PowerPoint Summary of Community Voice Report

Presented by Kelley D.

Gulley and Marco

Montenegro

KDG Enterprises,

Inc.

3/19/2013

DISTRICT 10LISTENING SESSIONS

PRESENTATION

METRO ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL

PRESENTATION CONTENT

• By The Numbers • Listening Sessions

Common Themes:• Affordable Housing • Workforce Development

• Common Concerns• What’s Next?• Reflections, Feedback and

Questions

FINAL RESULTS19 Listening Sessions in eight weeks

404 written surveys completed

More than 404 Listening Session participants

Blacks or African Americans highest participation rate (72.5% or 272 participants)

Women had highest participation rate (63.5%)

Older adults participated at higher levels, ages 50-59 at 22.7% and 60 and older at 25.7%. The third highest age rate was ages 40-49 at 15.7%

BY THE NUMBERS …

SNAPSHOT OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS Majority of participants renters (66.8%) More than one quarter of participants share their

housing unit with another family (27%)

AFFORDABLE HOUSING THEMESSNAPSHOT OF SURVEY

RESPONDENTS

Figure 2. Do you share your housing unit with another family?

27%

73%

Figure 2. Do you share your housing unit with another family?

Yes No

34%

66%

Figure 1. Do you currently rent or own your home?

Own by me

Rent

Almost even split of participants that live in a house and an apartment (49% live in a house, 42% live in an apartment)

9% of participants were homeless

AFFORDABLE HOUSING THEMES: SNAPSHOT OF SURVEY

RESPONDENTS

42%

50%

9%

Figure 3. What kind of housing do you live in?

ApartmentHouseHomeless/Between Homes

9 COMMON THEMES

1. Adjusting Housing Policies

2. Improving Infrastructure and Quality of Living Conditions

3. Increasing Housing Education Opportunities

4. Providing Housing Programs that Address Specifi c Needs

5. Addressing the Lack of Aff ordability

6. Providing Preference for District 10 Residents

7. Supporting District 10 Based Culturally Competent Agencies

8. Prioritizing Specifi c Groups

9. Developing Specifi c Types of Housing

AFFORDABLE HOUSING: COMMON THEMES

1. ADJUSTING HOUSING POLICIES • Residents feel shut out• No opportunity to improve current situation• Continue to punish past actions

“There are a lot of people within the community who have a troubled past; which doesn’t allow them to sustain housing such as homeownership.”

San Francisco Labor Council and ACCE

“There should be more leniency on the housing requirements. Requirements are too tight.”

Renaissance Parents of Success

“Easier qualifications would be an incentive for teachers to stay in urban schools.”

Metro Arts and Technology High-School

AFFORDABLE HOUSING THEME

ADJUST HOUSING POLICIES

3%

18%

23%

56%

Figure 4. Do you participate in any government (City, State, Federal) housing programs? Some examples include: Section 8, Public Housing, or being the recipient of an FHA

loan?

FHA Loan/Federal Lending Program

Section 8

Public Housing

N/A

2. IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUALITY OF LIVING CONDITIONS

Beautification and development of the surrounding infrastructure Market rate and public housing Healthier, safer, quality of life experience

“We need the streets improved. Clean up the streets to make sure they’re in good conditions for the residents, for safety purposes.” “We sti l l need to address parking and walkways for residents. Widen the streets for more accessibil ity for residents. Use a 90 degree parking strategy.”

Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Center

Written survey showed 70.9% of homeowners that answered the question could afford current rehabilitation work needed in their homes


3. HOUSING EDUCATION First time homebuyers workshops Credit repair

“Need more education for gett ing into a home, such as qual i fying to become a fi rst t ime homebuyer.” “Share with the community what programs are avai lable.” “Credit clean-up for young single mothers.” Family Restoration House

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

23%

46%

31%

Figure 6. Have you ever been to a financial literacy class?

Yes

No, But I am in-terested

No, Not interested

24%

46%

30%

Figure 7. Have you ever been to a homebuyer program/class?

