After listening closely to the community’s recommendations, we created the Strengthening Neighborhoods program, which opened the door to grassroots community organizations that aim to help solve neighborhood issues from within. This action has not only resulted in the revitalization of communities throughout the region but has helped support the development of dozens of new organizations and hundreds, if not thousands, of resident leaders, many of whom have risen to regional and national prominence.
The Strengthening Neighborhoods Program has granted more than $9.6 million to more than 1,100 grassroots-led groups. The program’s first grant was awarded to Cultivando, an organization we still support today. (learn more)
