Barry Farm Choice Neighborhood Steering Committee Meeting

Location: Basement of Excel Academy (2501 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE)

Description: City officials will meet with community residents to discuss the Barry Farm Transformation Plan. The neighborhood was previously awarded a HUD Choice Planning Grant (view presentation here), and the Transformation Plan will be submitted to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to compete for a Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant.

The Transformation Plan focuses on three core areas:

• People: Support positive outcomes for families with a special focus on health, safety, employment, mobility and education
• Housing: Transform housing into energy efficient, mixed-income housing that is physically and financially viable over the long term.
• Neighborhood: Foster neighborhood development with access to well-functioning services, high quality education, early learning programs, public transportation, and new jobs.