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A
Good
morning,
I'm
esther
mannheimer,
mayor
of
the
city
of
asheville,
and
I'd
like
to
welcome
you
to
the
city
council
work
session
for
american
rescue
plan
act.
Funding
all
council
members
and
applicants
are
participating.
Virtually
we're
streaming
live
on
our
virtual
engagement
hub,
which
is
accessible
through
the
virtual
engagement
hub
link
on
the
front
page
of
the
city's
website.
A
C
D
A
Okay,
today
we're
going
to
be
hearing
presentations
from
34
organizations,
all
of
whom
are
applying
for
arka
funding,
and
each
presentation
will
be
two
minutes.
Applicants
please
refer
to
the
countdown
timer
displayed
in
the
virtual
meeting
room
during
today's
presentations.
Presenters
will
not
take
questions,
nor
will
there
be
public
comment.
Staff
will
introduce
each
presenter
presenters.
Please
keep
your
microphone
muted
and
cameras
off.
Until
you
hear
staff
call
your
organization's
name.
A
We
will
take
a
short
10
minute
break
around
11
50..
I
hope
I'd
also
like
to
remind
everyone
that
this
is
the
second
of
two
artful
work
sessions.
During
yesterday's
work
session,
we
heard
from
24
applicants
the
video
recording
of
that
session
is
available
on
the
city's
youtube
page
and
virtual
engagement
hub.
E
Next
slide,
please.
So
today,
you're
going
to
hear
two-minute
presentations
from
each
applicant.
Those
presentations
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
will
be
facilitated
by
staff.
Jamie
matthews
assistant
to
the
city
manager
will
be
announcing
each
agency
and
during
these
two-minute
presentations,
they're
really
going
to
serve
as
an
opportunity
for
applicants
to
provide
a
general
overview
of
their
submitted
projects,
because
we
only
have
two
minutes.
E
Questions
that
council
members
may
have
of
the
applicant
agencies
are
need
to
be
submitted
to
jamie
matthews
via
email
by
friday
february.
4Th
jamie
and
the
arpa
team
will
then
work
with
the
applicant
agencies
to
get
responses
to
your
request,
and
our
goal
is
to
have
a
consolidated
list
of
those
responses
to
the
full
city
council
by
friday
february
18th
following
february.
E
18Th
staff
will
then
schedule
check-in
meetings
the
week
of
february
21st
with
the
city
council
to
confirm
what
questions
you
may
have
any
additional
information
you
may
need
in
order
to
make
that
final
decision
regarding
how
best
to
use
the
remaining
arpa
funds
that
the
city
of
asheville
has
next
slide.
Please.
E
The
city
council
has
received
a
number
of
updates
on
the
city's
arpa
plan
and
strategy.
Most
recently
during
an
august
24
city
council
work
session
using
the
city
council's
approved
funding
categories
and
information
gleaned
from
previous
meetings.
A
request
for
proposals
was
issued
on
starting
september
27th
through
november
1st,
for
applicants
to
submit
proposals
for
potential
funding
through
arpa
an
optional
pre-proposal
virtual
meeting
was
held
on
october
13th
to
answer
questions
of
potential
applicant
agencies
and
once
the
submittals
were
received,
the
evaluation
committee
completed
their
scoring
in
december
of
2021..
E
Of
course.
Yesterday
and
today
we
have
the
city
council
work
sessions
where
you're
hearing
from
the
applicant
agencies
and
our
current
goal
is
to
have
the
notice
of
initial
award
prepared
by
march
or
april
of
2022
and
we'll
be
discussing
next
steps
during
the
check-in
meetings
that
we'll
be
scheduling
in
february
february,
25th
of
that
week,
just
coming
up
next
slide,
please.
E
E
We
then
refined
that
list
and
decided
to
only
have
the
departments
and
projects
and
programs
submitted
that
were
most
closely
aligned
with
the
city's
city
council's
funding
criteria.
So
we
refined
that
list
down
to
12
proposals
and,
as
I
mentioned,
three
scored
in
the
top
20,
and
that's
who
you
heard
from
yesterday.
E
The
remaining
projects
and
programs
are
definitely
needs
that
we
have
across
the
organization
in
the
community
and
so
right
now
we're
looking
at
alternative
funding
sources
to
fund
those
projects
and
programs,
including
the
federal
infrastructure
bill.
Looking
at
state
arca
funds
that
are
going
to
be
available
for
water
projects
starting
in
spring
of
2022.
E
E
Back
to
you,
then,
the
week
of
february
21st,
we'll
schedule
the
city
council
check-in
meetings
to
discuss
what
additional
information
you
may
need
in
order
to
make
ultimate
decisions
regarding
how
best
to
spend
that
17.9
million
dollars
that
we
have
remaining
and
then
our
current
goal
is,
by
march
or
april
of
this
year
to
have
the
notice
of
initial
award
provided
to
agencies
who
will
be
receiving
funding,
and
with
that
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
If
there
are
no
questions
I'll
turn
it
over
to
jamie
to
introduce
agencies.
Thank
you.
C
C
F
Hello,
thank
you
all
for
inviting
us
all
here
today
to
be
able
to
speak
to
you
on
the
items
that
we
have
proposed.
My
name
is
sarah
dickerson,
I'm
the
director
of
the
esta
program
and
I
wanted
to
present
our
homeless
services
program.
Our
homeless
services
program
works
hand
in
hand
with
our
workforce
development.
E
F
With
this
funding,
we
hope
to
be
able
to
not
only
repair
our
facility
with
some
necessary
repairs
and
secure
the
transportation
that
we
need
to
be
able
to
continue
services,
but
also
support
our
staff
better.
With
the
pandemic.
There
have
been
more
and
more
barriers
to
accessing
services.
For
this
young
adult
population,
rent
has
increased
34
in
the
last
year.
F
C
F
No
worries,
as
I
was
saying,
we
just
hope
that
you
all
will
invest
in
this
program
to
be
able
to
help
these
young
adults
who
are
the
future
of
our
community
succeed.
Thank
you.
C
C
G
C
G
C
G
H
Good
morning,
thank
you
city,
council
and
city
staff.
I
am
marisha
mcmurran
executive
director
of
food
connection.
Our
mission
is
to
ease
hunger
and
reduce
waste
by
redistributing
surplus
prepared
food
to
non-profit
partners
that
serve
our
neighbors
in
need.
Since
our
inception
in
2015,
we
have
distributed
more
than
385
000,
nutritious
meals
at
the
onset
of
the
pandemic
food
connection,
pivoted
our
model
of
service
to
purchasing
chef,
prepared
meals.
This
program
allowed
us
to
connect
more
than
72
000
meals
to
people
in
need,
many
of
whom
do
not
have
consistent
access
to
nutritious
prepared
food.
H
Now
food
connection
is
focused
on
an
expansion
that
combines
our
two
models
of
service.
We
have
just
purchased
and
we've
just
ordered
a
custom
meal
delivery
truck
to
do
just
this.
