Ivanhoe Brainstorm

Issues:

• No schools
• Food desert
• Beautification of community (needs help/make more appealing)
• Bringing life to the neighborhood
• Childhood obesity (ways to prevent: through healthy eating - awareness needed)
• Younger age group involvement
• Great homes but no one wants to buy (just need to fix up)
• Drop out rates in school (affects college/job)
• High rate of single mothers (perhaps needs help)
• More community involvement
• Safety (bad sidewalks, no lighting, etc.)
• No hang out place for teens
• Wants small businesses to start in community
• Teens have no guidance (in terms of careers and school)
• Wants to be seen as a good neighborhood

Possible solutions

• Provide resources for teens to gain knowledge in career development, why stay in school, financial advice, list of people and places to contact, what to do for a future, peer guidance help, etc.
• Educate residents about benefits, how to, health benefits, etc. of a urban garden (get them more involved somehow)
• Create something/somewhere that people can go and learn home fixing skills, beautification of their house, "handy work", etc.