1. BLK PROJEK

2. Anna Mae
Cedomir
Thiago
Tyler

3. MISSION STATEMENT
The BLK ProjeK seeks to address food
justice,public & mental health issues as
they speci cally relate to under served
women of color through culturally
relevant education, beauti cation of
public spaces, urban gardening and
community programming.By creating
easily accessible resources and
enriching the lives of women who are
routinely overlooked and overburdened
yet serve an important and critical role
in the larger fabric of society, we will
strengthen overall mental and public
health, as well as elevate the collective
self esteem of the larger communities
they live in.

4. TANYA FIELDS
Executive Director

5. BLK PROJEK
TOP 3 GOALS
1. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
3. EDUCATION

6. BLK PROJEK
ISSUES & CHALLENGES

9. ISSUES & CHALLENGES
1. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2. LACK OF EDUCATION
3. NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION
4. RACISM
5. SAFER PUBLIC SPACES

10. STAKEHOLDERS & AUDIENCE
1. THE YOUTH (5-18)
2. WOMEN
3. OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
4. NEIGHBORHOOD
5. BUSINESSES

11. DESIGN CHALLENGES
1. How to engage the community in social events that will
bring them together while effecting them as individuals
and as a whole.
2. How education can empower an entire community.
3. How to facilitate social capital which is sustainable in
the neighborhood.
4. How not to let our own values overshadow the actual
needs of the organization.

12. THE PLAN

13. PLAN ONE
Use existing and neglected structures
to unify the community through a
renewable beauti cation project.

16. PLAN TWO
Implement a reading program
that will expand the participant’s
knowledge, promote education and
empower the community.

18. FIN