The
food
connection,
mobile
meals,
vehicle
will
be
outfitted
with
cold
storage
and
the
equipment
needed
to
rescue
and
repackage
surplus
food
and
distribute
healthy
meals
directly
into
neighborhoods
that
need
them.
H
One
population
disproportionately
impacted
by
the
covet
19
pandemic
are
asheville
city
school
students
identified
as
homeless,
based
on
recent
mckinney-vento
homeless
data.
157
students
are
currently
experiencing
homelessness,
with
81
percent
temporarily
temporarily
living
with
friends
or
family.
Aside
from
school
breakfast
and
lunches.
There
are
few
resources
for
nutritious
prepared
meals
for
these
children.
H
Food
connection,
mobile
meals
will
reach
these
students
and
their
families
through
distributions
at
affordable,
after-school
programs
and
directly
into
neighborhoods
where
these
families
are
staying.
This
vehicle
will
be
a
celebration
of
food
and
community
with
a
menu
board,
giving
family
a
choice
of
heat
and
served
meals
prepared
by
asheville
chefs.
We
see
this
as
true
service
with
dignity.
D
Yes,
thank
you
all
so
much,
I'm
kp
whaley
general
manager
for
friends
of
community
radio.
You
probably
know
us,
as
asheville
fm
a
non-profit
community
radio
station
with
the
goal
and
mission
of
lifting
up
the
voices
of
those
that
are
underrepresented
on
mainstream
media.
We
do
this
with
over
100
community
members
who
volunteer
as
djs
and
show
hosts
and
are
supported
by
individual
donations
from
hundreds
of
listeners
who
support
our
mission.
D
We
also
are
supported
by
dozens
of
small
local
businesses,
who
also
don't
normally
get
their
messages
out
on
mainstream
media
and
that's
because
small
businesses
typically
don't
have
large
advertising
and
marketing
budgets
to
work
with
and
have
suffered
greatly
during
the
coping
19
crisis.
We
offer
an
affordable
alternative
to
these
small
businesses
called
underwriting
to
help
get
the
word
out
about
their
products
and
services.
Our
proposal
will
use
arpa
funds
to
subsidize
those
on-air
promotions
on
our
broadcast
station
for
local
small
businesses,
who've
been
particularly
hard-hit
by
the
kobit-19
crisis.
That
would
include.
D
Excuse
me
that
would
include
an
emphasis
on
bypoc
and
women-owned
businesses,
those
with
less
access
to
resources
and
those
serving
disadvantaged
communities.
These
are
the
types
of
businesses
that
we
want
to
serve
as
part
of
our
mission,
and
our
listeners
want
to
discover
so
that
they
can
support
the
businesses
that
support
us.
Our
specific
funding
request
will
enable
us
to
subsidize
50
small
businesses
at
a
100
percent
subsidization
in
the
first
year
and
50
in
the
second
year.
D
In
addition,
we'll
work
with
each
of
the
nonprofits
that
arpa
funds
received
that
you
choose
here
today
and
yesterday
to
craft
public
service
announcements
about
their
projects
and
reach
the
asheville
area
audiences.
So
they
can
get
to
know
what
your
what
these
organizations
are
doing.
These
types
of
businesses
are
already
a
very
important
part
of
our
station's
community
as
a
current
underwriter,
and
we
saw
firsthand
how
providing
this
type
of
subsidization
helped
all
of
them
navigate.
D
J
J
J
J
J
The
project
will
link
a
recently
completed
trail
project
that
improved
a
thousand
feet
of
trail
from
shelburne
road.
The
completed
project
was
funded
by
grants
and
donations
and
volunteer
work.
This
is
virtually
a
shovel
ready
project
and
we've
demonstrated
that
we
have
the
capacity
to
implement
and
complete
the
project.
J
Another
objective
of
the
project
is
to
make
sure
that
the
greenway
is
accessible
to
all
city
residents,
who
may
not
have
access
to
a
safe
and
accessible
to
safe
and
accessible
green
spaces
throughout
our
city.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration.
K
We
are
presently-
and
I
mean
presently
in
collaboration
with
mayheck
minority
medical
mentoring
program,
which
focused
on
nine
through
twelve,
so
it
will
be
a
smooth
handoff
with
that
program
which
is
designed
to
reach
underrepresented,
minority
high
school
students,
our
endeavor
is
to
increase
the
percentage
of
minorities
into
the
medical
field
and
prepare
them
for
fulfilling
critical
roles
in
the
health
and
medical
fields
in
the
future.
K
Again,
we
are
presently
working
with
dr
fran
jacqueline,
hollow
and
rachel
bemis
in
regards
to
making
this
happen.
This
is
through
your
support
and
funding
will
be
positioned
to
be
able
to
work
in
regards
to
workforce
development,
but
also
to
stimulate,
increase
and
impact
with
more
minorities
in
the
medical
field.
Thank
you
for
your
time,
appreciate
it.
I
I
I
Our
proposal
to
use
simple,
yet
bold,
we're
asking
for
you
to
support
low-income
households
with
free
soil,
energy
systems,
heating
system
repairs
and
upgrades
and
replacements
of
old
and
broken
refrigerators
through
our
work
with
energy
savers
network.
We
have
relationships
with
clients
that
need
the
support
and
will
be
thrilled
to
receive
these
home
improvements.
I
L
Good
morning
this
is
maui
with
hatch
avl
foundation.
A
local
nonprofit
that
supports
high
growth
startups
in
wnc
building
a
business
is
really
tough.
On
average,
only
one
in
ten
new
businesses
survive
the
first
three
years.
The
success
rate
for
minority
and
female
founders
is
even
lower.
Eight
out
of
ten
black
owned
businesses
fail
within
the
first
18
months,
and
only
three
percent
of
venture
capital
funding
goes
to
women
and
minority
founders.
The
economic
rebound
from
the
pandemic
is
also
disproportionately
low
among
underrepresented
founders.
L
L
Over
the
past
four
years,
hatch
and
its
partners
have
helped
companies
generate
over
105
million
dollars
of
revenue,
produce
406
jobs
with
average
salary
1.5
times
the
county
average,
and
raised
25
million
dollars
in
capital
investments.
We
are
now
growing
our
impact
by
tripling
our
square
footage
in
downtown
asheville
to
bring
founders
and
organizations
under
one
roof.
L
M
Our
emergency
shelter
serves
those
at
highest
risk
of
homicide
with
91
percent
of
victims
living
in
our
shelter
in
the
extreme
risk
category
for
danger
of
being
murdered
by
their
partner.
There's
a
strong
correlation
between
lack
of
available
domestic
violence,
specific
emergency
shelter
beds
and
high
rates
of
domestic
violence.
Homicides
in
a
10-year
time
span
the
top
three
counties
in
north
carolina
for
the
number
of
domestic
violence.
Victims
who
couldn't
be
sheltered
in
their
home
county
due
to
lack
of
space,
were
bunkum,
durham
and
guilford.
M
The
top
three
counties
for
domestic
violence.
