A community-led dialogue to set priorities and shape investments for our future

March 5’s Near SE-SW Community Summit held at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School was a smashing success!

All told, more than 100 residents and stakeholders from Near Southeast and Southwest neighborhoods came together to set priorities and identity important next steps to achieve community goals.

We’ve compiled polling data and discussion outcomes from the meeting into a preliminary report. To see what Near SE-SW residents and stakeholders had to say, read the summary report below or click here!

During the summit, attendees participated in facilitated table discussions focusing on five critical topic areas indentified at the 2007 CBCC Roundtable Discussions:

• Workforce Development/Jobs/Community Centers
• Environmental Concerns
• Youth—Education and Services
• Housing Diversity and Affordability
• Neighborhood Oriented Retail and Services

The Community Benefits Coordinating Council is excited to follow through on the work started at the Community Summit on these topic areas.  You can continue to play a role with the CBCC!  Email us at nearseswcommunitybenefits[at]gmail.com, call us at (202) 641-8221, or find us on Facebook to learn more.

If you would like to learn more about who attended the meeting and discussion outcomes, please check out the summary report prepared by AmericaSpeaks.

Join Southwest and Near Southeast residents, community leaders, and business owners for a community-wide discussion to set priorities and shape investments for our future. Your input will help determine how redevelopment can sustain neighborhood diversity and improve the quality of life for all residents.

About the Community Benefits Coordinating Council

The CBCC is a non-profit organization that serves near Southeast/Southwest DC residents in order to maximize community benefits from neighborhood redevelopment. Since it beginnings the CBCC negotiated job-fair preferences for near Southeast/Southwest residents and organized neighborhood listening sessions to identify residents’ and businesses’ redevelopment priorities for our community.

Beginning with community roundtables in 2007 and affirmed in later leadership meetings, CBCC focuses on four priorities for our neighborhood:

• Community/Workforce Development Center
• Diverse and affordable housing
• Neighborhood-oriented retail & local small-business opportunities
• Community-benefit fund

CBCC is also currently facilitating the development of a new playground by the SW library.

Near SE/SW Community Benefits Coordinating Council
400 I Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: 202-641-8221
Fax: 202-484-8544
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