Yes

No, But I am in-terested

No, Not interested

4. HOUSING PROGRAMS Assistance for fi rst t ime homebuyers Homeowners in foreclosure Assistance for renters

“Aff ordable hous ing means a HOME! Such as down payment ass i s tance, programs that wi l l he lp our ch i ldren own the i r own property.” “We need more programs that cater to down payment ass i s tance.” San Franc isco Labor Counc i l & ACCE “Give down payment grants .” “Res idents can’ t aff ord home repai r. Create a home care group or Habi tat o f Humani ty program to ass i s t wi th the repai rs . Loca l bus inesses should act as resources .” Ca lvary Hi l l Communi ty Church “Create loan loss fund and make i t fl exib le to get loan qual ifi ed to meet the needs of people ; s i lent seconds.” “Money to s top forec losure ; make banks refi nance loans to make rates more aff ordable .” Bayview Hunters Po int Mul t ipurpose Senior Serv ices “Ass is tance wi th secur i ty depos i t payments ; fi rs t and last month’s rent .” Need down payment ass i s tance.” Renaissance Parents of Success Written survey showed interest in attending homebuyer c lasses & support for

working with banks to adjust their pol ic ies toward helping fami l ies in foreclosure stay in their homes

Suggest ions for banks to develop programs that would al low for purchase of foreclosed homes and the re-sel l or rental of them at more aff ordable levels


HOUSING PROGRAMS

44%

17%

29%

10%

Figure 9. If a new program were to help families in foreclosure, which of the following would you most support?

Getting the bank to lower mortgage payments

Help families to secure new housing elsewhere

A program to buy homes owned by the banks (already foreclosed) and re-sell or rent them at affordable levels

None of the above

5. LACK OF AFFORDABILITY Participants consistently asked aff ordable to whom? Lack of aff ordability was driving out long-standing residents Unable to improve their current housing situation Contributing to shrinking African American population

“Owning a home seems to be almost impossible.” “The word aff ordable housing needs to be redefi ned.”

Samoan Community Development Center “No $1 mil l ion condos in the Bayview! No more lofts. More l imited equity co-op l ike the Northridge development.”

Calvary Hil l Community Church “You have to be real ly poor to receive housing. The people in the middle need some assistance also. There should not be a cei l ing for those who need help. Middle class need support too.”

Metro Arts and Technology High-School


Respondents were asked to select all the areas that apply to their greatest need in order to purchase a home.

LACK OF AFFORDABILITY

Employment Getting my credit score up Learning about the process of buying a house

Help with a down payment

138149 150

159

Figure 10. Which of the following would you need help with in order to purchase a home? Select all that apply.

6. PREFEERENCE FOR DISTRICT 10 RESIDENTS Desire for people that already l ive in the area to have greater

opportunity to stay there Unique artists community exists in Bayview Shrinking African American community “Need resources , r ight here , that a l lows poor peop le to r i se up; not to c reate a ‘ch ic ’ space fo r o thers outs ide o f D10.” “Few ar t is ts that use the space in the sh ipyard are f rom the C i ty. The lack o f aff ordab le spaces in the Bay Area at t racts peop le to the sh ipyard .”

Bayv iew Opera House “Peop le who do have money shou ldn ’ t be ab le to come in and move D-10 res idents out ; have deve lopment in the area wi thout gentr ifi cat ion ; reta in members o f the community instead o f push ing them away.”

Metro Ar ts and Techno logy H igh Schoo l “Make the hous ing aff ordab le to peop le a l ready in the ne ighborhood. Use a d iff erent fo rmula fo r set t ing income leve ls fo r Potrero H i l l and other sur round ing areas .” “He lp res idents not get ev ic ted f rom current hous ing .”

Fami ly Restorat ion House “We need to keep the res idents in Bayv iew Hunters Po int in Bayv iew Hunters Po int . We need REAL aff ordab le hous ing .”

San Franc isco Labor Counc i l & ACCE


7. SUPPORT DISTRICT 10 BASED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT AGENCIES Residents trust and val idate the work of the community based partners Consistent suggestions that monetary contributions from the CCBA be

invested in community based organizations already serving District 10 Also stressed importance of wanting to be served by people that

understand their needs

Community Based “Support our ex is t ing CBO’s and s t rengthen them, expand them for career development .”

Ca lvary H i l l Communi ty Church “Tra in ing in the communi ty…not hav ing to t ravel outs ide o f our communi ty to get t ra in ing.”

A . Ph i l ip Randolph Inst i tute Cultural ly Competent“Need more b i l ingual soc ia l workers to he lp address hous ing needs .” “Be more cu l tura l ly aware and understanding of pract ices /norms of d iff erent populat ions wi th in hous ing complexes ( l ike Chinese hanging laundry) . ”

Prov idence Foundat ion “Need improvements on cu l tura l competency. Fa lse expectat ions are set and being g iven to Samoan res idents . ” “Have to have communi ty invo lvement ; have to have people that know our cu l ture to work wi th us and to adv ise people that are look ing out for our best interest i s important .”