Homicides
were
also
funcum,
durham
and
guilford
without
question.
Asheville
has
a
problem
with
homelessness.
Domestic
violence
is
the
leading
cause
of
homelessness
for
women
and
children.
Access
to
domestic
violence,
shelter
is
also
an
equity
issue.
11
percent
of
buncombe
county
is
comprised
of
people
of
color.
However,
41
percent
of
the
survivors
who
reside
and
help
make
shelter
are
people
of
color.
We
cannot
force
communities
of
color
to
bear
the
highest
burdens
of
violence,
while
doing
so
without
adequate
resources
to
escape.
M
Helpmate
shelter
can
currently
accommodate
20
people.
At
a
time.
Research
tells
us
that
to
prevent
homicides
we
need
40
beds.
We've
purchased
the
land
needed
to
double
the
size
of
our
shelter
and
are
in
the
pre-construction
planning
phase.
In
a
20-year
time
span,
the
expanded
shelter
will
serve
as
safe
haven
for
ten
thousand
victims
homeless.
Due
to
abuse.
M
B
Buenos
dias
everyone-
I
am
adriana
chavela,
the
executive
director
of
ola
carolina
hola
carolina
is
an
immigrant-led,
grassroots,
501
city,
non-profit
organization.
We
explore
angry
and
give
a
critical
voice
to
the
diversity
of
our
community.
The
equally
informed
initiative
is
a
project
that
began
in
2020
as
a
pandemic
was
crippling
our
community.
B
We
quickly
saw
a
need
in
the
latinx
community
to
share
alerts,
information
and
messaging.
Our
program
fills
the
gap
in
the
news.
Information
combats
misinformation
and
improves
communication
for
the
spanish-speaking
community.
Hola
carolina
works
hard
to
breach
the
information
divide,
reduce
barriers
for
vulnerable
residents,
who
need
trustworthy
information
to
live
and
drive.
We
latinos
struggle
with
inequity
across
all
aspects
of
daily
life.
Despite
our
hard
work,
people
who
are
willing
to
work
should
not
face
barriers
based
on
race
or
ethnicity.
B
B
Our
language
task
force
fields,
requests
for
translate
materials
for
the
state,
local
government,
public
health
agencies,
law
enforcement,
school
systems
and,
more
ultimately,
this
funding
will
provide
critical
resources
for
our
organization
to
expand
communications
in
spanish
and
deep
in
our
support
of
immigrant
communities.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and,
of
course,
consideration.
C
N
Hello,
my
name
is
cindy
mcmahon
and
I'm
the
long-term
interim
executive
director
for
homeward
bound
thank
you
for
inviting
us
to
make
this
presentation,
and
also
I'd
like
to
share
our
profound
gratitude
for
the
forgivable
loan
from
the
city
that
helped
make
it
possible
for
us
to
purchase
the
former
days
in
on
tunnel
road.
We
are
now
in
the
quiet
phase
of
a
capital
campaign
to
renovate
this
property,
where
we
will
create
85
units
of
permanent
supportive
housing,
thereby
reducing
chronic
homelessness
in
our
community
by
forty
percent.
N
As
you
know,
the
city
and
county
both
contributed
two
million
dollars
in
arpa
funds
for
the
purchase
of
this
property.
Since
then,
buncombe
county
has
come
forward
with
an
additional
one
million
dollars
for
the
renovation.
Our
model
is
to
raise
the
funds
on
the
front
end
so
that
the
project
can
be
self-sustaining
over
the
long
haul.
N
It's
vital
to
the
success
of
our
campaign
that
we
have
city
leadership
in
order
to
leverage
private
dollars
in
the
media
and
in
our
community
homelessness
is
the
largest
challenge
facing
the
city
of
asheville.
Today
we
bring
you
an
opportunity
to
make
to
bring
a
solution
to
that
reality.
Thank
you
very
much.
O
Good
morning,
I'm
shonda
jackson
and
I'm
the
director
of
resident
services
at
the
asheville
housing
authority
and
the
founder
of
pods.
When
most
people
hear
pods,
they
usually
think
of
the
200
plus
children
from
our
housing
communities
that
participated
in
remote
learning
or
the
50
children
that
participated
in
summer
camp
or
even
the
80
children
currently
attending
the
after
school
program.
O
Something
you
don't
hear
about
is
that
provides
provided
over
65
jobs
to
primarily
people
of
color
in
the
remote
learning
pods
20
jobs
during
the
summer
camp,
in
which
we
supported
10
people
with
finding
full-time
employment
and
currently
employs
20
part-time
and
full
four
full-time
youth
impact
workers
in
after
school
in
the
school
setting.
We
also
have
health
and
fitness
impact
workers
getting
our
community
in
shape
and
senior
impact
workers
who
helped
delivered
over
30
000
meals
to
our
seniors.
During
the
shutdown
and
made
over
14
000
wellness
calls
weekly
to
check
on
seniors.
O
We
currently,
we
currently
have
20
applicants
eagerly
waiting
to
work
with
our
youth
and
families
in
their
communities.
The
majority
of
these
applicants
are
housing
authority
residents.
Why
is
this
important,
because
the
average
annual
income
for
a
housing
authority
resident
is
only
seven
thousand
six
hundred
and
twenty
one
dollars?
With
your
support,
we
will
be
able
to
expand
pause
for
our
youth
asian
communities
and
families
in
culturally
safe
spaces.
O
If
racial
equity,
economic
mobility
and
thriving
communities
of
color
is
your
goal,
then
what
better
way
to
make
an
immediate
impact
in
the
black
community
than
by
supporting
organizations
that
an
organization
that
that
doesn't
just
house
the
black
popula
majority
of
the
black
population
in
asheville,
but
also
takes
the
time
to
develop
authentic
relationships?
Thank
you.
C
P
Q
Thank
you.
Since
2007,
when
the
humane
society
of
buncombe
county
initiated
its
community
cap
program,
friends
to
ferals,
it's
been
the
primary
actor
in
reducing
intake
to
our
shelter
system,
which
has
enabled
it
to
now
be
classified
as
a
no
kill
shelter
system.
Q
Q
The
majority
of
our
clients
are
lower
income
in
our
area.
Early
2020
covet
shutdowns
meant
caregivers
of
cats,
had
no
resources
available
for
spay
and
neuter
surgeries.
We
assisted
with
all
of
buncombe
county
and
asheville
city
animal
control
concerns,
but
still
far
below
our
standard
surgeries,
since
reopening
the
spay
neuter
clinic
has
been
severely
short-staffed.
Q
Consequently,
the
unimpeded
reproduction
of
community
cats
is
continuing
to
affect
an
over
stressed
animal
shelter
system
and
staff.
The
only
potential
for
getting
back
to
a
97
live
release
rate
at
the
shelter
is
by
utilizing
private
vets
for
surgeries
and
or
transporting
to
other
clinics
pre-pandemic.
This
program
provided
surgeries
for
an
average
of
one
thousand
cats.
