1. Racial Equity & Economic Security (REES) Project Northeast Florida Community Action Agency, Inc. Jacksonville, Florida

2. REES –Northeast Florida Race and Poverty New Lens History of Race Relations in Jacksonville Many studies dating back to 1940s

3. REES – Northeast Florida Racial Equity of Theory of Change Is there a specific area of racial disparity to impact? At what scale? What will “racial equity” look like in your outcome area? Measurable? Results? When?

4. REES – Northeast Florida Racial Equity Outcome “To reduce racial disparity in unemployment rates in City of Jacksonville MSA by 2010”

5. REES – Northeast Florida Building Blocks 1.Equal Access to Job Opportunities 2.Enhance Public Transportation System in Minority Neighborhoods 3.Greater Access to Job Training Programs for High Paying Jobs in Minority Community

6. REES – Northeast Florida Policies,Practices and Representations 1.Required use of technology –WIB 2.Lack of adequate public transportation to available jobs 3.Cost of job training programs

7. REES – Northeast Florida Individual/Institutional Supports & Obstacles 1.JCCI 2.United Way Non-Profit Center African American Chamber of Commerce Jacksonville Urban League Chambers of Commerce Labor Unions

8. REES – Northeast Florida Project Breakthrough – Changing the story of race in Jacksonville 1.27 member coalition 2.community leaders – mayor, sheriff, city council, school board members, superintendent of schools, business owners and executives, etc. 3.Community Foundation of Jacksonville

9. REES – Northeast Florida Blueprint for Prosperity – Racial Opportunity and Harmony Strategy Goal – Collaborate stakeholders’ efforts to grow zone 1 small businesses and create more jobs for residents of zone 1 Combined efforts

10. REES- Northeast Florida Use of ARRA Funds 1.Funded Programs in part regarding employment to reduce disparity Green Color Jobs Pathways out of poverty Labor unions – IBEW, more coming Northeast Florida Builders Association Workforce Development Board Weatherization Assistance Program Community Services Block Grant

11. REES – Northeast Florida Work In Progress