6,000+ RESIDENTS.
7 CITIES.

MISSION

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Neighborhood Associates is a nonprofit ally to 6,000 residents in 8 affordable housing communities across the U.S. We partner with civic groups, local nonprofits, researchers, developers, and property managers to advance resident-led, urban neighborhoods that are safe, green, healthy, just, prosperous, resilient, and above all, civically engaged.

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APPROACH

“We are all repairers of the breach.”

— Dr. Bobby William Austin, President, Neighborhood Associates

Neighborhood Associates is achieving more with our initiatives than ever before. We are going beyond capacity building to develop programs and lead action-oriented community research. Learn more about what we do and how we work with our allied communities to build Public Kinship and Repairing the Breach.

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PUBLIC KINSHIP
THINK TANK

THINK & DO, TOGETHER

NEIGHBORHOOD
PROGRAMS

ART, FAMILY, GARDENS

DEMOCRACY PROJECTS

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR ALL

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8 ALLIED COMMUNITIES

Neighborhood Associates is allied with 8 affordable housing communities in 7 U.S. cities.

PUBLIC KINSHIP TODAY

Highlights from our blog on our ongoing work toward building Public Kinship, Repairing the Breach, and sharing civic stories from our allied communities.

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Bridges to Better Communities

Healing truly does start at home.

May 31, 2022

Public Kinship Beyond National Recommitment Month

National Recommitment Month is nearly over, but there’s still time to revisit and nurture your goals, social ties, and values for 2022...

Apr 21, 2022

Volunteering as Public Kinship

National Volunteer Week (April 17-23) is here, a time to rededicate ourselves to putting the 'public' in Public Kinship. Annually,...

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PUBLIC KINSHIP INSTAGRAM

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WEBINARS & PUBLICATIONS

Join us to learn how we're Repairing the Breach and Building Public Kinship!

LATEST:
BEYOND POLARIZATION, TOWARD PUBLIC KINSHIP WITH RICHARD HARWOOD

Our Public Kinship Conversation series continues! In the February 2023 episode, Dr. Bobby Austin is joined by Rich Harwood, President and Founder of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, for a dialogue on civic faith, patriotism, the inadequacy of conventional wisdom regarding "polarization," and new strategies for public healing and community leadership.