Fragile Neighborhoods

Neighborhoods shape our lives, who we know, what we access, school quality, safety, belonging, even how long we live. Yet governments, nonprofits, and philanthropies rarely focus on neighborhoods as a strategy for change. This limits efforts to reduce crime, strengthen families, close wealth gaps, and address addiction and despair. These challenges aren’t confined to poor areas; they thrive wherever social poverty exists in rich and poor, urban and rural communities alike.