Social and Economic Programs that Can Make a Difference Moderator: Aimee Chitayat, Insight Center for Community Economic Development Panelists: • Dr. Barbara McCullough, Brighter Beginnings • Dana Harvey, Mandela Marketplace • Jim Becker, Richmond Community Foundation • Olis Simmons, Youth Uprising • Jeremy Liu, EBALDC
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Social and Economic Programs that Can Make a Difference
Moderator: Aimee Chitayat, Insight Center for Community Economic Development
Panelists:• Dr. Barbara McCullough, Brighter Beginnings• Dana Harvey, Mandela Marketplace• Jim Becker, Richmond Community Foundation• Olis Simmons, Youth Uprising• Jeremy Liu, EBALDC
Strengthening Families and Communities with Access to Early Child Development, Financial
Stabilization, Free Medical Services
Making the Health/Wealth Connection at Brighter Beginnings
protective factors
Families thrive when protective factors are robust in their lives and communities
parental resilience
knowledge of parenting and child
development
social connections
concrete supports in times of need
social and emotional competence of
children
Core Strategies for Strengthening Families
home visiting, stress reduction techniques, peer support groups, mental health & health educ.
Integrating CollaborationsSparkPoint –access to Financial Tools towards self-sufficiency.
RotaCare Free medical clinic for the uninsured.
Strengthening Families: Building the Health/Wealth Connection at Brighter Beginnings
The substance of economic development lies in enabling a people to meaningfully control their economic environment so as to improve their quality of life. (Khurshid Ahmad)
Mandela MarketPlace therefore catalyzes our local food economy by interweaving community, education, health and economic development.
$1.5 million in new revenue
$2.8 million injection into local community
225,000 lbs of fresh produce into the community
$200,000 direct income to farmer partners
3 social enterprises, and one worker cooperative under
incubation
70 residents receive training, jobs and business ownership
opportunities
Imagine what can come in the next two years….
In just two years….
NYSTROM UNITED REVITALIZATION EFFORT (NURVE) is a community led initiative to revitalize 5 key community assets in the Coronado, Iron Triangle and Santa Fe neighborhoods of Richmond, CA.
Richmond Community Foundation, City of Richmond, and Bay Area LISC convene the Nystrom United Revitalization Effort. Additional partners include the City’s Redevelopment Agency, Housing Authority, Parks and Recreation Commission and Commission on Aging; West Contra Costa Unified School District; Contra Costa County; National Park Service; Community Housing Development Corporation; Santa Fe, Coronado, and Iron Triangle Neighborhood Councils; Rosie the Riveter Trust; and the Community Based Employment Collaborative
Healthy, Sustainable CommunityNew MLK Park Nystrom Village Public
Housing
Nystrom Elementary School
Maritime Child Development Center
Investment of $43 million
NYSTROM UNITED REVITALIZATION EFFORT (NURVE)Final Project
Martin Luther King Community Center
Proposed Design:• Areas for children, teens and seniors• Expanded and upgraded art center• Staff offices and break room• Expanded gym, exercise room and
multi-purpose space• Designed to fully integrate with Multi-
Purpose building at Nystrom School
YU’s goal is to transform East Oakland into a healthy and economically robust community by developing the leadership of youth and young adults and improving the systems that impact them.
What We Do: YU & EBALDC
Who We Are
EBALDC works with and for all the diverse populations of the East Bay to build healthy, vibrant and safe neighborhoods through community development.
Shared Vision
We envision healthy and economically vibrant neighborhoods where wealth building rather than service delivery is the focus of public and private dollars. We also envision a fundamental shift from spending to investment that ensures individual and collective growth and financial security through quality education, housing, community assets and sustainable career opportunities.
Context: Data Profile
Population: 90,000 in EO/4,696 in 4097
Ages:- 2,796 (59.5%) under 45- 1,253 (16.8%) under 20- 602 (7.8%) under 10
Labor Force Opportunities:- 7 out of 10 future jobs will replace retirees- 9% (80,000) in PSTS/Manufacturing- 14.6% (119,000) in Health
Venture Capital Investment: - Industrial Energy- Semiconductors-Electronics
Health:- Homicide is Leading Cause of Youth Deaths- Life Expectancy 15 Yrs > within 1 Mile
Wealth: 1 in 4 residents live in poverty
Family of 4 Income: $33,476
Unemployment: estimated at 50% for BMoC
Education: - 59.5% adults > age 25 with high school diploma- Among highest chronic absenteeism rates in OUSD
Housing & Affordability- 56% residents spend > 35% of income on rent-87% of housing stock is at least 50 years old
•Overall health is determined 30% by medical care and genetics and 70% by where you live
•Employment predicator likely health outcomes and unemployment reduces life expectancy
Opportunities: Strategies-Asks-ROI
Increase labor force attachment that fully aligns with market trendsStrategy -- Leverage procurement opportunities to create jobs in East Oakland.Ask -- Procurement of goods & services through Social Enterprises and local businesses.
Strategy -- Build $10M acquisition and development fund.Ask --Make equity investments in acquisition and development fund.
Strategy – Advance hiring practices in East Oakland that address forecasted labor gaps.Ask – Fund education, internship and hiring programs that build a high quality labor force.
Strategy -- Improve retail & commercial district in East Oakland.Ask – Increase access to affordable capital for small and expanding enterprises.
Direct flow of capital towards creating community assets and wealth
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ROI-- High quality affordable homes providing asset preservation - Property maintenance/management jobs- Increase assets and wealth among residents and businesses - Increased property values leading to investment
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ROI-Increase efficiency & reduce procurement costs - Develop current & future workforce for regional demand-Increase wealth, market opportunities, & tax bas - Increase quality of life outcomes to build human capital