A major effort is getting launching to address poverty, unemployment, and crime in District B.
The Councilwoman has known for a long time what District B needs, long before she represented the area and was simply a resident. For that reason, she created the BeSuccessful Initiative, which includes dozens of mentors to work with at risk youth in the area and job coordinators for the adults.
"I was once in poverty. I was once unemployed for quite some time and once I got a job it was like oh you just really enjoy paying your bills," Jackson smiles. Now she’s hoping to create that for residents in District B, which stretches from Greenspoint, Humble, Fifth Ward, Acres Homes, and beyond. "The need here is basically jobs. This area is mostly a poverty area. The majority of the people who live here are making under $25,000 a year," Deckard explains. "It’s very heartwarming to be a part of this. When I was a kid I went swimming all the time at Tidwell Park. The pool is all drained out now and a part of the BeSuccessful initiative we are going to renovate that pool.
"It’s very heartwarming to be a part of this. When I was a kid I went swimming all the time at Tidwell Park. The pool is all drained out now and a part of the BeSuccessful initiative we are going to renovate that pool," explains Deckard.