2014 Community Economic Development

1. South Oak Park/City Farms
Development Proposal
Liz Blum, Rheanna Chen, Elliott Froissart,
and Amy Gabriel

2. Agenda
❏ Introduction to the Area: Looking Closer at South
Oak Park
❏ Google Mashup
❏ Current South Oak Park Conditions
❏ Current South Oak Park Development Efforts
❏ Proposal
❏ 3-step plan/implementation of Proposal
❏ Re-cap & Conclusion

3. Introduction to the area...
Census Tracts 36, 37 & 44.02

4. Google Mashup
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5. The People of South Oak Park
Info Source: US Census Bureau
❏ ~47.5% of population is Hispanic (mostly Mexican)
❏ Other prominent racial groups:
❏ 16% White Alone (compared to 47.5% Sac County Average)
❏ 15% African-American Alone
❏ 16% Asian Alone
❏ 47% Male and 53% Female (Our Area) ----- VS ----- 49% Male and 51%
Female (Sac County)
❏ About 43% of population is 24 years old or younger; 11.5% is 60+ yrs;
meaning “adults” (age 25-59) account for 45% of the population; ⅕ of
population is 9 yrs old or younger
❏ Average Household Income $23,167
❏ 36% live in Poverty based on federal levels of $26,000 for a family of 4
❏ Almost 50% of youth live in poverty
❏ African-American & Asian, largest poverty groups (44% and 43% of
groups respectively)
❏ Majority of population works within 10 miles

6. - Over 40% of pop. is
Latino (Mostly Mexican)
-Large disparity between
Sac County and Area
Whites (16% Area /vs/
47.5% County)
-Other Prominent Racial
Groups:
-15.5% African-American
-16% Asian Alone
-Also, noticeably high
rates of Native
Hawaiian/ Pacific
Islander Alone

7. ~43% of CT population is
24yrs or younger
-Excluding the “elderly” there are about as many “youth” (<25 years old) as there are
“adults” (age 25-59)
-Almost ⅕ of the population is 9 years old or younger (Our proposal should be
implemented no so that this group will be able to fully utilize our programs

8. South Oak Park Community Voices
Construction Worker Snow Cone Vendor Elementary Teacher
Babysitter
WIC Program Manager

9. CHARTS
Nearly half of the population did not complete their high school education,
leaving many unable to find jobs or find other useful and healthy ways to spend
their time.

10. Current South Oak Park Conditions
The
percentage of
Youth ages 16-
19 are filing for
unemployment
more than any
other age
group in the
County or the
state.

11. Overall youth
employment
in the area as
decreased by
~10%.

12. 1. There needs to
be more jobs
available in our
neighborhood.
2. The number of
employed
residents has
declined by ~1000
from 2010 to 2011.
3. The number of
area jobs are
slowly increasing.

13. Jobs must be
created in order
to meet the
residents demand
for jobs.
Potential “In
Area” Job
Creation: Public
Admin,
Educational
Services, and
higher paying
sector jobs like
Finance Services
and Technical
Services.

14. 1. More people
in area jobs
are
commuting
from distances
greater than
50 miles.
2. Employed
residents are
commuting
less. 20% more
are working
within 10 miles
of the
neighborhood.

15. Social Issues
Gangs: drugs, alcohol and
crime
Young people do not
finish high school
Convenience, fast food,
liquor stores

16. Current Development Efforts
No Youth Left Behind
(NYLB)
&
the Inner City Arms
Round Education
(ICARE) Campaign

17. What are NYLB & ICARE?
NYLB Foundation
❏ Non-Profit, grassroots organization
❏ Mission: help remove barriers for “at
risk youth” and improve their life
chances
❏ Envision the empowerment of youth
through education, training and
workforce development with
educational programs and activities
❏ Launched the National Youth
Awareness Campaign, including
ICARE programs focused on
connecting youth, ages 8-25, with
one another through mentoring
programs

18. NYLB Facility
NYLB Workshops Volunteer Opportunities
with NYLB

19. The “Gold Room,” for tutoring or other
activities, and for recognizing those who
have donated to the organization
Front Desk Reception
Computer room
for studying,
tutoring or
holding meetings

20. Proposal
Establish a partnership with No Youth Left Behind, a local youth
development organization, to build a collection of new
community gardens that will provide fresh foods for a fresh
market, community kitchen and public dining hall in the
current NYLB facility, located on Martin Luther King Avenue in
the heart of South Oak Park

21. Empty Lots/Potential Garden
Plots in the Area

22. A few of the many
vacant lots along
Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard

23. Potential Marketplace, Kitchen
& Dining Areas

24. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Project
Vacant Lot
Why?
Central Location...
Schools
Convenience Stores
Empty Lots
No Youth Left Behind Org.
Crime Activity

25. Project Vacant Lot

26. Logistics
How much will it cost?
❏ Cost of empty plot
❏ Free building supplies and materials by donation from area businesses
How do we acquire the needed spaces?
❏ Purchase of empty lots in the neighborhood
❏ Spaces for kitchen and dining already owned
Who will be working together?
❏ Ubuntu Green, NYLB, UC Davis, Other college and local school affiliates
Who will work the gardens, market and kitchen?
❏ Local citizens, volunteers, interns, employees

27. 3-Step Implementation Plan
1. Production: With assistance and resources from Ubuntu
Green, establish at least 3 more gardens within the next
3 years (a garden a year) in the South Oak Park
neighborhood. Ultimate goal of matching number of
gardens to number of liquor stores in the area
2. Education: Using these gardens, teach youth valuable
nutrition and garden management skills in order for
them to better address food insecurity problems at home
and in the greater neighborhood
3. Collaboration: Partner with No Youth Left Behind to build
a fresh market, community kitchen and public dining hall
in their current facility

28. Recap/Conclusion
What problems do citizens of South Oak Park face?
❏ Food Desert
❏ Disengaged Youth
How do we propose to address these issues?
1.Production
2.Education
3.Collaboration