Promise zone iniatiative summary report 101515 (005)

SUMMARY REPORT
October 15, 2015
Facilitated by: Broward County’s Facilitators

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SummaryReport|10/15/2015
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................... 2
BMSD PROMISE ZONE FACILITATION.............................................................................. 3
AGENDA................................................................................................................... 3
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS ................................................................................. 4
LOGIC MODEL BRAINSTORMING SESSION..................................................................... 4
NEXT STEPS............................................................................................................20
APPENDICES ...............................................................................................................21
EXHIBIT A: INVITATION LETTER........................................................................................22
EXHIBIT B: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS...................................................................................23
EXHIBIT C: PARTICIPANT ROSTER .....................................................................................26
EXHIBIT D: SAMPLE LOGIC MODEL TEMPLATE ......................................................................28
EXHIBIT E: COMPLETE LIST OF PROPOSED SUB-GOALS ............................................................29

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Executive Summary
The Promise Zone facilitation was held on September 17th
, 2015 at the Urban League of Broward
County. The purpose of this meeting was to:
 Share information with the participants regarding the Promise Zone designation
application and its importance to the community;
 Allow participants the opportunity to provide input on the sub-goals and activities
associated with the pre-defined goals identified by U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban
Development (HUD); and
 Work with participants to determine the appropriate partners and stakeholders that should
be involved in the implementation of the identified goals.
Forty participants from various public, non-profit, and private organizations attended the
facilitation. Prior to the facilitation, the participants were given the Promise Zone goals and were
asked to identify the goal which best fit their agency’s mission/focus. The goals included: create
jobs, increase economic activity, improve educational opportunities, reduce violent crime, expand
affordable housing, and improve health and wellness. At the facilitation, participants were
assigned to groups based on their pre-selected goals.
Participants were given a general overview of the Promise Zone Initiative and time was allotted
for detailed questions to ensure that everyone had an understanding of the program and meeting
expectations before beginning the day’s exercises.
Facilitators led the participants through
brainstorming exercises and they worked
collaboratively to identify sub-goals, activities and
partners that supported their assigned goals. By the
end of the session, 109 sub-goals and 155 activities
were created and over 130 potential partners were
identified.
In the coming months, follow-up meetings will be
held with various organizations and community partners to help finalize the grant application and
make Broward County a competitive applicant in round three of the Promise Zone Initiative
selection process.

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BMSD Promise Zone Facilitation
Agenda
Meeting Outcomes
 A clear understanding of how a Promise Zone status can assist and impact the
community
 Participation in providing input into the types of activities needed to achieve the goals
and sub goals of the Promise Zone initiative
 Determining the community partners that will be required to implement those goals
Time Agenda Item
8:00 Registration & Breakfast Kristen Bishop
8:30 Welcome County Commissioner Dale
Holness
8:40 Meeting Outcomes/ Meeting Expectations Maria Pearson / Alan Tiano
8:50 Promise Zone Overview Alan Tiano
9:05 Discuss Promise Zone and Logic Model
Templates - Identify General Questions
Maria Pearson & Table Facilitators
9:20 Respond to General Questions Maria Pearson / Alan Tiano
9:45 What sub-goals will support our goal? Maria Pearson & Table Facilitators
10:45 Break 15 minutes
11:00 How can this sub-goal be supported? Maria Pearson & Table Facilitators
12:00 Working Lunch 30 minutes
12:30 Round Robin Table Review Maria Pearson & Table Facilitators
2:00 Debrief & Discuss Next Steps Maria Pearson / Alan Tiano

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Welcome and Introductions
Participants from various public, non-profit, and private sector organizations attended the
facilitated session (see Exhibit C for a complete roster of attendees). The participants were
assigned to a group based on the goals which they pre-selected when they accepted the invitation
(see Exhibit A).
The facilitator provided general background information regarding the purpose of the meeting to
participants. She encouraged all participants to actively participate and provide feedback. The
meeting objectives were to:
Alan Tiano, from the Grants Coordination Section, presented an overview on the Promise Zone
Initiative. After the presentation, participants were given a few minutes to discuss their questions
within their assigned group. Once the facilitators gathered all questions, the lead facilitator
reviewed each question with the participants and responses were provided by Alan (see Exhibit
B).
Logic Model Brainstorming Session
Following the Q & A session, facilitators for the smaller groups began the brainstorming session
on the six goals:
 Create jobs;
 Increase economic activity;
 Improve educational opportunities;
 Reduce violent crimes;
 Expand affordable housing and
 Improve health and wellness.
Meeting Objective:
 Share information with the participants regarding the Promise Zone designation
application and its importance to the community;
 Allow participants the opportunity to identify sub-goals and activities associated
with the pre-defined goals identified by HUD; and
 Work with participants to determine the appropriate partners and stakeholders
that should be involved in the implementation of the identified goals.

