Slate z promise zone

The issues within slate z are deeprooted and require substantial. Please see below for a full list of steering committee members. On june 6, 2016, the third and final round of promise zones designations were announced, which brings the total number of designated promise zones to 22 communities across. If your organization is interested in working with the promise zone initiative, fill out the form here. On june 6, 2016, the third and final round of promise zones designations were announced, which brings the total number of designated promise zones to 22 communities across the country. Frequently asked questions june 6, 2016 lucille roybalallard. Moreover, a promise zone designation has the capacity to stimulate job growth, help to reduce crime, and equally as important for csudh, it leverages the expansion. Within slatez, there are five work groups that include key partners and community organizations that collectively develop strategies to achieve the defined promise zone goals. When the president took office, five federal agencies were working on targeted interagency efforts to address poverty in 38 communities. The first round promise zone designations were announced on january 9, 2014 and the second round of promise zone designations on april 28, 2015.

According to a white house press release, workforce participation in slatez is low among residents. That more than fifty implementing partners representing a variety of sectors had not only agreed to put those differences aside but commit to following through with the goals laid out in the slatez proposal, with or without the promise zone designation, was a monumental step forward for south l. Currently, the area has a poverty rate of 45 percent, three times the national average. The steering committee serves as the leadership and governance body providing oversight of the slatez promise zone plan implementation. Department of housing and urban developments promise zone program. Led by trade tech, the partners from various organizations in the city put their signatures on the document and it will be submitted next week. Promise zone designation opens door for csudh to help. Jun 15, 2016 the designation will allow slatez participants to gain preferences for highly competitive federal grants, said william franklin, vice president for student affairs at csudh. Slate z was designated as a promise zone in 2016 as a placebased strategy, and developed as part of a massive collective effort of communitybased organizations, educational institutions, labor unions, government agencies, elected officials, and the private sector. The new promise zone boasts nearly 200,000 residents and includes the vernoncentral, south park, florence, exposition park, vermont square, leimert park and baldwin hillscrenshaw neighborhoods. The slatez team will prepare residents and businesses to take advantage of opportunities created by regional investments in the blue expo and crenshaw light rail lines and in transit oriented development projects around 15 stations planned for the zone. Tammy barreras mayors promise zone manager, slatez. The slatez geographic area is five miles wide, from crenshaw boulevard to central avenue, and is roughly framed by the expo, crenshaw, and. As a placebased initiative, slatez is home to nearly 198,000 residents in.

Within slate z, there are five work groups that include key partners and community organizations that collectively develop strategies to achieve the defined promise zone goals. We cannot afford to cause unintended consequences or create hardships in areas that desperately need significant economic development like the slatez promise zone. The designation will allow slatez participants to gain preferences for highly competitive federal grants, said william franklin, vice president for student affairs at csudh. Effie turnbull sanders selected as executive director for the. From the start, the obama administration has emphasized evidencebased approaches in assisting highpoverty communities. The slatez collaborative successfully won the hud promise zone designation in 2016. The slate z team will prepare residents and businesses to take advantage of opportunities created by regional investments in the blue expo and crenshaw light rail lines and in transit oriented development projects around 15 stations planned for the zone.

If at first you dont succeed in winning the promise zone designation from the obama administration, try, try again. The coalition for responsible community development was the first slatez partner to receive a grant from the federal government to partially fund the south l. Slate z small business roundtable tickets, wed, may 22. According to a white house press release, workforce participation in slate z is low among residents. The issues within slatez are deeprooted and require substantial.

Approximately 94 percent of slatezs residents are people of color. Still the promise zone benefits from a number of community assets. Department of housing and urban development hud with the goal of addressing. The designation is expected to last at least ten years.

Each of the 10 high schools has key partnerships with the primary slatez nonprofits. Transit empowerment zone slatez to approval under the leadership of our valued partner l. Be sure to check out the lapz on facebook and twitter. Department of housing and urban developments promise zone program the program kicked off in june 2016, with. Serving more than 23,000 students each year, lattc is a recognized leader in workforce education.

The existing promise zone covers parts of hollywood, east hollywood, koreatown, westlake and picounion. Sync is proud to have played a role in this historic and unprecedented partnership of over 50 public, private, and communitybased organizations dedicated to moving residents to economic opportunity. Jun 07, 2016 that more than fifty implementing partners representing a variety of sectors had not only agreed to put those differences aside but commit to following through with the goals laid out in the slate z proposal, with or without the promise zone designation, was a monumental step forward for south l. Slatez was designated as a promise zone in 2016 as a placebased strategy, and developed as part of a massive collective effort of communitybased organizations, educational institutions, labor unions, government agencies, elected officials, and the private sector. Aug 24, 2016 each of the 10 high schools has key partnerships with the primary slatez nonprofits. This effective collaborative works hard to ensure that our. Former president barack obama announced the promise zone initiative in 20. Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. Jun 14, 2016 in 2014, president obama created promise zones to prioritize certain disadvantaged areas for support after the 2008 recession. The goal of the promise zone initiative, created by president obama in 20, is to significantly reduce poverty by creating a federal partnership with communities. Sandra mcneill, the executive director of trust south l. Turnbull sanders is the perfect choice to continue building the capacity of the promise zone partnership to tackle ambitious collective impact and systemic change efforts to increase economic opportunity for residents and attract increased.