Brownfields as Backdrops to Community Health & Resilience- Lessons from Connecticut Mark Lewis, Brownfields Coordinator Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

New Haven, CT Population 133,660 (2013) (2 nd largest city in CT) 20.2 square miles – 42.6 % white, 35.4% black, 31.8% Hispanic/ Latino – Median household income $37, 428 vs. $69,461 for CT – 26.5% persons below poverty level vs. 10.2% for CT overall Home to Yale University Home to great pizza Growing biotech industry Regional passenger rail hub

Success Model: Mental Health Hubs Focus: Emotional wellness Community Ambassadors Evidenced based Patient centered care Design: Partnership of academic, private sector, community organization, clinical care Assets: $4-8 million Hurricane Sandy SSBG Social Impact Bonds

Yale MOMs New Haven Mental Health Outreach for MotherS Partnership Yale University School of Medicine CT Dept. of Children & Families City of New Haven- Health Dept. & Housing Authority The Diaper Bank, All Our Kin, The Diaper Bank, Clifford Beers Clinic

Yale MOMs Mission: transform service delivery systems for mothers and children through community and neighborhood-based resources dedicated to wellness; thereby strengthening generations of families to flourish and succeed

Yale MOMs Currently 4 Hubs (clinics) in New Haven Most recent one in Stop & Shop Supermarket One planned for Brownfield site at 340 Dixwell Ave.

Beulah Land Development Corp. Faith- based non- profit community organization Affordable housing Housing counseling Community outreach

340 Dixwell Ave., New Haven- now Former gas station & dry cleaner – Petroleum & chlorinated solvents Subject to Connecticut transfer act >1 mile from Yale University Campus

Current Environmental Status Phase I & II site assessments done 2006 Preliminary cleanup plans: – Contaminated soil under buildings/ pavement – Land use restriction against disturbance of soil, buildings, pavement – Vapor control measures Final RAP to consider development plans

340 Dixwell Ave. New Haven- the future Mixed use: commercial, housing, community center, MOMs clinic

340 Dixwell Ave., New Haven- the future Architectural renderings of new development

Partnership is Key to Success Beulah Land Development Corp. City of New Haven Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection- Site Assessment & Support Unit, Brownfields Program Payne Environmental- Neal Payne, LEP Beulah Heights Church Yale MOMs Yale University Architecture Dept. Many others for the overall Yale MOMs project

We’ve done this before After- August 2013 Before- October 2008 Vacant lot- former gas station Middletown Community Health Center- Middletown, CT

Brownfields cleanup must meet community needs Know who your community is and what their needs are Partnerships are Critical Respect Others Share (information and resources) Obey the rules Cooperate Be truthful Show kindness Play fair Keep promises 15 Natasha Rivera-Labuthie & Kia Levey of Yale MOMs Lessons from Brownfields & EJ in Connecticut

Questions? Mark Lewis Connecticut Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection Mark Lewis, Brownfields Coordinator (860) (860)