Steering Committee

To help facilitate future progress in the merger
Provide linkage between all the task forces
Guide future direction of the initiative
Make recommendations for City grant funding
Provide continuous evaluation and measurement of progress for task forces and Bridges to Progress as a whole to ensure we are making a difference

Attend meetings (but not lead)
Serve as communication link between task force and steering committee
Provide accountability
Make sure task force/facilitators use new name—further branding will be coming
Find out next task force meeting and plan to attend and be prepared to bring back to steering committee
Inform facilitators about January meeting the date of which is to be determined

Organized and started meeting
Election of officers: Joan Phelps/Chair, Lindsey Lockewood & Owen Cardwell/Co-Vice Chairs, and Ruth Talian/Secretary
Set meeting schedule: fourth Wednesday of each month, fifth floor conference room, Human Services Building, 99 Ninth St.
Renamed committees as Task Forces to better reflect the work being done
Working with City of Lynchburg’s Communications & Marketing for branding and logo
Adopted a new logo for Bridges to Progress
Merging the Bridges of Central Virginia and Poverty to Progress websites into the Bridges to Progress website

Download pdf copy of organizational chart.