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During the first half of the brainstorming session, participants were asked to come up with sub-
goals using the Logic Model Template provided (see Exhibit D). Once this was completed, the
participants were asked to prioritize/rank the sub-goals based on what they thought would have
the greatest impact to the success of the Promise Zone initiative. The facilitators tabulated the
rankings to determine the top four (4) sub-goals. Table 1 below summarizes the top ranked sub-
goals identified by the groups. See Exhibit E for the complete list of the proposed sub-goals.
Table 1: Proposed Sub-Goals
Goals Proposed Sub-Goals
Create jobs  Find ways to support individuals to complete educational training
and programs to secure employment
 More funding programs for start-up businesses
 Incentivize businesses to hire Central County residents
 Establish linkage between workforce organizations and employers
to provide work-based and educational training
Increase economic
activity
 Invest in marketing to change the perception of the area
 Expand and retain existing, viable small businesses
 Invest in Mass Transit to encourage private sector investment
 Require private and public sector investments to include
participation of local small businesses in the Promise Zone
Improve educational
opportunities
 Job training/internships and job placement
 Connecting curriculum – Jobs in Demand
 Expand/reach out of school youth
 Wrap-around services: counseling and college prep
Reduce violent
crime
 Education
 Blight removal
 Engage community
Increase access to
quality affordable
housing
 Variable housing stock (Plan Unit Development)
 Improve deteriorating housing stock local
 Local dedicated source of funding
 Donate all city/county owned properties for afford/able housing
development
Promote health and
access to healthcare
 Provide 360 degree access to healthcare, doctor’s office, and house
calls
 Provide mobile healthcare and mobile follow-up
 Open a free healthcare clinic within the Promise Zone
 Increase health services for the uninsured

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During the second half of the session, participants were asked to brainstorm activities on how the
proposed sub-goal could be accomplished and identify the partners needed to achieve these
activities and overall goals. Table 2 below summarizes the activities and partners identified for
each prioritized sub-goal.
After this task was completed, members of the groups participated in a Round Robin session.
Essentially, participants in each group were given an opportunity to walk over to the groups’ table
and were presented the ideas of that group. The Round Robin session allowed members of other
groups an opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas on each topic/goal. Table 2 below
includes the input from the Round Robin session (in italicized green).
Table 2: Activities and Partners
GOAL 1: CREATE JOBS
GOAL1:CREATEJOBS
Sub-Goal: Find ways to support individuals to complete educational training and
programs to secure employment
Proposed Activities
 Improve/increase support services (i.e. transportation, childcare)
 Library access
 Develop career pathways
 Navigational case management
 Career interest inventories & assessments
 Develop effective marketing strategy for Promise Zone residents
 Highlight importance of GED/High School Diploma
 After school career focused programs/entrepreneurship
 Business writing class (Broward College)
Proposed Partners
 Broward County Public School Board
 Educational Institutions
 Community Based Organizations
 OIC
 Urban League
 Career Source Broward
 Chamber of Commerce
 YMCA
 Libraries
 Uber

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GOAL1:CREATEJOBS
Sub-Goal: Establish linkage between workforce organizations and employers to
provide work-based and educational training
Proposed Activities
 Industry recognized training credentials and apprenticeships (make sure it is well
structured and outcome based)
 Establish stakeholders forums
 Identify skills gap and employment opportunities
 Identify job seeker and employers eligible and interested
 Identify curriculum
 Food sector through urban agriculture jobs
 Support art jobs
Proposed Partners
 Colleges and educational institutions
 High Schools
 Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance
 Community Based Organizations (i.e. Urban League)
 Employers
GOAL1:CREATEJOBS
Sub-Goal: More funding for start-up businesses
Proposed Activities
 Identify funding opportunities
 Public Private Partnerships (i.e. corporate foundations)
 Encourage flexible criteria for loans (consider prior risks-make sure it’s sustainable)
 Develop and market a model to support entrepreneurs from start to finish
Proposed Partners
 Banks
 Accion
 Small Business Administration
 Foundations
 Broward County
 Federal Funds
 SCORE
 Children’s Services Council

