EAST SAVANNAH GATEWAY REDEVELOPMENT: HITCH & WESSELS COMMUNITIES

2011 CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING GRANT

AGENDA PRESENTATION SEQUENCE

Introduction of the Planning Process Slide Presentation Education Panel Discussion CSS Panel Discussion Q&A

3:10 pm

3:15 pm

3:25 pm

4:10 pm

4:45 pm

PEOPLE : Demographics

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%

Fred Wessels Homes

PEOPLE : Demographics

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%

Robert Hitch Village

PEOPLE : Process

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

Process In Action

PEOPLE : Partners

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

Governmental Partners

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.

Educational Partners

PEOPLE : Partners

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

Community Partners

PEOPLE : Partners

YOUTH OUTREACH & PROGRAMS

Boys and Girls Club Youth Futures Authority Live Oak Libraries City of Savannah Leisure Services Department Life Bridge Inner City Ministries

Community Partners

PEOPLE : Partners

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

Community Partners

PEOPLE : Partners

HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION

Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc. Savannah Chatham County Authority for the

Homeless Safe Shelter, Inc.

Community Partners

PEOPLE : Partners

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

Community Partners

PEOPLE : Partners

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

Community Partners

PEOPLE : Partners

ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Savannah Early Childhood Foundation West Broad Street YMCA Savannah Baptist Center America’s Second Harvest Food Bank

Community Partners

PEOPLE : Partners

PEOPLE : Staffing

Executive Director Development Director Director of Public Housing Finance Director Asset Manager Assistant Asset Manager Management Analyst

Administrative Assistant Director of Resident Services

(Public Housing) Family Self Sufficiency

Coordinator Neighborhood Services

Coordinator

Staff Resources

PEOPLE : Residents

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

Resident Participation