Place MattersAn FCS Podcast


Stories & Updates


This is Place Matters, a podcast about the intersection of race, place, and poverty. Together, we’ll explore the belief that the path towards ending inequity and promoting prosperity is through the work of holistic neighborhood development. The content for this podcast is based on over 45 years of experience, expertise, failure, and hope from our organization, Focused Community Strategies — better known as FCS. Thanks for joining us!

Mobilizing the Church

If we are convinced that loving your neighbor and your neighborhood is a nonnegotiable part, of what it means to be the church, how do

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Seeing Place as Parish

Does loving your neighbor mean you have to love your neighborhood? For the church to enter into the full work of following Jesus, we believe

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Caring Well for Families

Housing is hard work. From the cost and complications of acquisitions, to the challenges of sustainable development, to the complexities of the market, housing is

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How We Got Here

When people visit us in Atlanta to see up close and personal what our holistic neighborhood development work looks like, they’re often struck by the

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Fragile Neighborhoods

There are a lot of great books, articles, and maps about the impact that place and neighborhood can have on life outcomes. An area that

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