LIFE AFTER 18:LIFE AFTER 18:

WHAT DOES IT WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO THE LOOK LIKE TO THE FORMER FOSTER FORMER FOSTER

CARE YOUTH?CARE YOUTH?

SUSTAINABLESUSTAINABLE

Definition: (adj) Able to Definition: (adj) Able to be maintained i.e. be maintained i.e. making something making something continue.continue.

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

SHOW AND SEESHOW AND SEE SHARE AND LISTEN SHARE AND LISTEN SELECT AND DISCARD SELECT AND DISCARD EDUCATE AND LEARN EDUCATE AND LEARN

GOALSGOALS

100 100 NEW UNITS BY 12/2011 NEW UNITS BY 12/2011

TO ATTAIN A TOTAL OF TO ATTAIN A TOTAL OF

500500 NEW UNITS BY 2015NEW UNITS BY 2015

GAME PLANGAME PLAN

WHEREWHEREHOW HOW WHENWHENWITH WHOMWITH WHOM

Here’s a piece of the How Here’s a piece of the How and the Whom…..and the Whom…..

WELCOME WELCOME

Armando Fana, Miami Field Armando Fana, Miami Field Office Director of The US Office Director of The US

Department of Housing and Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentUrban Development

ARCHITECTSARCHITECTS

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NOW WE ARE LOOKING FORNOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR

BUILDERS BUILDERS CONTRACTORS CONTRACTORS MASONS MASONS CARPENTERS CARPENTERS MATERIAL PROVIDERSMATERIAL PROVIDERS

REMEMBER THIS REMEMBER THIS NUMBERNUMBER

$1,147.00$1,147.00

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GOALSGOALS

100 100 NEW UNITS BY 12/2011 NEW UNITS BY 12/2011

TO ATTAIN A TOTAL OF TO ATTAIN A TOTAL OF

500500 NEW UNITS BY 2015NEW UNITS BY 2015

WHAT RESOURCES ARE WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP US AVAILABLE TO HELP US

REACH THIS GOAL?REACH THIS GOAL?

PUBLIC PUBLIC NOT FOR PROFITNOT FOR PROFITFOR PROFIT FOR PROFIT

PUBLICPUBLIC RESOURCES RESOURCES

H U D H U D HOUSING AUTHORITIESHOUSING AUTHORITIES COUNTY/CITY COMMUNITY COUNTY/CITY COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT N S P N S P S H I PS H I P C H D OC H D O

NOT FOR PROFITSNOT FOR PROFITS

B A N DB A N D C H SC H S BHP/CLT BHP/CLT HOUSING FOUNDATION OF HOUSING FOUNDATION OF

AMERICAAMERICA FIRST LOOKFIRST LOOK

Broward Community Land Broward Community Land TrustTrust

(C L T)(C L T)

Wilton Manors

FOR PROFITS FOR PROFITS

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF ATLANTAATLANTA

FLORIDA ATTAINABLE HOUSINGFLORIDA ATTAINABLE HOUSING Meir Benzaken Meir Benzaken

FIRST REALTYFIRST REALTY Carmen CunhaCarmen Cunha

D F C HOMESD F C HOMES Kenny Davis Kenny Davis

BANKATLANTICBANKATLANTIC

Florida Attainable Housing Florida Attainable Housing Corp.Corp.

HOLLYWOOD LAUDERHILL

DOES THIS NUMBER DOES THIS NUMBER LOOK FAMILIAR?LOOK FAMILIAR?

$1,147.00$1,147.00

SO I ASK YOU DO YOU THINK SO I ASK YOU DO YOU THINK WE FOUND SOME OF OUR…WE FOUND SOME OF OUR…

BUILDERS BUILDERS CONTRACTORS CONTRACTORS MASONS MASONS CARPENTERSCARPENTERS

But what about the… But what about the… MATERIAL PROVIDERS?MATERIAL PROVIDERS?

MATERIAL PROVIDERS ARE MATERIAL PROVIDERS ARE THETHE

GLUE GLUE NAILS NAILS PAINT PAINT

ELECTRICTY ELECTRICTY CEMENTING THE STRUCTURE CEMENTING THE STRUCTURE

TO THE FOUNDATION, TO THE FOUNDATION, CREATING SUSTAINABILITY! CREATING SUSTAINABILITY!

Questions?Questions?

MATERIAL PROVIDERSMATERIAL PROVIDERS

URBAN LEAGUE OF BROWARD URBAN LEAGUE OF BROWARD COUNTY COUNTY

BANKATLANTIC BANKATLANTIC CREDIT COUNSELORS OF CREDIT COUNSELORS OF

NORTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA

Lunch is Served!Lunch is Served!

Bon Appetit!Bon Appetit!

EVEN THE MEDIA EVEN THE MEDIA IS TALKING…IS TALKING…

MORE CEMENT!MORE CEMENT!

WELCOME…WELCOME… ANNE GARDINER, ANNE GARDINER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, BIG PROGRAM DIRECTOR, BIG BROTHER, BIG SISTERS OF BROTHER, BIG SISTERS OF BROWARD COUNTYBROWARD COUNTY. .

““INSPIRE WITHIN” INSPIRE WITHIN”

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ACTION!ACTION!