Despite their differences, residents here have similar needs and are facing similar struggles. Unemployment rates in the community are some of the lowest in the city, yet median income is also one of the lowest, meaning residents are stuck working jobs that do not offer an upwardly mobile pathway. Forty-six percent of residents do not … Continue Reading →
The final episode of Season One tells the story of Jamese Pinkston, who returned to the neighborhood where she was born and raised in Charlotte to help her neighbors have access to the opportunities to succeed and thrive that she was lucky to have. Hear her describe why she has the “best job in the world.” Listen
America’s demographics will become majority-minority in the coming decades. One neighborhood in Houston shows how to successfully build vibrant communities of diversity - and how to bring all of those different groups together in the wake of a natural disaster. Listen
Using the Purpose Built model, REACH Riverside plans to develop 400 new units of high-quality, mixed-income housing, enhance and expand the existing early education and pre-K through grade 8 programs at EastSide Charter School, develop a new high school and expand the Kingswood Community Center to increase access to health and wellness services. Although there … Continue Reading →
Transformational revitalization can come in many different shapes and sizes. Howard Kennedy Elementary in Omaha went from a dead-end to a school that prepares its students to succeed and helped bring vibrancy and life back to the neighborhood. Listen
Every child deserves to get a quality education that prepares them for the future. But every child comes from different circumstances. A public charter school in Atlanta has matched the neighborhood’s unique needs and built a pipeline from the cradle to college that sets students up to thrive. Listen
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
Bootstraps or downward escalators. No matter which analogy you prefer, the data are clear: the neighborhood where you grow up determines how high you can reach in life. This first episode shows how history and policies segregated poverty in neighborhoods in Orlando, Florida and Raleigh, North Carolina. Listen
How do you know if you’re transforming a neighborhood out of intergenerational poverty, bringing vibrancy and energy and life back to a community? You’ll feel it, just like Othello Meadows did in Omaha. Listen
From East Lake–the first neighborhood in the Purpose Built Communities Network–to one of the newest, Grove Park, it is clear that with each victory comes new challenges. How do we stay focused on our mission despite the tension created by the unintended consequences of success? For example, when our schools perform well, how do we ensure … Continue Reading →
