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SUNSHINE MATHON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

RACIAL EQUITY + AFFORDABLE HOUSING: ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION + LOW-INCOME RENTERS DESIGNING THEIR FUTURE. SUNSHINE MATHON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. LATASHA DURRETT, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. 1960’s. 1960’s. 1978. 1960’s. 1978. 2002. 2016.

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SUNSHINE MATHON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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  1. RACIAL EQUITY + AFFORDABLE HOUSING: ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION + LOW-INCOME RENTERS DESIGNING THEIR FUTURE SUNSHINE MATHON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LATASHA DURRETT, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

  2. 1960’s

  3. 1960’s 1978

  4. 1960’s 1978 2002 2016

  5. Friendship Court Advisory Committee Elected Resident Members Angela Brooks Sheri Hopper Crystal Johnson Zafar Khan Betty Lowry Tyquan Mayo Daemond Nowlin Yolonda Ross Tamara Wright At-Large Community Members Bill Edgerton Kathy Galvin Myrtle Houchens Sarah McLean Mike Murphy Kevin White

  6. Listening to residents – Inspiration for redevelopment • Outdated buildings + stigmatized site • History of economic and social isolation • Need ladder of affordability • Disrupt cycles of generational poverty

  7. Architectural Drawings + City Permits $$$ Funding + Contracts

  8. • Reduced time to finish • 4 phases – all in new homes in seven years 4 3 2 1 Architectural Drawings + City Permits $$$ Funding + Contracts

  9. • Reduced time to finish • 4 phases – all in new homes in seven years • Early childhood center in ~Phase 1 Architectural Drawings + City Permits $$$ Funding + Contracts

  10. • Reduced time to finish • 4 phases - all in new homes in 7 years • Early childhood center in ~Phase 1 • Aiming for early win • More housing types • Multifamily + townhomes • Re-balanced future resident income mix • ~300 affordable + ~150 market rate 40-60% AMI 60-80% AMI Affordable Architectural Drawings + City Permits $$$ Funding + Contracts

  11. WHAT ELSE IS PIEDMONT HOUSING DOING? INTERNAL – NOT JUST ABOUT OTHERS • Staff trainings with Racial Equity Institute • Bi-weekly email digest • Lending library • Racial Equity steering committee • Monthly facilitated Racial Equity working group meetings EXTERNAL – CATALYZING THE WORK • Inviting partners to trainings • Seeking other partnership opportunities • Explicit communication aligning organization and racial equity

  12. OUR (EVOLVING) MODEL EQUIP STAFF + BOARD WITH TOOLS + RESOURCES • To further Equity mission + goals • To advocate for Equity elsewhere too • To critically analyze organizational practices • To build critical mass of analysis and expectation • To execute change

  13. THE FUTURE IS NOW NEXT STEPS • Continue to bring trainings to Piedmont Housing + other partners • Engage residents + clients directly in the work • Racial Equity Assessment of the organization – past, present, + future

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