Fillmore Forward is an organization that works to create a sense of place by improving quality of life, restoring economic vitality, and increasing inclusiveness, health, and wealth in Buffalo’s Broadway-Fillmore and Martin Luther King communities through grassroots organizing and public-private partnerships. This site is sandwiched between an abandoned factory and a 6-lane expressway. It is…

The Edgemere community in New York City’s Jamaica Bay area has experienced decades of disinvestment, environmental and social injustice, flooding, pollution, and the effects of wildfires, and is in dire need of a community healing space. Founded in 2021, The Garden by the Bay is a place to be still, to listen to birds sing,…

CARE House of Oakland County is the sole children’s advocacy center in Oakland County, MI, providing first rate services to victims of child abuse and neglect. Founded in 1977 as the Child Abuse and Neglect Council of Oakland County, they currently offer an array of programs focused on the identification and treatment of child abuse…

In 2012, five Metcalfe Park resident leaders formed the Metcalfe Park Community Action Team (MPCAT) to join with neighborhood and citywide partners to consider how resident engagement could improve the Metcalfe Park neighborhood. That same year, they were chosen for the federally funded Building Neighborhood Capacity Program, which provided them the resources to become Metcalfe…

The Youth, Family and Senior Services Department provides community outreach as well as family counseling for youth and families to enhance family functioning. Seniors receive advocacy and navigation assistance with government entitlement programs in addition to emotional support, social engagement opportunities and limited transportation services. The Family Center provides therapy to children and families, with…