Samoan Communi ty Development Center


8. PRIORITIZE SPECIFIC GROUPS Single mothers were consistently identifi ed as a group with the highest

need 2009 report, Servicing Public Housing Residents in SF: Recommendation

to support HOPE SF and Beyond , showed why it makes sense for public housing residents 9,700 residents of public housing 72% of adults are women 80% of females are heads of households The report showed most residents living in public housing annual income is $12,000

“I ’m concerned about s ingle moms being cut out of the new developments because two incomes are needed to qual i fy. We need fl exibi l i ty. Many t imes women are discr iminated against because there is no second income.”

True Hope Miss ionary Baptist Church “New places being bui l t are too expensive and not aff ordable to s ingle moms.”

United Counci l of Human Services “Funding for teen moms. Have specifi c programs for them to help move out of low-income areas.”

Calvary Hi l l Community Church


PRIORITIZE SPECIFIC GROUPS

237228

145135

121108 105

9385

72

Figure 12. Who do you believe needs the most help getting into affordable housing?

9. TYPE OF HOUSING Support ive housing needed for many residents Part ic ipants acknowledged need for case managers and services that assist to

provide more stable and product ive l ives Li ft people out of homelessness and prevents others from becoming homeless Art ist space. Bel ieve current aff ordable rents wi l l be unaff ordable once

shipyard is developed Written survey showed most households minimum 3 people, with 19%

responding there are at least 5 members l iv ing in household Respondents also identifi ed more of them l ive in 2 and 3 bedroom homes (see

next s l ide)

“Transit ional Homes/s ingle fami ly households (2yrs) with case managers, and other support to help get back on your feet.” “Need more homeless shelter; someone to prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner. Transit ional housing is a MUST.” “People in the community rather commit a cr ime and go to ja i l than be homeless to keep warm, have two meals. Shelters are too ful l .”

Bayview Hunters Point YMCA

“Bui ld community centers in the same place as the aff ordable housing.” “More l ive/work art ist space with computer center hub to sel l art onl ine, etc.”

Bayview Opera House


TYPE OF HOUSING

Studio One Bedroom Two Bedrooms Three Bedrooms Four or More3.90% 14.10% 24.70% 37.30% 20.80%15

55

96

145

81

Figure 15. How many bedrooms are in your home?

EMPLOYMENT STATUS369 respondents 29.5% identified their employment status as employed,

working 1-39 hours per week 21.4% identified themselves as employed, working 40

or more hours per week 21.7% not employed, looking for work

EMPLOYMENT SATISFACTION38.2% satisfied with their current employment situation 33.2% not satisfied, unemployed but wish to work 32.4% not satisfied, employed but want a better

job/better pay

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THEMES: SNAPSHOT OF SURVEY

RESPONDENTS


RESPONDENTS

Employed, working 1-39 hr/wk

Employed, working 40+ hr/wk

Not employed, looking for work

Not employed, NOT looking for

work

Retired Disabled, not able to work

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

109

79 80

20

50

31

29.5% 21.4% 21.7% 5.4% 13.6% 8.4%

Figure 16. Which of the following categories best describes your employment status?


RESPONDENTS

13037%

11332%

11031%

Figure 17. Which of the following best describes your level of satisfaction (or your family's) of your employment situation?

Satisfied (whether working or not)

Not satisfied (unemployed, but wish to work)

Not satisfied (employed, but want a better job/better pay

14 COMMON THEMES1. Mental Health Counseling2. Local Jobs for Local People3. Employment Barriers 4. Careers and Long Term Employment5. Life Skills Training 6. Education 7. Training and Placement 8. Trades and Vocational Schools 9. Employment Development Opportunity Center 10. High Quality, Aff ordable Childcare 11. Mentors/Advisers 12. Prioritizing Specifi c Groups 13. Visibility of Community Based Organizations and Programs 14. Neighborhood-Based, Culturally Competent Organizations

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THEMES

1. MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Diffi cult l iving a normal l i fe “There needs to be train ing for parents regarding mental health and substance abuse issues. CCSF mental issues class for youth is very needed with in our community.”

