A. D. Harris Learning A. D. Harris Learning Village Village

A learning village that fulfills a legacy, empowers our families, and revitalizes the community.

Downtown North CRA

A. D. Harris is part of the adopted Downtown North CRA Plan.

Located at 819 East 11th Street, Panama City, Florida

The taxable value is $1,584,113.

Total land site is an approximate 5.6 acres that is bound on the south by east 11th street, on the north by 11th court on the east by Mercedes Avenue and on the West by Mc Arthur.

Reinventing the Old

Total leasable Square footage= 44, 920.

This facility is cherished by the community and as a school many students attended classes when it was a 6th grade center, alternative high school and an elementary school. Historically, this site was the site of the segregated black school.

CRA PlanCRA Plan

“COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND AMENITIES”(pg 34 of Downtown North CRA Plan)

The Plan also intends to focus on the strategic allocation of the area’s existing resources and to ensure that the access to new services and programs are maximized through coordination among City departments, the Bay County School Board. The recommended strategies include exploring opportunities to initiate partnerships with the area’s service providers both from a programmatic perspective and to encourage joint use of facilities. For example, if A. D. Harris Alternative High School is to be closed, the facilities may be used for a business resource center, or workforce , non-profit organizations, faith-based institutions, and a youth training center in partnership with the School Board as a short term strategy. As the area grows and develops, the CRA should examine the opportunities to locate these services in a dedicated facility through land acquisition of underutilized sites to provide the desired services in a centralized facility. 4

Partnerships Partnerships

CRA Board purchased property from Bay District school for $1.00

ADHIS is not for profit managing partner

Types of services that will be provided on campus:

Preventive Health services and education

Art, culinary training Gulf Coast Community College

credit and non credit classes Community Garden and other

green sustainable activities

Financial literacy and life management training

Historical and Genealogical research Center that compliments the African American Cultural Center

Small Business Assistance Center

Mentoring Services for Youth