Children play on the basketball court during an after-school program at Bayview. The low-income housing complex Downtown is nearing completion of a $60 million overhaul that saw 102 deteriorating housing units replaced with 130 colorful new ones.
Kirneshia Reynolds, left, is comforted by Veronica Vega, Bayview's family support coordinator, as she sees the home she will share with her four children.
Kayla Sterling and her children Troy Partee, 8, and Zaniya Lemons, 11, head to their new home at Bayview. The vibrant townhouses and apartments that now stand at the corner of West Washington Avenue and Regent Street are clad in 13 different colors.
Lavell Thomas, 7, left, and Troy Partee, 8, play in Bayview's community garden during an after-school program. Garden space was a priority for many of the Bayview residents who helped to shape its redevelopment.
Jessica Flowers teaches a yoga class at Bayview's community center. The center, which opened this spring, puts on a wide range of programming for children and adults, including art and exercise classes.
Andrew Shanklin, elementary program leader, works on crafts with children at an after-school program in Bayview's community center. The center also offers drawing, painting and knitting classes and hosts artists in residence.
David Okpara, 13, left, and Zoey Thomas, 13, spend time in the teen area in Bayview's community center. The center includes separate spaces for kids and teens to unwind and do homework after school.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Nanceny Fanny, teen and young adult program coordinator, talks with teens after school in Bayview's community center. In addition to providing free lunches to adults on weekdays, the center serves dinner to kids three times per week.
Children play on the basketball court during an after-school program at Bayview. The low-income housing complex Downtown is nearing completion of a $60 million overhaul that saw 102 deteriorating housing units replaced with 130 colorful new ones.
Kirneshia Reynolds, left, is comforted by Veronica Vega, Bayview's family support coordinator, as she sees the home she will share with her four children.
Kayla Sterling and her children Troy Partee, 8, and Zaniya Lemons, 11, head to their new home at Bayview. The vibrant townhouses and apartments that now stand at the corner of West Washington Avenue and Regent Street are clad in 13 different colors.
Lavell Thomas, 7, left, and Troy Partee, 8, play in Bayview's community garden during an after-school program. Garden space was a priority for many of the Bayview residents who helped to shape its redevelopment.
Jessica Flowers teaches a yoga class at Bayview's community center. The center, which opened this spring, puts on a wide range of programming for children and adults, including art and exercise classes.
Andrew Shanklin, elementary program leader, works on crafts with children at an after-school program in Bayview's community center. The center also offers drawing, painting and knitting classes and hosts artists in residence.
David Okpara, 13, left, and Zoey Thomas, 13, spend time in the teen area in Bayview's community center. The center includes separate spaces for kids and teens to unwind and do homework after school.
Nanceny Fanny, teen and young adult program coordinator, talks with teens after school in Bayview's community center. In addition to providing free lunches to adults on weekdays, the center serves dinner to kids three times per week.
