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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 NEIGHBORHOODS

HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Presented by: Charise Fong

June 23, 2010

HEALTH-WEALTH CONNECTION SYMPOSIUM

EBALDC: A Community Development Corporation

Focused on the goal of healthy, vibrant & sustainable communities

Nonprofitcenters

Affordablehousing

Commercialspaces

Direct assets(e.g. IDA’s)

Services

(e.g. Free TaxPrep Help)

Education

(e.g.financial,

nutrition, adult)

ResidentServices

Tenant services /PropertyManagement

PhysicalNeighborhoodAssets

Family Assets

Community

Capacity

NeighborhoodPlanning

RE-DEFINING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Current community development efforts with impacts on public health

PhysicalNeighborhoodAssets

Family Assets

Community

Capacity

Place based community development

• Transit-oriented development

• Green Building practices

• Community-based neighborhoodplanning during pre-development

• Infill/re-development sites

• Community, green, and service spaces

• Reducing household costs, includingcost of housing

• Tax returns, tax credits

• Matched savings towards long-termassets (e.g. house, business, degree)

• Education

• Community organizing and engagement

• Leadership development

• Access to services, resources andopportunities

• Social networking and communitybuilding events

AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FAMILY & NEIGHBORHOOD STABILITY

Self- Sufficiency in Alameda County

• 12 million renter andhomeowner households payover 50% of annual incomesfor housing expenses (HUD).

• 22.3% of households(90,836 households) inAlameda County are belowthe self-sufficiency standard(UWBA).

• Families and seniors atEBALDC’s properties live inquality housing with belowmarket rate rents, allowingthem to save more money.

$50,084

Self-sufficiency income:

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Some of our properties

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

•Our Resident Services programs were added to help residentsaccess additional income supports, connect them to communityresources and create social support networks.

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

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

NEEDS BEYOND HOUSING

Development with the goal of bringing opportunities and resources

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

•Since 1997, we have helped 1,160 adults and youth openIDA 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 DEVELOPMENT

PIONEERING THE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAM

•For 35 years, we have beenmeasuring the economic andresource impact of our communitydevelopment work.

•How can we better measure theHEALTH IMPACT of our communitydevelopment efforts?

•How does a focus on health impactchange the way we define ourcommunity development work?

•How are health impacts figured intoEBALDC’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 DEVELOPMENT

Current community development efforts with impacts on public health

PhysicalNeighborhoodAssets

Family Assets

Community

Capacity

Place based community development

• Transit-oriented development

• Green Building practices

• Community-based neighborhoodplanning during pre-development

• Infill/re-development sites

• Community, green, and service spaces

• Reducing household costs, includingcost of housing

• Tax returns, tax credits

• Matched savings towards long-termassets (e.g. house, business, degree)

• Education

• Community organizing and engagement

• Leadership development

• Access to services, resources andopportunities

• Social networking and communitybuilding events

HealthOutcomes

Decreased

• heart disease

• stroke

• cancer

• diabetes

• asthma

• obesity

Social determinantsof 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

•SparkPoint Oakland Center, an initiative of the United Way of the BayArea 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, increaseincome, 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 Center

Integrated, complementary services in one location