Opening Pathways to Prosperity for All

Purpose Built Network Members work alongside residents to transform neighborhoods, creating pathways to prosperity through quality housing, education, and economic mobility. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) are critical to this work—LIHTC makes affordable housing development possible, while CNI provides the resources for holistic neighborhood revitalization. These policies help create places with high-quality schools, stable housing, and thriving local businesses, ensuring that residents have what they need to build a better future. See how these policies drive impact in our communities and why continued support is essential to ensuring that every person has what they need to thrive in the places they call home.

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 UnitedNorthend RISEREACH 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

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A Model for Thriving Neighborhoods

Mixed-Income Housing

Giving legacy residents more choices for where to live while attracting new people to the neighborhood is the cornerstone of our model. Community Quarterback Organizations implement mixed-income housing strategies that offer home ownership and high-quality rentals for people and families across a broad range of incomes. The relationships and connections that bloom across socioeconomic levels provide a springboard to success for all residents.

Cradle-to-College Education

Great schools anchor thriving neighborhoods. Their ability to uplift culture and community, amplify opportunity for residents, and bring long-term economic value makes them essential to the fabric of a neighborhood. Working with residents, community partners, school systems, and other educational organizations, Community Quarterback Organizations help build a high-quality education pipeline, starting in infancy and continuing to high school graduation, college, and beyond.

Community Wellbeing

Healthy neighborhoods provide the conditions that every person needs to thrive. They are places where residents can breathe clean air, enjoy nature, and feel a deep sense of connection and belonging. Community Quarterback Organizations work with a broad set of partners to build facilities, outdoor spaces, and programming that promote community wellbeing. Food deserts are filled, culture and community flourish, and environmental needs are met and sustained.

Economic Vitality

To maintain great housing, excellent schools, and improved wellbeing, there must be commercial activity and investments that directly benefit residents. Community Quarterback Organizations work to create local access to high-quality goods, services, and retail that meet the needs of the community. In addition, they help residents tap into employment and business ownership opportunities—making it possible for individuals to unlock their full economic potential.

We create culturally rich, generationally inclusive, and economically diverse neighborhoods for children and families where:

  • Social connections across socioeconomic demographics are commonplace.
  • Legacy residents feel valued and are part of the fabric of the growing community with newer residents.
  • The built environment and investments in physical infrastructure support the ability of the community to thrive.
  • All residents feel welcomed, valued, and integral to the composition of their neighborhood.
Community Quarterback

The Community Quarterback Organization effectively executes this model, collaborating with neighborhood residents and partners to seamlessly integrate all the vital components contributing to neighborhood prosperity and growth.

Our comprehensive model comes to life through the creativity and determination of local Community Quarterback Organizations (CQO) who center the vision of residents. Fueled by the expertise of its Communities and its Network, CQOs work alongside other partners to design and implement a strategy that lays the groundwork for that vision to become reality. Through these united efforts, rich cultural histories are preserved, new connections and friendships bloom, and residents experience happy, choice-filled lives.
Purpose Built Communities