STARRING THE LEGENDARY TRIO ANGELA CHOI, LEAH CHUNG, AND SUE KIM

CREATING COMMUNITYTHROUGH CHOCOLATE

DESE STUDIO PRESENTS

CREATING COMMUNITYTHROUGH CHOCOLATE

The story of a social venture out to save a city

massachusetts

RHODE ISLAND

Central Falls

Blackstone River

central falls

yesterday

EDUCATION

jobs

POVERTY

50% 5.9%

13%

41% 29%

HS Graduation Rate

Below Poverty Line

Bachelor’s Degree +

Under Age of 18

Unemployment

POPULATION

AREA

19,379

1.29 sq. miles

central falls

today

distributionvolunteer-based

by kids, for kids

historyMike ritzdirector

leadership rhode island

funding,funding,

fundingjobs chocolate

tour

tourismAndrew Shottschocolatier

garrison chocolates

industrydevelopment

jobsbasic needs

teenage mothers

studententrepreneurship

Julie CasimiroChildren’s Friend

Director of Advancement

noresources

Elizabeth oakscoordinator of elo program

central falls high school

studententrepreneurship

student ideas

Central Falls

Pawtucket

Rhode Island

Central Falls

dexter st

broad st

roosevelt st

Pawtucket

Blackstone River

i-95

Railroad

Rhode Island

Central FallsRhode Island

Industrial UseUndeveloped Industrial Use

Large Scale Industrial

Manufacturing

Central FallsRhode Island

Historic Infill Properties

Central FallsRhode Island

“Central” Central FAlls

Central FallsRhode Island

cultivated green space + Parks

“How can Central Falls once again become a

prosperous city?”

COMMUNITY ECONOMY

HISTORY

CHOCOLATE

CHOCOLATEVILLE center “Creating Community Through Chocolate”

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

CHOCOLATEVILLE center “Creating Community Through Chocolate”

HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

CHOCOLATEVILLE center “Creating Community Through Chocolate”

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

CHOCOLATEVILLE center “Creating Community Through Chocolate”

phase 1

the chocolate bar

rebranding distribution

updatedstoryline

localbusiness

emphasizequalityof chocolate

onlinemarket

dave’s marketplacegourmet heavenCABLE CARAVON THEATERwatermarkRISD STORE

naturalgrocers.comtruefoodsmarket.comshoporganic.com

1#

phase 2

BUILD, BUILD, BUILD

transparency partnerships

build communitypartnereships

organizationstatus

central falls planning departmentthe rhode island foundation

pawtucket citizensdevelopment corporation

horsley witten groupkeepspacedepartment of art, culture, & tourismblackstone valley tourism councilas220

projectupdates

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