Neighborhood Assets and Challenges
"For there is always light if we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it."
~ Amanda Gorman, Inaugural poet and activist
CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSETS
- Current residents … involved, committed, invested in their families, their neighborhoods, and each another
- Neighborhood culture and history
- Mary Ford Early Learning and Family Center – Beginning at 3 months; Pre-Head Start, Head Start, Kindergarten, Family program
- Fetter Health Care Mobile Clinic for students, families, neighbors
- Accessible public transportation – CARTA bus routes from both Azalea and Cosgrove
- Nearby employment opportunities
- Proximity to redevelopment of Rivers Avenue
- Other organizations working within the community to deliver essential services
- Support of the City of North Charleston
- Support of elected officials
CURRENT CHALLENGES
- Earning the trust and involvement of neighborhood residents
- Prime location, at risk for gentrification … many properties owned by LLCs … what will future development look like, and for whom?
- Enormity and complexity of the mission
- Partner and align vs compete and overlap with existing programs and services
- Creating a strong and sustainable foundation
- Fundraising
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