PRIORITY AREA: HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
RESIDENT LEADERSHIP AU Continues to support the Amani Revitalization Plan
Amani United is a resident-led community group committed to serving residents. Amani United Housing & Economic Development Committee’s 2022 highlights include: • HOUSING REPAIRS - we are in conversations to re-establish our partnership with the hous- ing vouchers, which gave res- idents the opportunity to do small repairs or/and upgrades to their property. • RON (reclaiming our neigh- borhoods) HOUSING CO- ALITION - Amani United & Dominican Center has part- nered with RON to conduct housing surveys of the exte- rior of houses and mixed use buildings in Amani. In this data collection we were be able to identify homeowners, out-of- state property owners, renters and city owned properties. We also identified the number of repairs needed on these prop-
erties. Over 3,000 properties were surveyed by approxi- mately 20 residents (who were compensated for their time). • BLOCK BY BLOCK - the work on the pilot block is nearing an end and Amani United has had an opportunity to utilize the train- ing house for resident meetings. In addition an investor of the city- owned property located on the Beta Block is in the final stages of approval for development. Residents in that area are being engaged and applying home re- pairs. As committee chair, Barba- ra Smith is continuing to engage new and re-engage former residents in educating, informing and introducing non-traditional ways of homeownership.
with three summer pantries and two holiday giveaways.
• AMANI UNITED BOARD - Amani United elections were held in October and Elizabeth Brown was elected president. • GUN SAFETY - In an Amani United Safety/Ambassador meeting, a resident voiced concerns regarding gun vio- lence in the city, as a result we immediately went to work to establish a Responsible Gun Ownership Campaign in Ama- ni. The campaign was chaired by the concerned resident and the former Safety/Ambassa- dor Chair Bro RiceBey. Amani United and Dominican Center collaborated with numerous partners over months to bring in presenters focused on the subject.
• FOOD DRIVES - Amani Unit- ed assisted Dominican Center
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