Director Pamela Stringfield: How neighborhood engagement reweaves the fabric of place
When I came to FCS, the team had already done an amazing job of being intentional neighbors. I found myself not having to do any
May 21, 2024
Stories & Updates
Stories & Updates
The NPU-Y Service Providers Collaborative: An emerging approach from Neighborhood Engagement
Seeing neighbors flourish is a vision that is too big for one organization. It takes partnerships and close collaboration. That’s why the Neighborhood Engagement team
May 21, 2024
Why Neighborhood Engagement Matters and How We Do It
By Pamela Stringfield “If you want to see a neighborhood flourish, put down the clipboard,” is something I often tell people when they ask me
May 20, 2024
Meet Juicey: The neighbor who brings Haven’s food co-op to life
Meet Juicey: The neighbor who brings Haven’s food co-op to life We’re proud to announce that Haven Community at South Atlanta is now home to
May 9, 2024
FCS expands capacity with two food co-ops
We are proud to share that after participating in the Cooperative Pathway Program (CPP) offered by our partner Urban Recipe, Focused Community Strategies will now
May 1, 2024
Summertime fosters flourishing for South Atlanta youth
Summer is a season of opportunity here at FCS. Free from the rhythms of the school year, it’s a time when we get to partner
April 24, 2024
5 ways FCS is sowing flourishing with South Atlanta Youth
At FCS, we want to see neighborhoods become places of opportunity, access, and belonging – especially for the next generation. After nearly 50 years as
April 17, 2024
Gallery: Celebrating Spring Open House
One of our favorite events of the year just came to a close — the FCS spring Open House! Twice a year, we host friends
April 11, 2024
Letter from Jim Wehner: What surprised me on Capitol Hill
In March, I had the honor of traveling to Capitol Hill alongside Purpose Built Communities and our fellow Purpose Built Communities network members. During the
April 11, 2024
South Atlanta Easter Eggstravaganza
Forming flourishing communities requires small, purposeful gatherings on a daily basis—but especially around holidays. Recently, the South Atlanta Youth Group gathered to celebrate in a
April 5, 2024
Our 2023 Annual Report is now available!
Now that FCS has been rooted in South Atlanta for over 24 years, we are seeing the fruit of those decades of quiet work. And
April 5, 2024
Focused Community Strategies Advocates for Change During Purpose Built Communities’ Hill Day
[Atlanta, March 8, 2024] – Focused Community Strategies (FCS), a network member of Purpose Built Communities, proudly participated in Hill Day in Washington, D.C. This
March 19, 2024
Catalytic Capital – The Power of Investing in Place
At the Neighborhood Economics conference in February, I had the opportunity to share with other place-based developers about the work of FCS and in particular,
March 15, 2024
Generations of Interconnected Neighbors—Mpho’s Story
FCS exists to reweave the fabric of neighborhoods so that they become places of opportunity, access, and belonging. Housing has always been a cornerstone of
March 13, 2024
Highlighting 8 incredible women on the FCS team – including 4 new faces!
Take a moment to read their stories and see what drives them to continue in place-based work. Happy International Women’s Day! Since 1911, March 8th
March 8, 2024
Shell Stafford hits a milestone: Achieving a long-sought goal
In honor of Women’s History Month we want to start off by celebrating with a person who embodies faithfulness, kindness, caring, and neighborliness: Shell Stafford.
March 7, 2024
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