Residents Driving Change

The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation works in partnership with residents at the intersection of forces that shape a community: social, economic, civic, and infrastructure. Together, we are creating community change in The Village at Market Creek.

The innovative resident working teams are the catalyst for broad community change. We have learned that for change to be sustaining, residents must own their own change, own the planning (where vision and hope get built), own the implementation (where skills and capacity get built), and own the assets (what gives people the ability to control and leverage future change).

There are five strategic focuses for advancing the work on The Village at Market Creek:

• Community Vision and Voice
• Family and Community Networks
• Community Enterprise and Ownership
• Smart Growth Pilot Village
• Investment in Innovation and Shared Learning

Learn more about The Village at Market Creek.