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Binyard LLC
2604 Jack Pine st, 68123
ivwilcox@gmail.com
Harleynda Wilcox
CEO
ivwilcox@msn.com
+1 (253) 222-2242
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Binyard Investment and Development is a lean organization committed to developing projects that add value to the Omaha community at large while uplifting underserved communities. Our permanent staff include Harleynda Wilcox as chief developer and executive officer with an administrative specialist and communications specialist reporting to her. We outsource finance & accounting and legal to professional services firms and select and select general contracting and architect firms based on the needs of the project.
Primary Contact: Harleynda Wilcox, MBA, 253-222-2242, Chief Executive Officer, ivwilcox@gmail.com Consultant and Technical Advice: Spark Organization, Jeff Spieg Olsson, Administrative Specialist: Ivan Wilcox Communications Specialist: Katrina Wilcox Architect – Technical Expert: Daville Philips Accountant – TimCo Tax Associates Legal Counsel – James Stanton
Harleynda Wilcox is a former Postal Service executive (Postmaster, Redmond, Washington), MBA graduate and a graduate of the Spark Developer Academy. As CEO of Binyard Investment and Development, LLC she has acquired six properties in the Omaha metro within the impact zone with plans to develop projects that bring affordable, safe housing to the area.
Salvation Army Scholar House
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Capital project Service/program
Valuable on-site support services as commercial tenants, including childcare and early childhood education, and life skills and career counseling. The result is three-fold: • Better economic outcomes for the parents who get the support they need to finish school and increase upward mobility; • Better educational outcomes for the children, resulting in two generations lifted from poverty at one time; and, • With the capacity to house 80 participants and their dependent children at one time, Scholar house will help decrease the backlog of families waiting for housing through Section 8. Scholar House aligns with the essential purpose of ARPA by creating a road to sustainable work and wealth for the citizens of Omaha with the lowest median income. With Scholar House located in the ARPA impact area, the project will bring short-term jobs for the duration of the project as well as long-term jobs helping to administer the childcare and counseling services provided on-site.
currently working to establish required partnerships and agreements and working with city council to correct any zoning modifications and requests.
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Fundamental Change (i.e., a proposal that will continue to elevate North or South Omaha's presence and perception within the region, significantly improving the lives of area residents through physical development) Long-Lasting Economic Growth (i.e., a proposal that will foster gainful employment opportunities and financial investment in the area, leading to the creation of generational wealth and widespread economic vitality in North and South Omaha) Transformational (i.e., a proposal that will help energize, recharge, or spur significant and favorable advancements in North or South Omaha's function or appearance)
Policy (i.e., develop or improve context-sensitive education, finance, health, training, zoning, etc.) Quality of Life (i.e., create or enhance natural spaces, mixed uses, parks, safety, etc.) Sustainable Community (i.e., create or enhance housing, services, education, civic uses, recreation, etc.)
Valuable on-site support services as commercial tenants, including childcare and early childhood education, and life skills and career counseling. The result is three-fold: • Better economic outcomes for the parents who get the support they need to finish school and increase upward mobility; • Better educational outcomes for the children, resulting in two generations lifted from poverty at one time; and, • With the capacity to house 80 participants and their dependent children at one time, Scholar house will help decrease the backlog of families waiting for housing through Section 8. Scholar House aligns with the essential purpose of ARPA by creating a road to sustainable work and wealth for the citizens of Omaha with the lowest median income. With Scholar House located in the ARPA impact area, the project will bring short-term jobs for the duration of the project as well as long-term jobs helping to administer the childcare and counseling services provided on-site.
The Scholar House makes use of existing vacant property in North Omaha (the proposed location and creates investment and development in North Omaha without displacing existing members of the community. Rather, the beneficiaries of the Scholar House program are some of the community’s most vulnerable to housing insecurity: single-income parents and their children. Recognizing that North Omaha is a multi-generational community, Scholar House intentionally improves outcomes for both parent and child—two generations at a time—to impact the community far into the future.
in alignment with essential element of 1024 imitative to create sustainable housing, jobs and income in the uninvested areas if Omaha Ne.
