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CALVERT SQUARE Presented by Ms. Phyllis Armistead, Chief of Housing

Calvert Square Board of Commissioners Orientation October 13, 2016

Community Information  Built in 1957  19 acres of Land  Calvert Square took its name after a street named “Calvert”

Community Info 310 Units 50 one bedrooms • 164 two bedrooms • 92 three bedrooms • 4 four bedrooms • 12 accessible units • Interior renovations 1993 - 1995 Exterior renovations (porches) 1997 and handicap accessible improvements in 1998 (bathrooms and kitchens).

Community Demographic Information  Average annual income $10,339  736 Residents 385 Youth  Average rent is $244 317 Adults 34 Seniors  83% of households have incomes below 30% of the area median  Primarily female, African American income heads of household

Management Office

Community Staff Manager – Robin Massey Maintenance Superintendent – Tae Kwon Hodges Administrative Support – currently vacant Administrative Assistant - floater Resident Services Specialist – Yolanda McDonald Maintenance Mechanic – Thelonious Carter, Eric Gadson Maintenance Aide – Michael Baker, Robert Badham Custodian – Anna Knox

Maintenance  Last REAC Score (93B 2013)  392 work orders completed 9/1/2015-9/30/2016  Moisture settling buildings  Storm water/Erosion  Constant concrete, sidewalk, brick repairs  Recently clogged gutters/downspouts  15 Bedbugs cases over past year, many are repeated

It Floods

And Floods

And Floods

Core Team And Community Partners  Norfolk Police Department  Opportunity Inc.  Norfolk Public Schools  PETA  HealthKeepers Plus  Virginia Employment Commission  Bountiful Blessings  Infinity Counseling  Calvary Revival Church  Norfolk Commonwealth Attorney’s Office

Calvert Square FIC Staff  Julius Norman – Youth Program  Lakeesha Carr – Employment Manager Services Coordinator  Greg Owens – Youth Program  TaShauna Stuart-Davis – Assistant Employment Specialist  Antone Baker – Youth Program  Tymhikka Carcana-Harris – FSS Assistant Case Manager  Lucy Major – Workforce Development Jobs Plus Manager

Calvert Square Fic Activities  Out of school youth activities (grant)  College Here We Come/Scholarships  Community gardening  Apiary  STEM Programs  Youth Council  Workforce Development Work Readiness  Family Self Sufficiency

Apiary

Calvert Square Fic Partners  African American Male Focus  Social Security Administration  United Way of Southampton  Dept. of Aging and Rehabilitative Roads Services  Sentara Health System  Norfolk Public Schools  Virginia Employment Commission  Head start  Opportunity Inc.  Hampton Roads Community Action Program

Community Safety Community Resource Officer – Blake Shelton Criminal activity past 12 months  30 property crimes  19 violent crimes Hot Spot Areas  Olney Rd.  Wide Street  Bus Stop Virginia Beach Blvd. ( Trespassers )  Church Street shopping center rear that faces the community (loitering)

 What’s Next For Calvert Square?