Opportunity in the Region Data and Deliberation Results Fair Housing and Equity Assessment (FHEA) James Carras Carras Community Investment, Inc. June 21, 2013

Seven 50 - Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Fair Housing and Equity Assessment (FHEA) Understand the historical, current and future context for opportunity in the region and the data and evidence that demonstrates those dynamics Engage regional leaders and stakeholders on findings and implications of analysis Integrate knowledge developed through the Regional FHEA exercise into the Regional Plan strategy development process (e.g., priority setting and decision making) 2Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Why the FHEA? “Sustainability also means creating ‘geographies of opportunity,’ places that effectively connect people to jobs, quality public schools, and other amenities. Today, too many HUD-assisted families are stuck in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty and segregation, where one's zip code predicts poor education, employment, and even health outcomes. These neighborhoods are not sustainable in their present state. —HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, February 23, 2010 Carras Community Investment, Inc.3

FHEA Fair and just inclusion. Goal: To make our region a more fair and just place where all residents can access and take advantage of the region’s economic, social, and environmental assets 4Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Opportunity = Prosperity Southeast Florida demographic transformation Pursuing strategies that create more inclusion are no longer only moral imperatives—they are economic ones. Addressing income disparities/poverty and business development are fundamental to region’s economic future. 5Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Opportunity Economic Development HousingTransportationEducation 6Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Barriers and Access to Opportunity Existing Conditions 7Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Opportunity Analyses 8 Demographic RaceLinguistic Isolation Economic Household IncomePovertyUnemployment Nutritional Assistance Education Educational Attainment Public Schools Neighborhood Housing Occupancy Household Composition Housing Affordability Gap Cost Burdon of Households Affordable Housing Access to a Supermarket Transportation Commuting PatternAccess to a Vehicle Carras Community Investment, Inc. Addresses 33 community indicators in five categories Access to opportunity, measured by our “opportunity index” is relative to the following indicators

Cost-Burdened Households 60% of renting households 46% of mortgage paying households 9Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Concentrations of Poverty 10 Over 850,000 people below poverty level in the region Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Race/Ethnicity + Segregation 11 Black/African AmericanHispanic/Latino Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Hispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanWhite Poverty + Race/Ethnicity 12Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Raising children in poverty means that everything is more complicated % of families with children under 18 with a single head of households are below the poverty level Makes affordable housing, food, transportation and health care challenging. Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Travel Mode 14Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Travel and Housing Costs According to Center for Neighborhood Technology: o > 30 % of income for housing costs is cost burdened o > 45 % of income for housing and transportation costs is cost burdened o 85% of the Miami Dade/Fort Lauderdale MSA is over 45% - the highest in the country Carras Community Investment, Inc.15

Educational Attainment– No High School 17% of people in the region 25 years of age and above lack a high school diploma Communities where the number of high school non-graduates exceeds 30% o Fort Pierce o Belle Glade o Lauderdale Lakes o Hialeah o Opa-locka, and the northwest of Miami-Dade County, o Blue Cypress Conservation Area of Indian River County 16Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Educational Attainment- High School 17 28% of all adults 25 years of age older have earned just a high school diploma Many of them reside within the central third of the three-county MSA and in St. Lucie and Monroe counties Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Educational Attainment- College Graduates million people in Southeast Florida have earned one or more college degrees Same percentage of those with just a high school diploma Distribution is different o College graduates being largely concentrated along the coast and the western urban growth boundary Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Educational Attainment- FCAT Scores 19 The Florida Department of Education ranks schools statewide by the number of school grade points they received for the school year Note: this indicator was not incorporated into the index because too few census tracts contained data and incorporating would have weakened the statistical rigor of the index Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Sistrunk* 97% of the population is African American The median income one third less than county average 40% of families with children below poverty Low educational attainment and low quality scores o FCAT scores in surrounding tracts rank ‘C’ and ‘D’ o 40% of adults have less than a high school diploma. One out of 10 units are vacant 20 *Census Tract 411 Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Kendall Green* Cost-burdened and segregated neighborhood African American’s account for 90% of the population 75% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on related housing costs 40% of all households have seniors 30% of the population has less than a high school degree or equivalent 21 *Census Tract Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Hallandale* One quarter of residents don’t speak English at home Median household income is $25,000, approximately 50% of the county’s average 40% of ALL persons live in poverty A third of all housing units are vacant Affordability gap for renters is over $300 a month 22 *Census Tract Carras Community Investment, Inc.

