community revitalization partnerships (crp)

What began as a simple act of neighbors helping neighbors live in safe housing has expanded to holistic neighborhood revitalization.

Rebuilding Together’s Community Revitalization Partnerships (CRP) model shapes how we maximize investment in communities beyond housing, focus our home repair and rehab work in targeted neighborhoods, and collaborate with residents, volunteers, municipalities, nonprofits, businesses, foundations, and other partner organizations to support safe, healthy, and thriving communities.

Rebuilding Together is activating cross-sector partnerships and leveraging corporate philanthropy to improve the health and safety of homes while improving community infrastructure and spaces such as parks, schools, community centers and nonprofit facilities.

This model calls on Rebuilding Together affiliates to adopt a deeper and longer-term focus at the neighborhood level. By targeting our service delivery in specific neighborhoods and aligning our work more closely with other nonprofit service providers, Rebuilding Together can improve the health and safety conditions of entire neighborhoods, not only individual homes.

 

Diversity Statement

Our Commitment to Community Revitalization Partnerships (CRP)

Rebuilding Together is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) as an organization imperative. We will accomplish this through Community Revitalization Partnerships (CRP). We believe that to achieve our goals, we must embrace a broad vision of success that builds on multiple perspectives as the means through which to learn, innovate, and grow. We know that we will be most effective by creating a culture that values and leverages differences as an organizational strength as we partner with, service, diverse communities and residents. Our work affirms human dignity through our commitment to safe and healthy housing for all.

 

Our Approach

Person-centered

Our safe and healthy housing repairs are individualized to the person’s interests and needs and target significance safety, health, and environmental hazards.

Conscious Inclusion

We participate in active listening and prioritize a coordinated approach with organizations and service providers to support the community's aspirations and be a trusted community partner in equity building.

 

Our Principles

7 Principles of a Community Revitalization Partner 

RTNNV honors and values the unique diversity of every individual with respect and embraces diversity. We do this through the seven principles of a community revitalization partnership:

  1. Commitment to safe and healthy housing: Our process integrates the 25 Safe and Healthy Home Priorities in homes served for a holistic approach. Our high-quality repairs remedy critical issues related to home systems.  Our services lead to measurable outcomes that positively impact homes, communities and the overall well-being of every person served.

  2. Coordinated Approach: We recognize that achieving our mission often requires collaboration beyond our organization. RTNNV works closely with other organizations and service providers to connect our clients with additional programs and services that can assist them. This coordinated approach ensures a comprehensive support system for our clients, addressing their needs holistically.

  3. Innovation and expansion: RTNNV is committed to continuous improvement. RTNNV is dedicated to ongoing learning, engaging with our community, and supporting revitalization efforts to promote safe and healthy housing for all. 

  4. Inclusivity in Action and Advocacy: We strive to be an inclusive organization, actively engaging and valuing the voices of diverse stakeholders in our processes to best serve our communities.

  5. Understanding and Addressing Housing Inequality: RTNNV demonstrates a strong understanding of the historical and current policies, practices, and behaviors that contribute to housing inequality in our community. We are committed to continually educating ourselves on these issues to better address and dismantle these inequities.

  6. Cultural Competency: Aligned with our dedication to cultural competency, we collaborate closely with our stakeholders, respecting and affirming the values of the communities we serve. We employ a person-first approach in our programming, prioritizing our clients' interests, strengths, and needs. This approach ensures their active participation throughout our processes while minimizing disruption to their lives.

  7. Active Listening and Community Engagement: We prioritize active listening to understand and adapt to the evolving needs of our community. RTNNV participates in coalitions and community events, ensuring we are responsive to the voices and concerns of those we serve. By engaging directly with the community, we aim to identify and remove barriers to access, reaching out to those who might otherwise be unlikely to seek our services.