VISION SNAPSHOTS // What We Want To See
THINK BIG (2025) Tested and Promising Innovative Practices
FAMILY Young people who lack stable relationships with caring adults and who are potentially in systems TWO GENERATION APPROACH • Strengthened family connections supported by Two Gen approach that are pervasive among partners working w/children and parents/caretakers in Atlanta. - Examples:
COMMUNITY Young people who live in communities in which they don’t feel safe or supported and have a place to live
OPPORTUNITIES Young people who are not in school / work and at risk of disconnection
PITTSBURGH YARDS • Pittsburgh Yards is fully built out, generating hundreds of living wage jobs for local residents • Pittsburgh Yards is offering opportunities for hundreds of local youth and young adults each year HOUSING • Quality housing is supplied on the southside of the City • Youth and their families are able to use various sources of income to access housing without discrimination • Georgia shifts from being one of the lowest ranked states for policies supporting tenants rights COMMUNITY SAFETY • The City of Atlanta has committed to funding community safety at an equivalent rate as for public safety • There are no deaths due to guns in NPU V and other surrounding neighborhoods • Significant reduction in shooting incidents and gun related deaths in the City of Atlanta. YOUTH ENGAGEMENT • Youth and young adults on the southside of the City vote and, are being elected to more political positions, and have strong civic organizing groups to support their needs. • Youth engaged in all city systems that impact them. Youth leaders are represented throughout public sector bodies • Built up youth of color leadership development pipeline
TEACHERS • ALL students have access to highly effective teachers without bias and able to integrate cultural competency RACE AND EQUITY • Closing Black/White and Brown/White education opportunity gap in Atlanta Public Schools COLLEGE AND CAREER • Atlanta’s youth have clear pathways to college and career REENGAGEMENT • Reengagement center available for youth not in a school that provides access to job and career training and/or reengagement with the school in order to access post-secondary opportunities - All black residents in Atlanta’s Southside have incomes that lead to wealth building - All black-owned businesses have the capital and capacity to grow, sustain, and create jobs - An integrated capital model that supports entrepreneurs through the business life cycle is available, accessible, and delivered through a network of lending partners • Youth and young adults have access to quality jobs and entrepreneurship ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY • Closing racial wealth gap opportunities that complement their interest and lead to sustained self-sufficiency and wealth building • Youth and adults have the knowledge and skill to make sound financial decisions • Pittsburgh Yards serves as the nerve-center for black-owned businesses in Atlanta’s Southside • Community investment tools and community wealth building models provide residents with equity and ownership in commercial real estate and businesses
Family-supporting organizations like Families First, etc., workforce development, childcare, and early-learning providers, and community-based organizations such as Emmaus House
TEEN CONNECT • Teen Connect Program is implemented citywide JUVENILE COURT PROBATION • Juvenile Court Probation Practices Reformed - Race-conscious and equity-centered juvenile court probation practices are adopted citywide.
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