Initiative Goal: ADVANCE LONG-TERM NEIGHBORHOOD PROSPERITY WITHOUT DISPLACEMENT
STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOODS AS SELF-SUSTAINING, VIBRANT ECOSYSTEMS.
MY REGION WINS! apply unique framework to turn ideal properties in neighborhoods on the west side of District 5 and in District 3 into 'community-based assets'. Those assets will help support the 350+ neighborhood leaders and build upon the baseline households in these neighborhoods that are located in 12 high-poverty zip codes. This establishes a scalable blueprint to combat structural redlining.
Initiative Vision: Neighborhoods with stable households. Empowered neighborhood leaders. Revenue-generating assets.
2024.-2026
A Center for Neighborhoods Community Impact Fellowship funded by the Hall Family Foundation
Neighborhoods face systemic barriers that no amount of hard work alone can overcome. The residents are not disengaged or unwilling—they are first responders, nurses, educators, and city workers who keep the city running. Yet economic stability and wealth remain out of reach, even as the city grows. Poverty in this context is structural, not personal. 10 Key Drivers of Poverty in KCMO.
You can help change that. Adopt-A-Neighborhood and invest your time, resources, voice, and support to help BREAK THE CYCLE.