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GOAL1:CREATEJOBS
Sub-Goal: Incentivize businesses to hire Central County residents
Proposed Activities
 Connect businesses to PR firms for articles to be published about what the
businesses are doing
 Educate the businesses about the strengths of Promise Zone residents
 Identify what types of incentives to offer
 Establish the eligibility criteria for employers and job seekers
 Have a partnership between public and private that prepares workforce
 Develop process and procedures
 Ask businesses what would incentivize them to hire
 Develop marketing plan
 Increase employment for people with disabilities
 Include Promise Zone requirements as part of procurement process for Broward
County
 Increase knowledge of and enforce section 3 (for federal, state, county funding)
Proposed Partners
 Office of Economic& Small Business Development
 Dept. of Education
 Urban league (or similar organizations)
 Businesses located in the Promise Zone and out of the Promise Zone
 OIC – Opportunity Industrialization Center
 U.S. Department of Labor (funding)
 School Board
 Chambers of Commerce
 Business Associations
 Hospital Districts
 Nova Southeastern University
 Vocational Rehab – STEP
 Publix
 Cruise Industry

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GOAL 2: INCREASE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
GOAL2:INCREASEECONOMICACTIVITY
Sub-Goal: Invest in marketing to change the perception of the area
Proposed Activities
 Create a dedicated funding source for marketing
 Foster re-engagement of a business association focused on business activity in the
zone
 Identify firms that have a proven track record of working with government to market
areas
 Plan fun outdoor activities (i.e. plays)
 Social media involvement
 Adopt a street
 Pride/support our schools
 Attract businesses that will truly foster economic development
 5 year zoning plan
 Address illegal dumping
Proposed Partners
 Office of Economic & Small Business Development
 Churches
 Non-profit organizations
 Government
 Chamber of Commerce
 Ft. Lauderdale Greater Alliance
 Universities, colleges, and public schools
 Local Businesses
 Home Owners Associations
 Local and mainstream media contacts
 Residents
GOAL2
Sub-Goal: Invest in Mass Transit to encourage private sector investments
Proposed Activities
 Dedicated funding source for mass transit
 Prioritize corridors and fund/invest according to priorities
Proposed Partners
 Broward County Transit
 Private developers
 Cities
 Broward MPO
 Federal Dept. of Transportation

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GOAL2
Sub-Goal: Require private and public sector investments to include participation
of local small businesses in the Promise Zone
Proposed Activities
 Adopt ordinance to codify requirement
 County public RFP to be smaller in size (break projects into smaller RFPs)
 Require more of a percent participation of MBE
Proposed Partners
 Broward County Public Works
 Broward County Purchasing
 Ft. Lauderdale CRA
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GOAL2:INCREASEECONOMICACTIVITY
Sub-Goal: Expand and retain existing, viable small businesses
Proposed Activities
 Create classes and mentorship programs
 Business discount programs
 Business of the year award
 Inventory all resources and collaborate for implementation
 Partner with nonprofits to inventory businesses
 Fund local artists
 Fund micro-loans
 Offer tax breaks for local businesses
 Disallow large businesses in the area
 Federal Trade Zone designation
Proposed Partners
 Municipal Economic Development offices
 Industry/trade groups (i.e. Women in Construction)
 Midtown Association
 Negro Chambers of Commerce

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GOAL 3: IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
GOAL3:IMPROVEEDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIES
Sub-Goal: Job training/internships and job placement
Proposed Activities
 Summer youth employment programs
 Family Resource Fairs
 Broward Children’s Strategic Plan
 Family Resource Fairs
 STEM bus/School Board
 Connect students with business partners for training, mentorships, etc.
 Find out what the participants interests are
 Offer field trips to local industries/businesses to peak interest
 Identify key industries in tri-county where jobs are in demand
 Develop partnerships with those industry leaders to plan training and develop
internship opportunities based on their needs
 Connect school leaders with industry partners
 Outreach to 3 groups (High school, GED program, and teens out of school)
 Coordinate with South Florida industries and on-line industries
 Increase industry certifications in areas of workforce demand
 Increase soft skills for teachers & students
 Connect higher education and business community to get feedback on what needs to
transcribe between education/workforce
 Highlight students that can/are interested in job placement
 Training students on job skills
 Local business support thru grants to help pay students to work in business that may
not have the money to otherwise hire
 Community job fair
 Need to identify participants
 Identify the participants interests
 Identify jobs in the community
 Get qualified job coaches
 Prepare for interviews
 Change culture through partnerships for careers
 Services for people with disabilities
Proposed Partners
 South Florida Manufacturer Association (SFMA)
 Marine Association
 Construction Association of South Florida
 Supply chain organizations (CSCMP)
 Hospitality Associations
 Broward County Public Schools
 Local Businesses
 Broward Alliance
 Cities
 Local Non-Profits
 Honey Project
 Tech schools
 FLITE Center
 Vocational Rehabilitation
 Urban league

