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Gene RUN oe le(e eRe e Lg oe lea C cokes acco oscel ag Preeti nt ses catod COALITION FoR Dee reveal Identify funcing, policy, and process recommendations to eliminate barriers Pt eet BIPOC HOME OWNERSHIP -@ re COMMUNITY CO-DESIGN PROJECT REPORT ‘ sd yO ¥ tC CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 Summary PROJECT BACKGROUND 4 Project Goal 4 Process BIPOC CO-DESIGN PROJECT PERSONAS THE CO-DESIGN & Session O & Session Two: Exploration & Session Three: Exploration Session four: Themes and Stakeholder Recommendations @— @— @— e— @———tecommenvarions @— @— troduction 7. Financial/Lending Institutions 8 Realtors 9 Community Housing Support Stakeholders (Le. First Homes, Three Rivers, Habitat for Humanity, Housing Alliance) 10 Developers/Builders 11 BIPOC Community 12 Project team Recommendations DEFINITIONS "MEET OUR CO-DESIGNERS 14 L'Kendra Jacob & Gregory Jacob 15 Khadija All & Deon Oden 16 Kim Novotny & Zeni Aly 17 Shannon Motley & Joseph Eslait 18 Amna Hassaballah & Karen Martinez REFERENCE | Lire ey Ce ee es See Cee os Indigenous. (and) eee fore aco A ee ems resultedin signiicant Se x Tee aeeg ae) es f Dee ates | 5 | Ae LSAT freee a faceted E | TCA RACIST PRACTICES including realning single family zoning policies. and intimidation and destruction of Black, Indigenous, (and] People of Color (@1POC} neighbormoods, have resuited in significant systematic barriers to homeownership and wealth-building in our POC communities. Recognizing cond acknewledging the gaping disparity in home ewnership locally as one of the largest in the country the Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ("The Coalition) commissioned « BIPOC Home Ownership Community Co-design project to identily barers and evaluate initiatives to create BIPOC home ‘ownership opportunities. The Coalition is @ cross-sector community organization whote mission f to collaborate, invest, and lead an innovative solutions to meet our communitics housing needs. Coalition Leadership Council Members include Olmsted County, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Atea Foundation, the City of Rochester, and Destination Medical Center ("OMC". One of the five prioiies adopted by the Coalition was to increase BIPOC home ownership. he Coaition selected the community co-design process fo inform its work because it centers on those most directly impacted by these inequitable structural systems- our local BIPOC. communities. The co-design process goes beyond typical check the box participation to a process where the BIPOC communities lead the process. Unike traditional community engagement, equitable co-design aims to adaress, the most persistent inequalities through addressing disproportionate power strictures. The co-design process draws upon the life experiences of the co-designers and their identified communities fo explore and synthesize themes, identify stakeholders, and infor and assess opportunities and solutions. Ten co-designers from local BIPOC communities with diverse racial cultural, and religious backgrounds participated in the project. (Co-Designets identified the folowi Simctura Racial lucation, Navigation, Belonging, Safety Baris, Mentorship, ond Representation. These themes were explored between the co-designers and with thet identified communities to create the feport recommendations, The following stakeholders: Financiol/Lendin velopers/Bulders, ond the BIPOC Community, were ao identiied os ‘nat conirisvted fo the Immense dispar in homeownership for our BIPOC * 3 toilet recommendation 1h Despite the separation of recommenciations by stakeholder, none of thi work willbe effective If done in bolton and wil requre o commitment to pathways for ur POC communities. Recommendations incl education, commencing in school with fnancialiteracy end throughout the home ownership process versity, equity and inclusion (DE!) assessments ‘lverstving the stakeholder workforce, intentional development of The project team would lke to thank the co-designers for spenaing man evenings and weekends leading these efforts fo understand not only the reate BIPOC home ovnerthip opportunities. Theit me and talents oe cera Pree PROJECT GOAL th the BIFOC community ene ors oy sing systems ond Neti sea iis pg res Eiminate housing bor PROCESS onvetzation with com community. There ring the spins. The 3 design stuie, and further questions esigners. Along the way. in eC Pere eR y th LT Cee ge ee ee eee ee See eed pene Ce ee an ee ps ee ene een eee re Pera Meet eee ea Cee ae eee ene eS Peele erent en eee eee etna aie eet eens Cea are eee ee ee De ae eee ne eos Immigrant family with household income of $80,000 or less whe eet een eet co Lescrtach cae De eee eee tea tte ead Matis vou Proto) Cee ee eee eee) ‘CHAO MWATALA ci of Roches ons JOMARIE MORRIS oaten or Rachasier Wea Do ee ee "AWONDA BURKS Sens Cee eee es ee eee erent ieee oars Cee en ee eee te eens Doe ee eee ead suceetsfuly purchased « home through a fstime home buyer coca) Dee ae ea eee ans Skeet Individual Support SESSION ONE: INTRODUCTION