NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
Cultivating Resilient Inclusive Communities
Neighborhood Revitalization Program
The Neighborhood Revitalization (NR) program aims to work with community members, partner resources, community development organizations, and volunteers to identify solutions to the affordable housing crisis. Working together across multiple sectors to dismantle stigmas, break down barriers, and connect people will put us on a unified path toward Quality-of-Life improvements.
Focusing on three foundational desired outcomes of the NR program increases perspective and capacity to overcome barriers to sustainable change.
Sense of community:
Identifying with and feeling connected to my community
Social cohesion:
Being welcomed and able to engage with my community
Collective action
My community is working toward sustained and ongoing goals that are representative of the community’s voices
Neighborhood Revitalization works at the grassroots level
Habitat MontDelco’s NR program works directly as a part of communities, with program activities taking place across our service area of Montgomery and Delaware Counties. These program activities are meant to be comprehensive and customized to the needs of the community. For example, some communities may have a priority or goal around façade improvement, community clean up or beautification, while other communities may have a need for education and advocacy for affordable housing; still others may have priorities surrounding safety and security. In any case, Habitat has the unique ability to engage community members, stakeholders, and partners across many sectors to develop strategies, mobilize the community around their identified goal(s), and affect change.
Neighborhood Revitalization can Include special projects that improve…
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Safety and security for the community
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Blight and cleanliness in the community
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Community outreach and engagement
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Civic engagement, advocacy and voting
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Engaging with elected officials and municipal entities.
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Obtaining donated products to meet a community need.
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Providing volunteer opportunities in community spaces.
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Conducting research and needs assessments.
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Helping community and resident groups to organize.
How does
Habitat MontDelco select partner communities?
Habitat MontDelco, through its NR program focuses on historically disinvested neighborhoods and communities including Norristown, and Pottstown - who’ve we have worked for many years. Habitat MontDelco tries to focus efforts in the communities where we are building new homes, rehabilitating vacant distressed homes, and where there is a concentrated need for owner-occupied home repairs.
In order for Habitat MontDelco to effectively partner with a community, we look for:
An existing community, civic, or neighborhood group able to assist with outreach and implementation of projects and goals.
Community member(s) or stakeholder(s) prepared to take on leadership roles in the planning and facilitation of projects and goals.
Interest and willingness from the community members
Learn more about our community action initiatives
If you have any questions regarding the Neighborhood Revitalization Program or would like Habitat MontDelco to consider partnering with your community, please contact Programs@HabitatMontDelco.org.