Carol,

In Georgia, DCA (Department of Community Affiars--which administers the
Main Street program) is one of our partners.  Representatives of DCA have
participated in all phases of our project, helping on the selection
committee for sites but also participating in our training.  We encourage
all our communities to partner with the Main Street folks, and some have
been site directors or co-directors.

Arden could chime in more about this collaboration, but it makes a lot of
sense to us!  And it has helped us developed more collaboration both at the
state and community level.

ann

On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Harsh, Carol <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi all,
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> Last week I attended a Program Planning meeting for Hometown Teams in
> Louisiana.  Brian invited Ray Scriber, Director of Louisiana Main Street,
> to talk to the group about building strong partnerships in their
> communities.  It was fabulous!
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> I’m curious about two things:
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> 1)      How many of you partner with your state Main Street organizations?
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> 2)      How many of your MoMS host communities involve local Main Street
> organizations in their planning?
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> So many communities these days seem to be divided, sometimes along race
> lines or struggling to find ways to include new immigrant groups, etc.  Are
> the Main Street programs in your states strong? Could they be instrumental
> in providing some training for MoMS host communities about ways to build
> strong partnerships?
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> Just thinking about how MoMS can continue to make a strong impact in the
> host communiteis.  Would love to hear your ideas!
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> Best,
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> Carol
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> Carol G. Harsh
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> Director, Museum on Main Street and Special Projects
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