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Housing & Community Development
Developing partnerships and strategies that improve access to emergency shelter, stable housing, supportive services, neighborhood investment, and community facilities.
SEVEN CONNECTED FOCUS AREASReal challenges.
Real challenges.
Connected solutions.
We work across the conditions that influence family and community stability so progress in one area can reinforce progress in another.
02
Economic Development
Creating opportunities that strengthen families, neighborhoods, businesses, workforce participation, entrepreneurship, and long-term economic mobility.
03
Education & Youth Development
Building partnerships for academic support, enrichment, arts, STEAM programming, college and career readiness, and cradle-to-career pathways.
04
Family & Community Stabilization
Connecting systems that respond to housing, education, employment, transportation, food access, childcare, and other basic needs.
05
Community Engagement
Ensuring residents, parents, youth, community groups, businesses, faith institutions, and neighborhood leaders can take part in shaping solutions.
06
Public-Private Partnerships
Connecting local, state, and federal resources with nonprofit, philanthropic, educational, healthcare, business, and community partners.
07
Research, Planning & Feasibility
Identifying community needs, evaluating options, conducting feasibility work, and building implementation strategies for sustainable initiatives.
BUILDING SYSTEMS, NOT SILOSPeople don't live
People don't live
in categories.
Housing instability can affect education. Transportation can affect employment. Childcare can affect a parent's ability to work or attend school.
Our approach draws together the people, resources, and institutions needed to respond to these connected experiences with coordinated strategies.
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