VISION SNAPSHOTS // What We Want To See
SCALE FAST (2023) Scaling What We Learn
FAMILY Young people who lack stable relationships with caring adults and who are potentially in systems TWO GENERATION APPROACH • Intermediary and/or one direct-service provider (in addition to Sheltering Arms) adopts 2 Gen approach. - UWGA - United Way
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 has businesses operating on all five of the ground lease pads and they are hiring local residents at living wages and providing other community benefits. • Pittsburgh Yards has welcomed many youth as interns and apprentices, while continuing to support youth entrepreneurs and artists. HOUSING • House ATL secures $250M in funds to invest in increasing the affordable housing supply in the City by 6,000 units, and a significant number of those units are located on the southside of the City. House ATL's Funders Collective is coordinating investments in multiple projects by multiple funders. • Youth and young adults are serving on committees and councils related to affordable housing and homelessness such at House ATL workgroups, Continuum of Care committees, public sector commissions, etc. • Affordable housing policy advocacy groups achieve increased protections for tenants rights at the state level, resulting in a reduction in eviction filings and actual evictions. COMMUNITY SAFETY • Casey is supporting at least one youth led community organizing group in the community safety space. State and local policy changes are occurring that address safety from a public health framework. • Grady Hospital has fully implemented an evidence-based gun violence intervention program, not just a pilot, and is coordinating with street violence interrupters and outreach workers • The public sector has invested resources in sustaining Cure Violence in Atlanta YOUTH ENGAGEMENT • Casey is working with a greater number of youth led organizations and is working more intensely with those groups, by providing funding and other capacity building supports. • Casey grantees are including youth and young adults as board members. Casey is providing leadership development support for new youth board members to ensure they are successful. • Georgia Funders Network for Racial Equity is investing together in a robust youth organizing, racial equity and leadership development strategy.
TEACHERS • Recruit and retain highly effective teachers with expertise in content, who possess cultural competency, and use liberatory practices with an intentional focus on anti-Black racism RACE AND EQUITY • Chief equity officer is leading the work within the school district to provide increased resources (human and monetary) to Black and Brown communities COLLEGE AND CAREER • Ensure access to effective and high quality career and college pathways for all students regardless of race, class, or neighborhood that result in college going and/or career, including certification upon high school graduation REENGAGEMENT • Provide access to the reengagement center for opportunity youth across the city ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY • Atlanta-based integrated capital funds have invested $10m in small businesses via a mix of debt and equity • Pittsburgh Yards has an investment fund that provides accessible capital to support and grow businesses operating within the space • Employment barriers, such as criminal records, skill needs, and transportation are no longer preventing residents from securing living wage jobs • Residents are investing in local real estate through a mix of crowdfunding and other sources • Graduates of business and residential skill-building programs acquire assets, hire local, and reinvest in their local community • Early tenants of Pittsburgh Yards have outgrown their space and have invested in shipping containers located on the site, pad-ready sites, or purchased buildings in Atlanta’s Southside. These businesses are mentors to the new class of entrepreneurs at PY, investing in local companies, and stabilizing communities. • Casey houses a wealth of data to guide strategic decisions impacting youth, young adults, entrepreneurs, and workforce development agencies • WorkSource Atlanta has the infrastructure to support rapid job matching, on-the-job training, apprenticeships, other workforce programs, and a diverse funding model, reducing the reliance on WOIA funds • A city-wide economic inclusion and equity program exists that addresses public, private, and non-profit sector decision-making, resource allocation, program design, etc.
of Greater Atlanta (Opportunity Youth Initiative)
TEEN CONNECT: • Cohorts operating successfully in at least 5 Southside neighborhoods. Southside neighborhoods JUVENILE COURT PROBATION PRACTITIONERS • Juvenile Court
Probation Practices Reform fully implemented in Fulton County.
4 6
Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs