COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
WITHOUT DISPLACEMENT
DESARROLLO COMUNITARIO SIN DESPLAZAMIENTO
Our Mission:
Stop displacement, protect affordable housing, and build a vibrant community where our families and future generations can live.
Nuestra Misión:
Detener el desplazamiento, proteger la vivienda económica y construir una comunidad vibrante donde puedan vivir nuestras familias y las generaciones futuras.
Quién es Poder Emma
PODER Emma encuesta a hogares en el vecindario para escuchar las voces y perspectivas de nuestres vecines sobre el futuro desarrollo del vecindario.
¿Cómo un vecindario cultiva y cuida el sentido de comunidad, protege la vivienda asequible y crea las mejoras que los residentes necesitan y merecen?
Mira este video para aprender más sobre nuestro trabajo.
Who Poder Emma is
PODER Emma surveys neighborhood households to hear neighbors' voices and perspectives on the future development of the neighborhood.
How does a neighborhood cultivate and care for the sense of community, protect affordable housing, and create the improvements that residents need and deserve?
Watch this video to learn more!
Our priorities:
2018-2020
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Create a home repair program
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Create cooperatives for housing, workers and real estate
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Create a Neighborhood Council
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Preserve neighborhood history
Our priorities:
2020-2023
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Advocate for public policies and zoning that would protect our community
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Parcel mapping and strategic property protection
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Community forums, events and recreational activities
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Creation of a recreational center: El Porvenir
PODER Emma Community Ownership creates tools and strategies to prevent displacement and preserve the tight-knit nature of mobile home communities which keep our families safe.
Emma residents have a deep love for where we live, and PODER Emma and partner grassroots organizations have been working for more than a decade to build deep relationships, strengthen leadership skills and capacity in ourselves and our neighbors, and to cultivate a sense of place, belonging, identity and culture. Over the years we have created community solutions to problems in our neighborhood that have created a collective belief that when community comes together we can improve our lives for ourselves and future generations.
As the City of Asheville rapidly develops, many communities are facing accelerated displacement. The community relationships, trust, infrastructure and resources that have been built by neighbors is at risk being lost, particularly due to the vulnerability of mobile home residents who have seen the replacement of mobile home parks with condominiums and commercial properties across the county. This is why we focus on community controlled economic development, local policy advocacy and cultural work to protect our community.