Hyde Park Neighborhood

The Hype Park Collaborative

Working Together For a Better Tomorrow

Hyde Park Population Total: 2,668

Ethnicities 85% African American Alone

14% White Alone1%Two or More Ethnicities

Employment: Average Household Income $42,464

Unemployment Rate: 44%

Housing: 66% Renter Occupancy

34% Home Owner Occupancy54% Homes Occupied

Safety:Hyde Park is safer than 30.1% of St.

Louis neighborhoods

Background

Study of Salisbury Park Area of Hyde Park

Contracted by Hyde Park Housing Corporation

Identified each Parcel, Ownership and Condition

Met with Stakeholders

Met with BLC Board

Bricks & Mordred

Redevelopment Plan

Approved by Ald. Bosely

LCRA blighted, 10 year- tax abatement, eminent domain

Board of Alderman approved ordinance

Prepared for change

Implementation

4 MHDC Application were approved = 96 single family homes

Loan repaid with each project

Home- ownership

Results to Date

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353 345330

401 392

343 336323

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Total Vacant Vacant Residential Vacant Commercial

Economic Development

Dr. Terry Goodwin, Executive Director of

Sun Ministries

Background

Sun Ministries came to Hyde Park in 2009

A Missions Organization relocating missionaries to the neighborhood

Looking to take the underprivileged in the area and help them become employed, more skilled and educated, and home owners.

Plan of Action Not a programmed approach "whatever it

takes" to get results approach

Employs people from the neighborhood who have been homeless, addicted, incarcerated or face serious employment

Housing provided for some participants.

Missionaries work with the participants to overcome obstacles.

Missionaries are taught to Pastor the community - fix what we see broken - includes utilizing existing city services, organizing volunteer groups, utilizing community space to build relationships.

Operates 5 businesses in Hyde Park

Success To Date

Social Development

LinkStL-Timetria Murphy-Watson

Background

Going beyond the Bricks and Mordred -realization 6years ago.

2015- LinkStL (Links) CDC- placed based initiative.

Mission: Links works to connect the neighbor(s) to the neighborhood. Through collaboration, advocacy, engagement and evaluation, Links will work to connect a “village” of support around individuals and families desiring opportunities for a better tomorrow.

Plan of Action

Being a community catalyst for community re-development

Methods: Communities meetings, Focus Groups, Surveys, Interviewing Stakeholders of the Community.

Highlighting Community Assets/ Talents & Identifying Gaps

Engagement in Transient Populations

- Building Informal Relations-Connect Services (Micro& Macro)-Constant follow up and through

Board

Directors ( 60% Local 40% Regional Advisory

Resource Board (3-Part); 15 Surveys completed with follow up;8 community meetings held; Informal committee planning;Exchange of Opportunities inside and outside the community;

Success To Date

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Community EventsPlans of a Community Center;

Celebrating the Talents from within;Mentors;

Success to Date

Goals

“Link the fabrics, essential to neighbors/ community stakeholders, who want to own their community as a place they live, learn, work and play.”

 1.End the isolation of individuals in disinvested neighborhoods.

2. Knit together existing support systems into a more effective delivery system.

3. Foster support from existing community leaders and networks.

4. Identify the true needs of the individuals that make up the community through one-on-one interviews and ongoing conversation

Thank You!