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Sub-Goal: Expand/reach out of school youth
Proposed Activities
 Identify industries that employee “at-risk” teenagers for outreach efforts.
 Identify “at-risk” students in elementary school to put preventive measures in pace
 Provide “Catch-up” programs over the summer for the kids to make up school credits
 Determine key indicators of risk at middle school level
 Coincide GED studies with job training
 Interview students
 Job training (job coaches)
 Curriculum facilitators
 Create career paths
 Locate and find your GED students
 Work tech colleges and community schools
 Connect to get data with minority taskforce
 Juvenile Justice department has classes for school age youths
 Get data from Taskforce
 Identify industries employing at-risk teens to advance them to apprenticeship
Proposed Partners
 2-11 Broward
 School Board
 YMCA
 Military Recruitment
 School Board Minority Success Task Force
 Department of Juvenile Justice
 Technical Centers and Community Schools
 Employers
 Urban League
 Mount Olive Human Services Corp
 Opportunities Industrialized Centers (OIC)

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Sub-Goal: Wrap-around services: counseling and college prep
Proposed Activities
 Guest Speakers
 Student training (hands on)
 Developing mentor relationships with teachers, peers and businesses
 SAT tutoring
 Tutoring certified teachers
 Mentoring (being that role model)
 Counseling (financial planning and family counseling)
 Job training
 Develop career path plan
 24/7 service access (live/virtual)
 Free SAT/ACT tutoring prep
 Financial aid counseling
 Developing a plan for college career for students
 Interview skills
 Expanding MTL (Mentoring Tomorrows leaders)
 Engage clubs and PTA to provide training and after care providers
 Hire certified teachers to work with after school program kids
 100% participation in FAFSA applications
 SAT/ACT on school day (not weekend)
 Connect with Broward Children Strategic Plan and schools
 Pregnancy prevention/sex education
 Keep youth engaged through the arts and music programs
 Have workshops on how to fill out FAFSA application
 Entrepreneur training for young people
 Creating business plans
 Scholarships/Bright Futures
 Free tutoring on school subjects
Proposed Partners
 Broward County Public Schools – Guidance Counselors
 Broward College
 Broward County Libraries
 BRACE (College Advisors)
 Local fraternities & sororities
 KAHN
 Urban League
 FAU
 NOVA
 Hispanic Associations
 Schools
 Leadership Broward
 Industry associations

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Sub-Goal: Connecting curriculum – Jobs in Demand
Proposed Activities
 Expand STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) programs
 Monthly meetings with high schools, universities and colleges and technical schools
 Create connections between industry certification attainment, college credit earned
through IC and dual enrollment
 Connecting mentors and internships
 Internship throughout high school experience
 LEEO (Linking Education and Employment Outcomes)
 Work with community colleges and technical centers to offer programs
 Industry certifications towards industries that will employ them
 Guest speakers
 Internship thru high school CTEP to give exposure
 Expand existing “Best Practices” across all industries
 Career Source Broward has programs for in demand jobs
 Connect with S. Florida regional planning council quality of life committee
 Create accelerated compressed dual admissions degree programs in “jobs in
demand” areas between high schools, colleges and universities
 Create advance college placement opportunities for students with technical and
vocational training
 Curriculum and learning outcome coordination from among high school, colleges and
universities
 Internships and apprenticeships
Proposed Partners
 Broward Public Schools
 Broward College
 NOVA
 FAU
 FIU
 McFatter
 Barry University
 Miami Herald
 Career & Technical Organizations
 Broward County
 Museum of Science & Discovery
 Local higher education partners
 Employers