We estimate the job impact to be as follows: • Approximately 14-16 permanent jobs created (on-site childcare workers, social workers/counseling staff, building maintenance/custodial and security, property management and leasing staff.) • Approximately 30 temporary/construction jobs • The overwhelming majority of temporary and long-term jobs are skilled labor positions, paying wages in the range of $35K+/year
the number will increase over the years as graduate of the Scholar house enter the work force.
30 to 50
35 thousand dollars to 60 thousand dollars a years.
via additional projects of the same nature.
Scholar House will be a beacon of innovative economic development with the North Omaha community in which it will be located. By helping to increase the educational attainment and earning potential of participants, Scholar House will contribute to the upward mobility of some of Omaha’s most economically underserved residents. By making wrap-around social services accessible to participants (e.g. counseling and early childhood education), the program creates lasting change while creating both residential and commercial opportunities.
Increased jobs and increased housing stability.
Scholar House offers the best of both worlds, being a highly innovative concept first developed and implemented about ten years agon in Kentucky. At the same time, the program has been repeated and standardized over the past ten years, making it a reliable approach with ample best practices and support provided through the Scholar House Affiliate Programs network.
Outcomes we propose to measure are: • Post-secondary degree completion and GPA • Employment after program completion • Gross annual income before and after program completion • Children’s kindergarten and first grade achievement scores compared to the average in their school district
see reply regarding outcomes
yes it the project is duplicatable
Yes
Ray Zimmerman of Nebraska Department of Economic Development, for Consultation, Non-Profit Association of the Midland for Affiliate Services BJ Butler of the City of Omaha, Consultation Prairie Stem Of Omaha, for Consultation, Deana Walocha of the Land Bank Angel Starks of Sparks Organization. I am willing to partner with any stakeholder or entity that can help establish these initiatives.
none at this time
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The proposed location for the project is 2415 Manderson, 2419 Manderson, 2423 Manderson, 2425 Manderson, 2429 Manderson, 2433 Manderson, 2441 Manderson. The property belongs to the Salvation Army and is located near the Salvation Army Community Center Corp. Given the short turnaround deadline for this proposal, MOU has not yet been achieved. Several organizations have expressed interest in partnering with the project but are somewhat opposed to drafting such an agreement at this stage in the process. I am actively working with Mid Land Charities, Salvation Army and a couple of local colleges to establish relationships.
Within one or more QCTs
The Project is also feasible at 1.37 acers located at 24th and Burndette. The City Owns the Property and I have made a request to purchase the land and I’m working with City Planning regrading this issue as well as zoning.
No
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based on estimates.
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A proforma is being submitted however it is based on calculations. An exact version will be submitted once the architectural and engineering designs are completed. Given the short timeline, I was not able to get commitment for this work prior to the Oct 9, deadline
Yes
A proforma is being submitted however it is based on calculations. An exact version will be submitted once the architectural and engineering designs are completed. Given the short timeline, I was not able to get commitment for this work prior to the Oct 9, deadline
A proforma is being submitted however it is based on calculations. An exact version will be submitted once the architectural and engineering designs are completed. Given the short timeline, I was not able to get commitment for this work prior to the Oct 9, deadline
Salvation Army Contribution
Given the standardization of the Scholar House Program, it is noted that it is also very transferable and adaptable. The Program could be used to house jail-released individuals in a halfway house setting. The residents would have perquisites, including Section 8, and going to school, perhaps trade and construction school at Metro Tech with the requirement of working in Omaha Construction for 2 years after completion of the program. These employees would then be available to work in the construction boom that is exploding in Omaha. The Project is also feasible at 1.37 acers located at 24th and Burndette. The City Owns the Property and I have made a request to purchase the land and I’m working with City Planning regrading this issue as well as zoning.
Tax credits model will be used in leu of Salvation Army Commitment.
The organizational support of this project ensures an enduring future. Scholar House brings together the power of government, commercial and nonprofit organizations working to alleviate poverty and stimulate economic development into one location where participants can live, social services organizations can connect with and serve their target populations and credible childcare businesses can establish tenancy and a consistent customer base. The program is a win/win/win and will prove to be a profitable use of the space.
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