At Purpose Built Communities®, we believe Prosperity Starts With Place™. And this November, as the nation recognizes Homelessness Awareness Month, we’re focusing on a critical piece of that place: housing.
Dr. Raj Chetty, economist and Professor of Public Economics at Harvard University who leads Opportunity Insights, has shown through his research how friendships across economic differences are more effective than anything else in boosting social mobility.
Social capital—especially bridging capital—binds these efforts together and truly moves the needle on collapsing disparities. Just as importantly, social capital is the key to rebuilding our civic society and strengthening our democracy.
We are both excited about the direction of Purpose Built and the opportunities and challenges that await us in the upcoming years. We are grateful for the partners we have in this work, including Network Members, aligned organizations, donors and supporters, and residents in each of the Purpose Built neighborhoods.
On a bitterly cold day in January 1966, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, moved into a dilapidated four-room cold water flat on Hamlin Street in the North Lawndale…
