a community effort
Who We Are
We are the Houston Coalition for Equitable Development without Displacement (HCEDD).
We are gathering our voices to secure a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with the Rice Management Company as they develop the 16-acre Innovation District around the old Sears building and Fiesta at the edge of Third Ward.
Sign our petition to raise the volume on the support for this historic CBA or learn more below.
We need your voice to thrive in this partnership with new developments.
Learn and collaborate with us to collect community needs and wants into our CBA.
In this meeting, you will be refreshed on the power and process of developing, securing, and sustaining a community benefits agreement. Then, you will be electronically separated into your working groups. Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/246217111 Meeting ID: 246 217 111
Learn MoreHCEDD is gathering for a second time on December 3rd to review the CBA process and timeline and present the community’s visions on the CBA working group topics.
Learn MoreCommunity members, students, churches, advocacy groups, and supporting business/organizations will convene to establish the Houston Coalition for Equitable Development without Displacement.
Learn MoreA Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) is a “project‐specific contract between developers or cities and community coalitions. CBAs are legally binding, enforceable agreements that call for a range of benefits to be produced by the development project. They allow community groups to have a voice in shaping a project, to press for community benefits that are tailored to their particular needs, and to enforce developers’ promises.”
(Source: Dr. Jeffrey Lowe, East Biloxi Community Benefits Report)
Drawing from previous studies, the Third Ward Comprehensive Needs Data Report,
the Third Ward Complete Communities Action Plan, and community forums,
we're drafting the CBA around some key needs.
We're learning from CBAs secured and sustained at San Diego and East Biloxi, and previous studies on Third Ward to develop this CBA.
See our sources here.
We are the Houston Coalition for Equitable Development without Displacement (HCEDD).
