Wildlife_habitat

23:58 So I'll start here with safe streets with just one example. Because of our work between 2018 and 2020, building the coalition and solidifying partnerships, when COVID hit, we were ready to respond. We partnered with Bike Clark County to do bike giveaways for families who found themselves at home and without good access to outdoor recreation. We also piloted a slow streets campaign when residents complained of cars moving too quickly through their neighborhood when kids were home and at play. We partnered with the city to install temporary signs, encouraging drivers to slow down, and we installed a street mural using art designed by a local youth as another mechanism to alter behavior and slow cars. Next slide, please. Another example of our coalition's impact around economic outcomes is Habitat for Humanity's Home Repair Program that helps low-income homeowners afford critical health,

24:57 safety, and accessibility repairs. After becoming a key partner in our coalition, Habitat focused that program on Fourth Plain neighborhoods, where there was a higher need for no-cost repairs. This program allows people to age in place, avoid homelessness, and continue to build wealth in the form of home equity, which is a critical way of generating and passing down generational wealth. During COVID, Fourth Plain Forward partnered with the Community Foundation and the City of Vancouver to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars in emergency relief funding for small businesses on the Fourth Plain corridor who would not have been able to stay afloat without those funds. Next slide, please. On the housing front, during COVID, we worked with our coalition partners to address emergency housing needs, including launching a communications campaign to every renter in the Fourth Plain focus area. The area has 70% renters, so there are many.

25:57 The campaign highlighted resources around housing assistance, the eviction moratorium, and resources available to help them through the Clark County Lawyers Program. We also provided direct rental relief funding for Fourth Plain families.