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GOAL 4: REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME
GOAL4:REDUCEVIOLENTCRIME
Sub-Goal: Education
Proposed Activities
 Offer kids a skill within career training (partnerships)
 Establish official mentorship program
 Solicit funding for board certified teacher to offer tutoring to raise the level of academics
 Civil citation programs to discourage crime
 Try to get convicts who have turned their lives around as consultants on what to look
out for and what it took to turn their lives around.
Proposed Partners
 Churches
 PTA
 Football Games
 Schools
 Career training schools
 Local community
 Vocational trainings in high schools
 Business community and owners
 Parents
 Local governments
 Students
 Boys & Girls Club
 Urban league
 Parks & Recreation
Sub-Goal: Blight removal
Proposed Activities
 Develop a plan to reduce broken windows and vacant buildings
 Use technology to keep an eye on dilapidated properties and areas
 Educate the community on the code
 Increased code enforcement
 Community beautification projects for blighted areas
 Have church and others offer community service points to encourage participation for a
few hours daily to clean up blighted areas.
Proposed Partners
 Community
 Owner
 Local governments
 Tax agents
 Tracking and geo-code offenders
 Property Owners

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GOAL4:REDUCEVIOLENTCRIME
Sub-Goal: Engage community
Proposed Activities
 Create partnerships with churches, HOAs, technology, libraries, schools, barbershops,
businesses, and local government communities
 Build website IT section
 Take a layered approach
 Safe streets – more lighting
 More green space
 Model blocks – community to take care of home by painting, cutting grass, & renovation
 Walking the beat – get out of the car and be more visible. This will dispel the distrust
and fear of the police.
 Mind-ful-ness program taught in schools
 Neighborhood watches
Proposed Partners
 Town hall meetings
 Parents
 Children
 Parks
GOAL 5: INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Sub-Goal: Variable housing stock (Plan Unit Development)
Proposed Activities
 Mixed income housing (income range)
 Mixed usage house (startup home/condo/townhouse)
 Plan Unit Development (PUD)
 Good but realistic design standards
 Provide education to encourage home ownership and the importance of community
standards through code and crime prevention
 Affordable rental should be included in the mix use
 Institute a community garden model into the housing property design
 Increase park and green spaces in housing development
 Include sidewalks and bike lanes to connect the community to amenities
 Connect home owners to public transportation
Proposed Partners
 Private and non-profit developers
 Banks/credit unions/CDFI
 Schools/engineering/architects
 Municipalities/Urban Development

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GOAL5:ACCESSTOAFFORDABLEHOUSING
Sub-Goal: Donate all city/county own properties for afford/able housing
development
Proposed Activities
 Create a streamlined process to transfer properties to affordable housing developers
 Establish priorities for non-profits or other affordable housing developments to access
city/county owned properties
 Create a land bank to promote quick and clear titles
 City and county should aggressively initiate foreclosure on deteriorating properties
with high code violations
 Have a process to clear up titles
 Have a process that will reduce code liens when the property is being acquired for
affordable housing
Proposed Partners
 Cities
 Counties
 Non-Profits
 Real estate attorneys
 Title companies
Sub-Goal: Improve deteriorating housing stock local
Proposed Activities
 Bank should provide attractive home improvement loan products
 Create a process to receive home improvement grants from the loan banks
 City and county should prioritize funding for owner occupied rehab
 Community organization should initiate community beautification programs
 Focus culture similarity within the community
Proposed Partners
 Banks
 Credit unions
 Contractors
 Local associations
 Neighbor business
 Neighborhood organizations/associations
 Non-profit organizations
 Volunteer teams
 Local artists
 Broward County Schools

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Sub-Goal: Local dedicated source of funding
Proposed Activities
 Pass a referendum for local housing surge tax
 Maintain and fully fund Sandusky Trust Fund
 Create affordable housing trust fund
 Create linkage fee and inclusionary zoning payment in lieu (payment should be
$100K for unit)
 Request flex unit to pay $7,500 for affordable housing
 Any land sold by the county or city should be deposited into the trust and to be used
in the target area
 Initiate micro loan concept
 Initiate tax credit programs for developers
Proposed Partners
 League of Cities
 Business Community
 Realtors
 Banks
 Non-Profit Organizations
 Tax credit developers
 Churches
 Civic organizations
 Casinos
 Non-tribal gaming facilities
 Professional sports team
GOAL 6: IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Sub-Goal: Provide mobile healthcare and mobile follow-up
Proposed Activities
 Procure vehicles
 Recruit volunteers
 Identify providers with mobile unit in Promise Zone
 Identify route & schedule
Proposed Partners
 Hospital providers and other health care transport services
 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
 Community Navigators
 Community-based businesses