Presently
we
are
only
able
to
do
half
that
without
our
ability
to
utilize
the
other
surgery
providers,
the
shelter
system
is
going
to
struggle
to
maintain
its
no
kill
status
that
they've
worked
so
diligently
to
achieve.
Q
Unfortunately,
the
shelter
staff
and
animal
control
officers
will
continue
to
be
inundated
as
prior
to
2010..
Asheville
has
become
a
respected
representation
of
organizations
working
together
to
create
a
humane
sustainable
agenda
in
animal
welfare.
To
maintain
we
need
the
financial
assistance
to
return
to
the
volume
of
surgeries
and
medical
assistance.
We
provide.
R
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
anita
bacon.
I'm
with
the
jordan
peer
recovery,
housing
program,
asheville
is
in
the
housing
crisis
and
we
have
transition.
We
have
a
transitional
housing
program
that
has
helped
people
who
need
it,
people
who
cannot
afford
to
live
here,
and
it's
even
worse
for
people
that
are
in
recovery
and
re-entry
I've
been
where
they
are,
and
that
is
why
we
created
this
program.
R
We
use
our
live
experience
to
provide
sober
housing,
sober
transitional,
housing
and
transportation,
and
we
also
have
an
apprenticeship
program
where
we
help
people
with
employment,
the
health,
the
healthy
north
carolina,
2030
plan
names.
Housing
is
one
of
the
top
10
health
indicators
as
a
good
determinant
to
help,
and
we
are
willing
to
do
something
about
it.
R
R
We
need
housing
that
is
dedicated
to
help
those
that
are
less
fortunate
and
not
leave
them
behind.
Reports
show
that
we
need
housing
units
so
that
we
can
help
those
that
are
homeless,
those
that
are
dealing
with
substance,
abuse
and
addiction
and
those
that
need
help
for
public
housing.
R
Our
program
is
a
peer
led
with
evidence-based
practices,
and
we
have
connections
with
the
community
and
partnerships
of
north
carolina.
We
have
partnerships
with
north
carolina,
healthcare
foundation.
R
S
Hello,
I'm
greta
byrd,
the
executive
director
of
liberty,
corner
our
project
is
direct
care.
Workforce
development,
the
coveted
19
pandemic
created
a
crisis
for
the
direct
care
workforce
while
reinforcing
the
enormous
value
of
all
essential
workers.
This
project
is
intended
to
supercharge
the
workforce
development
to
increase
the
number
of
direct
care
workers
for
citizens
with
developmental
disabilities
by
providing
opportunities
for
underemployed
workers.
Direct
care
workers
provide
hands-on
care,
supervision
and
emotional
support
to
individuals
with
developmental
disabilities,
chronic
illness
and
the
elderly.
S
The
need
for
a
prepared,
committed
and
sustainable
long-term
care
workforce
is
crucial,
as
this
work
cannot
be
done.
Remotely
direct
care
and
nursing
assistants
make
up
the
third
largest
occupation
in
asheville,
directly
behind
retail
sales
and
fast
food
service.
A
strong
direct
care
workforce
will
increase
the
economic
impact
in
our
community.
It's
the
largest
growing
occupation
in
the
country
due
to
the
shift
in
population
demographics,
80
of
direct
care
workers
are
women.
S
S
Some
past
projects
include
funding
through
the
north
carolina
housing
finance,
the
helen
keller,
national
center
and
the
north
carolina
council
on
developmental
disabilities,
as
well
as
funds
from
bunken
county.
We
believe
we
have
the
expertise
and
long-term
experience
to
manage
local
and
federal
funds.
Thank
you.
T
Good
morning,
I'm
brent
wyatt
with
loving
food
resources.
I'm
the
executive
director,
loving
food
resources
is
a
food
pantry
located
in
asheville
that
serves
people
with
hiv,
as
well
as
people
who
receive
in-home
hospice
care
we're
in
our
30th
year,
and
we
cover
the
18
counties
of
western
north
carolina.
T
Our
project
is
directed
at
food
systems
at
the
height
of
the
pandemic
in
june
of
2020
out
of
need
in
the
community,
we
started
offering
a
community
meal
once
a
week.
T
T
An
example
of
the
people
that
we
are
serving
is
at
the
height
of
a
pandemic.
We
had
a
single
mother
of
two
who
went
from
going
to
work
to
working
from
home
as
well
as
within
weeks.
Her
children
were
now
at
home,
as
well
as
working
she's,
now
actively
involved
in
their
education,
providing
three
meals
a
day.
This
one
meal
a
week
was
a
gift
to
her
to
where
she
was
able
to
not
worry
about
lunch.
On
a
thursday.
T
We
have
served
from
june
to
december
of
2020.
We
have
served
1300
meals
year
to
date,
we're
at
3,
800
meals
and
thank
you.
U
To
do
this,
we
assembled
a
team
of
pharmacists
and
medical
providers
to
provide
care
at
home
and
occupational
therapists
to
do
home
assessments
for
quality
of
life
and
safety.
We
also
partnered
with
the
council
on
aging
mission,
health
partners,
the
ymca's
fresh
produce
box
service
and
created
a
social
bridging
program
for
isolation
reduction,
all
to
provide
resources
for
participants,
social,
emotional
and
safety
needs.
U
In
the
past
two
years,
we've
worked
with
nearly
140
people
and
have
an
average
census
of
around
100
participants.
We've
successfully
helped
participants
confine
to
bed,
walk
again,
delivered
care
to
homebound
folks,
who
would
not
otherwise
have
been
able
to
access
it
and
supported
the
work
of
loved
ones
and
caregivers
based
on
initial
data.
We've
also
saved
the
health
care
system
over
three
quarters
of
a
million
dollars
by
reducing
hospitalizations
and
er
visits.
U
U
We
not
only
believe
our
model
is
uniquely
well
suited
to
address
these
disparities.
We've
added
a
wonderful
community
health
worker
from
the
asheville
buncombe
institute
of
parity
achievement
to
our
team,
who
works
with
the
bipac
community
and
focuses
on
chronic
disease,
self-management,
social
determinant
resources
and
capacity
building.
U
This
arpa
grant
is
an
incredible
opportunity
to
sustain
this
work,
to
expand
services
to
communities
most
negatively
affected
by
copa
19
and
seek
the
input
from
these
communities
to
influence
our
services
over
the
next
three
years.
We
appreciate
your
interest
in
this
work
and
consideration.
Thank
you.
E
C
V
It's
advised
by
a
community
committee,
including
appointees
from
the
city
and
county
and
representatives
from
each
of
the
participating
cdfis.
The
kobit
19
pandemic
is
fundamentally
changing
our
economy.
Yet
if
we
are
proactive
in
bold,
we
can
shape
these
forces
towards
an
economic
environment
that
yields
more
inclusive
prosperity
in
2020
130
000
new
businesses
were
started
in
north
carolina.
That
was
up
40
from
2019
and
a
new
record
for
the
state.