The purpose of session one was for co-designers to: Get to know each other, build familiarity wth the project, project team, expectations. and timeline VY, Leam about ihe project profes Understand the co-design process lec interview approaches, and Identity community membersin ther ckcle ¥ Review and practice inquiry approaches and documentation ‘SESSION TWO: EXPLORATION The purpote of selon twa war fo explore various topics ftom ce-dasigners interviews wit theirse-identfied communities. nerview topics included ¥, Education Navigation Belonging Y, Sotety and Security Stucturol Racial Barriers SESSION THREE: EXPLORATION The purpote of setsion three was fo continue to explore an probe the topics identiied in Session Two. SESSION FOUR: THEMES AND STAKEHOLDER RECOMMENDATIONS The purpose of session four was fo synthesize themes andidently what stokehokders revealed dung previous sesions andi make strong recommendation: fer each stakeholder before, during and after (poted as prepare, purchase process and purchase completed) the homebuying process. Co-dasigners focused their recommendations fn the folowing themes and stakeholders identified: THEMES WV, Education Navigation Belonging Sofety and Security Situctual Racial Borers Mentorship Representation STAKEHOLDERS. Faanciai/Lencing Insttutions Restor: ‘Community Housing Suppor Stakeholders Developers/Bulcers 8IPOC Community FINANCIAL/LENDING INSTITUTIONS eet ween RECOMMENDATIONS ber paeeliaees MSI ERIM | 2°OC Community fo rciterate, recommenda parrot boow. relent oecarte Mera Been eae ies ere peer ene f ct Seas et Bee e aoe aS soli ana memes Pe Lah ee ec = Berar cpceens for earn late in rere en omni G praesent a eee ene REALTORS a eee oy Fee iy See eee ea ete! ee Ce eee ens FeLi RAL lo Cees aol STAKEHOLDERS rater ae | etter Se ee comet icing surnmari Et een ees oeere pee el et reir eee Se eee tee eas peril Aintree acannon designers recommended that Developers/Buler br eee eee] oer pele eee eet: sere mre ee ees Pe rental - ooo aac BIPOC COMMUNITY cae eek eae eee ea eect oa alediat dee at ir perma eachas ifying characterise nese: of m itn Saeetetisiean® te Seat Se i a ae Croan PROJECT TEAM. RECOMMENDATIONS Beyond the recommendations i included above forthe stakeholder groups, the project team developed few more recommendations to help share the information containedin this report cond oppertunities shore progress vt os these te F “ Gna bes pactoes Seemplmented Hold an Annual DEMocuied home ovinership conference oF ‘workshop that includes he communily stokeholders included herein, & wall as other agencies interested in inerecsing BPOC home ownership rates. The Housing Allance would be a great set Cf stakeholders to were with to develop this concept and ikely set ‘of attendees, The purpose of this meeting would be to remind! the ‘community ofthe report recommendations and identty how these recommendations ore being implemented by community stakeholders to shore best practices broadly and encourage the elfors of other organizations. Inrocuce/share this work with currant home ovnerehip forums ke the Housing aliance, Regional and State Housing conferences, ‘and Regional Reattor groups. The moce ents that understand tis tepod's recommendations the more equitable the system wl become, Further eSent-acing organtation: wilbetter understand the needs oftheir lens, pariculery diverse clients which wil help thei uses, HIGHLIGHTS v1. Importance of education throughout home-ownership proces {oetore, ding and atte Mentorship - separate entity that guides home see! out the process Cultural competence of lenders/banks and realtors as catalyst fer change Importance of representation in the workloxce interacting with home seekers (lends, reators, community housing suppor stokeholders ete.) through Pony o-Deton Satay Te concon of beng arom underzing a seca Te aly stato ee me See Se ee er eae papon eee ereenee Cee cee Sere ela eee ee | ae DEFINITIONS. MEET OUR CO-DESIGNERS LEKENDRA JACOB. ow do youldenty youse(stnicaly, clay tagucaly te)? Tidety mat son Enh Specking woman ana Bact Arica Where do you nek? And wha your curent ob He? hat exces you about patcpatiog at co-desgnerirthe BIPOC Home ‘ownership proc? Iamencledtopeset he nontedye hal have and have been able !6 hat of you hoping a se6 ot eu om i co-desin process? Temnopingto ree thot intonation not kernted ben Ud 0 GREGORY JACOB =| ow do you Kent youre etincaly, cota, Sagutcaly te? Tides annals speaking Back Americar Where do you wo? And wats your curent ob Me? Tort at Rochester Asam} of he Wada Orecor What exces you about palpating o o- dele fr the BOC Home Owner pce? that exes me dbou paricoatng asa co-dedgners to foct hat get fem yeos ago. wer on a pesona eurey. beer bough my oan hae. fveroreoxcts me hat cane peoetegetoinicrmaton mich What af you hoping to see teu tom his co-design proces? Tar nopingtovee apace created where people iow hae 0010 trecornmenty KHADUA AU ow do you tenty youse thc. clay tage e)? here do you ek And wna your corentob 8? Owners projet?

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