In 2018, we began a five-year initiative to test one neighborhood revitalization approach. We partnered with 10 Habitat affiliates working in diverse, under-resourced neighborhoods across the U.S. to: ➡️ Understand how neighborhoods change. ➡️ Implement resident-centered approaches to neighborhood revitalization. ➡️ Build an evidence base for how to spur systemic and sustainable change in neighborhoods that informs recommendations for the wider Habitat network and beyond. By the end of the pilot in 2023, all 10 participating communities saw measurable improvements. Through resident surveys, focus groups and interviews, we found: ✔️ 100% of communities perceived measurable increases in collective action. ✔️ 100% of communities demonstrated an increased capacity to work together to make change. ✔️ Residents who engaged more with the community work rated their neighborhood as providing a higher quality of life. (fb)

Our vision is ambitious. 🏠🌏🏡 A world where everyone has a decent place to live requires us to innovate and work with families and communities in many different ways. Check out Habitat of Greater LaCrosse Region's four newest CrossMod homes, built off-site with reduced construction times and costs, and outfitted with a solar array and solar backup. Full story from News 8 Now / News 8000. - with Habitat for Humanity of Wisconsin (fb)