Neighborhood Progress, Inc.

Building Healthier Communities

 

When community members empower one another to make a difference, amazing things are possible—something the Buckeye-Larchmere and Mt. Pleasant communities observed firsthand in 2006. The citizens of Buckeye-Larchmere witnessed the initial phase of the
historic Saint Luke's campus redevelopment, which will include senior housing, 85 single-family homes, an elementary school, and a library. "The evolution to a healthy community is happening today," states Eric Hoddersen of Neighborhood Progress, Inc. Concurrently, Mt. Pleasant Community Zone (the "Zone") worked within Mt. Pleasant to enhance the safety and utility of its school buildings, strengthen businesses, repair homes, and improve overall standards of living. In the same neighborhood, KidzHealth 2020 organized a Summer Internship Program that gave teens a glimpse of real opportunities for improving their community and their lives. KidzHealth also partnered with the "Zone" for "The Great Sweep," where children helped clean the community for the Labor Day Parade.

 

From the onset, Saint Luke's Foundation has made a long-term commitment to these neighborhoods because, as Debra Lewis-Curlee, Executive Director of the "Zone" explained, "Building a healthy community is never short-term, it's an ongoing process."

 

For more information about Mt. Pleasant Community Zone, click here.

For more information on KidzHealth 2020, click here.

For more information on Neighborhood Progress, Inc., click here.