Housing and Community Development Summit

In June of 2011, the City of Petersburg and The Cameron Foundation convened a Housing and Community Development Summit to begin a dialogue among nonprofit, local government and business organizations that provide products or services that address the housing needs of Petersburg. This site was created to support the community in continuing that dialogue.

Presentations included:

• Petersburg a City Glowing with Opportunity - Petersburg Mayor Brian Moore
• Strategically Targetted Areas for Revitalization (STAR) - Petersburg Chief Planner Jonathan Brown
• Petersburg Housing Survey - Cameron Foundation Program Officer Brandy Cramer
• Petersburg Housing Summit - VA LISC Program Officer Veronica Jemmott
• Revitalization Tool Belt - VA LISC Executive Director Candice Streett

View Summit Participants

City of Petersburg Chief Planner, Jonathan Brown, speaks about the Community Development Block Grant and targeted areas of the city.

63rd District Delegate Rosalyn Dance poses a question

Handy Lindsey Jr., President and CEO of The Cameron Foundation, welcomes participants.

Keynote speaker, Mayor Heather McTeer Hudson of Greenville, MS speaks to a captivated audience.

Brian Moore, Mayor of the City of Petersburg provides the vision for the city, the challenges and its opportunities.

City Councilman Ken Pritchett speaking with representatives of the housing support service sector.

Encouraged to collaborate, participants speak among each other about their organization's work.

The audience listens intently to Mayor Hudson's speech stressing community involvement.

Eager to unify the city, retired city manager, David Canada stands alongside Handy Lindsey, Jr. as they frame the work to be done in the City of Petersburg.

The conversation continues between two individuals representing housing repair, construction and revitalization.