Big Picture SWOT Analysis-Propeller
SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS
- Affordable Housing
- Two Parks – Rosenwald & Taylor
- Grass kept @Marrero
- No water bill @ Marrero
- Security @Marrero
- Comradery/Good neighbors
- Social organizations
- Some businesses
- Childcare centers
- After school programs
- Close proximity to Superdome
OPPORTUNITIES
- Recruit a grocery store
- Build a Senior Village – public housing units
- Provide educational training
o Entrepreneurship
o Internet training for Seniors
o Parenting classes - Establish mental health services in neighborhood
- Support green infrastructure
- Add street lighting or fix existing lights
- Have a police hub
- Build leadership
- Add bus routes & senior transportation
- Partnership with School Board for more school choice
- Establish senior care centers
- Add more parking for Marrero Commons
- Work with Amtrak to reconnect street grids by opening fences
- Improve parks/create open space play fields
- Shorter waitlist
WEAKNESSES
- Poor lighting in neighborhood
- Poor access to transportation
- Poor maintenance services @ Marrero
o Need more affordable housing in neighborhood - Streets need repairs
- Street flooding
- High crime rate
- Need more affordable housing in neighborhood
- Lack of resources for elderly to maintain homes
- No enforcement of drug free zones around school
- No fresh produce/healthy foods
- Abandoned vehicles
- Lack of K-8 schools
THREATS
- Agencies failure to communicate
- Lack of resources (people & funding)
- Lack of community participation
- Limited communication channels
- Poor maintenance of existing housing
- Hurricanes
- Change in administration/Change in priorities
- Lack of coalition