In Pictures A 10th Anniversary Celebration of Our Neighborhoods 2008 LISC JACKSONVILLE ANNUAL REPORT
Through Their Eyes LISC Jacksonville’s focus on helping neighbors build communities has always centered on the neighborhoods’ residents. LISC believes that sustainable redevelopment comes from the residents’ unique perspective. As you will see in the photography in this year’s annual report, the teens who live in the neighborhoods where LISC works view their community in a unique light. It is their home. And there is a beauty to it all. So we hope that you can see these neighborhoods through their eyes in the celebration of LISC Jacksonville’s 10th anniversary.
In celebration of 10 years of Helping Neighbors Build Community in Jacksonville, LISC sponsored a Neighborhood Photo Contest for teenages 12-18 who live in neighborhoods where we work. Special thanks go to photographers Lloyd Washington, Pete Helow, Jeff Harrington and Aaron Mervin who each conducted a photography class for the teens. LISC Jacksonville provided the disposable cameras and developed the pictures. Judges for the photo contest were James Jenkins, Leigh Fogle, Mike Williams, Jackie Loomis, Cheryl Riddick, Evan Diaz and Gregory Owens. We thank Leigh Fogle for use of her galleries. Winning photography will be displayed during the June 3 Art Walk in downtown Jacksonville as part of LISC Jacksonville’s 10th anniversary celebration.
It is with great pleasure that we present to you our 2008 annual report. This report reflects our commitment to build on the assets of a neighborhood; and the best asset of any neighborhood is always the human capital – the people who live there. We introduce you to some of our future leaders and some of the treasures they found in their neighborhoods. After 10 years helping neighbors build communities in Jacksonville, all we can say is “We’ve come a long way baby.” We’ve had to build trust, build the infrastructure of our program, and build a collaborative environment for supporting this endeavor. We have motivated grassroots people, engaged community trustees, and cut through red tape and bureaucracies to do things in the South that others couldn’t do. The difference is the leadership we find in Jacksonville on all levels: leadership willing to invest and collaborate for the benefit of developing neighborhoods of choice. Our country is going through some challenging economic times; and as many say, “when our Nation gets a cold our neighborhoods get pneumonia.” LISC Jacksonville and our partner agencies are well positioned to stem the economic impact to our neighborhoods with your continued support.
J.F. Bryan IV, Chairman of the Board
Joni Foster, Executive Director
Highlights from the Past Year Capacity Building We continued our partnership with the City of Jacksonville to build the capacity of our eight Core CDCs by matching the City’s $500,000 with $500,000 in grants, AmeriCorps, training scholarships and predevelopment recoverable grants. We also executed our fifth contract with the City for a $ 500,000 grant that we will pass through to our CDCs in 2009.
Six CDCs completed and sold 36 homes in 2008 and had 32 homes in construction or waiting to be sold by year’s end. Operation New Hope built and sold 5 LEED certified affordable homes this year and has plans to build LEED Platinum in 2009. LISC Jacksonville was awarded a 7th $100,000 NFL football field grant for renovations at Mallison Park in the Lackawanna neighborhood on the westside.
Production Ability Housing, Jacksonville’s up and coming nonprofit multifamily housing developer, purchased Mayfair Village, an 83 unit affordable rental community, through a combination of a loan from Bank of America and a $2 million bridge loan from LISC. This rental community will be refinanced and rehabbed in 2010 using 4% bonds and other grants.
New Initiatives LISC Jacksonville invested in our first Commercial Corridor Revitalization Program in the Historic Springfield neighborhood. We provided a $50,000 grant to Springfield Preservation and Restoration Council (SPAR Council) to hire a commercial corridor manager and we placed an {Continued on next page}
AmeriCorps member at SPAR Council to support special events and meetings. We have also provided extensive technical assistance for strategic planning and program design.
LISC Jacksonville Financials
As of 12.31.2008 unaudited {1}
REVENUE After 2 years of off-site development, we now have our GIS database in house. Local consultant George Strong of Obsidian Services manages our GIS database. We have great data on foreclosures from the Clerk of Courts that helps our CDCs understand the impact of foreclosures in their neighborhood and develop a strategy for acquiring these properties.
Public Policy Initiatives The Governor-appointed Florida Affordable Housing Study Commission selected Nonprofit Capacity to study this year. Joni Foster was asked to help shape the process and presented at the first meeting in August 2008 describing the LISC/City of Jacksonville Capacity Building Partnership. One of our Core CDC Executive Directors, Shannon Nazworth from Ability Housing, was appointed to this commission this year. Tough economic times and the decrease in tax revenue in our state dampen our hope that this study will help establish a state capacity building fund. LISC staff Sandy Horvitz worked very hard with our partner nonprofits Ability Housing and the Florida Alliance of CDCs to get significant changes to the State Universal Cycle rules that govern funding for rental housing developments. Joni Foster was appointed to the Mayor’s Jacksonville Journey: Neighborhood Stability and Safety subcommittee led by former NFL player Tony Boselli. This commission’s charge was to make recommendations to the Mayor on how to address the City’s very high murder rate. LISC Jacksonville along with the Florida Alliance of CDCs sponsored a Tour and Reception in August 2008 for Florida Housing Finance Corporation. The event was a fabulous success – over 50 people took the tour including the majority of the FHFC board and eight ranking staff including the Executive Director. Over 100 attended the reception including Congressman Ander Crenshaw and a number of local elected officials.
