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Who owns the future of your neighborhood? When housing and asset decisions are left solely to the speculative market and outside investors, communities lose their culture, their stability, and their voice. This traditional system fuels displacement, wealth extraction, and the racial wealth gap.
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Each year, the Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN) team pauses to reflect on the work we’ve done alongside partners, communities, and each other. This year, we asked our team three simple questions: What’s one thing we accomplished in 2025 that you’re most proud of? “Back in June we did a Network Commons on navigating challenging conversations and how to use values and storytelling to guide us when we are trying to make connections across differences.” —Ruth
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This year 2025 tested the resilience of communities and the systems that serve them, in ways both expected and unexpected. From data democracy to climate resilience, from CDFI adaptation to values-based dialogue. In response BHPN’s work was grounded in partnerships with organizations leading the way forward on these important issues, building collective power for healthier, more equitable communities.
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Our latest blog recaps June’s Community Innovation for Racial Equity (CIRE) session, where BHPN brought together five BIPOC-led/allied organizations to confront power imbalances in funding, partnerships, and community investment.
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Our latest video snapshot features an insightful conversation between BHPN's Co-Executive Director Colleen Flynn and Donna Gambrell, President and CEO of Appalachian Community Capital. Donna shares how CDFIs are catalysts for both economic and community health. From supporting small businesses to responding to crises, CDFIs are vital partners in advancing economic equity and community resilience.
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In April 2025, Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN) convened awardees of its Community Innovations for Racial Equity (CIRE) initiative in St. Louis, MO, for a transformative in-person gathering. With generous support from The Kresge Foundation, CIRE fosters collaboration and capacity building among BIPOC-led and allied Community Development Corporations (CDCs) to advance health and racial equity. This convening aimed to strengthen connections, foster trust, and facilitate peer-to-peer learning, all crucial for advancing community-led solutions.
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