DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, FAICP, Neighborhood & Housing Services
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
A briefing on the ForEveryoneHome Initiative & Anti-Displacement Agenda
SUMMARY:
Briefing and update on the ForEveryoneHome Initiative & Anti-Displacement Agenda
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The ForEveryoneHome initiative is a nationwide anti-displacement and inclusive growth effort undertaken by Grounded Solutions Network (GSN) and sponsored by the Ford Foundation. The initiative's goal is to help cities develop sound anti-displacement and inclusive growth policies before displacement pressures become too great. San Antonio was one of three cities competitive selected to participate in ForEveryoneHome, along with Winston-Salem, NC and Indianapolis, IN.
Through our participation in the initiative, the San Antonio ForEveryoneHome team is working with Grounded Solutions Network on the following deliverables:
* Anti-displacement Needs Assessment: A needs assessment that identifies current and emerging housing challenges with special attention to needs of low-income communities of color. The Housing Commission was briefed on this item in February 2020.
* Anti-displacement Agenda: A set of recommendations for anti-displacement with a racial equity focus. The Housing Commission will be briefed on this draft agenda in February 2021.
* Implementation Plans: Two implementation plans for items from the agenda. These will be completed in June 2021.
The San Antonio ForEveryoneHome leadership team is a mix of city and community leaders including:
* Pedro Alanis, San Antonio Housing Trust
* Monica Cruz, PhD, Housing Advocate & Applied Demography Scholar
* Rebecca Flores, Housing Advocate
* Jose Gonzalez, Alamo Community Group
* Jessica O. Guerrero, Housing Commission Chair and Board President of Vecinos de Mission Trails
* Tuesda? Knight, CEO of San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside (SAGE)
* Richar...
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