Prosperity Starts With Place™

We envision an America where every neighborhood is a pathway to prosperity and opportunity for the people who call it home.

Who We Are

Increased Upward Mobility

Through collaboration, communities unlock educational and economic growth, fostering resilience and enabling every individual to shape their future with confidence.

Explore Our Model

Improved Health Outcomes

Local wellness initiatives blossom, bringing vital health resources and education to the heart of communities, nurturing longevity and vitality for every family.

Learn How We Work

Pathways to Prosperity, Where Neighbors Thrive

Purpose Built Communities partners with local leaders to deliver sustainable neighborhood transformation in one generation. Our proven approach improves conditions in housing, education, wellbeing, and economic vitality so families experience upward mobility, improved health, and clear pathways to prosperity. Across the Purpose Built Network, the impact is clear:

600,000

neighbors on a pathway to holistic neighborhood transformation.

2,700

students are in schools that have moved off ‘failing schools’ lists.

6,000

families are building wealth and stability in mixed-income homes.

Meet the Local Organizations Driving Change in Neighborhoods Across the United States

Cherry Hill StrongLIFT JAXThe Mill DistrictForest ForwardBlueprint 15Canopy SouthSouth City FoundationFocused Community StrategiesBurten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.Boston-Thurmond UnitedRISE Coleman ParkREACH RiversideAmplify GRGrove Park FoundationSoutheast Raleigh PromiseGrowing TogetherLift OrlandoRenaissance Heights FoundationPACTConnect CommunityRenaissance West Community InitiativeWoodlawn UnitedNorthside Development GroupSouth Rome AllianceSeventy Five North Revitalization Corp.Bayou District FoundationEast Lake Foundation

Alabama

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Louisiana

Maryland

Michigan

Nebraska

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

South Carolina

Texas

Purpose Built Communities