CIVIC Neighborhoods [PLACE Matters]

12/2/16

PLACE MATTERS[OF WHICH THWY DO NOT LIST THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE INTERNET; BUT WAS ADDED ON THE FLYER=WHY?]:

The CiVIC Neighborhoods

1. WHY PLACE MATTERS
 

The opportunity for a good life begins in our families, schools, and jobs. And it begins in our neighborhoods.

At United Way of Forsyth County we believe that place, or where we live, matters. Whatever country, state, city,

or neighborhood we live in, each area presents us with a set of unique opportunities and challenges in our lives.

Winston-Salem and Forsyth County have made

tremendous progress over the years, but many people who live here face increasingly complex and interconnected challenges – challenges that are more prevalent in some

of our neighborhoods. These complex issues require

comprehensive solutions.

In many instances, statistics show that young

people’s futures are determined by the ZIP

codes they grow up in, rather than their potential,

no matter how hard they or their parents work.

2. A NEW STRATEGY.[since can't remove black bitch who wants her money-create a
"civic neighborhood" [controlled] out of a private enighborhood and since whites aren't in the neighborhood we can do whatever we[white males and hispanics that help them]want];

To help ensure sustainable change, United Way has launched Place Matters – an innovative, asset-based strategy to focus investments on interconnected
solutions within a specific area of Winston-Salem. 

In Winston-Salem, poverty has increased by 70%

over the last decade; [because the same bastards that created the poverty are the same ones doing the comprehensive solutions to the complex issues[how to rob from AFrican Americans and get away with it];

Place Matters makes sense because:


• Our entire community is better off when all its

neighborhoods are healthy and thriving.

• A comprehensive, integrated approach is needed to

address our community’s complex challenges.

• It is resident-led and inspired – we are doing

"with" rather than "for."

• It is asset-based – we are building upon the gifts, skills,

and talents of residents to strengthen neighborhoods.

• We are able to convene community stakeholders

– residents, nonprofit organizations, the faith-based

community, and business and education leaders – in

an inclusive approach focused on sustainable change

in the key areas of Education, Financial Stability,

Health, and Basic Needs.

1 in 3 children and

1 in 5 of all residents
live in poverty.

 

Winston-Salem ranks 7th out of the 100 largest metro areas for having the largest increase over the last decade in the number of poor people living in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty [because they created the poverty so they could create  programs to make money off of the people they put in poverty];[sort of like taking the jobs away from a people, so they can't feed themselves, which usually leads to hunger, which usually leads to illegal activity, which usually leads to more jobs for operating of jails];

 

ENGAGING THE CiVIC NEIGHBORHOODS

Through our key partnership with Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods, we are engaging residents in a number of ways to ensure that our investments align with the priorities of those who live in and experience their neighborhoods every day. We have:

• Held multiple engagement events with residents to build

relationships and learn more about the challenges and

assets in the neighborhoods.

• Analyzed community data and conducted resident

surveys to assess existing community assets, learn about

residents and incorporate their experiences, and ideas

into funding priorities.

• Convened the Resident Impact Council (comprised

solely of residents of the CiVIC neighborhoods) and held

regular meetings with this core team to identify priority

funding areas.

1. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (2014). OECD Regional Outlook 2014: Region and Cities: Where Policies and People Meet, OECD Publishing.

2. U.S. Census Bureau, from analysis conducted by United Way of Forsyth County and Brookings


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4 REFERENCE MAP Northwoods Estate Monticello ParkEbony Hills Wildwood Park Prospect Park Cardinal Acres Castle Heights Spaulding Drive Lakeside Eastgate Village Dreamland Bowen Park Ladeara Crest New Walkertown Road REFERENCE MAP Smith Reynolds Airport Carver High School Carl Russell Community Center 40 40 40

for Better Neighborhoods, we are engaging residents in a number of ways to ensure that our investments align with the priorities of those who live in and experience their neighborhoods every day. We have:

• Held multiple engagement events with residents to build

relationships and learn more about the challenges and

assets in the neighborhoods.

• Analyzed community data and conducted resident

surveys to assess existing community assets, learn about

residents and incorporate their experiences, and ideas

into funding priorities.

• Convened the Resident Impact Council (comprised

solely of residents of the CiVIC neighborhoods) and held

regular meetings with this core team to identify priority

funding areas.

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CiVIC GUIDING PRIORITIES

These Guiding Priorities were developed by the Resident

Impact Council using community data and their own

experiences and expertise. They were used to request proposed work in the CiVIC area from organizations throughout Forsyth County, and to ensure that work aligned with the goals of the entire CiVIC community.

Unemployment and Underemployment

• Job placement

• Skill development

• School success

Multigenerational Support

• Seniors

• Teens and young adults

• Children

Healthy Living

• Access to fresh and healthy food

• Increase physical activity levels

• Preventative healthcare

Housing Stock and Vacant Lots

• Improve existing housing stock

• Increase utilization and repurpose of vacant lots

For more information or to get involved, contact:

Alana James, United Way of Forsyth County

336-721-9317 or alana.james@uwforsyth.org

http://forsythunitedway.org/place-matters

1. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (2014). OECD Regional Outlook 2014: Region and Cities: Where Policies and People Meet, OECD Publishing.

2. U.S. Census Bureau, from analysis conducted by United Way of Forsyth County and Brookings


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CREATING LASTING CHANGE [code-kill blacks];

In 2016, United Way of Forsyth County will invest

$2.8 Million in programs focused on strengthening the CiVIC neighborhoods. These are innovative, collaborative initiatives that engage existing community assets,

especially the residents themselves, to further enhance these neighborhoods and the lives of those who live there.

We know change will not happen overnight. United

Way is committed to Place Matters and the CiVIC

neighborhoods for the long-term.

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One of the many agenices that recieved money:

Stay the Course

Catholic Charities

$120,000

http://www.forsythunitedway.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/United-Way-Place-Matters-Investments_FY2016-17-1.pdf

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