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Camden's Revitalization: Alliance Internship Insights

Explore Camden's economic struggle, revitalization efforts, and community impact through the experiences of Rob George and Kate Donnelly during their internship at the Shepherd Alliance in 2009. Discover the challenges, organizations, and projects driving Camden's comeback.

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Camden's Revitalization: Alliance Internship Insights

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  1. Camden, NJShepherd Alliance Internship 2009 Rob George, Kate Donnelly, and Charlie Gentles

  2. Outline Introduction to Camden Rob’s work at GCP Kate’s Work at CFDA Extra-curricular activities

  3. Just across the Delaware…

  4. Why Economic Revitalization • Prime Location • Industrial Roots • Disinvestment and Decline • Highway Construction • Racial Tensions • Population Decline

  5. Camden Today • “Most Dangerous City in America” • 35.5% Poverty (2000) • 11.6% Home Vacancy • Diverse: • 53% African American • 39% Latin American

  6. Problems • Small Tax-Base • Negative Perception • Reliant on State/National government • Lack of basic retail needs • Failing Education System

  7. Camden’s Comeback

  8. Organizations

  9. The Greater Camden Partnership

  10. About GCP • Brings together leaders of the private, public and non-profit sectors • Promotes the revitalization of Camden through joint public/private ventures • Anchor-Based Revitalization • Projects: • Camden Special Services District: Clean and Safe • Kroc Center • Broadway Main Street

  11. My Role at GCP • Policy Recommendation: Stabilize and improve neighborhoods surrounding Camden’s anchor institutions • Problem = Disinvestment • Diminishes the quality of the environment surrounding the anchors • Quality of life • Outward appearance • Hinders the abilities of the anchors to recruit and retain employees

  12. Collaborative Anchor-Based Employer Assisted Housing Program • Research National Best Practices • Designed Housing Survey • Policy Proposal: • appropriate anchor-base incentive • municipal participation • lender discounts • additional funding sources • housing counseling • appropriate geographic restrictions • data collection and measurement

  13. Community Impact • Increase Tax-base • Entice stable homeowners/neighbors • Fix 11.6% Vacancy

  14. Kate Donnelly

  15. Cooper’s Ferry Development Association • Private, non-profit corporation • 1984 • MISSION: to coherently plan and implement high-quality urban redevelopment projects in order to help replenish Camden's depleted tax base and to create a significant number of jobs for city residents. • CFDA also works to improve Camden's environment as a place in which to live, to work, to visit and to invest.

  16. Main Project Involvement • Cooper Plaza Parking Report and Neighborhood Analysis • Grant applications • Camden GreenWay and Rails to Trails • Cramer Hill Park Plan • Camden Home Improvement Project (CHIP)

  17. Extra-curricular • Judge Davis – COO of Camden • Msgr. Doyle – the Poet of Poverty • Habitat for Humanity and St. Josephs Carpenter Society • Anthony Mazzarelli’s Radio Show

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