1. Community Economic Development Craig Scharton, Director Downtown and Community Revitalization City of Fresno

2. My Background Fresno City Council-Tower District Downtown Property Owner Main Street Director Pleasanton/Hanford, President California Main Street CEO, Central Valley Business Incubator/Water and Energy Technology (WET) Incubator Downtown & Community Revitalization M.S. Community Economic Development

3. C.E.D Definition The study of: – Areas that have been bypassed by the traditional economic markets – Efforts to improve the conditions of economically marginalized people and places.

4. CED History The history of efforts to eradicate poverty is generally a history of failed attempts – Industrial Age/Ghettos – War on Poverty – Urban Renewal – Welfare

5. CED Principles People and Place Community-led Measurable Economic Improvement

6. Current Best Practices Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Harlem Children's Zone Market Creek Plaza

7. Common CED Tools Community Development Corporations (CDC) Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Microenterprise Financial Literacy Individual Development Account (IDA) Homeownership Land Banks

8. Community Reinvestment Act Investment Branches Services Loans

9. TED vs. Economic Gardening Traditional Economic Development Helping the Local Guys

10. Main Street Program Design Marketing Economic Restructuring Organization Benefits of associations and networks

11. What We Are Doing in Lowell Coordinate City Departments and Focus City Resources Coordinate Neighborhood Coordinate Partnering Agencies – Nonprofits – Education CSU, Fresno, FCC, FUSD, FPU – HA, WIB – Federal Partnership

12. My House

13. Final Exercise Owner or Renter? My Neighbor Tony