Last
year
there
were
over
170
000
new
starts
smashing
the
record
again.
V
New
research
also
finds
that
the
network
net
worth
of
black
business
owners
is
12
times
larger
than
that
of
non-black
non-business
owners,
and
our
own
research
here
at
mountain
biz
works
finds
that
our
small
businesses,
and
especially
those
owned
by
people
of
color,
see
pathways
for
greater
prosperity
if
they
can
get
access
to
the
affordable
and
flexible
growth
capital
they
need.
That's
where
mountain
community
capital
fund
comes
in
mccf
serves
an
essential
barrier,
busting
role
as
a
loan
guarantee
facility,
so
that
its
cdfi
partners
can
say.
V
Yes,
more
often,
its
pilot
funding
pool
has
been
fully
deployed
with
excellent
results.
Funding
this
request
will
ensure
we
can
continue
to
build
on
these
successes,
delivering
an
estimated
3.4
million
in
funding
to
90
businesses
and
creating
or
retaining
320
jobs.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration
of
this
request
on
behalf
of
the
mountain
community
capital
fund,.
C
Okay,
everyone
welcome
back
we'll
now
begin
the
arpa
presentations.
Our
first
presenter
will
be
d
williams
with
eagles
wings.
Community
development
corporation
proposal
number
29.
G
Thank
you
so
much
and
I
do
apologize
for
the
technical
difficulties.
My
name
is
dee
williams.
I'm
president
ceo
of
eagles
wings,
community
development
corporation,
which
is
a
conglomeration
of
over
70,
predominantly
african-american
churches
throughout
asheville,
buncombe,
county
and
western
north
carolina,
which
makes
us
the
largest
economic
development
effort
ever
undertaken
by
a
group
of
predominantly
african
americans.
G
We
have
three
focus
areas:
affordable,
mixed
use,
mixed
income,
housing,
which
is
also
permanent
and
substantiated
by
sustainable
elements
that
we
have
somewhat
in
our
proposal,
also
business
development,
which
is
targeted
towards
ethnic
minority
businesses
and
three
one
of
a
cradle,
so-called
cradle-to-grave
financial
literacy.
There
have
been
a
lot
of
statistics
banded
about,
but
nationally
41
percent
of
all
black
owned
businesses
went
out
during
the
pandemic
here
in
asheville,
probably
pretty
close
to
that
a
lot
of
mom
and
pops
did
go
out.
G
One
of
the
things
or
several
of
the
things
that
makes
us
able
to
do
our
jobs
is
that
we
are
recognized
nationally
and
statewide
as
one
of
the
most
experienced
and
successful
ethnic
minority
business
developers
in
western
north
carolina,
probably
across
the
state,
and
also
we
have
put
together
permanently
affordable
housing,
as
evidenced
by
east
view
homes.
When
we
had
our
contract
through
mr
david
jones,
with
the
actual
housing
authority,
we
are
needed.
G
We
we
need
this
very
much
in
our
community,
because
we
are
probably
at
the
lowest
levels
of
economic
development
that
we've
ever
been
in
and
every
problem
that
we
have-
and
I
know
a
lot
of
people
have
spoken
to
equity
today,
but
most
of
it
comes
from
poverty,
and
unless
you
have
people
who
love
the
people
and
understand
have
cultural
competence
and
excellence
as
far
as
delivering
tangible
results,
we're
going
to
have
the
same
results
as
we've
had
year
in
and
year
out.
G
W
Hey,
can
you
hear
me?
Okay?
Yes,
we
can
hear
you.
I
appreciate
it
thanks
for
opportunity
to
speak
today.
My
name
is
quincy
wright.
I
am
the
president
of
my
right
group
llc
at
project
management,
professional
training
organization,
hub
certified
minority
home
company
here
in
north
carolina,
and
we
have
partnered
with
the
natural
resource
brand
community
to
develop
workforce
development
with
focus
on
renewable
energy
and
sustainability.
W
It's
an
opportunity
to
impact
the
lives
and
city
of
asheville
by
developing
workforce
training,
to
increase
black
latinos
and
native
americans
opportunities
and
renewable
energy
right
now.
Only
15
of
those
renewable
energy
jobs
are
made
up
of
blacks,
latinos
and
native
americans,
and
by
developing
this
workforce
development
program,
we'll
be
able
to
increase
that
number.
Our
program
is
broken
up
in
three
phases:
the
first
phase
dealing
with
community
engagement
and
communication,
and
that's
just
getting
the
communication
out
there
to
people
to
let
them
know
about
the
opportunities
available
in
renewables
phase.
W
Two
and
phase
three
is
a
15-week
program
where
we
will
walk
participants
through
understanding
of
safety,
construction,
renewable
energy
sustainability.
At
the
end
of
the
program,
they
will
receive
three
certificates
around
osha,
10,
so
safety
sustainability
and
also
home
efficiency
as
well,
which
would
give
them
a
more
remarkable
stance
to
enter
workforce.
W
C
X
X
X
X
We
can't
swallow
the
whole
elephant
at
once,
but
we
can
take
every
homeless,
woman
and
mother
with
children
and
provide
a
place
in
partnership
with
the
rescue
mission
and
the
salvation
army
network
so
that
we
can
reach
functional
zero.
We've
invested
13
million
already
in
expanding
to
from
50
to
100
beds.
This
proposal
will
add
the
units
that
can
serve
moms
with
homeless
children
in
schools
and
really
provide
that
opportunity.
Y
Hello,
I'm
jim
barrett
executive
director
of
pisgah
legal
services,
which
provides
free
civil
legal
services
to
low-income
people.
Our
proposal
seeks
to
help
people
most
hurt
by
the
pandemic,
including
people
of
color.
This
is
a
collaboration
between
just
economics
and
fiscal
legal
services
for
a
three-year
project.
Y
Y
Many
more
people
will
face
displacement
and
need
legal
assistance.
We
seek
to
level
the
playing
field
for
tenants
by
working
with
chest
economics
to
educate,
tenants
and
organize
them
to
advocate
for
more
affordable
housing.
We
will
provide
more
legal
help
to
prevent
unnecessary
evictions
and
foreclosures
with
our
model
program
that
intervenes
when
evictions
are
filed.
Y
Even
if
people
have
to
move,
we
can
help
them
keep
evictions
off
their
records
so
that
they
can
rent
elsewhere.
We
can
provide
technical,
legal
assistance
to
dozens
of
pipe
businesses
and
non-profits
serving
the
people
of
asheville.
We
can
advocate
for
more
affordable
housing
and
promote
other
strategies
for
which
we
need
community
support.
Z
This
is
a
story
about
equity
access
to
arts
and
culture
and
supporting
small
business
recovery,
specifically
the
creative
commerce
in
asheville.
Now
I
want
you
to
imagine
a
young
bypark
family
earning
a
middle
class
income
out
for
a
saturday
together,
their
first
stop
a
morning,
youth
art
class
at
the
asheville
art
museum.
