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Criterion 1 - Social Justice and Racial Equity <br /> This criterion has a maximum score of 6 pts (out of a total of 26 pts). <br /> 6. Who will directly or indirectly benefit from your <br /> project? Please be as specific as possible on the <br /> characteristics of those who will benefit including, <br /> gender, race, age, income level and geographic <br /> location. <br /> Also, what are the demographics of the area where <br /> your project takes place? <br /> Does your project help to address any racial <br /> disparities in the location it is proposed for? <br /> Please list any data sources used and show the <br /> steps of any calculations. <br /> St. Joseph's CME Church is a Christian Methodist <br /> Episcopal Church located on Rosemary Street in <br /> Chapel Hill. It was built in 1998 and is widely <br /> regarded as one of the most prominent modern Black <br /> Churches in the area. The Church’s congregation hails <br /> from all over Orange County but is most heavily <br /> concentrated in Chapel Hill’s Northside <br /> Neighborhood. <br /> The Northside neighborhood is historically the largest <br /> black community in Chapel Hill and has been <br /> negatively affected by a loss of homeownership due <br /> to an increasing demand for student rentals. <br /> Concurrently, the expansion of the UNC Community <br /> over the past three decades has forced the price of <br /> homes to skyrocket, forcing people endemic to the <br /> area to uproot their families and move to rural areas <br /> outside of Chapel Hill, farther from transportation <br /> and community centers. The neighborhood primarily <br /> contains single-family residential houses that sell for <br /> less than the average price of a home in the rest of <br /> Chapel Hill. With the rising demand for student <br /> housing, landlords have opted to rent their properties <br /> to students for prices higher than families can afford <br /> to pay. This trend has been exacerbated by <br /> developers who are purchasing properties and <br /> converting the once thriving black community to an <br /> area dominated by affluent students from UNC - <br /> Chapel Hill. U.S. Censuses have noted a marked <br /> decline in the number of black residents that reside <br /> in the Northside Neighborhood. In 1980, the <br /> neighborhood was home to 1,159 residents. By <br /> 2010, this number had declined to 690. <br /> For families who have called Northside home for <br /> generations, the Church serves as a bastion for <br /> conservation. It is the heart of the community and an <br /> emblem of the neighborhood’s history. Much of the <br /> demographic data found in this grant application is <br /> Page 10 of 28 <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 257985C7-FC41-4937-8E64-B610C38DBA58