MISSION 180
Community Vision: Addressing community development through a public health lens, and working with residents to improve health outcomes.
“We’re going to be able to pull together two communities in a way that’s never been done before.”
--David Price, Executive Director, Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation
Mission 180 is a coalition dedicated to a collaborative community organizing process that connects residents and organizations to define the future of their neighborhood, specifically the Warren Street Corridor.
The Warren Street Corridor stretches from Ruggles/Dudley Square to Grove Hall, running between Roxbury and North Dorchester, two neighborhoods that have long histories of community activism and many community agencies that are poised to address some of the neighborhoods biggest challenges.
The process focuses on working with neighbors, business owners, community organizations and other members of the community, tapping on their wisdom, experience and energy to take action.
Convening Agency
Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation combines housing development and preservation, community organizing, and specialized homeownership services that engage community members to rebuild and strengthen their community.
Community Partners
Madison Park Development Corporation
Project RIGHT
La Alianza Hispana
Boston Rising
Elm Hill Family Services/ABCD
Teen Empowerment
LIFT Boston
Mission 180 Successes
February 2012 - Mission 180 holds an Open Forum to present the findings of the one-on-one analysis to the community and begin the action group discussion. In addition to outreach done by partners, the event was publicized in the Bay State Banner. The event drew more than 100 people.
Early 2012 - Mission 180 analyzes the one-on-one interviews, in coordination with UMASS Boston's Center for Social Policy, to identify common themes that will feed into the community contract and form action groups. See the One-on-One Analysis.
Winter 2011 - Mission 180 interviews 114 residents and stakeholders one-on-one about the strengths and weaknesses of the community.
Fall 2011 - Mission 180 trains 20 interviewers in preparation for the one-on-one interview process
Summer 2011 - Mission 180 awards early action grants to build trust, buy-in, and capacity in the community.
Spring 2011 - Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation convenes the Mission 180 Steering Committee.
2010 - The Warren Street Corridor is selected as a Resilient Communities/Resilent Families neighborhood, with the Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation as the convening agency.