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About Us
We envision an America where every neighborhood is a pathway to opportunity and prosperity for the people who call it home.
Purpose Built Communities is a nonprofit organization dedicated to implementing resident-centered, holistic neighborhood revitalization. We ground our work in the foundational beliefs that race and place matter. By cultivating connected, mutually contributing communities, we take action and build bridges to create lasting impact.
Vision
We envision an America where every neighborhood is a pathway to opportunity and prosperity for the people who call it home.
Mission
Purpose Built Communities combines the best of practice, policy, and research in housing, education, community wellness, and economic vitality to help neighbors and local leaders deliver transformation to create pathways to prosperity for all residents. This approach makes it possible for residents to experience greater racial equity, improved health outcomes, and increased upward mobility in their neighborhoods.
Values
Possibility: Our purpose is proving the possible, not settling for the probable.
Impact: We take action and build bridges to create lasting impact.
Community: We cultivate connected, mutually contributing communities.
Equity: We ground our work in the foundational beliefs that race and place matter.
