Sustainability in Community Development Working in Disadvantaged Communities

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Sustainability in Community Development Working
in Disadvantaged Communities
Carol Hampton Manager Customer Community
Services
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How did it begin ?

• Social Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)
• - unemployment
• - renting government housing
• - completion of year 12
• - no qualifications
• - income less than 400 per week
• - no vehicle
• Local knowledge
• Extensive consultation
• 8 precincts identified
• Allocation and realignment of resources

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Targeting an area - Athol Park

• Poor infrastructure
• High density older style Housing Trust homes
• Housing vacancies being filled with people with
  multiple complex issues
• High crime rates
• 40 residents below Henderson Poverty line
• Poor perception of the area The Parks
• Westwood Redevelopment

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Aim

• To improve the social capital and ambience
• Achieved through
• - Research
• - Extensive consultation
• - Implementation of strategies to address needs
  and issues
• - Engaging the community
• - Working with agencies
• - Council resources

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Consultation

• November 2003 Fun Day for the community
• Issues identified
• - Lack of community resources
• - Often unaccompanied minors
• - Motor vehicles cutting across the reserve
• - Syringes left in reserve
• - Community isolated and poorly serviced by
  public transport
• - Traffic management
• - Criminal activity

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Consultation

• February 2004 outcome of consultation reported
  back to the community
• Community group formed
• - Traffic Management
• - Crime
• - Community Facilities
• - Children
• Workshop with agencies

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Opportunities

• Housing Trust
• - community pride project
• - vacant property made available
• Westwood Urban Renewal
• Salvation Army school holiday programs
• Align Councils work programs and priorities
• Crime Prevention funding
• Ministers working groups
• Centro Community Development group
• Football Club

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What has been achieved?

• Local Area Traffic Management plan
• Street clean up
• Neighbourhood House
• Lobbying for traffic lights on Hanson Rd

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What has been achieved?

• Reserve development, trees, bollards,
• half court basketball
• Fund raising activities
• School Holiday Program
• Volunteer training

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What has been achieved?

• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
  audit and action plan delivered
• Youth Camp school retention
• Home Energy Audits
• Hanson Road redevelopment
• Community Policing
• Various partnerships
• And more .

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What is happening now ?

• Ongoing consultation
• Redevelopment bought forward
• Relocating the Neighbourhood House
• Community Economic Development Plans
• Neighbourhood Group continuing to meet

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Measurements

• High level social indicators
• Decrease number of people below the Henderson
  Poverty Line
• Decrease in of unemployed people
• Increase in level of income
• Decrease in level of crime
• Specific outcomes
• Work plans
• Partnerships

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Why is it sustainable?

• Community engaged reclaiming their
  neighbourhood
• Momentum
• Research
• Measurements
• Partnerships eg Housing SA, SAPOL..
• Alignment of resources

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