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GOAL6:IMPROVEHEALTH&WELLNESS
Sub-Goal: Provide 360 degree access to healthcare, doctor’s office, and house calls
Proposed Activities
 ID Partners providing tele-medicine. For urgent care, emergency care,
general/routine care, home health care
 Make above available in promise zone
 Publicize 360 degree service model
 Incentivize language with the 360 access healthcare
 Focus on critical needs
Proposed Partners
 ADRC
 Hospital District
 Schools
 Parks & Recreation
 Neighborhood residents
 Businesses
 Churches
 Local Housing Authority
 Public Safety
GOAL6
Sub-Goal: Open a free healthcare clinic within the Promise Zone
Proposed Activities
 Identify existing free health clinics that currently exist
 Locate clinic within a highly-visible/accessible place within the Promise Zone
 Contract with licensed providers to provide sovereign immunity so physicians who are
providing services have some protection against being sued
 Study free clinic models
Proposed Partners
 Physicians and other health professionals
 Public/Private agencies (i.e. Direct Relief and Ameri-Cares)
 Pharmaceutical companies
 Department of Health
 YMCA
 Urban league

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GOAL6:IMPROVEHEALTH&WELLNESS
Sub-Goal: Increase health services for the uninsured
Proposed Activities
 Identify site for free clinic
 Plan and fund free clinic
 Ensure free clinic serves are funded Federal/State/County
 Expand the availability for federal insurance program
 Expand FQHCs – Federally Qualified Health Centers
 Legal services for undocumented residents in need of healthcare
Proposed Partners
 Lights ones path (Priti & Narendar Maheshawari)
 Behavioral Health Services
 Local Government
 Legal Aid
 Nova University
Next Steps
The facilitation successfully concluded with the following:
 A set of sub-goals for the six policy areas;
 Meaningful activities to support the sub-goals; and
 A list of potential partners to assist with execution of the activities.
In the coming months, follow-up meetings will be held with the organizations and community
partners that were identified as necessary to achieve the outcomes and objectives of the Promise
Zone. These meetings will address the following questions:
1) What has your organization done historically?
2) What is your agency/organization doing now?
3) How do you coordinate your services with other providers?
4) What does your organization need to successfully attain the identified goal?
These meetings will help to finalize the grant application and make Broward County a competitive
applicant in round three of the Promise Zone Initiative selection process.

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Appendices

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Dear Community Provider,
“A child's zip code should never determine her destiny; but today, the community she grows up in impacts
her odds of graduating high school, her health outcomes, and her lifetime economic opportunities.”-
President, Barack Obama-State of the Union Address, 2013
HUD and the USDA have created an initiative to designate a number of high-poverty urban, rural and
tribal communities as Promise Zones, where the federal government will partner with and invest in
communities to accomplish the following goals: 1) Create jobs, 2) increase economic activity, 3) improve
educational opportunities, 4) reduce violent crime, 5) increase access to quality affordable housing, and 6)
promote health and access to healthcare.
On behalf of Broward County, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the first of a series of meetings,
to develop the goals and activities for our Central Broward Promise Zone application. On Thursday,
September 17, 2015, the County is leading and staffing this event, and will provide professional facilitators
to achieve the task. The participation of your organization is important. All of our partners play vital roles
in promoting and preserving the health, safety, education, and economic well-being of this area of Central
Broward County. This is the first step, and follow up meetings will be scheduled to complete the process.
We will be working in groups, so please let us know which of the goals best fits your agency’s
mission/focus. Seating arrangements will be based on your selection in the registration process.
In the meeting we will use templates provided by HUD/USDA for the Third Round Promise Zone
Competition. This is an opportunity to discuss and provide input on the activities and policy areas that best
represent the needs of our community.
Upon registration, you will receive an information packet that will contain details, directions, and
attachments. A box lunch will be served.
Please RSVP no later than Friday, August 28, 2015.
Exhibit A: Invitation Letter