Their
six-year-old
explores
shapes
colors
and
textures,
while
the
parents
view
the
galleries.
The
whole
family
shares
in
this
experience
and
decides
to
continue
this
arts
and
culture
exploration
that
this
town
has
to
offer,
leaving
their
car
in
a
downtown
garage.
Z
They
board
the
free
shuttle
outside
the
front
door
of
the
museum
the
family
has
taken
on
a
15-minute
open-air
shuttle
ride
all
while
learning
about
historic
spots
and
facts
about
asheville
and
the
importance
of
their
destination.
The
river
arts
district,
the
shuttle
arrives
at
the
front
entrance
to
eight
river
arts,
place
a
home
to
black
wall
street
avl,
where
they
are
greeted
by
the
representatives
of
some
of
asheville's
black
owned
businesses.
Z
They
learned
about
the
black
history
of
asheville
and
gained
a
deeper
appreciation
and
understanding
of
why
equity
diversity
and
inclusion
are
so
important
for
all
communities
to
acknowledge
walking
around
the
district.
They
view
artists
in
all
mediums
working
their
craft.
These
handcrafted
items
become
a
gift
for
a
relative,
a
friend
or
even
oneself.
Z
Covet
closures,
decreased
tourism
and
construction.
Interruptions
past
and
future
will
likely
cause
further
significant
setbacks
to
the
earning
potential
of
artists
and
businesses
in
the
red.
This
influx
of
new
patrons
will
help
support
this
jewel
in
asheville's
crown
an
authentic
and
vital
sector
for
creative
commerce,
on
behalf
of
over
300
river
arch
district
artists
and
businesses,
the
vast
majority
who
have
received
no
relief
funding.
We
want
to
thank
you
for
listening
in
the
consideration
of
funding
for
this
project.
AA
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
discuss
riverlink's
proposal
to
install
green
stormwater
infrastructure
and
parking
lots
on
av
tech's
campus
green
infrastructure
is
a
nature-based
solution
to
dealing
with
storm
water
runoff.
Basically,
it
filters
and
absorbs
storm
water
where
it
falls.
This
project,
however,
is
much
more
than
a
stormwater
project.
It
embodies
multiple
goals
identified
by
city
council
to
help
asheville
recover
from
the
impacts
of
covid
climate
resilience.
AA
Social
equity
and
workforce
development
are
core
components
of
the
project:
climate
resilience
as
extreme
rain
events
and
flooding
become
the
new
norm
in
our
region.
This
project
will
help
our
city
be
more
climate
resilient,
once
constructed
200,
000
gallons
of
polluted
runoff
will
be
captured
and
soaked
into
the
ground
during
a
single
one-inch
rain
and
200
tons
of
sediment
per
year
will
be
kept
out
of
the
french
broad
river
social
equity.
This
area
of
abe
tech's
campus
drains
through
the
historic
african-american
south
side.
Community
runoff
has
caused
sinkholes
and
goalieing
on
southside
residents
property.
AA
This
project
will
repair
erosion
damage
and
keep
future
runoff
on
avtech's
campus
and
engage
the
south
side
community
throughout
the
process.
Workforce
development.
We
are
all
aware
of
how
student
learning
suffered
during
the
many
months
of
remote
learning
due
to
covid
riverlink
is
working
with
abtech
faculty
to
provide
workforce
development
for
their
students
as
part
of
this
project.
AA
C
AB
When
individuals
lack
coping
skills
to
deal
with
these
stressors,
it
results
in
an
increased
use
of
power,
control
and
other
abusive
tactics,
which
means
a
higher
risk
to
partners
and
children
to
decrease
the
number
of
domestic
violence
incidents.
Services
must
also
be
aimed
at
those
who
are
committing
the
abuse
at
spark.
We
believe
that
services
provided
to
those
who
use
abusive
tactics
are
domestic
violence
prevention
services.
AB
In
one
class,
five
out
of
eight
participants
described
witnessing
domestic
violence
as
children,
including
one
who
held
his
mother's
injured
hand
in
his
hands
after
an
assault.
Most
often
these
past
traumas
are
not
addressed
and
are
further
compounded
by
poverty.
Community
violence,
personal
losses,
in
addition
to
the
stressors
from
the
current
pandemic.
AC
This
is
a
one-time
funding,
need
that
will
help
prevent
a
devastating
but
temporary
gap
in
civil
legal
aid,
advocacy,
counseling
case
management
and
supervised
visitation
services
for
these
survivors
who
may
face
extra
hurdles
during
asheville's
coven
19
recovery,
a
1
million
annual
gap
in
funding
for
these
programs
exists
because
of
cuts
to
state
block,
grant
funding,
resulting
from
changes
in
federal
victims
of
crime
act.
Funding.
The
federal
gap
will
be
resolved
over
the
next
three
to
five
years,
but
in
the
meantime,
all
four
projects
need
replacement
funding
to
deliver
crucial
services
in
asheville.
AC
AC
21
of
asheville's
population
identifies
as
people
of
color,
but
this
group
accounts
for
35
percent
of
survivors
who
use
services.
Immigrants
face
additional
hurdles.
Each
organization,
and
this
collaborative
provides
critical,
non-duplicated
support,
which
will
otherwise
be
unavailable
to
survivors
with
the
highest
barriers
as
they
break
free
from
systems
of
violence,
sexism
and
oppression.
AC
We
are
pulling
together
funding
from
a
variety
of
sources
over
the
coming
years,
including
state
reverted
funds,
bunkum
arfa,
arpa
funds,
the
dogwood
foundation
and
private
donations.
To
cover
this
gap.
We
also
need
funding
from
the
city
of
asheville
to
ensure
that
the
continuum
of
services
for
survivors
in
the
city
stays
strong.
Thank
you.
AD
Good
afternoon
major
phil
swires
with
the
salvation
army
and
we've
been
serving
asheville
since
1890..
Currently
we
have
sheltering
for
homeless,
men,
homeless,
women
families.
We
have
a
program
called
project
fight
which
deals
with
human
trafficking
and
and
are
happy
to
do
so.
AD
For
us,
we
worked
with
the
city
and,
in
conversations
with
both
city
and
council,
were
told
that
there
were
unmet
needs
for
unvaccinated
and
vaccinated
folks
needing
shelter
who
were
also
chronic
homeless,
experiencing
homelessness
for
over
a
year
who
had
predispositions
to
covet
through
that
work
group
session
with
the
city,
it
enabled
us
to
be
successfully
approved
to
have
a
contract
with
the
state
of
north
carolina
in
march
of
2020.
AD
We
are,
we
believe,
the
lowest
non-city-run
shelter
in
the
city,
and
this
funding
for
us
allows
us
to
continue
to
provide
what
we
are
currently
doing
for
those
in
this
pandemic.
We
have
two
components
of
this.
The
first
one
is
for
us
to
run
four
years
at
375
000
per
year.
This
mirrors
our
current
pandemic
contract
with
the
state.
