Jocelyn Hare for 5th Ward Alder: Campaign Vision and Goals 2023
My name is Jocelyn Chou Hare and I’m not a politician. I’m a problem solver.
I am a problem solver who gets things done by bringing together community and subject matter experts (SME) to work on the most pressing issues facing our City. Affordable Housing. Equitable Development. Safety, and its intertwined issue of Mental Health. I’ve spent my career working with talented problem-solvers at Chicago Public Schools, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Chicago, in Gary, Indiana, and most recently, right here in the Fifth Ward with the South Side Housing Data Initiative. I know that making good decisions means centering and amplifying residents’ voices. I believe we can achieve the world we want to see by working together.
The Fifth Ward is facing a tidal wave of development that threatens to price out our residents and small businesses–the fabric of our communities. Three years into the pandemic, neighbors across the Fifth face rising costs of living that outpace what we’re earning, while also struggle to get basic needs met. The next Alder of the Fifth Ward must be able to shape transformational change in a way that puts community first; addresses our rising housing costs; and heals our collective trauma. I am committed to putting community first. Always.
Here’s how we do the work:
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Community + Collective Action - implementing a Ward Precinct Council comprised of residents who will vote on issues facing the Fifth and lead open, transparent, participatory budgeting.
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Lift All Boats through Equitable Development - ensuring existing residents and small businesses benefit from the new resources pouring into our communities and capitalizing on green opportunities.
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Heal our Collective Trauma - fully funding mental health services in our public clinics, our schools, and at each of City’s sister agencies and addressing policies through a lens of trauma and its impacts.
Priority Focus Areas:
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Safety Vision: Residents of the Fifth Ward have safe, accessible, and walkable streets, 24/7
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Housing Vision: The Fifth Ward is known for our safe, healthy, accessible, and affordable housing that meets the specific needs of our existing residents.
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Equitable Development Vision: The Fifth Ward is a hub of economic activity with local businesses offering an array of opportunities for our residents.
