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WELCOMING COMMUNITIES
STATE OF OUR COMMUNITIES
DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOODS
MOVING FORWARD
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DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOODS
Access to Employment to Recreation to Supportive Infrastructure to Commerce to Institutions
to Public Services
Place
DistinctivenessAuthenticity Plug-and-Play Engagement Past, Present, AND Future Social Connectivity Public/Private Partnerships
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STATE OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Population Changes Growing Ethnic Community IncreasinglyDiverse, Dispersed Nationally:
Diversity Shift, since 2000
1
/3 of Those in St. Clair -Superior Identify as Asian Nearly 5,000 Hispanics Have
Relocated to Cleveland Hispanic +2.7% Black +2.0%Asian +0.5% White -4.2% Other +0.8% 2 or more +0.6%
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STATE OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Shift: Hispani
c
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STATE OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Shift: Black
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STATE OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Shift:As
ian/Pacific
Is
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STATE OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Community Survey
NPI & Global ClevelandAssess Community
CharacteristicsAssess CDC, Municipal Action
Sur
ve
y Findings
86% Diverse Neighborhoods 62% Have Existing Immigrant or
Migrant Populations More than 50% See Healthcare
and Dining as Diversity Draws 70% Actively Market Community
in Northeast Ohio, 20% Beyond 75% Actively Reach-Out to New
Residents 60% Connect them to Services
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WELCOMING COMMUNITIES
St. Clair
Super
ior
(SCSD
C) Community AmenitiesAccess to Employment Partners with Asian
Organizations Celebrating Asian Culture Business Support & Promotion Culturally-Focused Housing
North Collinwood (NESDC)
Leveraging DistinctivenessArtist Housing Program (75% of
Recent Rehabs Sold to Artists) National Postcard Initiative Creative Incentives for Home
Buyers (Backstage Pass) Partnering with Arts Collinwood Facilitating Public Art (CPA)
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WELCOMING COMMUNITIES
Clark
Metro (N
ortheast OhioHispanic Chamberof
Commerce)
Financial Literacy Courses Small Loan Technical
Assistance Partnering with West 25th &
Clark Business Consortium Helped Generate $15 Million in
Regional Sales and Contractsto Hispanic Businesses in 2010
Other Initiatives
Gordon Square Arts DistrictDetroit-Shoreway
Hyacinth Lofts (51 units)Slavic Village
Immigration (Eds and Meds)University Circle/Shaker Square
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GOING FORWARD
Disc
uss
ion
What can communityorganizations do to make theirneighborhoods more welcomingand desirable places for newresidents?
What can communityorganizations do to bettermarket outside of NortheastOhio?
What is the role ofNeighborhood Progress, Inc.?
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