Gayle Ozanne's presentation on her year with The Works CDC in Memphis for the HCD Fellowship program. http://www.memphis.edu/suapp/hcdfellowship.php

1. The Works, Inc.
2011-2012
Fellowship
Summary
By: Gayle Ozanne
Anthropology M.A. Candidate, May 2013

2. Overview
 Overview: The Works. Inc.
 HCD Fellowship Objectives
 Placement Role
 Accomplishments
 Connection to Courses
 Conclusion

3. Overview: The Works, Inc.
 Our mission is to work to rebuild, restore and renew
our community’s families, and the environments in
which they live through housing, economic
development, and social services.
 Goals:
1. Increasing the availability of affordable housing.
2. Delivering programs and services related to
affordable housing and neighborhood
revitalization.
3. Providing the social services, advocacy, and
support requisite for families’ holistic, healthful,
socioeconomic success.
http://www.theworkscdc.org/about-us/

4. Fellowship Objectives
 Develop an understanding of how anthropology
applies to community development projects
 Explore the relationship between community
development efforts and healthy communities
 Explore the role that improved food access can
play in neighborhood health, economic
development, and quality of life
 Hone business plan writing, research, and data
analysis skills
 Improve networking and advocacy skills

5. Placement Role
 Participation in ongoing South Memphis Farmers
Market research, including instrument design, data
collection, analysis, and dissemination
 Developing a business plan for the new South
Memphis Farmer’s Market building
 Create a central online database and templates
for correspondence
 Participation in South Memphis Farmers Market
planning activities
 Assisting with grant writing related to programming
and funding for the South Memphis Farmers
Market

6. Accomplishments
 Fall 2011
• South Memphis Farmers Market (SMFM) instrument
design, data collection and analysis
• Directory of services available in the South Memphis
Community
• Research for SMFM permanent structure business plan
 Spring 2012
• Assist in grant writing related to food access and training
in the South Memphis community
• Continued developing a business plan for SMFM and
best practices research
• Create a central online database and templates for
SMFM and South Memphis Revitalization Action Plan
(SoMe RAP) correspondence

7. Connection to Courses
 Data Analysis
• Survey data results
 Medical Anthropology
• Relationship between access and health
 Research Methods
• Survey design, interviewing, participant
observation

8. Special Thanks To…
Agency Supervisor:
Curtis Thomas, Deputy Executive Director,
The Works, Inc.
Faculty Mentors:
Dr. Lambert-Pennington, Anthropology (Fall ’11)
Dr. Hicks, Anthropology (Spring ‘12)