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(EDIC) of Boston ·:.....;;.:-. ., • ~? EDIC/Boston Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston 38 Chauncy Streetl9th Floor, Boston , MA 02111 /617 725-3342 FAX 617 426-3789 Jobs and Community Services Department 43 Hawkins Street, Boston , MA 02 11 4 617723-1 400 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION Raymond L. Flynn CITY-WIDE MEETING Mayor Donald A. Gillis COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT Executive Director PUBLIC HEARING Monday, February 11, 1991 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. EDICj Boston EconomiC Development and Boston High School tndustnal Corporation Stuart J. Vidockler, Chmrman Kev1n C Phelan, V1ce Chmrman Marguerrte H. Connaughton Robert W. Consalvo AGENDA J.D. Nelson Arthur F F Snyder Fletcher H. Wiley BIDFA Boston lndustnal Development I . Welcome and Overview of the services and programs Financ1ng Authonty Lawrence A. B1anch1 , Chmrman of the Economic Development a nd Industrial James H. Greene. Vice Chmrman Corporation of Boston Lee Jackson Mary C Nee BLOC Donald A. Gillis, EDIC Executive Director Boston Local Development Corporation John K O.neen, Pres1dent Donald A. Gillis, Vice Pres1dent I I Bnan F Dacey • The Importance of Human and Community Services to Charles Georgenes the City of Boston Michael Manzo Edward H. Pendergast Karen Powell Ga1l Snowden The Honorable Raymond L. Flynn SEC Mayor of Boston Boston Employment CommiSSIOn Knsten McCormack Thomas Mcintyre Nora Moran I I I . Review of the Community Development Block Grant Lyda Peters LUIS Prado program Waller W~liams NJT Edouard DeBity, Community Services Program Ne~ghbortlood Jobs Trust Councillor Thomas Memno Coordinator, EDIC Lee Jackson Nar!Cy Snyder BTC Boston Techn!Cal Center IV. Presentation of Mayor Flynn's Management Report Donald A. Glihs, Chmrman L1nda Campbell Marguente H. Connaughton John Riordan, Director, Mayor's Office of Wilham Doherty Thomas R. Howley Neighborhood Services M1chael O'Neal Carla Pina Arthur F.F. Snyder v. Community Testimony ~101 Boston's Economic Development Agency EETI ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • ~ Thursday, November 14, 1991 ~ a • • • • • Boston School Committee • • • • • 0 • Winter Chambers • • • 26 Court Street 0 • • 6 p.m. to 8 p.m . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• z The Economic Development and Industrial Corpora­ tion of Boston Is holding a public meeting to Inform a: residents, local service providers, community organizations and neighborhood business leaders about various EDIC programs and to seek Input on 0 funding priorities for federal Community m Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. P.. y M -=t1ve role In dltl£ :nlnlng the economic future of your community. z EDIC promot11 economic growth In I08ton by worldng with local ~ COIIUNinlty groupe.lnd ,....._to cr..ee Jobs 1nd provide lldlla training lnd MrVIcel for neighborhood rHidents. 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Jt;. ~ - t.r ~t '1!: ~ t;. ~ g_ t-1 ~ tji. , lt1li- 1- ~~ ;fn.~ '* -vt l1t ~ ~ ~l H ~ ~ · i. ~ ~.. t~ -tt . t1 't ~~ ~ 1: <'f· s~ t~ t ,.. · ~~ ~~ \·i .f~ 1~ ~ {*:_ ~ ~ t.i Jt~ ~ *~ ~~ "~ )..... ~ ±-"' ~1'1~ $-k'--?-1: --.. }; ---: ~ l ~ !k. ---~ ~f· ~ :ta ~ 3 :. ~ :;~ ~ ~ - !: ·ud :l ~ ::.. Dl VBoston Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston 43 Hawkins Street, Boston, MA 02114/617 635-3342 Fax 617 635-4286 Raymond L. Flynn TRANSPORTATION, TO/FROM EDIC PUBLIC MEETING Mayor NOVEMBER 14, 1991 Donald A. Gillis 6-8 p.m. Executive Director BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE BUILDING 26 COURT STREET ED/Cj Boston Economic Development and Industrial CorporatiOn StuBI1 J Vidocklor. Chairman FROM CHARLESTOWN: Kevlf1 C. Pl1elan. VIce Chairman Marguente H. COnnaughton Robert W. Consalvo Buses will pick up at 5:30 at: J D Nelson Arthur F F. Snyder KENNEDY CENTER SENIOR LOUNGE Fletcher H. Wiley , Esq. 55 BUNKER HILL STREET 8/DFA Boston Industrial Development Finanwg Authonty Lawrence A. Bianchi, Chairman James H. Greene, Vice Chairman FROM EAST BOSTON: Lee Jackson Bart J. Mttchell Mary C Nee Buses will pick up at 5:15 at: BLOC HARBORSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL Boston Local Development 312 BORDER STREET Corporat1011 John K. Dtneen. President Donald A. Gillis. Vice Prestdent Davtd J. Corttella, Esq. Bnan F Dacey Charles Georgenes John E. Marston FROM CHINATOWN: Edward H. Pendergast Karen Powell Gatl Snowden Buses will pick up at 5:30 at: iBEC QUINCY COMMUNITY SCHOOL Boston Employment Commisston