Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation

The Jacobs Center for Neighorhood Innovation (JCNI) is an operating foundation that explores and implements new ways to partner for community change through entrepreneurial projects, hands-on learning relationships, and the creative investment of resources.

The JCNI's goals are to unite residents, organizations and funding partners to: build the social well-being of the neighborhoods; foster the creation of businesses, jobs, and community wealth; support the enhancement of the physical environment through neighborhood-owned assets; expand the avenues and opportunites for resident participation in the planning, decision-making, implementation and ownershiop of community change.