Building racial, social and health equity is one of the primary goals of the Community Quarterbacks in the Purpose Built network. Several Community Quarterback leaders have formed the first cohort of Equity Ambassadors to deepen their knowledge – and the Network’s – of how we should elevate and value equity. In this conversation, they share their reflections from this journey. Watch
Criminologist Todd Clear explains how over incarceration impoverishes communities, straps municipal budgets and fails to deter criminal behavior. Watch
Pervasive current and historical trauma caused by systemic racism, violence, isolation, poverty, and substance abuse undermine the social cohesion that is a necessary foundation for initiating community building and sustaining community development efforts. In this session, Emily Weinstein presents a model of Trauma-Informed Community Building that takes in to account the realities of community trauma and offers alternative strategies to de-escalate chaos and stress, build social cohesion and foster community resiliency over time.
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For one city, healthcare systems and insurers are starting to think differently about their roles in the community. By investing in a new way, the results might benefit everyone. Watch
Healthcare Systems and insurers across the country are increasingly making upstream investments to address the social determinants of health. Learn how this trend could transform the community development landscape. Watch
A partnership is taking root in the Grove Park neighborhood of Atlanta to create equity and good health for the community and its residents. Beginning in 2015 through dialogue with Grove Park residents, the Grove Park Foundation has been working with partners like the Atlanta Public Schools, KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools, the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, Columbia Residential, and others to bring holistic transformation to a part of the city that has suffered disproportionately from disinvestment for far too long. Watch
Founded in 2012, the Renaissance West Community Initiative formed to coordinate momentum from a range of partners to turn a public housing development in West Charlotte into a neighborhood that is purposefully designed to help residents succeed. More than 300 mixed-income housing units have been built and are fully leased. A health alliance focused on holistic, place-based care formed in 2016. A new K-8 STEAM school opened in 2017 and an early childhood education center opened the following year, representing enormous steps toward a cradle-to-career education continuum. Watch
Innovative, cross-sectoral partnerships are important, and in smaller communities, they’re even more critical. Too often, nonprofits and other organizations who are attempting revitalization feel like they have to do it all on their own. In reality, there are organizations that can do a lot of the work if you have a strong community quarterback like South Rome Redevelopment Corporation who can get different groups to come to the table. South Rome is on the verge of a renaissance, and it’s been a matter of unlocking the potential that’s already in the community. Watch
For years, the YMCA of the Triangle studied the possibility of a new facility in Southeast Raleigh. As their conversations gained momentum, volunteer and staff leadership from the organization learned about Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood, where partners worked together to build a YMCA, a charter school and mixed-income housing as part of a comprehensive effort to completely transform the area. Watch
The Seventy Five North Revitalization Corp. was launched in 2011 to lead a holistic transformation effort following the Purpose Built Communities model for the Highlander neighborhood on the site of the former Pleasantview Homes public housing development in North Omaha. 2017 Purpose Built Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Watch
