rob breymaier, oprhc: next 40 years presentation
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Oak Park Regional Housing CenterOak Park Regional Housing Center
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MISSION
The Mission of the Oak Park
Regional Housing Center is
to achieve meaningful and
lasting racial diversity
throughout Oak Park,
Berwyn, and the region.
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Oak Park RegionHousing Center Opens, 1972
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When the Housing Center was founded (1972), Oak Park was nearly all
white and did not reflect the regional average.
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Oak Park Regional Housing CenterOak Park Regional Housing Center
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Regional Segregation
and Opportunity
in the Chicago Region
2000
Racial and Ethnic
segregation provides
the basic structure ofinequality.
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White not Latino
66.2%
Black not Latino
22.4%
Asian not Latino
4.3%
Latino
4.0%
Other or Multiple Race
not Latino
3.1%
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Fair Housing & Diversity in Oak Park Today
Oak Park is not perfect but it is an open and
inclusive community both in reality and in
perception.
For most races Oak Park mirrors regional
averages.
Oak Park is consistently cited as a model for
diverse communities.
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Oak Park Regional Housing CenterOak Park Regional Housing Center
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Diversity and Integration Measurements
for Selected Oak Park Exchange Congress Communities (2000)
19 52 49 17 23 26 41 45 56 62
31% 32%
82%
22%
54%
41%
21%
45%
34% 35%
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Orange, NJ
Maplewood,
NJ
Shaker Hts,
OH
Bellwood, IL Park Forest,
IL
Oak Park, IL South
Holland, IL
Oak Park, MI Matteson, IL Evanston, IL
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Oak Park Regional Housing CenterOak Park Regional Housing Center
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Direct Services
Promote Oak Park as an open and inclusive
community
Encourage affirmative moves to prospective
tenants in Oak Park through apartment locatorservices
Work with property owners and managers to
ensure that they comply with fair housing law
Work with property owners and managers to
ensure that their units attractive and desirable
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Promotion
Advertising
Public events
Brochures
Networking
Housing industry
Non-profitsInstitutions
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Encouragement
Counseling for renting
Affirmative Marketing / Busting Myths and
Stereotypes
Personalizing
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Supply Side Interaction
Building designs and unit features
Management techniques
Screening techniques
Resident managers
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Advocacy and Policy
Advocate for diverse involvement in institutionsand civic life
Provide regional leadership and advocacy
Conduct research and provide anecdotal
evidence to inform, improve, and verify our
efficacy
Advocate for affirmative public policies at the
state and national level
Advocate to prioritize affirmative furthering in
philanthropic communities
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Challenges
Non-African Americans are reluctant to make
affirmative moves
Communities that surround Oak Park and
Berwyn are highly segregated (either wholly orinternally)
Misconceptions that we have solved the
problem in Oak Park (Housing is Dynamic!)
The program is labor intensive and can be
expensive
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Going Forward
This program is transferable to many other
communities
More effective in communities with decent
rental housing stock
Can be modified for other housing and
demographic mixes
Scalable to reduce costs (Berwyn example)As more communities engage diversity
increases in stability