Joseph Colony Inc: Solving home and food insecurity in Omaha

ID

262

OrgName

Joseph Colony Inc

PhysicalAddress

5619 Decatur St Omaha NE 68104

MailingAddress

2916 S 132nd St No 275 Omaha NE 68144

Website

josephcolony.com

SocialMediaAccounts

Name

Sonja Felder

Title

CEO

EmailAddress

sonja@josephcolony.com

Phone

+1 (310) 343-0488

Team

Yes

TeamExplanation

Board of Directors- 2 members

OrganizationalChart

OtherCompletedProjects

The purpose is to provide economic education specifically in the areas of finance, housing, food sovereignty and security. W will do this through land and house purchases in North and South Omaha. The land use will be for neighborhood gardens and greenhouses . We would also teach and promote growing home gardens in an effort to decrease food insecurity. We believe the promotion of economics for the community also includes food and home security. We would also teach youth these skills so that they can carry to future generations.

ProposalTitle

Solving home and food insecurity in Omaha

TotalBudget

750000.0

LB1024GrantFundingRequest

750000.0

ProposalType

Combination of capital project and service/program

BriefProposalSummary

Overview is stated above. Timeline to start is the Spring of 2023. Currently, the company is in the planning stages. We have also been accumulating funds for land purchase. We addition to above, we want to offer small grants to individuals, families and churches to help with starting their own garden.

Timeline

Plan on purchasing first plot of land in the spring of 2023.

PercentageCompletedByJuly2025

0.9

FundingGoals

Fundamental Change (i.e., a proposal that will continue to elevate North or South Omaha's presence and perception within the region, significantly improving the lives of area residents through physical development) Long-Lasting Economic Growth (i.e., a proposal that will foster gainful employment opportunities and financial investment in the area, leading to the creation of generational wealth and widespread economic vitality in North and South Omaha) Transformational (i.e., a proposal that will help energize, recharge, or spur significant and favorable advancements in North or South Omaha's function or appearance)

Community Needs

Policy (i.e., develop or improve context-sensitive education, finance, health, training, zoning, etc.) Sustainable Community (i.e., create or enhance housing, services, education, civic uses, recreation, etc.)

OtherExplanation

ProposalDescriptionAndNeedsAlignment

Sustainable food and housing sources for the community.

VisioningWorkshopFindingsAlignment

Don’t know

PrioritiesAlignment

To help foster economic impact by being a resource for food and housing. These basic needs are fundamental to any economic prosperity.

EconomicImpact

We would need to hire community coordinators, administrative assistances, instructors. We would also be training the youth in marketable skills.

EconomicImpactPermanentJobsCreated

Not sure

EconomicImpactTemporaryJobsCreated

Many

EconomicImpactWageLevels

Market wages for specific job functions.

EconomicImpactAlignProposedJobs

We would need many contractors and care takers for the gardens.

CommunityBenefit

Close food resources.affordable housing.

CommunityBenefitSustainability

Eliminating food and housing insecurity increases quality of life.

BestPracticesInnovation

To be determined

OutcomeMeasurement

Education and training

OutcomeMeasurementHow

We would use internal metric

OutcomeMeasurementCoinvestment

Possibly

Partnerships

No

PartnershipsOrgs

PartnershipsMOU

Displacement

No

DisplacementExplanation

PhysicalLocation

North and south Omaha neighborhoods

QualifiedCensusTract

Within one or more QCTs

AdditionalLocationDocuments

PropertyZoning

No

ConnectedToUtilities

ConnectedToUtilitiesConnected

Yes

ConnectedToUtilitiesUpgradesNeeded

Yes

DesignEstimatingBidding

No

DesignEstimatingBiddingPackageDeveloped

No

DesignEstimatingBiddingCostsDetermined

Based on the purchase of multiple properties

GeneralContractor

No

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBid

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBidWhyNot

RequestRationale

Not yet available

GrantFundsUsage

For the purchase of land, housing, hiring and training, and education.

ProposalFinancialSustainability

Yes

ProposalFinancialSustainabilityOperations

FundingSources

Personal investment and donations

FundingSourcesPendingDecisions

Anticipate continuous funding.

FundingSourcesCannotContinue

Possibly

Scalability

Yes, the proposal is scalable and can also be completed in smaller components.

ScalabilityComponents

Unavailable

FinancialCommitment

100% committed since we will move forward with or without funding. The project will just progress slower.

ARPAComplianceAcknowledgment

1.0

ARPAReportingMonitoringProcessAck

1.0

LB1024FundingSourcesAck

1.0

PublicInformation

1.0

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