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EAST S EA SAVANNAH G GATEW EWAY RED EDEVEL EVELOPMENT: HIT ITCH & WESSELS LS COMMUN UNIT ITIE IES NT 2011 CHOIC OICE E NEIG NEIGHBORHOO OOD D PLANNIN NNING GRANT

AGEND ENDA PRES ESENT ENTATION ON SEQU EQUENC ENCE 3:10 pm Introduction of the Planning Process 3:15 pm Slide Presentation 3:25 pm Education Panel Discussion 4:10 pm CSS Panel Discussion 4:45 pm Q&A

Fred W Wessels els Homes es In 2011, the following characteristics were reflected:  Average Income: $8,173  Average Rent: $91  Average Family Size: 3  Female Headed Households: 99%  Employed Households: 55% PEOPLE E : Demographi aphics

Rob obert H Hit itch Vill Village Prior to demolition in 2009, the following demographic characteristics were prevalent:  Average Income: $6,897  Average Rent: $50.81  Average Family Size: 2.88  Female Headed Households: 97%  Employed Households: 41% PEOPLE E : Demographi aphics

Process I In Action  Savannah State University's Urban Studies and Planning program to conduct additional assessments of public housing residents.  Discussions are currently underway to secure the assistance of Savannah State University's Department of Social Work to employ innovative techniques to conduct individual assessments, create case plans and conduct family-friendly follow up PEOPL PEO PLE : Pr Process

Gover vernmen ental P Partner ers  City of Savannah  Chatham County  Chatham Area Transit Authority  Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept.  Savannah Fire Department  Chatham –Savannah Authority for the Homeless  Chatham County Health Department  Community Housing Services Agency  Savannah-Chatham County Fair Housing Council  Metropolitan Planning Commission  Georgia Department of Community Affairs  Georgia Department of Family and Children Services  Georgia Department of Labor PEOPL PEO PLE : Par artne ners

Edu ducat ational al P Partne ners  Chatham County Public School System  Savannah State University  Armstrong Atlantic State University  Savannah Technical College  Wesley Community Centers of Savannah, Inc.  Economic Opportunity Authority  University of Georgia Cooperative Extension  Union Mission, Inc. PEO PEOPL PLE : Par artne ners

Community P Partne ners JOB PLACEMENT / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  Workforce Investment Board  Georgia Department of Labor  Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce  Savannah Entrepreneurial Center  Step Up Savannah’s Poverty Reduction Initiative  Economic Opportunity Authority  Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc.  Savannah Technical College  Union Mission, Inc.  Horizon Staffing PEO PEOPL PLE : Par artne ners

Community P Partne ners YOUTH OUTREACH & PROGRAMS  Boys and Girls Club  Youth Futures Authority  Live Oak Libraries  City of Savannah Leisure Services Department  Life Bridge Inner City Ministries PEO PEOPL PLE : Par artne ners

Community P Partne ners SENIORS SERVICES / HEALTH & WELLNESS  Senior Citizens, Inc.  Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc.  Curtis V. Cooper Primary Healthcare Center, Inc.  Candler SOURCE  Gateway  Recovery Place  Safety Net  Coastal Center for Developmental Services PEO PEOPL PLE : Par artne ners

Community P Partne ners HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION  Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc.  Savannah Chatham County Authority for the Homeless  Safe Shelter, Inc. PEO PEOPL PLE : Par artne ners

Community P Partne ners FINANCIAL / DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES  United Community Bank  CHSA Development, Inc.  The Savannah Bank  Trident Sustainability Group ASSET BUILDING  Bank On Savannah / Step Up Savannah’s Poverty Reduction Initiative  Consumer Credit Counseling Services  University of Georgia Cooperative Extension PEO PEOPL PLE : Par artne ners

Community P Partne ners NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS  Neighborhood Improvement Association  West Savannah Neighborhood Association  Eastside Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Association  Benjamin Van Clark Park Neighborhood Association  Savannah-Chatham Land Bank Authority PEO PEOPL PLE : Par artne ners

Community P Partne ners ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS  Savannah Early Childhood Foundation  West Broad Street YMCA  Savannah Baptist Center  America’s Second Harvest Food Bank PEO PEOPL PLE : Par artne ners

Staff R St Resources  Executive Director  Administrative Assistant  Development Director  Director of Resident Services  Director of Public Housing (Public Housing)  Finance Director  Family Self Sufficiency  Asset Manager Coordinator  Assistant Asset Manager  Neighborhood Services  Management Analyst Coordinator PEOPL PEO PLE : Staf affin ing

Resid iden ent P Partic icip ipation ion  People Task Force  Neighborhood Residents at Work, Inc. (Monthly)  Wessels-Hitch Resident Meetings (Quarterly)  Resident Advisory Board (August – January)  HAS Calendar of Activities (Monthly)  Quarterly Newsletters to begin Summer 2012  HAS Website Updates PEOPL PEO PLE : Reside dents