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Choice Neighborhoods Initiative

Julian Marsh & Rico Correia Housing Authority

• f the City of New Bern

• $400,000 HUD Choice Neighborhoods Planning

Grant

• Awarded to City of New Bern & Housing Authority
• For planning the revitalization of greater Five

Points area including:

• Five Points commercial district
• Greater Duffyfield community
• Walt Bellamy community
• Public housing at Trent Court & Craven Terrace

What is the Choice Neighborhoods Grant?

Choice Neighborhoods Target Community

▪ Greater Duffyfield

Neighborhood

▪ Five Points area ▪ Craven Terrace

public housing

▪ Trent Court

public housing

▪ Walt Bellamy

Neighborhood

• Two year planning process
• End product is Transformation Plan
• Comprehensive plan focused on three areas:
• Neighborhood – jobs, safety, infrastructure
• People – education, health, support services
• Housing – public and private
• Community-driven plan

Key Elements of Choice Neighborhoods:

Grant Partners

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between:

□ City of New Bern (Co-Applicant) □ Housing Authority (Co-Applicant) □ Craven County Government □ Swiss Bear Downtown Development Corp. □ Neuse River Community Development Corp. □ Greater Duffyfield Residents’ Council □ Craven Community College □ Craven County Schools

• comes to the table
• residents, nonprofits, support

agencies, schools, health providers, stakeholders

• participates
• Plan evaluated on our community

involvement

Community-Driven Plan

Everyone Everyone

Planning Structure

New Bern Housing Authority, Applicant City of New Bern, Co-Applicant (with TCG, Planning Coordinator) NBHA (with TCG, Developer)

Housing Lead

NBHA

People Lead

City of New Bern (with Swiss Bear)

Neighborhood Lead

Craven Community College

Education Lead

Craven County Schools

Education Lead

Focus Groups

K-12 Education Early Childhood Ed

Focus Groups

Safety Transportation Economic Development Recreation

Focus Groups

Healthcare, Health Self-Sufficiency

Focus Groups

Adult Education Employment Trng

Coordinating Council of Partners Coordinating Council of Partners

4-Phased Approach

• One of only nine cities granted nationwide
• Size of grant
• Focus on entire neighborhood NOT just public

housing

• Ability to compete for Implementation Grant
• Community-driven plan

Why is This Program Different?

• Get the word out
• Attend community meetings
• Participate in surveys & needs assessments
• Be positive
• Be prepared to……..

What Can YOU Do?

Work Together

The rivers come together here . . . . . . so can we!

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Housing People. Changing Lives.