1. Department of Neighborhoods (D.O.N.)

2. Mission of D.O.N. Improve the quality of life in Detroit’s Neighborhoods by coordinating city services and departments that directly impact neighborhoods.

3. So how are we trying to put the community first in Community Development? What has changed since 2013?

4. Coordinate efforts of City Government and residents to aggressively eliminate blight and improve city services at the district and neighborhood level Work with City Departments to identify and eliminate dangerous buildings, illegal dumping and other sources of blight Build relationships with community groups and key institutions in each district to identify and address major concerns related to the improvement of City Services. Work creatively with Neighborhood businesses and other institutions to stabilize existing homes and attract new residents. City Government Residents

6. DON Accomplishments 2014 175 new block clubs formed/block captains appointed 78 Community partnership agreements executed or in process with the Detroit Land Bank Over 13,000 resident complaints addressed 973 dump sites/lots cleaned 13,615 volunteers engaged in blight removal activities. 7,000 registered volunteers participated in Angels Night.

7. Dept. of Neighborhoods accomplishments 2015 (through Sept. 2015)

8. BUILDING STRENGTHENING BLOCK CLUBS 255 BLOCK CLUBS CREATED

9. ANSWERING RESIDENT COMPLAINTS: 14,647 Engaging Volunteers: 37,306

10. Houses Boarded Up: 1,208 District Manager Board up Program: Contact district manager and City will supply plywood to organizations for Board ups

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12. And the City Department will follow up with a response: Between Jan 01, 2015 and Oct 05, 2015 17382 issues were opened 15669 issues were acknowledged 14548 issues were closed The average time to acknowledge was 0.8 days. The average time to close was 8.7 days.

13. DISTRICT MANAGER NAP ATTORNEY BSEED INSPECTOR NPO District Blight Strike Teams

14. PARTNERING WITH THE LAND BANK

15. Side Lots Sold: 2,508

16. Community Partnership Program 224 Partnership agreements executed

17. Nuisance Abatement 4,000 homes postered since Jan. 2015 2,700 Lawsuits filed against owners of abandoned homes 5000 consent agreements 700 houses awarded by court to DLBA 300 houses sold at auction 0 cases lost

19. Demolitions: COMMERCIALS: 150 RESIDENTIALS: 6636

20. Dumpsites Cleaned up: 2,175 Before After

21. 21321 Fenkell BeforeAfter

22. Zero Percent Interest Loans The $8M program is a city-led partnership with the Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) and Bank of America. Focused public-private commitment to Detroit’s neighborhoods. Designed to help homeowners fix deteriorating properties and help eliminate blight Targets Detroit homeowners earning up to 80 percent of the area median income ($54,150 for a family of four), as well as households in targeted parts of the city, regardless of their income

24. $8 Million Loan Fund Now Available 0% 10 year loans available Can borrow $5,000-25,000 Credit Score of 560 or above Family income must be: Under $38,000 for individual Under $54,000 for family of 4 In many neighborhoods, everyone is eligible Go to Detroit Opportunities on City Web Page