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Exhibit B: Questions & Answers
Group 1: Create Jobs
 Is there a specific poverty level required?
Yes, it is 32.5%. During the public comment portion of the application, we intend to
request raising this requirement to 35%.
 What is expected long term?
To review and participate in funding opportunities as a group. Also, to have a
subcommittee to include stakeholders and the community to implement activities and
participate in funding.
 How long is the (Promise Zone) designation?
Ten years.
 How was draft map area determined?
It is preliminary based on statistics that would allow the zone to meet eligibility
requirements of 10,000+ people, with high unemployment and poverty rates in a
contiguous census tract.
 At what point will the target population be brought in?
At this point, we are relying on the participants’ expertise and interaction with the target
population. The target population will further be included in subgroup meetings.
 What are the reporting requirements and expectations and means of communication?
The reporting depends on the respective grant indicators, outcome measures and
methodologies. HUD has identified several required Data Points that must be tracked
and included in quarterly reports. It may require a governing structure to be established.
Once the designation is awarded, technical assistance is provided to ‘move the needle’.
Group 2: Increase Economic Activity
 What is an example of previous success?
The Philadelphia Promise Zone has received $100M+ as a result of the designation.
 Based on the successful applications that have received the designation, what type of
resources are required upfront and over time?

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Success will involve collaborative participation and planning throughout the application
process. A governance structure is a requirement of the application. Private and
Foundation funding for the first few years will be needed and is being pursued.
 Who is ‘we’?
Since April, the County, BSO and School Board have done preliminary work. From here
forward, it is everyone in the room.
 What are the incentives? What do I get out of it?
There is no payment for participating. This is not a grant, it is a designation. What we
are trying to gain is preference points on most Federal Applications for the next ten
years.
Group 3: Improve Education Opportunities
 How can we broaden the connection?
By continuing collaboration with the people in the room.
 Why is the priority area narrowed to college readiness?
The sub goals have changed with each application. This round focuses on preparing the
workforce. That includes college readiness, but also includes Technical Schools and
programs that ready students for jobs.
 Is there a way to engage other groups?
Yes. We can go out and enlist others based on input from each table. Share key people
that need to be involved and have them contact Alan (Tiano).
Group 4: Reduce Violent Crime
 Is today talking about money (in-kind, match, percentages)?
No. Today is about the needs. The money is later down the road.
Group 5: Expand Affordable Housing
 What Florida Promise Zone applications were successful?
None. And this is not the same as Promise Neighborhoods.
 Does local jurisdiction have to contribute anything?
They provide the existing services that will be needed to leverage the project.

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 Is home ownership a requirement?
It is a priority. Ownership changes the landscape regarding crime, job building and
economic capacity.
 How do existing initiatives support the application?
The application seeks to identify what you are doing now and how the group can
collaborate to achieve the goals.
 Is there any branding?
Broward County is reviewing and developing this.
 What grants will receive priority points?
Grant applications for the 12 agencies listed on the materials.
Group 6: Improve Health and Wellness
 What are the data sources for all areas?
American Community Survey.
 Can the County have more than one Promise Zone?
No. It is one application per unit of local government rather competing applications.
 Are we going to talk about what I want?
Yes – discuss what you want and need.
 What is the plan?
To create a governance structure to manage applications and funding after receiving the
designation.
 What are other criteria besides poverty?
Vacancy rates, crime, unemployment and health outcomes.
 What is the target population?
The people who live in the zone.

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Exhibit C: Participant Roster

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Exhibit D: Sample Logic Model Template
Promise Zone Goal 3: Improve Educational Opportunities
Policy Area
Career and College Readiness
Sub-Goal
Provide a brief description of the sub-goal(s) as it relates to the Promise Zone Goal and Policy Area.
Example: Professional development and vocational programming
Top Priorities:
 Expand high school industry certification
 Improve graduation success through mentoring program expansion
 Expand Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) programs at schools
 Increase educational opportunities for college/career readiness
Other:
 Professional development and vocational programming
Promise Zone Goal 3: Improve Educational Opportunities
Policy Area
Career and College Readiness
Sub-Goal
Provide a brief description of the sub-goal as it relates to the Promise Zone Goal and Policy Area.
 Expand high school industry certification
Activity Narrative
Describe the activities for implementing this sub-goal.
 Activities relating to the sub-goal
Partners
List the partner organizations, including roles and responsibilities for each.
 Partner and their roles/responsibilities

