Personal Development Programs

JJDC has a “Restorative Program” for “restored” citizens, veterans, “at-risk” youth, families, and marriages. The following items listed below are some of the investment programs provided by JJDC:

  • Mentorship Programs
  • Employment Classes
  • Workforce Development and Job Training Classes
  • Empowerment Programs
  • Personal Development
  • Housing Programs and Classes
  • Tutoring and Literacy Classes
  • Physical Health and Wellness Personal and Spiritual Counseling
  •  Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops

Regarding personal development plans, JJDC has many strong points that make it the obvious choice. It covers project management in depth, a vital skill since personal development is one of the biggest projects in your life. It also covers time and life management, something particularly useful when it comes to taking the plan into action. Probably the best point is its task prioritizing aspect, which leads to better, more flexible plans that do not crumble at the first sight of trouble.

Community Programs

The mission of JJDC is to improve the quality of life in the East Main Street (Near Eastside of Columbus) community through housing and economic development, planning, coordinating of services, and other community-building activities. JJDC has been serving the East Main Street community since 2010. 

JJDC is becoming the area’s primary community development organization. It initiates activities designed to attract employment opportunities, increase the supply of good, affordable housing, and to foster a nice and safe place to live.

JJDC envisions a healthy, thriving East Main Street community filled with successful and
economically upwardly mobile individuals and families who have chosen to make central city neighborhoods their homes. To that end, JJDC:

  • Strengthens the neighborhood
  • Creates opportunities for profitable commerce
  • Enhances the variety and quality of housing stock
  • Facilitates full employment for residents in high-quality jobs
  • Supports the fullest possible development of human potential
  • Identifies and develops catalytic sites to spur additional private investment

Housing

  • Rehabilitate and upgrade housing.
  • Encourage and promote home ownership.
  • Provide a greater choice of housing.
  • Promote historical preservation.

Human Services

  • Enhance and create educational and job training opportunity for the most needy.
  • Promote comprehensive health services, which fall outside the current health care system.
  • Promote resident self-empowerment.

Economic & Safety

  • Retain existing business and attract new businesses and jobs 
  • Create an exceptional business environment and enhance the image of the community.
  • Promote and create a safe and clean living environment.
  • Involve residents in violence reduction and crime prevention efforts.

Urban Farming

  • Increase property values in the immediate vicinity where they are located.
  • Families and individuals without land of their own the opportunity to produce food, and provide a place for gardeners to share knowledge and skills.
  • Provide access to fresh, traditional produce and nutritionally rich foods in low-income neighborhoods, where nutritious food is much less available than in other areas.
  • Considered a moderate to heavy intensity physical activity, and has been linked to significant beneficial changes in total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and systolic blood pressure
  • Offer a focal point for community organizing and can lead to community-based efforts to deal with other social concerns. 
  • Add beauty to the community and heighten people’s awareness and appreciation for living things.