East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation 35 Years of Building Healthy & Vibrant Neighborhoods for East Bay Communities

East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation 35 Years of Building Healthy & Vibrant Neighborhoods for East Bay Communities

HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODSHEALTH CONSIDERATIONS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Presented by: Charise Fong June 23, 2010

HEALTH-WEALTH CONNECTION SYMPOSIUM

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EBALDC: A Community Development CorporationFocused on the goal of healthy, vibrant & sustainable communities

Nonprofit centers

Affordable housing

Commercial spaces

Direct assets (e.g. IDA’s)

Services(e.g. Free Tax

Prep Help)

Education(e.g.financial,

nutrition, adult)

Resident Services

Tenant services / Property

Management

Physical Neighborhood

Assets

Family Assets

CommunityCapacity

Neighborhood Planning

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RE-DEFINING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCurrent community development efforts with impacts on public health

Physical Neighborhood

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Family Assets

CommunityCapacity

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• Green Building practices• Community-based neighborhood planning during pre-development• Infill/re-development sites• Community, green, and service spaces

• Reducing household costs, including cost of housing• Tax returns, tax credits• Matched savings towards long-term assets (e.g. house, business, degree)• Education

• Community organizing and engagement• Leadership development• Access to services, resources and opportunities• Social networking and community building events

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FAMILY & NEIGHBORHOOD STABILITY

Self- Sufficiency in Alameda County• 12 million renter and homeowner households pay over 50% of annual incomes for housing expenses (HUD).• 22.3% of households (90,836 households) in Alameda County are below the self-sufficiency standard (UWBA).• Families and seniors at EBALDC’s properties live in quality housing with below market rate rents, allowing them to save more money.

$50,084 Self-sufficiency income:

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Some of our properties

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• EBALDC recognized that working families were struggling to pay household costs outside of housing costs.

• Our Resident Services programs were added to help residents access additional income supports, connect them to community resources and create social support networks.

• Mixed-use development with space for non-for-profit service providers and small businesses brought more services and resources to residents and neighbors.

• Building design decisions, such as green building practices (e.g. solar panels) and free internet access installation at our properties reduced utility and telecommunication costs in addition to other benefits.

NEEDS BEYOND HOUSING Development with the goal of bringing opportunities and resources

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• EBALDC was 1 of 6 American Dream Demonstration members (first nationwide test of IDAs).

• Since 1997, we have helped 1,160 adults and youth open IDA accounts and matched their savings with $1,858,243

• Family Economic Success Programs:– Individual Development Accounts (IDAs)– VITA/EKS - volunteer-based free tax preparation– Money Savvy Youth – youth financial education in schools– Equity Express – financial and environmental education– Senior Consumer Education– One-on-one financial coaching/counseling (SparkPoint)

FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ASSET DEVELOPMENTPIONEERING THE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAM

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• For 35 years, we have been measuring the economic and resource impact of our community development work.

• How can we better measure the HEALTH IMPACT of our community development efforts?

• How does a focus on health impact change the way we define our community development work?

• How are health impacts figured into EBALDC’S longer term outcomes?

WHAT IS A HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD?An organizational paradigm shift to focus on the health-wealth connection

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RE-DEFINING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCurrent community development efforts with impacts on public health

Physical Neighborhood

Assets

Family Assets

CommunityCapacity

Plac

e ba

sed

com

mun

ity d

evel

opm

ent • Transit-oriented development

• Green Building practices• Community-based neighborhood planning during pre-development• Infill/re-development sites• Community, green, and service spaces

• Reducing household costs, including cost of housing• Tax returns, tax credits• Matched savings towards long-term assets (e.g. house, business, degree)• Education

• Community organizing and engagement• Leadership development• Access to services, resources and opportunities• Social networking and community building events

Health Outcomes

Decreased• heart disease• stroke• cancer• diabetes• asthma• obesity

Social determinants of health

• Affordable housing• Good Jobs• Business development• Income and wealth• Social supports• Civic Engagement• Quality Education• Good transportation• Public safety• Green spaces• Recreational opp.s• Access to healthy food

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• SparkPoint Oakland Center, an initiative of the United Way of the Bay Area and City of Oakland is located in EBALDC’s Lion Creek Crossings.

• Partners include: United Way of the Bay Area, EBALDC, LIFETIME, Operation Hope, and The Workforce Collaborative

• People can access integrated services to improve credit, increase income, and build assets, to achieve LONG TERM FINANCIAL GOALS

• SparkPoint model Membership Model Benefits: Personal Coach, Peer Support Network, Special Member Events Commitment: Positive Change for Families and Community, Outreach,

Feedback, Advisory Council Participation

Oakland CenterIntegrated, complementary services in one location