Center for Transforming Communities

Overview

Center for Transforming Communities (CTC) works closely with residents and institutions to support equitable community change work, from efforts to minimize the adverse impact of community development, to power and capacity building support for residents. We build neighborhood democracies through shared decision-making practices that support the resiliency of the neighborhoods in which CTC serves, including Binghampton, Medical District, Orange Mound, North Memphis, South Memphis and Whitehaven.

CTC uses place-based organizing strategies and a public health framework we call “Just C.H.A.N.G.E” in which collaborative, interconnected community work groups share knowledge and resources, develop and implement strategies to address neighborhood interests in the areas of Community Education, Health, Arts & Culture, Next Gen (Youth), Growth (Land & Housing ) and Environment.

Our engagement includes a diverse consortium of residents, organizations, partners, and funders.

Mission

Cultivate Neighborhood Democracies

Vision

Equity

Core Values

• Diversity, equity and inclusion

• Mutual and reciprocal relationships of trust

• Participatory, collaborative, collective action

• Focusing on capacities, assets, and strengths

• The importance of history, heritage, and local culture

• Visioning, organizing, action, reflection, change