Impact on Poverty


Goal 2: To be a leading community partner that actively connects residents to resources that remove economic and social barriers.

Status: On Track


Rising economic inequality and the human impact of poverty nationwide continue to be challenges that demand a collective community response. The City supports multiple local programs and services to address nearly every influencing factor of poverty, including the education of disconnected youth, job training, health and wellness, and affordable housing

1. Percent reduction in disconnected youth. Target: 30%

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1. Community Services. Last updated: April 2023

2. Number of TFLA participants that have moved on to higher education, trade school, certification programs, or military over a five-year period. Target: 500

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2. Community Services. Last updated: November 2021

3. Number of TEMPO participants enrolled in a technical college or higher education institution over a five-year period. Target: 150


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3. TEMPO. Data displayed cumulatively. Housing & Community Resilience. Last updated: April 2023

4. Number of TEMPO participants that have found employment paying a “fair” or “living wage” over a five-year period. Target: 100


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4. TEMPO. The living wage is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support his or herself and their family. The assumption is that the sole provider is working full-time (2080 hours per year Living Wage). Data displayed cumulatively. Housing & Community Resilience. Last updated: April 2023

5. Number of TEMPO participants completing a GED over a five-year period. Target: 150


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5. TEMPO. Data displayed cumulatively. Housing & Community Resilience. Last updated: July 2022.

6. Percent increase in teen program participation at the Palmer Munroe Teen Center. Target: 3% annually


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6. The Palmer Munroe Teen Center was closed in early 2021 due to COVID 19. Data based on fiscal year. Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Affairs. Last updated: December 2023.

Initiative 1. Enhance partnerships with community reentry programs.

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Initiative 1. Community Beautification and Waste Management; Golf Courses; Environmental Services and Facilities Management. Last updated: Last updated: August 2022.

Initiative 2. Promote the City’s Explore Program and Junior Cadet Program.

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Initiative 2. Tallahassee Police Department. Last updated: January 2024.

Initiative 3. Host annual job fair.

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Initiative 3. Human Resources and Workforce Development. Last updated: December 2022.

Initiative 4. Continue providing free bus passes to our area’s K-12 students.

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Initiative 4. StarMetro. Last updated: December 2022.

1. Number of homes served annually by energy efficiency grants, audits, and rebates to improve affordability and reduce homeownership housing costs. Target: 6,000 annually by 2024.


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1. Customer Operations. FY22 only reflects data collected up to August 19, 2022. Last Updated: December 2023.

2. Number of homes rehabilitated and/or receiving emergency repair. Target: 425


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2. Data displayed cumulatively. Housing and Community Resilience. Last Updated: December 2023

Initiative 1. Convert vacant student housing units into affordable housing units by working with Community Land Trust.

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Initiative 1. Housing and Community Resilience. Last Updated: December 2023.


1. Number of new affordable homes or rental units built through the Community Land Trust. Target: 35

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1. Housing and Community Resilience. Last Updated: December 2022.

2. Number of new homes built as a result of inclusionary housing programs. Target: 60 homes


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2. Housing and Community Resilience. Twenty (20) homes have been built as a result of inclusionary housing programs since FY20 - 1st year of plan's implementation. Last Updated: December 2023

3. Number of Habitat for Humanity homes built by City employees. Target: 10 homes


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3. Data displayed cumulatively. Six (6) homes have been built by City employees for Habitat for Humanity since FY20 - 1st year of plan's implementation. Housing and Community Resilience. Last Updated: December 2023

4. Number of down payment assistance grants awarded, creating pathways to home ownership. Target: 125 grants


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4. Data displayed cumulatively. One hundred fifteen (115) down payment assistance grants have been awarded since FY20 - 1st year of plan implementation. Housing and Community Resilience. Last Updated: December 2023

5. Secure funding for Purpose Built Community and redevelopment of an additional 200 dwelling units at the Orange Avenue Housing Complex.

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5. Housing and Community Resilience. Last Updated: December 2022.

Initiative 1. Increase residential density within City limits.

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Initiative 1. Growth Management, and Housing & Community Resilience. Last Updated: January 2024.

1. Percent of residents living within 1 mile of a fresh food source. Target: 100%


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1. Housing and Community Resilience. Reported on a Calendar Year basis. Fresh food source is defined to include grocery stores, supermarkets, meat markets, seafood markets, farmers markets, farms, and community/neighborhood gardens. Source: UF Bureau of Economic and Business Research Housing and Community Resilience. Last Updated: December 2023.

2. Create performance matrix to measure Return on Investment (ROI) for Community Human Service Partnership (CHSP) by 2024.

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2. Housing and Community Resilience. Last Updated: December 2022.

Initiative 1. Leverage community resources to increase access to recreational facilities and programs

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Initiative 1. Parks and Recreation & Neighborhood Affairs. Last updated: December 2023.

Initiative 2. Cultivate partnerships to further the implementation of wellness programs.

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Initiative 2. Housing and Community Resilience; Parks and Recreation & Neighborhood Affairs. Last updated: January 2024.