Press Release

WICHITA, KANSAS - Community Connections Consulting Services (C3S Consulting) is honored to announce that our CEO, Angeline F. Johnson, has been selected to serve as an inaugural Fellow for the International Economic Development Council’s (IEDC) Economic Recovery Corps (ERC) initiative beginning in February 2024. 

This $30 million dollar initiative is a cooperative agreement with the IEDC and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). As shared on the IEDC webpage, “The Economic Recovery Corps (ERC) is a new, collaborative initiative designed to accelerate recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in distressed communities and regions throughout the U.S. by connecting organizations with the talent and capacity needed to advance new ways of doing economic development that promote economic resilience and transformative change.” (https://economicrecoverycorps.org) 

With more than 1,400 applicants, Angeline and the 64 other selected Fellows that make up the inaugural cohort, will be in place in 44 states, 9 efforts in tribal communities, and U.S. territories for the next 30 months. Angeline will be partnered with the Greater Wichita Partnership located in Wichita, Kansas to provide support in identifying how to best utilize available resources to address critical components that contribute to the economic well-being and vitality of this community through the lens of affordable housing, childcare, and regional transit. 

Learn more about the project here:

https://economicrecoverycorps.org/fellow-information/angeline-f-johnson