting Along Together Players
- Anchorage Urban League – Lead Now YP/Development Summit
- Luau – Summer Program Start
- Work with Trailer Arts Center to develop business plan for multi-disciplinary arts center. The plan can be seen using the following link: Mountain View Multidisciplinary Art + Culture Center (3,483 KB)
ACLT Supported Programs of the Past
- Mountain View Art Walk, September 2006
- Mountain View in the Sun, “A day of Family Fun”, July 22, 2006
- Mountain View Residents Leadership Training, 2006
- Mountain View Street Fair, August 8, 2009
In 2006, Anchorage’s Mountain View Neighborhood was federally designated a Weed & Seed Community. This designation signifies that Mountain View is committed to implementing the Weed & Seed strategy for neighborhood improvement – a strategy “that aims to prevent, control, and reduce violent crime, drug abuse and gang activity in designated high-crime neighborhoods across the country.” [1] This status also allows the Mountain View Neighborhood access to special Weed & Seed program funding from the US Department of Justice.
Anchorage Community Land Trust acts as the Mountain View Weed & Seed program’s fiscal agent, distributing funds to implement these strategies.
The “Weed” aspect of the strategy involves initiating programs that “weed out” violent and criminal elements in the community. Weed & Seed does this by providing assistance and funding to Mountain View Community Patrol and to Anchorage Police Department for extra police presence, police equipment and by working with the police to improve communication with Mountain View residents.
The “Seed” aspect of the strategy is accomplished by working with community-based organizations to “seed” needed community programs. Weed & Seed therefore provides money to several organizations, including: the Boys and Girls Club (so that Mountain View kids can participate in this program free of charge); Before School Program at Tyson Elementary; and contributes to the juvenile justice program of the community court system.
Through this approach, the Mountain View Neighborhood has seen a reduction in the crime rate.
[1] From Weed & Seed program website
Weed & Seed Funds are used to support:
- Anchorage Police Department – Zero Tolerance Program (2008 – 2010)
- Alaska Museum of Natural History – Education Program (2008 – 2010)
- Boy and Girls Club – Triple Play (2008 – 2010)
- William Tyson Elementary – Before School Program
- The Anchorage Community Emergency and Advocacy Resource Booklet (produced by the municipal Department of Health and Human Services) for victims of domestic violence. It includes information about victim’s rights and will be translated into five languages, targeting audiences with language barriers in 2008.
- Funding for Alaska Women’s Aid in Crisis – On-site training for National Night Out and domestic violence workshops in 2007.
- Funding to support National Night Out expenses in 2009.
- Annual Mountain View Cleanup – Gathered more than 160 tons of trash in 2008 and 169.3 tons in 2009. (2007 – 2010).