Honors and Awards LISC Jacksonville was honored with the Jacksonville Urban League’s Equal Opportunity Award during their annual luncheon. Northwest Jacksonville CDC, a Core CDC partner, received the 1000 Friends of Florida Better Community Awards for Golfair Estates, a 15 unit subdivision built to energy star standards and wired for high speed internet.
TOTAL REVENUE
2008
1999-2008
263,333 $ 1,262,073 $ 344,259 $ 500,000 $ 2,369,665 ---
--6,944,694 $ 3,082,877 $ 2,000,000 $ 12,027,571 $ 14,185,768
$
Carryover from 2007 Local Grant Funds LISC Grant Funds City of Jacksonville TOTAL GRANT FUNDS TOTAL LISC LOAN FUNDS $
2,369,665
2008
EXPENSES
$
26,213,339
1999-2008
$
Grants/Recoverable Grants to CDC partners Loans {2} Grants and Loans to Partners Program Expenses {3} Management Expenses
TOTAL EXPENSES
$
$
1,221,279 --$ 1,221,279 $ 547,109 $ 380,347 $
2,148,735
Carry over for 2009
$
Total Revenue from National LISC Percent of total from National LISC
$
6,318,639 14,185,768 $ 20,504,407 $ 3,175,712 $ 2,312,291 $
$
25,992,409 $
220,930 344,259 15%
220,930
$
17,268,645 66%
Notes to Expenses: {1} Financial reports from LISC Jacksonville are part of the consolidated financial report of LISC. Copies of the completed audited financial statement may be obtained by contacting LISC Jacksonville at 904.353.1300 x 14. {2} LISC National Loan Pool is available as needed for acquisition, construction, and short-term permanent financing as the sole lender, combined with private or government funds or to bridge investments. {3} Program Expenses include costs of technical assistance by LISC staff or consultants, training and seminars, scholarships to CDCs for attending outside conferences or trainings, and LISC legal expenses.
Historic Endurance/Modern Day Achievement The LISC Jacksonville supported neighborhoods all have interesting and unique histories. And the story of the Negro baseball leagues in Northwest Jacksonville Community Development Corporation’s (NJCDC) neighborhood is just one of them. It’s one of the stories that form a foundation for the neighborhood and its residents and it is something that LISC Jacksonville and NJCDC are building on.
Through His Eyes of the courage and endurance that AfricanAmericans like Hank Aaron had, I’m encouraged to put forth more of an effort to achieve great things in life Mack Anders on and cope with what life . said k throws at me,” Mac aming and “If I can only keep dre can make it,” he added. keep striving for excellence I
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Mack Anderson, a student at Andrew Jackson High School, said that every picture he took for the LISC Jacksonville photo contest was important to him but this picture of Hank Aaron in front of J.P. Small Park means a bit more. Mack won first place with this shot in the History category. He resides in the Northwest Jacksonville CDC neighborhood.
Believing in the Future The neighborhoods supported by LISC Jacksonville have a collective faith that they can make changes that will improve their quality of life. Just ask 12-year-old Janae Nance who attends Northside K-8 School and lives in Norwood, who won the Faith category in our contest with her photo shown to the right. The LISC Jacksonville supported community development corporations take the collective faith of the community and translate it into quality affordable housing, commercial corridor revitalization that will improve services and provide jobs, playground improvements, neighborhood cleanups and health fairs.
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like my neighborhood because it’s very calm,” Janae sai d. “I also like my school. I like ho w they get us help from the teache rs. They don’t hesitate to do some thing for you.”
Grace & Truth CDC, one of LISC’s partner agencies, was actually started by a neighborhood church in North Brookside. They saw a great need and believed in the future. Now they are branching out with the purchase of a community landmark, the Norwood School, which they plan to turn into affordable rental housing for senior citizens, including some retail and an auditorium which will serve as a community center.
Neighborhood Culture Creates Support The LISC Jacksonville supported neighborhoods are vibrant places. They support families with children, people with dreams, and have their own way of making it feel like home for residents. The Pine Forest neighborhood which receives support from LISC Jacksonville and Housing Partnership of Northeast Florida has created a place where photographer Jackie Lee can plan for the future.
Her Neighborhood
The above picture of the Pine Forest Community Center with its colorful mural sums up Jackie Lee’s view of the neighborhood. As a member of the senior class and an honor student at Wolfson High School, Jackie’s next step is going to college. She hopes to study literature though she may want to consider photography now that she had three winners in the LISC Jacksonville Photo Contest.
