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About this Nominee
Building Blocks of Kalamazoo empowers residents, one block at a time, to enhance the quality of neighborhood life. We promote vibrant neighborhoods where resident-led groups work together to address block-level issues, complete projects and collaborate with community stakeholders. Building Blocks engages and organizes residents, based on their strengths and the strengths of their block, to collectively and meaningfully shape projects and take ownership of the well-being of their community. Building Blocks focuses its efforts in the central city neighborhoods of Kalamazoo that have faced years of disinvestment, where individuals face significant challenges associated with concentrated poverty including isolation from resources and where individuals and families who face such poverty are, all too often, left out of decision-making processes and systems of power which directly impact and influence their quality of life. The Building Blocks process builds and strengthens networks of neighbors and community organizations increasing neighborhood resilience and stability and combatting the epidemic of isolation faced by individuals living in our country.