A . Phi l ip Randolph Inst i tute

“We need more mental health counsel ing. There is too much PTSD throughout the community, start ing with the chi ldren al l the way unt i l the adults.”

United Counci l of Human Services

“Mental health is something that is an issue in our community as wel l . We need programs for mental health as wel l .”

San Francisco Labor Counci l & ACCE

“Opportunit ies should be created to address trauma and mental health issues with in the community, because when one hurts we al l hurt . Wi l l part of the $36 mi l l ion address trauma issues and mental health in the community?”


WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THEME

2. LOCAL JOBS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE Priority for people who live in District 10, particularly construction jobs General contractors fail to hire District 10 residents Contractors waste resources that could go back into the community Employers sign contracts to hire locally and adhere to agreement for

limited amount of time and revert to hiring outside of District

“They keep saying that jobs are for res idents , but they are not! Get a legal mandate for res idents , so that they wi l l be avai lable and h i red for these jobs .”

United Counci l o f Human Serv ices

“Local bus inesses have no jobs avai lable for community res idents , they br ing others f rom across town to work and the young people are af ra id to ask for jobs.

Bayview Hunters Po int YMCA“Local jobs for loca l people- h i re loca ls fi rst .”

Metro Arts & Technology High School

“Set as ide funds for grants to h i re loca l D-10 art is ts .”Bayview Opera House

“Employment preference for people who l ive in the Distr ic t .”The San Franc isco Organiz ing Pro ject (SFOP)

.


3. EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS

Need neighborhood-based programs that assist with expunging criminal records

Programs that transition residents from government assistance to work

Make Union jobs more accessible For youth, neighborhood programs that do not require them to

cross turf boundaries

Written Survey Question #30 Asked About Transportation 77% (309) of 398 respondents indicated they could defi nitely

travel outside of neighborhood with their car and via public transportation

About 12% (47 respondents) noted they could travel outside their neighborhood, but it is a challenge

11% (42 respondents) said they could not travel outside of their neighborhood


TRANSPORTATION BARRIER

16040%

14937%

4712%

4211%

Figure 18. If you had the opportunity to attend a job training program in the industry you most want to work in, would you be able to travel outside your neighborhood?

Yes, I have a car

Yes, I can take public transportation

Yes, but transportation is a challenge for me

No, Not at all

4. CAREERS AND LONG TERM EMPLOYMENT Youth and adults must have access to more than just seasonal employment such

as construct ion and summer jobs

“Get programs into schools that teach ch i ldren to be engineers and sc ient ists .”Uni ted Counci l o f Human Serv ices

“More t ra in ing and opportuni t ies w i th in the b io - tech market .”F lorence Cr i t tendon Serv ices , Whi tney Young Chi ld Development (FACES)

“More jobs than just construct ion and beyond phys ica l labor ; jobs beyond 3-6month jobs; we need access to engineer ing jobs i f these are the jobs o f the future.”


“Too many jobs have been labor re lated; create jobs and t ra in ings that w i l l he lp youth develop profess ional ly ; music producers…create opportuni t ies where youth can create thei r own jobs and not wai t for someone to g ive them a job.”

Bayview Opera House

“ Jobs wi th benefi ts; hea l thcare, denta l , v is ion, etc . ; job t ra in ings that help you get a job after the t ra in ing is fi n ished; pa id t ra in ings help you bui ld your resume up.”

TURF Community Improvement Assoc iat ion

Written survey asked respondents to share the i r interest in employment and tra in ing opportuni t ies wi th a l i s t of growth industr ies provided (Ques. 32-37 see next s l ide)


CAREERS AND LONG TERM EMPLOYMENT

Food & Beverage Facilities Mainte-nance

Guest Services Events & Conven-tions

Patient Care Lab & Tech

Very Interested 127 122 122 154 159 128

Somewhat Interested 88 83 107 104 80 100

Not Interested, but Will 48 46 42 26 40 32

Not Interested and Won't

56 72 41 40 43 50

10

30

50

70

90

110

130

150

170

Figure 19. What is your level of interest in employment and training opportunities within these growth industries in San Francisco?

