J R COLEMAN COMMUNITY RENOVATION CORPORATION
1731 GRACE AVENUE NE, CANTON, OH 44705 www.jrccares.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE HOME MODIFICATIONS FOR DISABLED, ELDERLY, AND DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS, AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF NE CANTON.

JRC HOME REPAIR, FORMERLY JR COLEMAN COMMUNITY RENOVATION CORPORATION, PROVIDES SERVICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE STABILITY OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES IN STARK, SUMMIT, WAYNE AND PORTAGE COUNTIES. PRIMARILY SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS RECEIVE HELP WITH HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE RENOVATIONS AND HOME REPAIRS WHERE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THREATEN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO ENABLE HOMEOWNERS TO CONTINUE TO RESIDE IN THEIR HOMES. DURING FY 2015, 100 RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THIS WORK INCLUDES MINOR PLUMBING REPAIRS, CEILING AND FLOOR REPLACEMENT, INSTALLATION OF RAMPS, BATHROOM MODIFICATIONS TO INSTALL SHOWER STALLS WITH TRANSFER SEATING, HAND HELD SHOWER HEADS AND GRAB BARS, WIDENING OF DOORWAYS AND ENTRIES TO ACCOMMODATE WALKERS OR WHEELCHAIRS, AND INSTALLATION OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RAILINGS AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF SMALLER HOUSEHOLD REPAIRS. THESE ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO PERMIT ELDERLY AND DISABLED HOMEOWNERS TO STAY IN OR RETURN AFTER REHABILITATION TO THEIR OWN HOMES PREVENTING PREMATURE AND COSTLY NURSING HOME PLACEMENT.

COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THE MAHONING ROAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT INCLUDES 21 MILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG MAHONING ROAD IN CANTON. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN FY2015 AND PHASE 1 IS SLATED TO BE COMPLETED BY JULY 2016. 100% OF PROJECT FUNDING IS SECURED. THE PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT, UNDERGROUNDING OF UTILITIES, HISTORIC STREET LIGHTING, AND INVESTMENTS IN PRIVATE BUSINESS. THE PROJECTED BENEFITS INCLUDE RETENTION OF EXISTING JOBS AND CREATION OF NEW JOBS, PRIVATE INVESTMENTS, INCREASED MARKETABILITY OF PROPERTY AND INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, AND ULTIMATELY AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE INVESTMENT AREA INCLUDE OVER 10,000 CANTON RESIDENTS AND OVER 2,700 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. THE PROJECT IS PART OF OVER 45 MILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS SLATED FOR 2014-2019 AND EXTENDING FROM THE CITY'S EASTERN BOUNDARY, ALONG MAHONING ROAD AND 12TH STREET TO INTERSTATE 77 ON THE WEST. PROJECT FUNDING HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM PRIVATE, LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL SOURCES. MAJOR PARTNERS, ALONG WITH JRC, INCLUDE THE CITY OF CANTON, STARK REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND THE HOOVER FOUNDATION. OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY IN THE INVESTMENT AREA INCLUDES A PLANNED INDUSTRIAL PARK, PRIVATE INVESTMENTS INCLUDING TWO NATIONAL INVESTORS, AND TARGETED DEMOLITION RESULTING IN THE GREATEST REMOVAL OF BLIGHT IN ANY SECTOR OF CANTON, AND LENDING TO A CLEANER, MORE INVESTMENT FRIENDLY AREA. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2015 OVER 1,000 RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROJECT AREA. ENGAGEMENT OCCURRED THROUGH SEVERAL INITIATIVES HEADED BY STARKFRESH, A PROGRAM OF JRC. THESE INCLUDED THE CORRIDOR FARMERS' MARKET, AN URBAN TEACHING FARM, AND A MOBILE MARKET PROVIDING FRESH FOOD TO AREAS WHERE RESDIENTS MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING OUT OF THEIR HOMES. STARKFRESH ENDEAVORS TO INCREASE PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO, AND CONSUMPTION OF, FRESH HEALTHY, LOCALLY SOURCED FOODS, AND HAS GENERATED THE INTEREST FOR A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. NOTE: IN NOVEMBER 2015, THE JRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED STARKFRESH MOVING WITH THE JR COLEMAN COMMUNITY RENOVATION CORPORATION INTO A NEWLY CREATED 501(C)(3).

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