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Jackie Lee
Visualizing Neighborliness LISC Jacksonville and its partner community development corporations have been promoting the revitalization of urban core neighborhoods with the goal of having all sorts of things to keep people engaged – from affordable quality housing to beautiful playgrounds to successful retail. Because that’s the true definition of being neighborly, helping people to do what they want to do in their neighborhood to make it a better place for all. Neighborliness to Elisah as well as many of the residents in the LISC Jacksonville supported communities is an important part of the culture. It’s helping each other out. It’s giving back.
Elisah McDonald is the LISC Jacksonville Photo Contest’s youngest winner at 10 years old. She is a student at Suzie Tolbert Elementary School and snapped this picture of her cousins playing to earn first place. The soft spoken young girl enjoys keeping busy in her neighborhood.
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Services & Jobs Create Vibrant Neighborhoods The vibrancy of any neighborhood depends on several things but clearly retail services and jobs are a key ingredient. For many of the LISC Jacksonville supported neighborhoods, commercial corridors have been an issue. Once bustling, many stand empty though the need for services and jobs remains great. LISC Jacksonville has been working with several of its community development corporations on just that issue. With SPAR Council, they have supported the completion of a Metro Edge market study to give the organization helpful information in trying to recruit businesses. Other CDCs with plans in the works include Northwest Jacksonville CDC and Grace & Truth CDC.
Her Home The picture of Busters taken by Allison Hughes shows a community icon that has survived all the changes and stands ready to be an anchor as revitalization continues.
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LISC Jacksonville 2008 Funders Private Sector Support
10th Anniversary Neighborhood Photo Contest Winners of the LISC Jacksonville 10th Anniversary Neighborhood Photo Contest and their sponsoring Community Development Corporation. Art 1st 2nd 3rd
Fun Bethany McCoy, Grace and Truth CDC Craig Robinson, Grace and Truth CDC Allison Hughes, Operation New Hope
Beauty 1st 2nd 3rd
1st 2nd 3rd
Qwaneisha Jones, Metro North CDC Tianna Stewart, SPAR Council Parnell Albert, Housing Partnership of NE Florida
History Ant'on Dixon, RADO Rebecca Byron, Metro North CDC Jackie Lee, Housing Partnership of NE Florida
1st 2nd 3rd
Mack Anderson, Northwest Jacksonville CDC Kaneisha Shead, Northwest Jacksonville CDC Melishia Thomas, Operation New Hope
Bank of America Citi Foundation The Community Foundation Compass Bank DuBow Family Foundation Jessie Ball duPont Fund EverBank Fifth Third Foundation The Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation Trust Henry and Lucy Gooding Endowment Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Joan W. Newton NFL Youth Football Fund Karen Rinaman & Oliver Barakat Robert T. Shircliff David A. Stein Family Foundation SunTrust Bank The Wachovia Foundation (acquired by Wells Fargo) Washington Mutual (acquired by JPMorgan Chase) J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Advised Fund of The Community Foundation Edna Sproull Williams Foundation
Business
Neighborliness/Kindness
Public Sector Support
1st 2nd 3rd
1st 2nd 3rd
City of Jacksonville Corporation for National and Community Service U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Allison Hughes, Operation New Hope Jeffie Clark, Northwest Jacksonville CDC Khadijah Lewis, Metro North CDC
Culture 1st 2nd 3rd
Opportunities Jackie Lee, Housing Partnership of NE Florida Farah Washington, Operation New Hope Michael Mitchell, Metro North CDC
Faith 1st 2nd 3rd
Elisah McDonald, Northwest Jacksonville CDC Ebony Prince, Northwest Jacksonville CDC Allison Hughes, Operation New Hope
1st 2nd 3rd
Mack Anderson, Northwest Jacksonville CDC Keanna Jennings, Northwest Jacksonville CDC Rebecca Byron, Metro North CDC
Support Janae Nance, Grace and Truth CDC Bethany McCoy, Grace and Truth CDC Jackie Lee, Housing Partnership of NE Florida
1st 2nd 3rd
Parrish Lee, Operation New Hope Qwaneisha Jones, Metro North CDC Ira Landry, Operation New Hope
Board of Directors J.F. Bryan, IV, Chairman, The Bryan Group Michelle Braun, Wachovia Kitty Phillips, Jessie Ball duPont Fund Deborah Pierson, Bank of America John Surface, EverBank Tracey Westbrook, The Community Foundation Pat Williams, Sr., Edna Sproull Williams Foundation
Program Committee Deborah Pierson, Chair J.F. Bryan, IV Ronnie Ferguson Valerie Hendriex Edward King, Jr. John Zell John Surface
Communications & Public Policy Committee J.F. Bryan, IV Mary Alice Phelan Kitty Phillips Deborah Pierson Tracey Westbrook
LISC Staff Joni Foster, Executive Director Sandy Horvitz, Senior Program Officer Gene Montgomery, Program Officer Andrea Walker, Administrative Assistant Bob Rodeheaver, Program Assistant
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