Thursday, January 9, 2020
January Newsletter
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What we've been up to...
Happy New Year! Thank you for being part of this collaboration to build community in the Oracle Road / Miracle Mile area in 2019! We accomplished a lot together last year* and we're hitting the ground running right now. In spring 2020, we will submit a draft Choice Neighborhoods Transformation Plan to HUD with all our ideas for how to improve housing, neighborhoods, and opportunities for people in the Thrive in the 05 area. Now is the time to choose which workshop(s) below interest you most and bring your BIG IDEA to include in the plan to transform our area of the 85705 zip code together. YOUR VOICE MATTERS!
And don't forget! Implementation will begin on the Community-Based Crime Reduction project in 2020! We'll also continue Workforce & Economic Development engagement through our bi-monthly Business Forums.
*Check out our "2019 By The Numbers" presentation if you missed it at December's public meeting, along with presentations from our planning partners on the draft goals for each outcome area of the Transformation Plan.
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What's coming up...
People & Education Transformation Team
Thursday, January 9 | 4:30-6:00PM
San Ignacio Community Center | 785 W Saguaro St
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Come continue the conversation around early childhood development, education and youth development, adult education and job readiness, services for seniors, health and wellness, arts and culture, and safety!
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Community Conversation with Barrio Blue Moon, Dunbar Spring, & West University
Sunday, January 12 | 2:00-4:00PM
Dunbar Pavilion Auditorium | 325 W 2nd St
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Join residents and stakeholders from the THRIVE in the 05 neighborhoods south of Speedway to discuss opportunities for housing development and neighborhood improvements along the Speedway corridor from Stone Ave to I-10. Led by planning partners Poster Mirto McDonald and The Planning Center.
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Housing Design Charrette - Tucson House
Friday, January 17 | 10:00AM-12:00PM
Tucson House Carriage Room | 1501 N Oracle Rd
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Join Poster Mirto McDonald in this workshop to help start to design the physical space of the future Tucson House, such as uses, floor plans, and site plans for the building and property. Residents from the Tucson House and Barrio Blue Moon are especially invited to join, along with housing and service partners and stakeholders.
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Activating Spaces
Neighborhoods Design Charrette
Saturday, January 25 | 10:00AM-12:00PM
Pima Community College Downtown Campus | 1250 N Stone Ave | Amethyst Room
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Thrive in the 05 residents and community stakeholders are invited to this focused design workshop to identify specific transformation strategies to build thriving, sustainable, complete neighborhoods in the Oracle Choice Area. Invite your neighbors and bring your BIG IDEA for improvements to parks and public spaces, complete streets & transportation, trees & green infrastructure, and neighborhood beautification. Refreshments and children’s activities provided. Spanish interpretation provided by Pima Community College Translation & Interpretation Studies (TRS)
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Business Forum: Activating Spaces
Design Charrette for Businesses
Monday, January 27 | 6:00PM-7:30PM
Pima Community College Downtown Campus | 1250 N Stone Ave | Amethyst Room
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Join us for this important design charrette/economic development strategy workshop tailored specifically for our Thrive in the 05 Business Community focusing on growth in workforce and economic development opportunities for local businesses. We invite local business owners and representatives to engage in this hands-on opportunity.
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Calling All Volunteers!
Looking for an opportunity to volunteer for THRIVE in the 05? Want to gain or practice your research skills? Join us in an effort to survey households in the THRIVE in the 05 community! Must be 18 or older to survey. Bilingual volunteers are especially needed.
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Contact us for more information at thriveinthe05@asu.edu or (520) 884-5507 ext. 20609.
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In the community...
Events
- Ward 3 Open House with Council Member Durham: Thursday, January 30, 5:30-7:00 PM, Ward 3 Council Office, 1510 E Grant Rd. Come spend the evening with your representative on Tucson's City Council and meet your neighbors.
- Super Bowl Saturday Punt Kick Pass Contest: Saturday, February 1, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Jacinto Park, 2600 N 15th Ave. Test out your athletic skills with the Miracle Manor Neighborhood Association, Good News Community Church & Ward 3 Council office.
- PCC Youth College Day: Saturday, February 1, 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Pima Community College Downtown Campus, 1255 N Stone Ave, Amethyst Room. Youth and families will have the opportunity to select and participate in targeted sessions to learn more information about PCC Programs, tour of the Applied Technology facilities, have financial aid questions answered, speak with Pima Program Advisors, speak with representatives from UArizona, ASU, NAU and GCU. There will also be free lunch and raffle prizes. All youth and families are invited.
- No Small Matter Screening: No Small Matter is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education. Join Child & Family Resources for a FREE screening of this powerful documentary, on February 24, 2020 from 5:30-7:15 P.M. at Pima Community College Downtown location. Located at 1255 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85709 in the Amethyst Room (CC180). Free parking available.
Click here to submit upcoming events & resources to be included in future newsletters.
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Wait. What is THRIVE in the 05?
Building on over a decade of work on projects like the Oracle Area Revitalization Plan (OARP), The Oracle Project (TOP), and the Oracle Area Task Force, three current initiatives are teaming up to build community and invest resources in this area. Together, these projects are called THRIVE in the 05!
- Community-Based Crime Reduction is a comprehensive public safety initiative which seeks to work with the community to identify and address drivers of crime to help build sustainable communities of opportunity. Grant funded from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) through the Tucson based ASU School of Social Work.
- Choice Neighborhoods leverages significant public and private dollars to support locally driven strategies that address struggling neighborhoods with distressed public or HUD-assisted housing through a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation. Grant funded from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the City of Tucson's Housing and Community Development Department (HCD).
- Pima Community College in partnership with City of Tucson's Economic Initiatives Office is working to connect local residents and businesses to job training, business incentives, and resources. This collaboration on economic and workforce development inclusion arose through the 2018 Daniel Rose Fellowship and Oracle Area Task Force.
This monthly newsletter will provide you with important updates on the projects, invitations to meetings, and opportunities to provide feedback and drive the change you want to see in your neighborhoods. Read more about the effort in the Arizona Daily Star.
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Community-Based Crime Reduction
Nadia Roubicek
Project Manager, ASU
School of Social Work
Nadia.Roubicek@asu.edu
520.884.5507 ext. 20609
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Choice Neighborhoods
Alison Miller
Lead Planner, City of Tucson
Housing & Community Development
Alison.Miller@tucsonaz.gov
520.837.5345
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Pima Community College
Teresa Noon
Program Manager, Community Outreach
Workforce Development
tmnoon@pima.edu
520.206.7031
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