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Exhibit E: Complete List of Proposed Sub-Goals
GOAL 1: CREATE JOBS
Top Ranked Sub-Goals
 Improve education/training opportunities
 More funding programs for start-up businesses
 Incentivize businesses to hire Central County residents
 Establish linkage between workforce organizations and employers to provide work-based
and educational training
Other Sub-Goals
 Institute entrepreneurship program within schools
 Identify needs & barriers to unemployment
 Offer incentive to those that open/relocate in the Promise Zone
 Additional incentives over and above current
 Incentivize for hard to hire population
 Use evidence based employability tools
 Instituting a sensitivity educational program for business owners on hard-to-hire population
 Industry advisory council
 Career pathways
 Customized training from employees
 Educational opportunities for those in Promise Zone and offer assistance for them to attain
 Improve transportation options
 Make sure Promise Zone population know of workforce board services
 Navigational case management
 Career interest inventories
 Find ways to motivate individuals to complete educational trainings, programs to secure
employment
 Holistic approach
 Sustainability of program

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Exhibit E: Complete List of Proposed Sub-Goals (continued)
GOAL 2: INCREASE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
 Invest in marketing to change the perception of the area
 Expand and retain existing, viable small businesses
 Invest in Mass Transit to encourage private sector investment
 Require private and public sector investments to include participation of local small businesses
in the Promise Zone
Other Sub-Goals
 Bring good housing design
 Variable housing stock (PUD – Plan Unit Development)
 Mixed usage/income housing (condo, business, etc.)
 Promote local incentives for developers
 Create policy to address vacant and abandoned housing
 Take a look at successful models outside Florida (as it related to deteriorating housing stock)
 CLT (Community Land Trust) Model
 Provide education to residents on housing choice
 Access public transportation (expand the rail line)
 Investment in infrastructure
 Donate all city/county own properties for affordable housing development
 Create a land lord registry
 Increase and promote the quality of life
 Expand quality rentals to support ownership in the neighborhood
 Easy access to home repair programs
 Be mindful of gentrification (displacement of current residents)

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GOAL 3: IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
 Job training/internships and job placement
 Connecting curriculum – Jobs in Demand
 Expand/reach out of school youth
 Wrap-around services: counseling and college prep
Other Sub-Goals
 YMCA and other after school programs- teachers to focus on next step readiness
 Accelerated and compressed pathways to undergraduate, graduate, first professional
degrees (dual enrollment)
 Working with post-secondary institutions and economic workforce
 Quarterly meetings with post-secondary institutions
 Monthly meetings with workforce
 Address career/technical development
 Partnership with community to review curriculum development. (Mentor students (LEEO)
 Collaboration between educational providers to coordinate curriculum
 Extend University internship programs to coordinate with training needs of teachers and
students (high school or non-profit)
 Buy-in to find teens who are not in school
 Parent involvement
GOAL 4: REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME
 Education
 Blight removal
 Engage community
Other Sub-Goals
 Crime Prevention
 Technology
 Communication
 Drug Awareness

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GOAL 5: EXPAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
 Variable housing stock (Plan Unit Development)
 Donate all city/county owned properties for afford/able housing development
Other Sub-Goals
 Bring good housing design
 Mixed usage/income housing (condo, business, etc.)
 Promote local incentives for developers
 Create policy to address vacant and abandoned housing
 Take a look at successful models outside Florida (as it related to deteriorating housing stock)
 CLT (Community Land Trust) Model
 Provide education to residents on housing choice
 Access public transportation (expand the rail line)
 Investment in infrastructure
 Create a land lord registry
 Increase and promote the quality of life
 Expand quality rentals to support ownership in the neighborhood
 Easy access to home repair programs
 Be mindful of gentrification (displacement of current residents)

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GOAL 6: IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
 Provide 360 degree access to healthcare, doctor’s office, and house calls
 Provide mobile healthcare and mobile follow-up
 Open a free healthcare clinic within the Promise Zone
 Increase health services for the uninsured
Other Sub-Goals
 Provide education on the identified health issues
 Provide school base health to entire family
 Healthy recipes contest at churches
 Parks for exercise
 Have neighborhood stores receive education for healthy options
 Target specific communities for programs
 Community gardens
 Improve oral health services
 Develop an inventory of available behavior health services
 Conduct consumer driven needs assessments
 Centralize oral, primary care, behavior, mental health services
 Convene stakeholders including residents to develop a Promise Zone work plan
 Develop an App to connect all service available
 Increase awareness to Broward 211
 Increase healthcare for uninsured
 Increase services for mental health, substance abuse, and special needs
 Safe walk bicycle paths that connect to a specific destination
 Decrease bight increase beautification including arts and plants
 Make Promise Zone so that amenities are within walking distances
 Increase sense safety paths with proper lighting
 Programming activities in public places

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