Creating Whole Communities

Creating Whole Communities LISC’S 2nd Community Development SymposiumWhole Neighborhoods … One Milwaukee October 26, 2013 Creating Whole Communities Todd SwanstromDes Lee Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy AdministrationUniversity of Missouri-St. Louis

National Economic Trends: Rising Inequality

Rising Inequality Across Space Percentage Change in Median Household Income, 1979-2010 (adjusted for inflation)

Rising Poverty Poverty Rate, All of Metro Milwaukee and City of Milwaukee, 1979-2010

Rising Concentrated Poverty

Ratio of Growth in Housing Units to Growth in Households, 1990-2000 7. St. Louis 1.70 15. Milwaukee 1.39

Older Neighborhoods Are Running Up the Down Escalator

What Can Community Development Do in the Face of National and Regional Trends? • Build Mixed-Income Communities Through Asset- Based Community Development • 2. Connect Low-Income Residents to Regional Opportunity Structures • 3. Link Place-Based Initiatives to People-Based Services

I. Building Mixed-Income Communities Through Asset-Based Community Development Assets Opportunities Problems Deficits

Opportunity: Changing Demographics and Demand for Housing More Elderly Fewer "Ozzie & Harriet" Families Smaller households

Competitive Advantage of Older Urban Neighborhoods Most Walkable Neighborhoods in the City of Milwaukee

Central West End in St. Louis

What Explains Success of Central West End? • Connectivity • Amenities • Anchor Institutions

But Is the Central West End a Classic Case of Gentrification?

Racial/Ethnic Composition

The Concentrated Poverty “Tax” Effect of Moving From High-Poverty to Low-Poverty Community Loss of wages ................................................ $3,000 Cost of cashing payroll checks ....................... $789 More expensive groceries ................................ $453 More expensive homeowner’s insurance ….... $200 Higher cost of car insurance ............................. $400 TOTAL ............................................................... $4,842

II. Linking Low-Income Communities to Regional Opportunity Structures: The Case of 24:1

Pagedale • Population: 3,304 (- 8.6 % since 2000) • 27 % poverty rate • 40 % female-headed households • 17 % unemployment rate (2012) • Few decent-paying jobs

One Major Urban Amenity: MetroLink Station

Rock Road Transit-Oriented Development

Extensive Citizen Engagement

TOD as an Anti-Poverty Strategy

Benefits of TOD in Weak-Market Setting

III. Link Place-Based Initiatives to People-Based Services

Early Childhood Space 56 % of incoming students are not ready for kindergarten (Brigance Test) Over 40 daycare providers No communication between school district and daycare providers

Place-Based Collective Impact: Five-by-Five • Collective Impact • “Backbone Organization:” Beyond Housing • Place-based Component: 24:1 Initiative Reinforces Five-by-Five • Bringing daycare facilities up to code • Reduction of social isolation through community engagement • Free $500 College Savings Account and $4,500 Viking Advantage IDA • Housing repairs and reduced mobility

Conclusion: What Are the Three Most Important Prerequisites for Creating Whole Communities? Capacity Capacity Capacity!

Creating Whole Communities

Creating Whole Communities

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Creating Livable Communities:

Creating a Whole-School Admission Perspective

Creating professional learning communities

Creating Professional Learning Communities

Partnerships in Creating Active Communities

Creating Online Class Communities

Creating Vibrant Social Communities

Creating and Sustaining Healthy Communities

Creating Connections _______________________ Creating Bicycle Friendly communities

Creating Sustainable Communities

Creating Caring Communities of Learners

Creating Inclusive Communities

Creating Sustainable Communities

Creating the Whole Enchilada

Creating Healthy Communities

Creating Resilient Communities

Creating Learning Communities

Creating Communities of Resiliency

Workshop: Creating Online Learning Communities

Creating Knowledge Communities (2011)

Creating Livable Communities:

Creating Inclusive Communities