8. โข40% population decline in a decade
โขHighest vacancy rates in Atlanta
โข40% foreclosure rate
โขHighest poverty & crime rates
in the city
โขAverage household income $22,474
for family of four
The Proctor Creek Communities:
Vine City and English Avenue
The Economic Problems
9. Resourceful Communities
Investing in People
1991-2014
โขInvested more than $2.2
million in triple-bottom-line
projects
โขTrained more than 5,000
community leaders
โขHelped to create more than
425 jobs.
13. Parks with Purpose
The Community Vision
Strengthening Communities
โขCreate the first park for English Avenue
โขProvide Triple Bottom Line benefits
โขEngage community and build capacity
โขInvolve community in designing and
building park
โขProvide environmental education
opportunities
โขProvide direct economic impact and jobs
โขUtilize green infrastructure for stormwater
management
Lindsay Street Park
Vision Plan
โขFirst park for English Avenue
โข Triple Bottom Line benefits
๏Environmental
๏Social
๏Economic
18. โขElevate Triple Bottom Line
โขStrengthen partnerships
Park Impacts
โขCreate sustainable
communities
โขBuild local capacity
19. Partners
Funding Partners
The Waterfall Foundation
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Park Pride
UPS (in-kind)
Community Partners
American Rivers
Atlanta Community Mapping & Research
Project
Atlanta Food & Farm
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Community Improvement Association
English Avenue Neighborhood Association
EcoAction
Greater Vine City Opportunities Program
Historic Westside Gardens
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance