Neighborhood Empowerment & Placemaking

Many grassroots organizations and resident-based organizers are not given the space to influence investments in their neighborhoods. We believe communities are most successful and thriving when investments are resident-driven and when neighborhoods have access to culturally relevant art, nature and beauty every day.

• Communities thrive when residents are engaged in decisions.
• A 2017 cohort of 36 ambassadors influenced and informed CICF’s strategic plan. Learn more about that original group of ambassadors here.

OUR STRATEGIES INCLUDE:

• Supporting community-based assets and providing resources to neighborhoods
• Engaging in reciprocal relationships with residents that influence place-based transformations
• Expanding art and cultural experiences and programming in disinvested neighborhoods
• Influencing equitable development of the White River Master Plan