SUNSHINE MATHON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LATASHA DURRETT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS RACIAL EQUITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION LOWINCOME RENTERS DESIGNING THEIR FUTURE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA ID: 767893
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SUNSHINE MATHON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LATASHA DURRETT, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS RACIAL EQUITY + AFFORDABLE HOUSING: ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION + LOW-INCOME RENTERS DESIGNING THEIR FUTURE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
1960’s
1960’s 1978
1960’s 1978 2002 2016
Friendship Court Advisory Committee Elected Resident Members Angela Brooks Sheri Hopper Crystal Johnson Zafar Khan Betty Lowry Tyquan Mayo Daemond Nowlin Yolonda Ross Tamara Wright At-Large Community Members Bill Edgerton Kathy Galvin Myrtle Houchens Sarah McLean Mike Murphy Kevin White
Listening to residents – Inspiration for redevelopment • Outdated buildings + stigmatized site • History of economic and social isolation • Need ladder of affordability • Disrupt cycles of generational poverty
Architectural Drawings + City Permits $$$ Funding + Contracts
Architectural Drawings + City Permits $$$ Funding + Contracts 1 2 3 4 • Reduced time to finish • 4 phases – all in new homes in seven years
Architectural Drawings + City Permits $$$ Funding + Contracts • Reduced time to finish • 4 phases – all in new homes in seven years • Early childhood center in ~Phase 1
Architectural Drawings + City Permits $$$ Funding + Contracts • Reduced time to finish • 4 phases - all in new homes in 7 years • Early childhood center in ~Phase 1 • Aiming for early win • More housing types • Multifamily + townhomes • Re-balanced future resident income mix • ~300 affordable + ~150 market rate 40-60% AMI 60-80% AMI Affordable
WHAT ELSE IS PIEDMONT HOUSING DOING? INTERNAL – NOT JUST ABOUT OTHERS Staff trainings with Racial Equity Institute Bi-weekly email digestLending library Racial Equity steering committeeMonthly facilitated Racial Equity working group meetings EXTERNAL – CATALYZING THE WORKInviting partners to trainings Seeking other partnership opportunitiesExplicit communication aligning organization and racial equity
OUR (EVOLVING) MODEL EQUIP STAFF + BOARD WITH TOOLS + RESOURCES To further Equity mission + goals To advocate for Equity elsewhere tooTo critically analyze organizational practices To build critical mass of analysis and expectation To execute change
THE FUTURE IS NOW NEXT STEPS Continue to bring trainings to Piedmont Housing + other partners Engage residents + clients directly in the workRacial Equity Assessment of the organization – past, present, + future