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We are the people We are the people we’ve been waiting for!we’ve been waiting for!

EHR Membership Committee 2

Empower Hampton RoadsEmpower Hampton Roads

Coalition of faith communitiesCoalition of faith communities Working together for positive change in Working together for positive change in

Hampton RoadsHampton Roads Organized people of faith Organized people of faith


In-Reach CampaignIn-Reach Campaign

Teams in each congregation trained to Teams in each congregation trained to reach out to thousands of people to reach out to thousands of people to identify issues.identify issues.


Issues ConventionIssues Convention

May 22, 2004 May 22, 2004

250 attendees 250 attendees voted for voted for three issuesthree issues


Housing - Affordable Workforce Dwellings throughout the Hampton Roads region

Education - Adequate funding for public school systems preparing students for lifelong success

Jobs and Economy - Seeking the creation of jobs with decent wages, including necessary support with training, daycare and transportation

INTERFAITH COALITION SETS 2-YEAR PRIORITIES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE Our Issues Our Issues


Task Force Development Task Force Development

June 11, 2004June 11, 2004• David Rusk presentation on affordable housingDavid Rusk presentation on affordable housing• Forty prominent civic and business leaders Forty prominent civic and business leaders

attendedattended• These were people of power and influenceThese were people of power and influence• Local print media were in attendanceLocal print media were in attendance

• Virginia Pilot, Daily Press, PortfolioVirginia Pilot, Daily Press, Portfolio

June 12, 2004June 12, 2004• Task force formed & trainedTask force formed & trained

• 80 members present80 members present


Unlocking the door to regional equityUnlocking the door to regional equity

Campaign for Regional EquityCampaign for Regional Equity


What is the Issue?What is the Issue?

Access to housing, Access to housing, education and jobs education and jobs is NOT equitableis NOT equitablein the Hampton in the Hampton Roads Roads regionregion



Opportunity based housing: the best place Opportunity based housing: the best place to to start start to address all 3 issues to address all 3 issues

Opportunity based housing is Opportunity based housing is • Affordable to lower wage workers ANDAffordable to lower wage workers AND• Located in growing communitiesLocated in growing communities



Opportunity based housing gives people Opportunity based housing gives people of all incomesof all incomes• Equal access to new housingEqual access to new housing• Equal access to new jobsEqual access to new jobs• Equal access to high performing schoolsEqual access to high performing schools


Housing and EducationHousing and Education

Average low-income pupil’s test scores in inner Average low-income pupil’s test scores in inner city schools (82% low-income classmates) will city schools (82% low-income classmates) will improve by 12 % by improve by 12 % by moving to schools in moving to schools in areas with a lower areas with a lower density poverty density poverty (17% low-income (17% low-income classmates).classmates).


Housing and JobsHousing and Jobs

New job growth is highest in communities New job growth is highest in communities with greatest housing growthwith greatest housing growth

Access to housing in growth communities Access to housing in growth communities means access to new jobs means access to new jobs


What can be done about it?What can be done about it?

Inclusionary ZoningInclusionary Zoning• % of new housing is affordable to lower % of new housing is affordable to lower

wage workerswage workers• Density bonus for developersDensity bonus for developers• % can be purchased or rented by local % can be purchased or rented by local

housing authoritieshousing authorities


Why inclusionary zoning?Why inclusionary zoning?

#1 - More units. If Hampton Roads had inclusionary zoning during the 1990’s we might now have 9,750 additional units of affordable housing.

#2 – Better choices. When high growth areas take their “fair share” of lower cost housing, people of moderate incomes (teacher’s aides, day care workers, retail salespeople etc.) can live in communities where they work.



#3 - Better appearance. Units look like market rate units but are affordable by making a house that looks like a single-family house into a duplex.



#4 - Better Lives. Low wage workers gain access to growing job centers and high performance schools. Better jobs and education break the cycle of poverty in families.



Better regionBetter region

• Less Less congestioncongestion

• Opportunity Opportunity rather than rather than public public interventionintervention



Over 130 cities and countiesOver 130 cities and counties(with 13 million residents – 5% of (with 13 million residents – 5% of USA)USA)have enacted mandatoryhave enacted mandatoryinclusionaryinclusionary zoning (IZ) laws zoning (IZ) lawsrequiring specified percentagerequiring specified percentageof affordable housingof affordable housingin new developments.in new developments.


Get InvolvedGet Involved

Join a task forceJoin a task force• HousingHousing• EducationEducation• JobsJobs

Financial supportFinancial support PrayerPrayer


Where we are goingWhere we are going

Public MeetingPublic Meeting• Willett Hall, Portsmouth, VAWillett Hall, Portsmouth, VA• Thursday, October 7, 2004Thursday, October 7, 2004

• Registration at 6:00 PMRegistration at 6:00 PM

• 2000 people2000 people• Business and civic leadersBusiness and civic leaders• Presentation of the Presentation of the

EHR campaign EHR campaign for regional Equityfor regional Equity

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