Vorricia Harvey

Responsible for the Resident Services Department of the entire Chicago portfolio for an Affordable Housing Development company (i.e., 2000 + housing units). Leverage annually $150,000 + in programs, goods, and services for resident housing population. Evaluate existing programs and resources for effectiveness in advancing the goals of mixed-income communities. Establish and build partnerships with community stakeholders, local and governmental organizations, educational institutions, and political entities

Administered operations of performance-based local and governmental programs while exceeding all performance benchmarks with a team of 24. Established budgetary guidelines, directed data management design and collections. Wrote grant proposals for federal, philanthropic foundations, and private entities securing over 3 million dollars annually for programmatic models. Executed a targeted placement workforce model that placed over 100 underemployed individuals.

Supervised program implementation of a team of 17 across five agency locations in local and governmental organizations. Recruited, trained, and facilitated a volunteer program of 20 +. Developed a Domestic Violence Advisory Council with community leaders, community-based organizations, and community residents. Developed and convened weekly support groups for victims and children of Domestic Violence.

Responsible for developing parent and child development curricula facilitated throughout communities located in the South and West side communities of Chicago. Facilitated training workshops for more than 200 social service providers. Organized several parent advocacy groups with 20 participants per group.

Screened and licensed perspective adoptive families for placement. Conducted assessments, follow-up services, post-placement, and linkages to resources for adoptive families. Completed and maintained data in centralized database for all adoptive placements.