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LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS/STRONG REGIONSneighborhood caught the attention of WachoviaRegional Foundation. For Wachovia, AWF wasattractive due to the business involvement and also thehigh level of engagement from the local residents inrevitalizing aOver time, AWF realized thatrehabilitating housing wasnot enough to revitalizethe local economy so itbecame a comprehensivecommunity developmentcorporation with a focuson housing rehabilitation,social and economiccommunity building,education, employment,and youth development.distressedneighborhood.Denise McGregorArmbrister, executivedirector of WachoviaRegionalFoundation,estimates that adiverse 1 percent ofthe local population(or 190 residents),young and old,participated in thedevelopment AWF’scomprehensive planas part of WachoviaRegional Foundation’s Neighborhood Planning Grant.Wachovia Regional Foundation believes AWF scoreshigh on all components, from its board andpartnerships to implementation in the neighborhood.Capitalizing on Wachovia Regional Foundation’splanning grant, the William Penn Foundation steeredits youth employment development work with AWFto focus on a larger outlook in youth development.Allegheny West Foundation’s president, Ron Hinton,“started looking at a holistic approach to understandyouth barriers and resources,” observes KellyWoodland, program officer with William PennFoundation. Woodland adds, “Ron [Hinton] knowshow to engage residents around key issues ofemployment and training. He understandscommunity development in a broader sense.”Until recently, Allegheny West Foundation focusedmost of its attention on improving the value of theproperties in the neighborhood, an era Hinton refersto as “Phase 1.” With Wachovia RegionalFoundation and William Penn Foundation’sassistance, AWF is moving to “Phase 2,” a strategythat leverages the work of the past three decades toenable a higher quality of life.According to AWF’s Hinton, a quality of life strategymeans investing in the neighborhood of the future bygrooming young people for careers in the neighborhood,encouraging civic engagement, and improving openspaces, safety, education, and retail access. “There’s abroad connection to improve society, not just bybringing in businesses to solve short-term problems. Weneed to cure the problem,” declares Hinton.The Allegheny West Foundation offers computer and job training toneighborhood residents. (Source: Allegheny West Foundation).Beverly Coleman, program director of thePhiladelphia Neighborhood DevelopmentCollaborative (PNDC), describes that duringPNDC’s nine-year relationship with AWF as agrantee in PNDC’s core operating support program,AWF has diversified its real estate developmentactivities and begun to focus on market-drivenstrategies to achieve change.Regional/Neighborhood Equity ImpactsIn formulating a strategy with a wider scope ofcommunity development, a diversity of positiveequity impacts are possible. William PennFoundation hopes the development of technicalassistance and job training for youth will improve thevalue of the neighborhood. “CDCs realize peoplemove to where youth services are located,” statesWilliam Penn’s Woodland.On the other hand, PNDC sees transit-orienteddevelopment as a promising approach for advancingregional equity. According to PNDC’s Coleman, bypursuing a transit-oriented development strategy thatlinks new housing and retail investments to theexisting regional transit station and developingpartnerships with employers that increase access toneighborhood employers and regional job clusters,AWF should be able to improve outcomes for itscommunity and residents.67Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
A local resident receives the keys to her new home, a result of Allegheny WestFoundation’s housing rehabilitation work. (Source: Allegheny West Foundation).ResultsWachovia Regional Foundation’s NeighborhoodPlanning Grant afforded Allegheny West Foundationtime to develop a vision and implementation planbased on resident participation in subcommittees onsafety, health care, and development, among others.As a result, AWF has a strategy to leverage whenpursuing partnerships and fundraising opportunities.William Penn Foundation sees AWF now as a viablepartner for “what’s next” because the WachoviaRegional Foundation grant allowed the organizationto develop an improved understanding of theneighborhood and to define the next steps. Colemanfrom PNDC summarizes that Allegheny WestFoundation is taking on bigger challenges with astronger focus on the future.Lessons LearnedFrom their perspectives, the foundationsinvolved have learned different lessons from theirindividual experiences with Allegheny WestFoundation. Philadelphia NeighborhoodDevelopment Collaborative sees AWF shifting itsfocus to become the facilitator of varied partnershipsdesigned to change their neighborhood. Through theNeighborhood Plan process, Wachovia RegionalFoundation understands that community-levelinvolvement requires assistance, services, andsuccesses. Wachovia’s McGregor Armbrister stressesthe importance of visible short-term successes inareas such as neighborhood building that will createmomentum and enthusiasm for residents during theplanning stage.Rehabilitated row houses in Philadelphia’s Allegheny West neighborhood(Source: Allegheny West Foundation).Contact PeopleBeverly ColemanProgram DirectorPhiladelphia Neighborhood DevelopmentCollaborative (PNDC)bcoleman@uwsepa.org(215) 665-2644Ron HintonPresidentAllegheny West Foundationrehintonjr@hotmail.com(215) 221-8833Eugene P. MalinowskiCorporate TreasurerTasty Baking Companygene.malinowski@tastykake.com(215) 221-8571Denise McGregor ArmbristerExecutive DirectorWachovia Regional Foundationdenise.m.armbrister@wachovia.com(215) 670-4300Kelly WoodlandProgram OfficerWilliam Penn Foundationkwoodland@williampennfoundation.org(215) 988-1830LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS/STRONG REGIONSPart III: Section 2: Making All Neighborhoods Stable, Healthy, and Livable as Building Blocks for a Strong Region 68
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