Los Angeles Promise Zone Supporting People in Place

Sol Price Center for Social Innovation University of Southern California Activating Markets for Social Change April 15, 2016

Federal Engagement in Communities: 3 Critical Ingredients

1 Recognize that change comes from the community level 2 Often through working with a diverse group of cross-

sector partners 3 A focus on clear, measureable and carefully evaluated

goals to guide investment and regulation

Formative Document: 2009 Memorandum on Developing Effective Place-Based Polies for the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget

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Promise Zone is . . .

A White House Initiative

Part of the President’s Ladders of

Opportunity agenda

A Place- Based Initiative

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PROMISE ZONE DESIGNEES ARE BOTH

High Need Geographies

• Significant rates of poverty • Significant unemployment • High crime rates • Low education levels

High Capacity Implementers

• Comprehensive vision and concrete strategies

• Committed local government leadership • Strong cross sector collaboration • A commitment to results

Promise Zones Designees

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High Need, High Capacity Communities

Increased Opportunity for Residents &

Accelerated Community

Revitalization

Federal Promise Zones

Support

Promise Zones Initiative

THEORY OF ACTION

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Promise Zones Initiative Goals

Create Jobs

Increase Economic Opportunity

Improve Educational Opportunities

Reduce Serious or Violent Crime

Leverage Private Capital

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Round 1 Qualifications

Qualifying criteria for the first round of Promise Zone applications included communities with current federal investment through one of the following Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI) federal grants.

URBAN COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Location Continuous geography with one or more census tracts Population 10,000 - 200,000 residents Poverty Rate Extremely low-income rate at or above 33% Lead Agency Local governments, housing authorities or nonprofit organizations

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Promise Zones Designees

Number of Designees

Urban, rural, and tribal communities Total 20 Promise Zones

Round 1 (2014): 5 (Awarded: Required 1 of 3 Neighborhood Revitalization Initiatives) Round 2 (2015): 8 (Awarded) Round 3 (2016): 7 (To be Awarded in Spring 2016)

Designation Duration 10 Years

Qualifying Criteria

Contiguous geography encompassing one or more census tract (exception: Tribal)

Population: Urban: 10,000 – 200,000 Rural/Tribal: Less than 200,000

Overall poverty rate or Extremely Low Income Rate Urban: At or above 33% Rural/Tribal: At or above 20%; PZ must contain one census tract at or above 30%

Local leadership (Mayor) must demonstrate support

Lead Organizations May be local or tribal governments, or housing authorities or nonprofit organizations

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Promise Zones Designees – Rounds 1 and 2

Thunder Valley (2)

Minneapolis (2)

Hartford (2)

Camden (2)

Southern Carolina (2)

St. Louis Co.(2) Indianapolis (2)

Choctaw Nation (1)

San Antonio (1)

Philadelphia (1)

Kentucky Highlands (1)

For detailed information on Promise Zone designees, visit http://www.hud.gov/promisezones

Sacramento (2)

Los Angeles (1)

Tribal

Rural

Urban

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Promise Zones Initiative Federal Partners FEDERAL AGENCIES

13 Federal agencies are Promise Zone partners offering technical assistance and/or preferential bonus points or priority consideration for grant opportunities

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Leads efforts to support the urban Promise Zones

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Lead efforts to support the rural and tribal Promise Zones

Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) U.S. Department of Education (ED) U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) U.S. Department of the Treasury U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

More information on Federal Partners: https://www.hudexchange.info/promise-zones/federal-partner-funding-and-technical-assistance-opportunities

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Benefits

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Promise Zones are a designation with benefits overseen by a federal agency and do not receive direct grant funding from any federal agency. Promise Zone designees receive the following benefits.

Engage five AmeriCorps*VISTA members annually

A federal liaison assigned to assist with navigating federal programs

Preference for certain competitive federal programs and federal technical

assistance

Promise Zone tax incentives if enacted by Congress

LA Promise Zone Map

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LA Promise Zone Map

Hollywood East Hollywood Wilshire Center Westlake Pico-Union

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LA Promise Zone Demographics

OF POPULATION WERE BORN OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF THOSE 25 YRS OF

AGE & OLDER DO NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

OF HOUSEHOLDS EARN LESS THAN $20,000 PER YR

35%

OF RESIDENTS ARE

UNEMPLOYED

DROPOUT RATE, WHICH IS OVER

TWICE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE

OF FAMILIES ARE RENT

BURDENED**

PROMISE ZONE POPULATION

165,362 OF POPULATION

LIVES IN POVERTY*

36% 14% 60% 15% 33% 60%

**Defined as paying more than 30% of household income on rent

LA Promise Zone Strategic Plan – Strategic Objectives 1

Create Economic Opportunity

• Employ Innovative Economic Development Strategies • Strengthen job training programs • Support small businesses and entrepreneurs • Support family success

2 Improve Educational Outcomes

• Improve school-readiness • Improve grade promotion & graduation rates at all levels • Improve student preparedness for college and career • Increase college readiness, enrollment, and graduation

3 Make our Neighborhoods Safe

• Address public safety and quality of life concerns • Provide gang prevention and intervention services • Promote safe routes to school

4 Build Equitable, Livable & Sustainable Communities

• Reduce and end local homelessness • Preserve, maintain and expand supply of affordable housing • Focus resources on sustainable neighborhood infrastructure

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LA Promise Zone Strategic Plan – Strategic Objectives 5

Build Systems • Facilitate internal team communication • Identify community needs and gaps in services • Develop & maintain relevant metrics &initiative score card • Engage in relevant research, program design and

implementation

6 Engage Stakeholders

• Develop communication tools and strategies for external

audiences • Provide staff support for Working Groups, Leadership Council • Support Partnership events • Involve every neighborhood in LAPZ • Leverage the expertise and success of partner organizations to

benefit the Partnership and Initiative

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LA Promise Zone Office

Phone: (213) 978-2747 Email: lapromisezone@lacity.org Website: www.lamayor.org/promise_zone Email us to sign-up for the LA Promise Zone Newsletter and to receive updates about the initiative and federal grant opportunities.

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LA Promise Zone Map

Hollywood East Hollywood Wilshire Center Westlake Pico-Union

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