Working Together For a Better Tomorrow
Hyde Park Population Total: 2,668 Ethnicities 85% African American Alone 14% White Alone 1%Two or More Ethnicities Employment: Average Household Income $42,464 Unemployment Rate: 44% Housing: 66% Renter Occupancy 34% Home Owner Occupancy 54% Homes Occupied Safety: Hyde Park is safer than 30.1% of St. Louis neighborhoods
Background Study of Salisbury Park Area of Hyde Park Contracted by Hyde Park Housing Corporation Identified each Parcel, Ownership and Condition Met with Stakeholders Met with BLC Board
Bricks & Mortar Redevel elopm opmen ent Plan n Implemen menta tati tion on Approved by Ald. Bosely 4 MHDC Application were approved = 96 single family LCRA blighted, 10 year- tax homes abatement, eminent domain Loan repaid with each Board of Alderman project approved ordinance Home- ownership Prepared for change
Results to Date 450 400 421 407 401 392 350 353 345 343 336 330 323 300 250 200 150 100 50 20 20 18 15 14 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total Vacant Vacant Residential Vacant Commercial
Background Sun Ministries came to Hyde Park in 2009 A Missions Organization relocating missionaries to the neighborhood Looking to take the underprivileged in the area and help them become employed, more skilled and educated, and home owners.
Plan of Action Not a programmed approach "whatever it takes" to get results approach Employs people from the Missionaries work with the neighborhood who have participants to overcome been homeless, addicted, obstacles. incarcerated or face serious employment Missionaries are taught to Pastor the community - fix Housing provided for what we see broken - some participants. includes utilizing existing city services, organizing volunteer groups, utilizing community space to build relationships.
Success To Date Operates 5 businesses in Hyde Park
Background Going beyond the Bricks and Mortar -realization 6years ago. 2015- LinkStL (Links) CDC- placed based initiative. Mission: Links works to connect the neighbor(s) to the neighborhood. Through collaboration, advocacy, engagement and evaluation, Links will work to connect a “village” of support around individuals and families desiring opportunities for a better tomorrow.
Plan of Action Being a community catalyst Engagement in Transient for community re- Populations development - Building Informal Relations Methods: Communities -Connect Services (Micro& meetings, Focus Groups, Macro) Surveys, Interviewing -Constant follow up and Stakeholders of the through Community. Board Highlighting Community Assets/ Talents & Identifying Directors ( 60% Local 40% Gaps Regional Advisory
Success To Date Resou ource ce Board d (3-Part) t); 15 Surveys s com ompl plet eted ed with follow ow up; up; 8 comm 8 mmunit nity y meet eting ngs s held; Inform ormal al committe mmittee plann nning ng; Exchang hange of Oppo portu tunit nities es inside de and d outsi tside de the comm mmun unity; ty;
Success to Date Comm mmuni nity ty Events ts Plans ns of a Comm mmun unity ty Center er; Celebr brati ting ng the Talents ents from om withi thin; Mentor tors; s;
Goals “Link the fabrics, essential to neighbors/ community stakeholders, who want to own their community as a place they live, learn, work and play .” 1.End the isolation of individuals in disinvested neighborhoods. 2. Knit together existing support systems into a more effective delivery system. 3. Foster support from existing community leaders and networks. 4. Identify the true needs of the individuals that make up the community through one-on-one interviews and ongoing conversation
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