Frank N Jones. Chrurman 885 washington street Knsten McCOrmack Thomas Mcintyre Nora Moran Lyda Peters LUIS Prado Walter Williams NJT ALL BUSES WILL DEPART THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE BUILDING Netghborhood Jobs Trust CounciHor Thomas Menin10 PROMPTLY AT 8 P.M. TO RETURN YOU TO THE PICK UP SITE IN Lee Jackson Nancy Snyder YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. BTC Boston Techntcal Center IF YOU NEED A RIDE TO THE MEETING, PLEASE CALL US AT 635- Donald A. Gillis, Chatrman Marguente H. Connaughton 5114 OR BE AT THE DESIGNATED PICK UP SITE IN YOUR William Doherty COMMUNITY AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE SCHEDULED DEPARTURE. Thomas R Howley, Esq. Michael O'Neal Arthur F F. Snyder Boston's Economic Development Agency ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION Investing in Human Development----Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency Status Report and Funding Strategy Overview The Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (EDIC) is the City of Boston's economic development agency. EDIC's mission is to strengthen the public-private partnership to create jobs and income to be shared by all of Boston's residents. EDIC's economic development strategy integrates its development, financing, business assistance, job training, and human services programs in order to comprehensively promote economic health and growth for Boston and all of its neighborhoods. The merger of EDIC and the Mayor's Office of Jobs and Community Services (JCS) in July of 1990 created an opportunity to build upon the strengths of JCS-funded programs to craft a coordinated and accessible system which promotes economic self-sufficiency for Boston residents. A systematic analysis of EDIC's job training, education, and support services programs has revealed a large number of effective, community-based programs, which offer valuable essential services to thousands of Boston residents. However, an environment of increasing need, combined with scarce resources, requires that EDIC and community-based organizations work together to develop new partnerships and an integrated system that more comprehensively meets the needs of Boston residents, families, businesses, and neighborhoods. The ten-year urban disinvestment policy pursued by the Federal government has taken a dramatic toll on Boston's employment and human service delivery systems. In 1981, the City of Boston received $27 million in Federal job training funds, along with $5 million in CD BG human service funds. In 1991, Boston's share of Federal job training funds had shrunk to $2.6 million, along with just over $3 million in CDBG funds. Structural changes in the economy of the Commonwealth have added to the barriers to economic self sufficiency for many Boston residents. Over the ten year period between 1981 and 1991, Boston's unemployment rate fluctuated between a low of 3.2% in 1987 to a peak this year of 9.2%. The erosion of 80,000 metropolitan Boston manufacturing jobs has been devastating to the employability of neighborhood residents, particularly to those with limited education and low skills. As problems in Boston and other major U.S cities mount, it is clear that improving service delivery and systems is not enough. The lack of resources, compounded by economic hard times, exacerbates the pressures upon our neighborhoods and their most vulnerable residents. EDIC and community-based organizations must continue to sound our message that current funding levels for education and human services programs hamper our ability to promote economic self-sufficiency for those whom we serve. "A new war must be waged. One which focuses on jobs and economic empowerment. Underserved communities must develop the capacity to create new jobs and econom1c benefits through their own enterprise." Mayor Raymond L. Flynn Despite substantial improvement in annual earnines of Massachusetts workers over the past decade. one in five Boston families continues to have incomes below the poverty line. At particular risk for poverty are children, families headed by a single parent, the disabled, linguistic minorities, the disabled, the homeless, and both youth and adults with low educational attainment. These populations, along with the elderly, will be the priority populations to be served under CDBG. A Three-Year StrateiO' to Promote Economic Self-Sufficiency 1990-91: EDIC took major steps to stabilize funding for priority areas in light of the history of Federal cutbacks. Maintaining
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