Public Session Outcomes
Hosted at Evansville Rescue Mission
Date: Feburary 16, 2022
Total Participants
Participant Demographics
Participant Passions
Carry Forward
Leave Behind
Visions
Group 1 Visions
- Evansville a thriving place of collaboration and cohesiveness
a place of bike routes, parks, coffee shops, social services, and more - helping homeless women and children get back on their feet
- hospitals
- churches
- museums, art galleries, musical opportunities
- community shelters
- a group of people that go out an guide people like youth & elderly to resources; homeless that can help people in recovery or with housing or guide them to thing & hobbies that help them, showing them that there is hope and love still in this world; a new Rescue Mission as a guide center every 1 mile radius of the city
- free transportation for everyone
- a safer riverfront area for families to visit
- more jobs for seniors & elderly that can and have a willingness to work
- better more affordable healthcare for low income or poverty-stricken individuals and families
- better access to addiction recovery
- Evansville Rescue Mission a hub for growth & opportunity –when PERM grows, the community will thrive: a center for women and children, our family shelter, our thrift store, and new coffee shop; expanded transitional housing & job opportunities grow resulting community & economic development, thus educational opportunities grow and become an even playing field; a medical clinic, mental health opportunities, social services, recovery & community groups grow, along with transportation, church partnerships, & outreach programs
- a fun and safe environment to thrive in
- safe place for the elderly
- Evansville Rescue Mission growing to where all are welcome
- more job training opportunities for those looking to learn to be successful
- 24-hour public transportation so anyone can get to work at any time
- more church collaboration
- more youth & family services/shelters with missions to help and give hope
Group 2 Visions
- a closer and more accessible Work One
- work done on downtown–clean up alleys and city streets
- affordable rent
- better bus/public transportation systems
- more work options at temp agencies
- way less use of chemicals in everything
- cleaner accommodations in hotels/motels
- better community education, resources, events, and creative spaces
- one central resource center for homelessness
- more art
- more local business
- better roads
- more opportunities for expression
- better zoo & affordable family fun
- more activities at Evansville Rescue mission like a pool for swimming, community garden as an activity and a way to supply and sustain the ERM kitchen
- better transportation–jet packs for everyone
- leave it the same–why change what works? the positive I want to see comes from others’ positivity and productive & self-worth, aka teamwork, coming together, and not being selfish–leadership is born that way
- better space for the community downtown–a park with sports fields near the river would be great
- affordable yet clean housing
- space for more local shops and restaurants
- an updated & safe downtown
- a cleaner riverfront & river
- nicer buildings on the walkway
Group 3 Visions
- mobile food truck to help eastside residents
- free clinic
- ERM for ladies & family to stay
- ex-inmates to help build the houses
- transportation free for those who can’t pay
- grow our own food
- get what you can and go
- accessible green space that contains a community garden with easy access to fresh produce to promote healthy living
housing accommodations that are less restrictive to qualify for - a women & children’s center that. joins the men’s residence center and contains a community healthcare clinic
- a mobiel grab-n-go along with a food service option on the east & west side of town
- self-made housing program that has volunteer teachers to teach people how to build their own home & helps them get permits to do so for free; one house per family, family size determined by age 30 and house building may begin at age 25; until age 25 individuals live with parents
- all bus stops be present with trash can, recycle bin, and ashtray to reduce littering & environmental damage; minimum
- wage jobs & free bus transit on a “clean up” bus for people employed to empty the trash
- to have affordable/free mental care facilities for homeless to get help with
- bike/scooter centers for people without cars to get to & from work
- retried to vanderburgh community with center and information with computers, mobile phones, free internet
- being able to feed people in other neighborhoods, maybe with a mobile garden; soup kitchen in other part of town
Group 4 Visions
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greenspaces for all areas
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ERM center for independent living
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public transportation
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women and families help to grow & mature
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take our 5 counties and bring them together as one–take different resources from each one and apply it better throughout each community
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focus more on our youth–they’re definitely going to be a big part of our future
community volunteer “homeless” or vacant housing –utilizing these resources for the homeless (make them earn their keep) -
community awareness–directed within the “targeted” community/area (bring the community to the sessions)
bring more entertainment into the downtown area/riverfront besides restaurants and parking spaces
fellowship and compassion for others -
better access to fish & fresh food
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free transportation for jobs & people
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good library
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a center for women and children that cares for their needs
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effective transportation for everyone
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affordable housing
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jobs
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clean community
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leave bias & prejudice behind
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trash cans at bus stops
Group 5 Visions
- see these communities come together working hard to keep a clean earth
- travelling art & music
- single parent resources
- information hub for insurance, housing, IDs, etc
- one planet, one people, no boundaries
- free transportation to work
- community farms for the needy
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