Building community by working together.
Richmond, VA – Community members are invited to join a hands-on workshop to plan the future for Jackson Ward. The Community Planning Workshop is from 5:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday August 18, 2022 at Third Street Bethel AME (614 N 3rd Street). This meeting is a part of comprehensive community engagement plan to ultimately create a community informed-vision for the future of the neighborhood. Learn more about the workshop here: https://www.rrha.com/news/events/jwcp-community-workshop-aug-2022/
The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA), the City of Richmond, and the Richmond City Health District are more than six months into the two-year process to create a community-driven plan to redevelop Gilpin Court as well as planning for the neighborhood, housing, and other demonstrated needs of the Jackson Ward community.
Late in 2021, RRHA was awarded a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) planning grant. The grant is a part of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, which helps local leaders craft comprehensive, homegrown plans to revitalize and transform neighborhoods across the country. HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative promotes a comprehensive approach to transforming neighborhoods struggling to address the interconnected challenges of distressed housing, inadequate schools, poor health, high crime, and lack of capital. Learn more about the planning process here: https://www.rrha.com/redevelopment/jackson-ward/.