Eastside Promise Zone

Eastside Promise Zone The Eastside of San Antonio is a diverse, bilingual community with some of the city's oldest neighbor THE SIX KEY PROMISE ZONE GOALS ARE:
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ABOUT THE PROMISE ZONE
The San Antonio Eastside Promise Zone is a placed-based initiative designed to provide Eastside residents with “ladders of opportunity” to improve their quality of life and connect them to: high quality education, good paying jobs, affordable housing and a safe place to live where their children can grow and thrive. The aim is to ensure that everyone has equal
access to oppo

rtunity, and that a child’s zip code should never determine his or her opportunity. PROMISE ZONE GOALS
The City is committed to working with local business and community leaders to use existing resources on proven strategies, and make new investments that promote economic health and improved quality of life in the 22 square mile area. Job Creation & Workforce Development
2. Increased Economic Development
3. Improve Educational Opportunities and Family Stability
4. Reduce Poverty and Increase Supply of Affordable Housing
5. Improve Public Safety
6. Leverage Private Capital/Investment



BENEFITS OF THE PROMISE ZONE
The Promise Zone is a 10 year federal designation. No direct funding comes with the designation, but the City and its partners receive:

• Specialized technical assistance for federal grant applications to cut red tape
• Preference points on grant applications (all applications must be certified by the City)
• Employer tax credits for hiring and creating jobs(pending congressional approval)

03/17/2020

Do your part!

Get out and vote!
03/03/2020

Get out and vote!

VIA Metropolitan Transit is offering free bus and van rides on the March 3 Primary Election Day.

12/06/2019

We're nearing completion for East Meadows II, the final affordable housing phase in the Wheatley Choice Neighborhood Revitalization effort. The transformation on the Eastside has been phenomenal, and we couldn't have done it without engagement from former Wheatley Courts residents, as well as residents in the community, who were a part of the process from the beginning, and support from elected officials and community partners.

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12/03/2019

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A Collective Impact Model Our Vision: By 2025, the San Antonio Promise Zone will be a vibrant mixed-income community, rich in diversity and opportunity, catalyzing progress throughout the Eastside. The Promise Zone is a national initiative to revitalize high-poverty communities by creating jobs, in...

12/02/2019

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