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Along the coast or the urban growth boundary of the South Florida MSA A significant part of the region Indicating potentially negative trends particularly if there is continued economic uncertainty and/or natural disasters Concentrated in Miami-Dade County, central Broward, West Palm Beach County, and the exurban western end of the Treasure Coast 24Carras Community Investment, Inc.

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Addressing Poverty Key issue in all low opportunity communities is poverty. We need to plan to address poverty and its ramifications on people and the regional economy. Carras Community Investment, Inc.29

Moving Forward Building Access to Opportunity 30Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Advancing Regional Opportunity The Seven50 Regional Plan needs to create regional: o Goals o Policies o Strategies and Actions FHEA helps inform the Regional Plan in developing a vision, framework, and roadmap that increases access to opportunity: o Housing o Transportation o Environmental Justice o Education o Economic Development o Public Infrastructure Carras Community Investment, Inc.31

Community Deliberation Over twenty public meetings and FHEA/RAI presentations including: o Seven50 Opportunity in the Region Workshop o HOPE Fair Housing workshops o Broward Alliance for Neighborhood Development o Seven50 Summit Two o Raise Florida/War on Poverty Regional Meeting o Seven50 Summit Three Over 1200 Participants Key stakeholder interviews Carras Community Investment, Inc.32

We asked…. Establish a shared vision and set of aspirational values related to your sense of opportunity. Establish and recommend goals to be addressed in the Regional Plan Establish attainable strategies, so that a long-term and empowering vision is balanced with shorter term, concrete steps to get there. Carras Community Investment, Inc.33

Need to Address in Regional Plan Strengthening low opportunity communities Stabilizing and Improving moderate opportunity communities Maintaining high opportunity communities and creating greater access for all Focus on interrelationship of housing, transportation, economic development opportunities and education Ongoing mechanism that updates data indicators and progress Create inclusive leadership model 34Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Vision and Values One Southeast Florida Equal access to quality, affordable, sustainable opportunities Create geographies of opportunities for every neighborhood, family and individual Region-wide infrastructure that facilitates and promotes fair and just inclusion of all residents Equal access to quality: affordable, sustainable opportunities Access to appropriate education, efficient transportation, affordable housing and diversified job opportunities to reduce poverty levels. Promote policies that encourage revitalization of communities, affordable mixed use/mixed income housing and efficient transportation choices near employment, health centers and shopping corridors along with access to education and training Carras Community Investment, Inc.35

Goals Create diverse, walkable and connected communities Form a Regional Opportunity Network to provide a Resource Tool Kit to assist communities in addressing shelter, education, jobs, food issues, transportation Provide inclusionary mixed-income housing near job centers and public transportation Promote urban farming/gardens and access to healthy foods Enhance accessible public transportation connecting residents to jobs and education. Help build family assets Advocate for universal early childhood education and child care Carras Community Investment, Inc.36

Strategies Harness capital resources – especially private sector investments and debt Increase financial services and products for homeownership and business development. Create workforce training that matches residents with job opportunities in targeted industries Improve educational outcomes for low-income youth and youth of color. Create double/triple bottom line funds that leverage federal resources including New Market Tax Credits and EB5 Help build capacity – over 150 government entities – municipalities, counties, CRAs. Need to provide sustainable development assistance (resources, tools) Enhance civic leadership and engagement Promote urban farming and local food systems Combat NIMBYism Carras Community Investment, Inc.37

Opportunity Economic Development HousingTransportationEducation 38Carras Community Investment, Inc.

Further information: Project Manager: James Carras FHEA o Urban Revitalizations Solutions, Inc. Rebecca Walter, Serge Atherwood RAI o Anna McMaster o Rasheed Shotoyo FHEA and RAI Documents are available at seven50.org For further information contact James Carras o Phone: o 39Carras Community Investment, Inc.