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The Village Connection, Inc.(TVC), a 501 c3 Charitable Youth Enrichment Organization

Combined Federal Campaign#
CFC# 69243
Maryland Charitable Campaign#
MCC# 20103

A New Approach To Accessing Underserved Youth and Community Building:

The Mustard Seed
Community Development Organization

The Mustard Seed Community Development Organization seeks to empower underserved individuals and groups of people by providing these groups with the skills they need to effect change in their own communities. Angela White Narain, M.B.A. & (Upward Bound/UMD Class of 1980)- Director of Community Development Initiatives has been in Community Development for 25 years. Mrs. Narain has developed strategies for local and national economic development. These strategies identify key characteristics of the economy and enable the design of strategic interventions which enhance local competitiveness and support a cluster of local initiatives.

These initiatives are characterized by public-private partnerships focused on strategic planning to identify and develop industrial policy for the local economy. Job training and marketing are addressed in addition to issues of finance and infrastructure. The focus is on the role of government and private institutions in providing information, technical supports and economic development infrastructure needed to support a range of local firms. These approaches may emphasize new technology related sectors, existing firms in the local economy, or economic development for low-income communities.

Our Community Building Activities include:

  • Youth Development & Mentorship

  • Golf Outings & Tournaments

  • Alumni Reunions & Events

  • Community Service Projects & Public Relations

  • Mentoring Workshops & Outings

  • Social Network Building

  • Fundraising & Benefits

  • Resource Development

    All Upward Bound Program Alumni
    (In the Washington D.C. Area)

    The Mustard Seed
    Community Development Organization
    and the
    Members of the UMD Upward Bound Class of 1980
    are putting together the

    Upward Bound Program
    "All Classes & Schools Reunion”
    (We are putting together a list of Alumni)

    Contact:
    Angela White Narain
    at 202.590.1491 for more details!

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    The Mustard Seed Community Development Organization

    The Village Connection,Inc. dba The Mustard Seed Community Development Organization
    is a 501 c3 Youth Enrichment/College Access
    non-profit organization with intervention programs that serve the needs of disadvantaged
    students in all our local communities. All of The Mustard Seed
    Community Development Organization’s profits help to fund these programs.




     
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    SO YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO LATER"
    A Quote from the Movie, "The Great Debaters"