Mission, Values & Approach

Nexus Community Partners works at the intersection of community building and community development, engaging communities of color and immigrant communities to achieve equitable, sustainable revitalization.

Mission

Nexus supports inclusive, place-based community building initiatives that expand community assets, build social and human capital, and result in more engaged and powerful communities.

Values

 

• Nexus considers the engagement of communities of color and immigrant communities essential to equitable community revitalization.

• Nexus honors the knowledge and capacity that exist within communities, and the intrinsic value of differing cultures and backgrounds.

• Nexus recognizes respectful working partnerships as a powerful context for mutual learning and transformative action.

• Nexus strives for cultural competence and authentic community engagement in all of its strategies and activities.

Approach

 

• Nexus convenes community members to identify assets and opportunities, solve problems and co-create solutions, building mutual trust.

• Nexus challenges community organizations to recognize common interests, complementary strengths and the benefits of collaboration.

• Nexus invests in emerging partnerships and promising asset and community building initiatives, while attracting long-term funding partners.

• Nexus connects dynamic, culturally based community building strategies with the best of mainstream community development approaches to achieve more equitable and sustainable community revitalization.