Purpose Built Communities catalyzes and accelerates holistic community revitalization across the nation.

Based on lessons learned from the revitalization of Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood and other successful, holistic neighborhood revitalizations, we help local lead organizations develop the strategies and partnerships they need to effectively address all issues that trap a neighborhood and its people in intergenerational poverty.

Purpose Built Communities Network initiatives differ from most community development work because of their holistic nature. Purpose Built Communities Network initiatives typically include radically improved cradle-to-college educational opportunities, mixed income housing, youth and adult development programs, jobs and job training, and commercial investment.

Purpose Built Communities Network initiatives demonstrate long-term commitment to solutions to intractable poverty that deliver both immediate support and sustainable futures for families.

From the early thinking on mixed-income communities to the success of the East Lake revitalization, Purpose Built Communities crystallized a framework of three pillars supported by a strong foundation. The pillars are high-quality mixed-income housing, a strong cradle-to-college education pipeline, and a suite of community services and facilities that lift up low-income families and attract middle-income families. The strong foundation is based on the recognition that while other revitalizations may employ the same core elements, the Purpose Built difference is new, locally led, neighborhood-focused non-profits that guide all of the work in communities. Modeled on the East Lake Foundation, those non-profits are able to manage a complex process with multiple facets and partners, and ensure transformation and sustainability over a long period.

Purpose Built Communities supports each community with a range of services:

	Generate Support for initiative with key stakeholders (government; housing authority; school system; business, civic and faith community leadership) Assist in formation and development of lead organization Develop customized work plans for all components of PBC Framework Identify and develop mixed-income real estate deal
	Community engagement Effective lead organization operation Public housing rules, regulations, finance and operations Low income housing tax credits Charter/Contract school formation and operations Education best practices Early childhood education Outcomes measurement and performance tracking
	Connect community to potential partners, consultants, developers Help broker partnerships and connect lead organization to strategic partners
	Connect to other PBC network community leaders Share best practices from other PBC network communities Bring lessons and trends from the field to community and lead organization