The
second
is
to
provide
quarantine
and
isolation,
we're
the
only
place
who
currently
are
providing
quarantine
and
isolation
to
people
in
the
city.
C
AE
Hello,
everyone
thank
you
for
having
me
today.
My
name
is
abby
curcell
and
I'm
actually
a
partner
with
generator
who's
the
partner
with
turning
point
on
this
proposal.
We
partnered
together
on
this
because
we
share
similar
missions
and
on
the
generator
side,
our
mission
is
to
be
the
best
partner
for
a
community
to
invest
into
its
best
and
brightest,
and
we
do
that
by
running
accelerator
programs
across
30
plus
different
markets
all
over
the
united
states.
AE
On
the
upskilling
side,
we
partner
with
microsoft
and
linkedin
learning
to
help
individuals
who
are
under
or
unemployed,
go
through
modules
to
digitally
upskill
themselves,
and
then
we
match
them
with
partners
from
our
employer
network
of
over
400
companies
to
find
new
careers.
We
have
a
great
graduation
rate
of
77
percent.
So
far
we
have
a
placement
rate
of
70
and
we're
really
excited
at
the
outcomes
that
these
programs
have
been
able
to
help
communities
across
the
country
achieve
and
are
really
excited
the
prospect
of
being
able
to
bring
them
to
asheville.
AF
Thanks
for
that,
sorry
about
that
good
afternoon,
and
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
Our
proposal
is
two-pronged.
First,
this
proposal
will
increase
access
to
affordable
housing
by
expanding
the
successful
landlord-tenant
partnership.
AF
The
landlord-tenant
partnership
is
a
collaborative
approach
to
addressing
a
long-standing
problem:
the
lack
of
voucher
acceptance
with
partners
in
the
city,
the
asheville
housing
authority
and
children.
First,
the
ltp
has
already
empowered
23
families
and
50
children
to
move
from
public
housing
communities
into
new
homes
and
neighborhoods
that
better
meet
their
needs.
AF
AF
AF
Also,
as
part
of
this
request,
thrive,
asheville
will
convene
housing
leaders
to
analyze
current,
affordable
housing
strategies
with
an
equity
lens.
It
is
critical
that
we
analyze
our
current
strategies
to
understand
whether
or
not
we
were
making
progress
to
closing
equity
gaps
in
housing
access
and
how
to
do
more
of
what
works.
We
need
to
initiate,
what's
needed,
to
ensure
that
our
housing
approaches
lay
the
groundwork
for
a
more
equitable
future.
A
more
unified
and
knowledgeable
housing
coalition
can
more
effectively
support
and
enforce.
C
C
G
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity.
I
am.
The
project
manager
for
united
community
development
of
north
carolina,
united
community
development
already
has
executed
contracts
for
weatherization
with
energy
savers
network.
As
you
all
know,
that
is
a
funded
project
of
asheville
city,
buncombe,
county
and
duke
power.
We
do
weatherization
for
them
already.
G
G
Let
me
also
say
that
we've
just
incorporated
a
an
llc
called
kajani
construction
group,
which
is
a
black
led
construction
company
that
is
owned
by
four
local
black
led
non-profits
in
green
infrastructure
and
we're
certified
by
the
ncdot
as
an
ethnic
minority,
business
for-profit
and
all
of
those
profits
go
back
to
the
work
of
these
four
non-profits
they're,
also
in
partnership
with
united
with
the
eagles
wings,
as
they
will
be
doing
the
vertical
construction
and
job
training,
and
the
thing
of
it
is-
and
the
beauty
of
this
is,
is
that
united
community
development
hires
everybody
it
trains,
it
hires
them
and
pays
them
a
living
wage.
G
So
we've
got
100
placement,
so
we
hope
that
you'll
look
at
us
for
what
we
do
and
not
what
we
say
we're
going
to
do.
We
have
tangible
outcomes
to
prove
what
we
do.
We
can
help
the
city
also
achieve
section
three
compliance
with
hud,
because
we'll
be
able
to
also
bid
on
race,
conscious,
contracting
and
procurement
programs.
So
I
hope
that
you
would
give
us
a
look.
We've
been
around
three
years
operating
and
training
people
and
hiring
them.
G
So
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
making
sure
that
your
programs
work
your
race,
conscious
programs,
work
which
you
never
have
before
and
also
we
want
to
make
sure
that
your
section
3
programs
work
as
well
with
hood.
Thank
you.
AG
Thank
you,
mayor
council
and
staff,
I'm
requesting
to
fund
bypoc
scholarships
for
the
corporate
entrepreneurship
institute,
hosted
by
venture
asheville
under
the
workforce,
development
and
small
business
recovery
categories.
In
light
of
recent
developments
at
the
city
regarding
scholarships
we'll
be
amending
some
of
these
criteria
to
individuals
from
economically
distressed
backgrounds.
My
name
is
jeffrey
kaplan.
I
serve
as
the
director
of
venture
asheville
at
venture
asheville.
We
teach
people
how
to
become
not
just
entrepreneurs
but
how
to
build
companies
with
massive
market
demand.
We
build
locally
headquartered
companies
that
scale
and
grow
beyond
our
city
limits.
AG
I'm
an
entrepreneur
myself,
a
published
author
of
entrepreneurship,
education
and
I've
worked
with
over
2
000
entrepreneurs.
As
a
teacher,
mentor
and
investor
the
tactics
and
strategies
we
empower
entrepreneurs
with
can
be
used
in
any
context.
It
could
be
to
help
a
local
food
truck
or
launch
something
in
the
metaverse.
AG
Now,
when
used
in
a
corporate
setting,
they
help
large
organizations
develop
new
products,
access
new
markets
and
drive
efficiencies.
To
that
end,
we
are
launching
a
corporate
entrepreneurship
institute,
an
eight-week
course
to
help
rising
professionals,
gain
a
professional
development
experience
and
not
just
acting
entrepreneurially,
but
help
helping
corporations
evolve.
AG
The
great
resignation
is
is
hurting
large
and
small
businesses
in
2021,
33
million
americans
quit
their
jobs
43
of
those
site
going
into
entrepreneurship,
as
the
reason
why
esme
burning
glass,
the
leading
job
market
analytics
firm,
recommends
that
employers
embrace
entrepreneurship
as
not
just
a
smart
competitive
strategy,
but
as
an
important
employee
retention
tool,
but
most
don't
know
how
and
that's
how
we
create
this
institute.
Therefore,
our
request
would
go
towards
scholarships
for
20,
economically
disadvantaged
employees,
to
empower
them
with
the
professional
development
of
entrepreneurial
skills.
AG
AH
Good
afternoon,
I'm
shelley
gates
the
program
coordinator
for
the
victim
to
victory
domestic
and
sexual
violence
ministry,
a
community
effort
facilitated
by
greater
works
church
to
raise
awareness,
educate,
help,
prevent
and
provide
advocates
to
support
victims
and
survivors
of
domestic
and
sexual
violence.
