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Habitat for HumanitySouth Academy Street Revitalization Plan
2011-2014
Millstone Basin Area Habitat for Humanity
Our MissionTo end poverty housing in our
six-town catchment area in Mercer and Middlesex Counties.
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Cranbury
East Windsor
Hightstown
Plainsboro
Robbinsville
West Windsor
• Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with partner families.
• Habitat is not a giveaway program. In addition to paying their mortgage, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor (sweat equity) into building their house and the houses of others.
• Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans.
• The homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments are used to build still more Habitat houses.
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How Does Habitat Work?
• Families in need of decent shelter apply to the Habitat affiliate.
• The affiliate’s family selection committee chooses homeowners based on:– their level of need
– their willingness to partner
– their ability to repay the no-interest loan
– N.J. residency status
• Affiliate follows a nondiscriminatory policy and neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing partner families.
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Selecting Partner Families
Holistic Community Revitalization Provide more diverse housing options and provide
an upward step for those families ready to move out of Hightstown’s HUD housing
Help Hightstown reach its affordable housing goal
Act as a crime deterrent, pushing out criminal activity
Build relationships across existing organizations and help residents influence decisions that affect their neighborhood
Help stem gentrification, which often results in the informal economic eviction of the lower-income residents because of increased rents, house prices, and property taxes
Create a de facto neighborhood support system for Habitat partner families
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The cornerstone of the mission: build a neighborhood, not a house.
Our sights are set on improving the general quality of life for those in the revitalization area.
South Academy Street Why Hightstown?
• Identified by the municipal government as a target of redevelopment to:
– Create new opportunities for homeownership in the Borough
– Eliminate blighted and vacant units to stabilize the neighborhood
– Increase the number of affordable housing units
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1. Ordinance 2006-19: An Ordinance amending the Borough’s Redevelopment Plan, as Adopted by Ordinance No. 2004-20 on September 7, 2004. Sub-Area II includes western side of South Academy Street from Rogers Avenue to Railroad Avenue.
2. Borough of Hightstown Master Plan Housing Element and Fair Share Plan Amendment, 2008.
Revitalize South Academy Street
• Land acquisition
• Construction of 8 new homes
• Possible rehabilitation of other homes
• Weatherization program for existing homeowners
• “A Brush with Kindness” exterior improvements program for existing homeowners
• Other community projects
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Neighborhood Revitalization Proven Effective:
Millstone Basin built 7 homes on Evan Avenue, East Windsor. As a result, the neighborhood has experienced a renaissance.
1. A Brush with Kindness program, <www.habitat.org/abwk.html>
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Redevelopment Target ZoneWeatherization &
External Revitalization Programs
Hightstown Housing Authority
apartments
HFH Office
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Completed HFH HouseTargeted for new HFH house Existing housePotential rehabLand acquired by HFH
State of Building Zone, February 2011
Hightstown Housing Authority
apartments
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Community Partnerships
Corporations
Local Business
CommunityGroups
Faith Community
Government
Youth Individuals
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Community Involvement• Advisory Panel: community experts who will assist with
review of plan materials and provide feedback on an as-needed basis.
• Design Charrette: a collaborative session with the community providing input into the design of the homes’ exteriors and other community issues.
• Open sessions for dialogue with the community.
• Meetings with government officials, faith community, local Housing Authority and Downtown Hightstown business group.
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2011 2012 2013 2014
Planning
Land Acquisition
Family Selection
Design & Construction
Fund Development
Family Selection Family Selection
Timeline
Community Outreach
• Volunteers – existing and expansion positions– Building Supervisors
– Volunteer Coordinator
– Family Selection Committee
– Family Services Coordinator
– Marketing Coordinator
– Faith Relations Coordinator
– Youth Coordinator
• Staff – expansion positions– Building Crew Leaders
– Office Manager
– AmeriCorps VISTA member
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Human Resource Needs
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Revenue Goal Breakdown
ITEM COST
House construction $900,000
Land acquisition $650,000
Hiring staff $340,000
Weatherization and “A Brush with Kindness” $100,000
Marketing and miscellaneous $10,000
TOTAL (CASH AND IN-KIND) $2 million
Funding Sources
• Government grants– Hightstown COAH funds
– NJDCA grants
• Foundation grants
• Corporate underwriting
• Houses of worship
• Individual donors
• Small number of high-profile events
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Corporate Team
Corporate Supporter
Corporate Sponsor
Financial Support to HFH none Employees solicit sponsors. Target
of $50 per person
Corporate underwriting
Employee Work Crew Dates one per year, if openings are
available
one priority date placement per
house
one or more priority dates per
houseInvitation for employees to HFH volunteer picnic and house dedication ceremony
Employees invited to sign 2x4s used in construction
Acknowledgement on local HFH Web site
Recognition Gift for the Company
Volunteer Thank You Gifts Listing in local HFH Marketing and PR
Opportunity for participation during house dedication ceremony
Breakfast & Lunch provided for work crews
Logo on Work Site Sign Invitations to other local HFH events
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Corporate teams invited to help build and contribute financial support.
Three levels of participation
•Corporate Team
•Corporate Supporter
•Corporate Sponsor
Supervised by HFH construction leaders.
Half-day or full day options.
10 to 20 people.
Corporate Challenge Program
• Partnering with at least 12 houses of worship from the local area to construct a “Faith Built” house
• Faith communities bring to the partnership: funding, volunteers, spiritual presence
• Windsor Hightstown Area Ministerium (WHAM) and its member churches and synagogues
• Tapping into 30+ houses of worship in our catchment area
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Build on Faith Program
General InquiriesPh: (609) 443-8744E-mail: [email protected]
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Thank You
Location120 Main StreetHightstown, NJ 08520
Millstone Basin Area Habitat for HumanityMailing AddressP.O. Box 178Cranbury, NJ 08512
ContactsAnthony Infosino, Board [email protected]
Tara Roche, Revitalization Committee [email protected]
Glenn Fannick, Revitalization [email protected]
Websitewww.habitatmba.org
1. Habitat for Humanity International Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative, 2010. Retrieved from <http://habitat.org/env/NRI_default.aspx>.
2. Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity works with AmeriCorps VISTA. 2011. Retrieved from <http://habitat.org/americorps/americorps_vista.aspx>.
3. Habitat for Humanity. A Brush with Kindness program. 2011. Retrieved from <www.habitat.org/abwk.html>.
4. Hightstown Borough. Ordinance 2006-19 to amend Borough’s Redevelopment Plan, as Adopted by Ordinance No. 2004-20 on September 7, 2004.
5. Borough of Hightstown Master Plan Housing Element and Fair Share Plan Amendment, 2008. New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Report and Quick Facts. Retrieved from <http://www.state.nj.us/dca/affiliates/coah/reports/>.
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