EBALDC: A Healthy

Neighborhoods Developer

Oakland, California

Charise FongJanuary 23, 2017

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WHERE WE WORK

City of Oakland

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EBALDC’s Approach to Healthy NeighborhoodsSocial Determinants of Health Framework

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WHERE WE WORKSan Pablo Avenue Corridor

Neighborhood Demographics

• 8,000 residents

• 83% people of color

• Median income $35,148

• Poverty rate 31.4%

• Unemployment 12.6%

• 75% rent their homes

• 78% have HS diploma or more

• 31% have AA degree or more

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Priorities for Neighborhood HealthSan Pablo Area Revitalization Collaborative (SPARC)

• More affordable housing

� Of all occupied housing units, only 17% are affordable

housing units

• More jobs and income

� 1 in 3 residents live in poverty

• Reduce blight and illegal dumping

� Attracts drug dealing and prostitution

• Reduce high blood pressure

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EBALDC’s Place-Based WorkThe California Hotel

• 135 studios, 1 and 2 BR apts.

• 80% special needs population

• 6,000 SF Commercial Retail

• 9,000 SF demonstration

community garden operated by

People’s Grocery

• Case mgmt and primary care

services provided by LifeLong

Medical Care (FQHC) (3.6 FTE)

• Community building programs

and service team coordination

provided by EBALDC (1.1 FTE)

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EBALDC’s Place-Based WorkCreative Placemaking as a Health Improvement Strategy

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EBALDC’s Place-Based WorkCreative Placemaking as a Health Improvement Strategy

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EBALDC’s Place-Based WorkSPARC - Lessons Learned

• CDC as community quarterback and backbone. Importance of

relationships. Being a trusted partner. Shared vision for the

neighborhood.

• Using both development and community organizing has

created a cascade effect.

• Bought the parcel next door to the California Hotel

• Residents and Affordable Housing Developers prompted the

City to close and redesign blighted park two blocks away

• Community Owned Grocery Store purchased site half a block

from the blighted park

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Shared Vision for Neighborhood Health

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Shared Vision for Neighborhood HealthHavenscourt Healthy Neighborhoods

Healthy Children

• Kindergarten Readiness

• Oakland Promise – college

savings accounts

Healthy Economy

• Pipeline to middle wage jobs

Healthy Environment

• Needs assessment - asthma

triggers

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Current Affordability CrisisScale of the Problem

• 500,000 jobs added to the region over the last 7 years and only

50,000 units of housing

• Displacement – former residents now commuting 1-2 hours

• LMI residents not able to access the better paying jobs

• Ghost Ship fire

• Worsening health outcomes in Alameda County

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Early Lessons Learned SPARC and Havenscourt

• CDC as community quarterback and backbone. Importance of

relationships. Being a trusted partner. Shared vision for the

neighborhood.

• Early and visible wins builds momentum. Bias towards action.

• Importance of using and sharing data

• Paying attention to where the energy is. Partners, and

especially residents, priorities (e.g. community ownership,

blighted park)

• Aligning large institutional partners has been hard. Not usually

set up to focus at the neighborhood level, yet they can bring a

lot to the table.

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EAST BAY ASIAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Contact Us

Charise Fong, Chief Operating Officer

East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC)

1825 San Pablo Avenue, Suite 200

Oakland, CA 94612

P: (510) 287-5353 F: (510) 763-4143

www.ebaldc.org