Over $30 million has been received in neighborhood development initiatives.
- Oakland Housing Authority: Oakland Renewal & Empowerment Project (ORE)
Principal writer and consultant in the development of a $26 million proposal to HUD's Urban Revitalization Demonstration program. The project combines a physical modernization of two large developments and several scattered sites with a comprehensive community empowerment initiative that delivers both services and opportunities to local residents. The ORE calls for an innovative partnership involving over 20 local agencies providing case management, health, mental health, vocational, and educational services. Funded for $26 million.
- University of California at Berkeley: Community Outreach Partnership Centers
Served as a member of a multidisciplinary team that prepared a HUD Community Outreach Partnership Center proposal that created a collaboration of the University of California, Cal State San Francisco, Stanford University and the cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and East Palo Alto. The proposal establishes an interdisciplinary institute to coordinate the development of extensive graduate, undergraduate, and professor involvement in research and community planning. Funded for $580,000.
- University of California, Berkeley & City of Oakland: Joint Community Development Initiative
Facilitated planning process, wrote proposal and oversaw writing of other sections. Initiative calls for partnership between University and City of Oakland to create opportunities for University human and research resources to be applied to economic revitalization efforts in distressed neighborhoods in Oakland. Project received $2.4 million to integrate activities of several University departments, the Berkeley Community Law Center and the Public Library system. One of only four funded in the United States with over 130 applicants.
- Marin Housing Authority Senior Supportive Services Initiative:
Developed a successful $350,000 HUD proposal for Marin Housing Authority to develop supports for senior and disabled public housing residents, including services in the areas of mental health, home support, money management, meals, transportation, nutrition, activities of daily living. An important feature of the project was a community development emphasis to improve relations between the senior and disabled neighbors, utilizing leadership development and community involvement activities and incentives.
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