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EBALDC: A Healthy
Neighborhoods Developer
Oakland, California
Charise FongJanuary 23, 2017
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WHERE WE WORK
City of Oakland
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EBALDC’s Approach to Healthy NeighborhoodsSocial Determinants of Health Framework
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WHERE WE WORKSan Pablo Avenue Corridor
Neighborhood Demographics
• 8,000 residents
• 83% people of color
• Median income $35,148
• Poverty rate 31.4%
• Unemployment 12.6%
• 75% rent their homes
• 78% have HS diploma or more
• 31% have AA degree or more
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Priorities for Neighborhood HealthSan Pablo Area Revitalization Collaborative (SPARC)
• More affordable housing
� Of all occupied housing units, only 17% are affordable
housing units
• More jobs and income
� 1 in 3 residents live in poverty
• Reduce blight and illegal dumping
� Attracts drug dealing and prostitution
• Reduce high blood pressure
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EBALDC’s Place-Based WorkThe California Hotel
• 135 studios, 1 and 2 BR apts.
• 80% special needs population
• 6,000 SF Commercial Retail
• 9,000 SF demonstration
community garden operated by
People’s Grocery
• Case mgmt and primary care
services provided by LifeLong
Medical Care (FQHC) (3.6 FTE)
• Community building programs
and service team coordination
provided by EBALDC (1.1 FTE)
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EBALDC’s Place-Based WorkCreative Placemaking as a Health Improvement Strategy
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EBALDC’s Place-Based WorkCreative Placemaking as a Health Improvement Strategy
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EBALDC’s Place-Based WorkSPARC - Lessons Learned
• CDC as community quarterback and backbone. Importance of
relationships. Being a trusted partner. Shared vision for the
neighborhood.
• Using both development and community organizing has
created a cascade effect.
• Bought the parcel next door to the California Hotel
• Residents and Affordable Housing Developers prompted the
City to close and redesign blighted park two blocks away
• Community Owned Grocery Store purchased site half a block
from the blighted park
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Shared Vision for Neighborhood Health
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Shared Vision for Neighborhood HealthHavenscourt Healthy Neighborhoods
Healthy Children
• Kindergarten Readiness
• Oakland Promise – college
savings accounts
Healthy Economy
• Pipeline to middle wage jobs
Healthy Environment
• Needs assessment - asthma
triggers
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Current Affordability CrisisScale of the Problem
• 500,000 jobs added to the region over the last 7 years and only
50,000 units of housing
• Displacement – former residents now commuting 1-2 hours
• LMI residents not able to access the better paying jobs
• Ghost Ship fire
• Worsening health outcomes in Alameda County
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Early Lessons Learned SPARC and Havenscourt
• CDC as community quarterback and backbone. Importance of
relationships. Being a trusted partner. Shared vision for the
neighborhood.
• Early and visible wins builds momentum. Bias towards action.
• Importance of using and sharing data
• Paying attention to where the energy is. Partners, and
especially residents, priorities (e.g. community ownership,
blighted park)
• Aligning large institutional partners has been hard. Not usually
set up to focus at the neighborhood level, yet they can bring a
lot to the table.
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EAST BAY ASIAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Contact Us
Charise Fong, Chief Operating Officer
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC)
1825 San Pablo Avenue, Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94612
P: (510) 287-5353 F: (510) 763-4143
www.ebaldc.org