Equity & Opportunity In Broward County

1. Equity & OpportunityIn Broward County James Carras

2. Carras Community Investment, Inc. • Prepared Fair Housing and Equity Assessment for regional vision and plan – Seven/50 • Prepared Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing for regional vision and plan – Seven/50

4. Measuring Opportunity and Equity

5. Cost-Burdened Home Owners

6. Cost-Burdened Renters

7. Of the total population, low-income, renters are disproportionately cost-burdened by housing

8. A disproportionately high percentage of renters in Broward are minorities, which also means a disproportionate number of minorities are cost-burdened.

9. Broward County has a significant number of highly concentrated pockets of segregated African Americans African American

10. Broward County has a significant number of highly concentrated pockets of segregated Hispanics Hispanic

11. Broward County has highly concentrated pockets of segregation White

12. Poverty is also concentrated as well as being correlated to race and ethnicity. • 12% percent of the total population is below poverty level • An especially high proportion of African Americans are below the poverty level. Hispanic/Latino Black/African American White

13. Poverty + Families

14. Travel Time to Work

15. Dichotomies in who uses various modes of transportation:

16. Housing and Transportation Costs • Broward County and south Florida leads the nation in the number of households that spend more than 50% of their income on housing and transportation costs. • Significant impact on affordability

17. Educational Attainment– Percent of Population over 25 with less than a high school education

18. Educational Attainment- Percent of Population over 25 with a High School Diploma/GED but no college

19. Educational Attainment- Percent of Population over 25 with a College Degree

20. Educational Attainment- FCAT Scores

21. Other indicators • Health care • Financial Assets and Income • Culture and Arts • Infrastructure • Job centers and accessibility

22. Big picture: the broad relationship between indicators

23. Where do we go from here? • Grow good jobs, not just any jobs, but those that pay family-supporting wages—including a higher minimum wage, offer benefits, and provide opportunities for advancement.  • Maximize federal and state investments in transportation and other infrastructure to connect underrepresented workers to employment. • Invest in people. upgrade the skills of our diverse workforce through investments in education and job training for underrepresented workers and build strong community college systems • Guarantee that every child has a fair shot at success by making sure that all children have access to high-quality education, from pre-K through • invest in communities, Not only through public programs but also private values and value-driven investment to transform distressed neighborhoods into vibrant communities that offer all residents access to good jobs, top-notch schools, transportation and all the vital services that lead to opportunity. 

24. Thank you! • For further information contact James Carras • Phone: 954.415.2022 • Email: carras@bellsouth.net • Principle Researchers • FHEA: Urban Revitalization Strategies – Rebecca Walters and Serge Atherwood • RAI: Anna McMaster and Rasheed Shotoyo