For
many
years,
the
victim
to
victory
has
been
on
the
forefront
of
supporting
victims
and
survivors
of
domestic
violence
and
sexual
violence
through
training,
serving
as
advocates
hosting
forums,
workshops
and
other
support
services
in
coordination
with
bunker
county
sheriff's
department
helped
mate
our
voices,
our
voice
and
other
local
organizations.
AH
We
are
members
of
the
north
carolina
coalition
against
domestic
violence
and
the
north
carolina
coalition
against
sexual
assault.
A
recent
report
reflected
that
over
a
ten
year
span,
bunker
county
ranks
in
the
top
three
counties
in
the
state
for
number
of
lives
lost
because
of
domestic
violence,
though,
through
continued
collaboration
with
the
organizations
previously
mentioned,
we
feel
churches
and
other
faith-based
organizations
can
play
a
vital
role
in
expanding
programs
to
support,
reduce
and
prevent
domestic
violence
and
reach
individuals
who
are
not
likely
to
report.
AH
However,
we
know
individuals
must
be
trained
and
well
equipped
to
support
victims
and
survivors
and
their
families,
while
many
programs
provide
focused
training
to
law
enforcement,
social
services
and
other
counselors
victims
of
victory
proposed
projects
to
develop
a
comprehensive
curriculum
to
train
individuals
and
churches
and
other
faith-based
organizations
to
provide
advocates
and
be
volunteers.
This
creative
and
training
will
be
developed
with
consultation
in
collaboration
with
local
and
state
agencies.
AH
We
will
continue
to
build
and
use
partnership
with
local
agencies
to
buy
professional
and
specialized
services,
referrals
and
training
in
order
to
walk
alongside
victims
and
survivors
on
their
journeys.
As
stated
earlier,
victims
of
victory
is
a
community
effort
and
it
takes
the
whole
community
to
help
foster
and
bring
help,
hope
and
healing
to
domestic
and
sexual
violence,
victims
and
survivors
and
as
as
well
as
their
families
we're
looking
forward
to
being
a
partner
with
these
agencies,
through
advocacy,
providing
resources
and
becoming
a
safe
place.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Today.
AI
Good
afternoon,
everyone
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
proposal.
Wencap's
arpa
request
would
supplement
housing
and
homelessness
services
for
people
living
with
hiv
in
asheville,
many
of
whom
are
disabled
and
disproportionately
identify
as
black
latinx
and
other
people
of
color.
AI
Eighty
percent
of
this
project
is
funded
through
the
hud
program,
called
housing
opportunities
for
people
with
aids,
also
known
as
hopwa.
The
program
provides
permanent
housing
vouchers,
as
well
as
financial
assistance
to
prevent
homelessness
and
other
resources,
if
approved,
the
arpa
grant
will
run
concurrently
with
the
hopwa
grant.
We
have
secured
through
2024..
AI
In
response
to
this
ongoing
challenge,
winkapp
has
designed
an
incentive
program
modeled
on
hud's
guidance.
Arpa
funds
will
allow
us
to
offer
incentives
for
landlord
recruitment,
referrals
to
new
landlords
and
lease
renewals.
This
will
help
our
agency
remain
competitive
in
a
very
challenging
housing
market
and
enable
us
to
facilitate
permanent
housing
for
those
experiencing
homelessness
more
efficiently.
AI
Once
housed,
wing
cup
will
provide
ongoing
case
management
support
to
promote
long-term
housing
stability,
the
funding
of
our
proposal
will
help
wincap
to
not
only
better
meet
the
needs
of
current
participants,
but
also
to
expand
and
enhance
the
program
with
your
support.
Our
program
has
the
potential
to
significantly
improve
the
lives
and
economic
trajectory
for
many
individuals
and
families
in
our
beautiful
city.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
P
Hi,
I'm
dawana
little
the
executive
director
of
the
wyman
cultural
center,
I'm
here
to
discuss
the
community
engagement
to
ensure
effective
and
equitable
covenanting
response,
or
the
c
triple
ecr
for
the
waimai.
This
project
reflects
back
to
our
beginnings
in
1892,
it
honors
the
legacy
of
our
founders
in
their
fight
for
equality.
Historically,
the
african-american
community
has
suffered
from
higher
unemployment
rates,
higher
poverty
rates
and
a
lack
of
resources
to
fall
back
on.
Waianae
has
provided
education,
community
programs,
while
promoting
economic
development
and
business
incubation
with
cover
19.
P
However,
inequities
grew
as
african-american
families
face
disproportionate
impacts
of
failing
economy
and
health
systems
as
a
recognized
leader
provider
and
meeting
place
for
african-american
community
waimai
has
a
unique
role
to
help
guide
this
recovery,
working
with
the
partner
stakeholders
and
listening
to
the
african-american
community.
The
cecr
identified
five
goals:
first
develop
pathways
for
effective
community
communications
regarding
equity;
second,
create
a
street
access,
community
meeting,
space
and
city
resource
center;
third,
a
hybrid
model
for
on-site
and
online
access
to
services
and
programs.
Fourth,
expand
the
partnership
and
housing
and
workforce
development.
P
Fifth
institute:
a
three-year
strategic
equity
recovery
plan.
As
a
first
step,
ymi
will
hire
a
project
coordinator
and
community
engagement
specialist.
These
leaders
will
recruit
and
convene
the
advisory
board
for
the
program,
oversight
and
evaluation
and
to
ensure
all
voices
are
heard
as
a
result.
As
a
result,
the
thousands
of
individuals
who
come
to
the
ymi
will
have
greater
program
and
service
options
for
those
who
do
not
come
to
the
ymi
we
will
come,
we
will
go
to
them
to
form
a
true
collective
voice.
P
AJ
AJ
AJ
Melinda
aponte,
our
nutrition
coordinator,
is
one
of
three
people
of
color
serving
on
the
western
north
carolina
food
justice
planning
initiative,
that's
out
of
50
people
without
diversity
in
organizations,
initiatives
and
collectives
and
collectives
aimed
at
justice.
The
needs
of
the
most
marginalized
are
at
risk
of
being
overlooked
and
ignored.
AJ
Through
this
project,
the
yw
will
work
to
increase
the
representation
of
bipoc
communities
and
food
justice
coalitions
and
will
also
provide
our
education
and
training
that
will
increase
the
racial
justice
acumen
of
these
coalitions
coalitions
as
it
relates
to
food
justice,
because
creating
an
equitable
food
system
isn't
simply
about
leveraging
food
resources,
but
also
trust
relationships
and
community,
and
that
is
what
the
ywca
healthy
food
local
connections
program
is
all
about.
Thank
you.
A
All
right
that
concludes
all
of
our
presenters
from
yesterday
and
today
for
the
arpa
funding
consideration,
and
we
want
to
thank
everyone
who
worked
so
hard.
You
can
tell
how
much
effort
went
into
each
of
these
applications
and
in
making
your
presentations
today,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
city
staff
team
that
worked
on
this
as
well
reading
all
the
applications
and
helping
facilitate
today's
and
yesterday's
sessions.