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Habitat for Humanity South Academy Street Revitalization Plan 2011-2014

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Habitat for HumanitySouth Academy Street Revitalization Plan

2011-2014

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Millstone Basin Area Habitat for Humanity

Our MissionTo end poverty housing in our

six-town catchment area in Mercer and Middlesex Counties.

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Cranbury

East Windsor

Hightstown

Plainsboro

Robbinsville

West Windsor

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• Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with partner families.

• Habitat is not a giveaway program. In addition to paying their mortgage, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor (sweat equity) into building their house and the houses of others.

• Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans.

• The homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments are used to build still more Habitat houses.

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How Does Habitat Work?

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• Families in need of decent shelter apply to the Habitat affiliate.

• The affiliate’s family selection committee chooses homeowners based on:– their level of need

– their willingness to partner

– their ability to repay the no-interest loan

– N.J. residency status

• Affiliate follows a nondiscriminatory policy and neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing partner families.

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Selecting Partner Families

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Holistic Community Revitalization Provide more diverse housing options and provide

an upward step for those families ready to move out of Hightstown’s HUD housing

Help Hightstown reach its affordable housing goal

Act as a crime deterrent, pushing out criminal activity

Build relationships across existing organizations and help residents influence decisions that affect their neighborhood

Help stem gentrification, which often results in the informal economic eviction of the lower-income residents because of increased rents, house prices, and property taxes

Create a de facto neighborhood support system for Habitat partner families

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The cornerstone of the mission: build a neighborhood, not a house.

Our sights are set on improving the general quality of life for those in the revitalization area.

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South Academy Street Why Hightstown?

• Identified by the municipal government as a target of redevelopment to:

– Create new opportunities for homeownership in the Borough

– Eliminate blighted and vacant units to stabilize the neighborhood

– Increase the number of affordable housing units

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1. Ordinance 2006-19: An Ordinance amending the Borough’s Redevelopment Plan, as Adopted by Ordinance No. 2004-20 on September 7, 2004. Sub-Area II includes western side of South Academy Street from Rogers Avenue to Railroad Avenue.

2. Borough of Hightstown Master Plan Housing Element and Fair Share Plan Amendment, 2008.

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Revitalize South Academy Street

• Land acquisition

• Construction of 8 new homes

• Possible rehabilitation of other homes

• Weatherization program for existing homeowners

• “A Brush with Kindness” exterior improvements program for existing homeowners

• Other community projects

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Neighborhood Revitalization Proven Effective:

Millstone Basin built 7 homes on Evan Avenue, East Windsor. As a result, the neighborhood has experienced a renaissance.

1. A Brush with Kindness program, <www.habitat.org/abwk.html>

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Redevelopment Target ZoneWeatherization &

External Revitalization Programs

Hightstown Housing Authority

apartments

HFH Office

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Completed HFH HouseTargeted for new HFH house Existing housePotential rehabLand acquired by HFH

State of Building Zone, February 2011

Hightstown Housing Authority

apartments

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Community Partnerships

Corporations

Local Business

CommunityGroups

Faith Community

Government

Youth Individuals

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Community Involvement• Advisory Panel: community experts who will assist with

review of plan materials and provide feedback on an as-needed basis.

• Design Charrette: a collaborative session with the community providing input into the design of the homes’ exteriors and other community issues.

• Open sessions for dialogue with the community.

• Meetings with government officials, faith community, local Housing Authority and Downtown Hightstown business group.

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2011 2012 2013 2014

Planning

Land Acquisition

Family Selection

Design & Construction

Fund Development

Family Selection Family Selection

Timeline

Community Outreach

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• Volunteers – existing and expansion positions– Building Supervisors

– Volunteer Coordinator

– Family Selection Committee

– Family Services Coordinator

– Marketing Coordinator

– Faith Relations Coordinator

– Youth Coordinator

• Staff – expansion positions– Building Crew Leaders

– Office Manager

– AmeriCorps VISTA member

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Human Resource Needs

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Revenue Goal Breakdown

ITEM COST

House construction $900,000

Land acquisition $650,000

Hiring staff $340,000

Weatherization and “A Brush with Kindness” $100,000

Marketing and miscellaneous $10,000

TOTAL (CASH AND IN-KIND) $2 million

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Funding Sources

• Government grants– Hightstown COAH funds

– NJDCA grants

• Foundation grants

• Corporate underwriting

• Houses of worship

• Individual donors

• Small number of high-profile events

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Corporate Team

Corporate Supporter

Corporate Sponsor

Financial Support to HFH none Employees solicit sponsors. Target

of $50 per person

Corporate underwriting

Employee Work Crew Dates one per year, if openings are

available

one priority date placement per

house

one or more priority dates per

houseInvitation for employees to HFH volunteer picnic and house dedication ceremony

Employees invited to sign 2x4s used in construction

Acknowledgement on local HFH Web site

Recognition Gift for the Company

Volunteer Thank You Gifts Listing in local HFH Marketing and PR

Opportunity for participation during house dedication ceremony

Breakfast & Lunch provided for work crews

Logo on Work Site Sign Invitations to other local HFH events

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Corporate teams invited to help build and contribute financial support.

Three levels of participation

•Corporate Team

•Corporate Supporter

•Corporate Sponsor

Supervised by HFH construction leaders.

Half-day or full day options.

10 to 20 people.

Corporate Challenge Program

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• Partnering with at least 12 houses of worship from the local area to construct a “Faith Built” house

• Faith communities bring to the partnership: funding, volunteers, spiritual presence

• Windsor Hightstown Area Ministerium (WHAM) and its member churches and synagogues

• Tapping into 30+ houses of worship in our catchment area

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Build on Faith Program

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General InquiriesPh: (609) 443-8744E-mail: [email protected]

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Thank You

Location120 Main StreetHightstown, NJ 08520

Millstone Basin Area Habitat for HumanityMailing AddressP.O. Box 178Cranbury, NJ 08512

ContactsAnthony Infosino, Board [email protected]

Tara Roche, Revitalization Committee [email protected]

Glenn Fannick, Revitalization [email protected]

Websitewww.habitatmba.org

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1. Habitat for Humanity International Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative, 2010. Retrieved from <http://habitat.org/env/NRI_default.aspx>.

2. Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity works with AmeriCorps VISTA. 2011. Retrieved from <http://habitat.org/americorps/americorps_vista.aspx>.

3. Habitat for Humanity. A Brush with Kindness program. 2011. Retrieved from <www.habitat.org/abwk.html>.

4. Hightstown Borough. Ordinance 2006-19 to amend Borough’s Redevelopment Plan, as Adopted by Ordinance No. 2004-20 on September 7, 2004.

5. Borough of Hightstown Master Plan Housing Element and Fair Share Plan Amendment, 2008. New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Report and Quick Facts. Retrieved from <http://www.state.nj.us/dca/affiliates/coah/reports/>.

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