5. LIFE SKILLS TRAINING Lack of home supervision, the lack of a working adult at

home to emulate, and poor habits as obstacles for youth and young adults to be successful in the workforce

Soft skills training coupled with job training programs Soft skills training will break cycle of unemployment Young men and women unable to cope with a demanding

boss or unable to pass drug urine tests consistently

“We need case management and l i fe ski l ls to get the job, and fol low up support; many kids don’t want to work; i f we get parents engaged, we can get the kids engaged!” Bayview Hunters Point YMCA

“A set aside for l i fe ski l ls training and employment training and job readiness; the work ethic does not exist that homebuyers had when they bought homes in the 1940’s; even if the education does not exist there must be a work ethic; we need l i fe ski l ls training.”

Providence Foundation


6. EDUCATION Introduce children to career opportunities and continue this practice

throughout their educational l i fe cycle Start with elementary school age children

“Training for the kids in elementary school , middle school , and high school , because this community has the highest populat ion of the lowest test scores within the community; we need to be able to get these kids the knowledge and the ski l ls to pass these tests that are given, so they can matriculate successful ly through school .”

Florence Cri ttendon Services, Whitney Young Chi ld Development (FACES)

“Develop school hubs that wi l l train young people to think beyond the world they l ive in.” Bayview Opera House

“Employment should start at a young age; create programs where kids get motivated to work at a young age; programs for teens are good, but there should be programs for adolescent pre-teens.”

Metro Arts and Technology High School

Written Survey asked participants to identify their highest level of education (see next sl ide)


EDUCATION

Less than High School Diploma

High School Diploman/GED

Some College, Vocational or Trade School

Associate's Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate Degree

58

126 128

29

47

36

13.7% 29.7% 30.2% 6.8% 11.1% 8.5%

Figure 20. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

7. TRAINING AND PLACEMENT

Need to build residents’ ski l ls Framework for helping young adults stay engaged was provided

Incentivize them with paid training opportunities Provide job placement assistance Provide mentors that can guide them during their training Mentor them even after they are employed Provide training that aligns with growth sector areas, so jobs are available

after the training is complete

“Need tra in ing that is a l igned with future sector growth.”Bayview Hunters Point YMCA

“Paid Job t ra in ing/hands on tra in ing is needed.”Renaissance Parents of Success

“ I f you have a work tra in ing s i te ; we need p laces with in the community that are actua l ly h ir ing to g ive us jobs for th is t ra in ing.”

Black Coal i t ion on AIDS


TRAINING AND PLACEMENT

Skills Im

provement

Better info

rmation about j

obs

Better info

rmation about W

HERE to get s

pecific t

raining

Higher level o

f educa

tion or certi

fication

020406080

100120140160 149

120108

136

29.0% 23.4% 21.1% 26.5%

Figure 21. If you are looking for work or a better job, which of the following would you say would be helpful to you personally? Select all that apply.

8. TRADES AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS Opportunities for youth to develop skil ls that do not require they

attend a 4-year college or university Allow youth to develop vocational skil ls they are passionate about John O’Connell High School in San Francisco off ers hands-on training

courses in architecture, construction, engineering, building trades and automotive industries

“Technology programs should be ava i lab le so that s tudents can learn how to develop new technology. Everyone doesn’ t go to co l lege.”

Metro Arts and Technology H igh School“More t rades t ra in ing in a l l areas .”

TURF Community Improvement Assoc iat ion

“We need tra in ing i .e . t rades , apprent icesh ip programs. We need programs such as C i ty Bu i ld , because they work! We took t rades out o f our schoo ls ; k ids need to learn f rom what they learn in schoo l ; we need a t rade l ia ison between the t rades in our community per t rade.”

San Franc isco Labor Counc i l & ACCE “Need to re incorporate the sk i l led t rades/apprent icesh ip programs to a l low youth/young adul ts to open door to industr ies wi th good careers .”

Fami ly Restorat ion House


9. EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY CENTER

Employment development center within each community Teach residents where to look for job openings List current and future job opportunities Explain the hiring process Teach residents how to fill out a job application Teach residents how to prepare for a job interview e.g., how to

dress

“Need a central place in the community where employers who off er jobs can post information.”

Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Services

“The community needs on-the-job communication courses, training of soft ski l ls, resume writ ing, and good communication with the employer; more programs for employment development.”

A. Phil ip Randolph Institute


10. HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE Lack of high quality, aff ordable childcare an obstacle to better

employment High cost of childcare makes it diffi cult for people to accept jobs

that pay low wages Participants used the word aff ordable to describe the type of

childcare assistance required to improve their employment outcomes

“We need day care assistance that is aff ordable.” Renaissance Parents of Success

“Have aff ordable chi ldcare services for residents/artist.” Bayview Opera House

“Aff ordable daycare, health-care, this would al low us the opportunity to fi nd work; stronger support systems for single parents.”

