The OCC is accepting comments on the proposed rules, which must be submitted by Friday, August 5, 2022.
Opportunity CLE Roundtable Discusses Neighborhood Impact from CDA, FCAP Investments
Linden Fresh Market Opens to Reduce Food Insecurity & Improve Residents’ Health
Linden Fresh Market intends to reduce food insecurity and improve residents’ health; it offers free food, medications, and other services for those living at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. CD4AP, the Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio, and Nationwide Children’s hospital run the location.
Springfield Strategic Housing Plan Underway; GOPC Completes Residential Survey for Community Engagement
The City of Springfield has contracted GOPC to assist in the facilitation and creation of a multi-year strategic plan for housing. The strategic plan will address housing of all types, for all residents, in all parts of the city. This strategic housing plan is designed to be actionable, and forward-looking to address the present and future housing needs of residents.
In April, GOPC launched a communitywide survey on ThisIsourField.Com – the city’s online engagement platform to interact with residents. More than 500 participants completed the survey, which included property owners and renters who reside in the City of Springfield.
The results of the survey will assist GOPC in the next step to create actionable recommendations and strategies for community leaders to thoughtfully plan for the current and future housing needs in Springfield. The full results of the survey will be made available on ThisIsOurField.com.
More than half of participants who completed the survey identified they are happy in their current residence; and of those searching for a new home, nearly half indicated they believe they can find it in Springfield. Participants indicated the sense of community, safety, and good location as indicators for quality of neighborhoods in Springfield.
Like many other Legacy City communities in Ohio, housing cost-burden impacts Springfielders. GOPC’s research in the 2019 Comprehensive Housing Analysis identified the cost-burden to owners and renters. The April 2021 provides additional insights to GOPC on the issue of cost-burden, and the health of the market-rate and affordable housing for those who live in Springfield.
This summer, GOPC will facilitate the creation of the multi-year strategic plan for Springfield. These recommendations and strategies will be presented in late summer/early Fall to the community and Commissioners in the City.
Housing has been a top policy priority in Springfield for local leaders – both through policy implementation and in the convening of the Springfield Housing Consortium. The Housing Consortium is a group of leaders from public, private, philanthropic, and financial institutions who are working together to address the housing needs of Springfield’s residents.
New Documentary Highlights Youngstown’s New Generation of Changemakers
The 614 for Linden’s 1st Steps in Implementing Columbus’ One Linden Plan
The Pennsylvania Neighborhood Assistance Program Uses State Incentives to Drive Neighborhood Investment
The Pennsylvania Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) provides tax credits in return for financial contributions that support programming and projects serving low-income residents or distressed neighborhoods. The NAP helps aggregate corporate contributions and donations to incentivize revitalization in the state’s previously disinvested communities.
