Neighborhood blight, driven by racialized disinvestment, requires policies that go beyond quick fixes and address the systemic causes. The challenge was to create a foundation for policies that integrate ethical community engagement and sustainable change.
(approach)
The workshop provided city officials and consultants with a deep understanding of racial disinvestment, design methodologies for building trust, and strategies for activating meaningful engagement. This approach aimed to align policy-making with community empowerment while tackling underlying issues of blight.
(RESULTS)
Participants were empowered to create trauma-informed policies that foster empathy and long-term solutions. These insights are now being implemented, leading to more ethical, effective community engagement and systemic change in addressing neighborhood blight.
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