Samoan Community Development Center

“Adequate chi ldcare must be available.” True Hope Church of God in Christ


11. MENTORS/ADVISERS Mentoring programs for young adults to increase job

retention. Even after job training classes are completed and employment starts

Young men and women would benefi t from working with someone that off ers guidance and support as they work toward staying employed, and developing a career track

“Mentorship programs where business men work with young men, and business women work with young women. This wi l l create confi dence in the l ives of the youth. Boys need examples in the community for them to keep their self-esteem high.”

Young Community Developers


12. PRIORITIZING SPECIFIC GROUPS Formerly incarcerated consistently identifi ed as group with great

employment development needs Written survey priorit ized young adults (18-25) as needing most help

with employment assistance Famil ies with incomes below the poverty l ines ranked second,

individuals who previously worked but lost their job for some reason were ranked the third highest

“Cr iminals that come home from ja i l need to surv ive. Need to implement re-entry programs. Need partnersh ip wi th employees to a l low ex-cons the opportuni ty to work. S is ter programs in the ja i l house are ava i lab le. They prepare women inmates for jobs upon being re leased f rom ja i l . Ch i ldren of the inmates are taken care of whi le inmates are in ja i l ; look at the model and repl icate a l i t t le b i t to fi nd out what works .”


“Need programs for conv icted fe lons; when there aren’t programs avai lable the fe lons go back to ja i l and we have fa i led.”

Metro Arts and Technology High School

“They need more programs for foster k ids , and k ids l iv ing in poverty.”Black Coal i t ion on AIDS


PRIORITIZING SPECIFIC GROUPS

Young adults (18-25) Families with incomes below poverty line

Individuals who have previously worked, but lost their jobs for some

reason

Teens (14-17) Individuals previously incarcerated

30.0% 23.9% 16.6% 15.4% 14.1%

271

216

150139

127

Figure 23. Who would you say should receive priority for job-training resources in District 10? Select your top 3.

13. VISIBILITY OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS Low visibi l i ty and lack of coordination of community based programs and

services off ered in Distr ict 10 Participants often contradicted each other about a part icular need for the

community

“We have to have programs r ight here in the community; drug rehab r ight here in the community.” “We do have rehab and other programs r ight here in the community.”

Bayview Hunters Point YMCA

“The main problem in the community is that people don’t know about YCD.” “Community members know about the programs, but they are not shar ing the informat ion wi th others .”


“There is a community col lege in the community and rehab centers for newly re leased inmates.”

Bayview Hunters Point Mult ipurpose Senior Serv ices

“Local community assets/business should network; ra ise the v is ib i l i ty of our resources”

Bayview Merchants’ Associat ion


14. NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT ORGANIZATIONS

Cultural ly relevant, accessible services and programs that meet the needs of the surrounding community

Want to work with service providers that understand their s ituation because of similar personal experience

“Funding for b i l ingual speakers that can work with the community.”

Providence Foundation

“YCD had programs that provide mentors who can re late to them; l ived the same l i festyle of D-10 res idents ( i .e . overcoming drugs, pr ison, young motherhood, etc .) ; we need someone to re late to whi le going through the workforce development process.”


“Youth workers that understand community are needed, as wel l as better adults to talk to young people; need people that can re late to us and have been through s imi lar experiences as us youth.”

Renaissance Parents of Success

“Need more male teachers as role models and those who are sensit ive to d iff erent ethnic cultures.”



PARTICIPANTS’ FEEDBACK o“Need more opportunities like the Listening

Sessions for the community to participate.”o“Let’s make sure something happens this

time.”o“Tell us what we told you.”o“Report back to us what you did with the

information.”o“More transparency and visibility from the

Implementation Committee.”

COMMON CONCERNS

WE ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY CONNECT GRANTEES TO …

Host Listening Session participants and share the report

Post the Listening Sessions’ report on your website

Share electronic copies with Listening Session participants that have email access

Direct your constituents to the Implementation Committee’s website (www.D10Benefits.org)

Add the report to the agenda of an already scheduled meeting

WHAT’S NEXT?

ReflectionsFeedback Questions

WHOLE GROUP DISCUSSION

THANK YOU!

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