Posts Tagged ‘Community Powered Revitalization (CPR)’
Community Powered Revitalization: Community Has No Boundaries
EULESS — There’s a hush in the air as Theresa and I sit for her interview; the kind of warm, buzzing silence that catches you off-guard in the suburbs of the mid-cities. We’re just around the corner from a major road that connects to a bustling highway, but you’d never know it. The hum of…
Read MoreLewis and Barbara: The Home We Chose
Most of us get to choose the life we live. Our parents might set us on a certain path, but we decide where it ends; what twists and turns we walk along the way. Barbara and Lewis didn’t always get that opportunity. Their education was shaped by a national conflict; their careers decided by cultural…
Read MoreSelma: The Faces In My Dreams
Every square inch of Selma’s house shouts that three generations share the space. Toys, water tables, and a trampoline take up patches of the overgrown backyard. Multiple sets of muddy handprints adorn the wall above the water hose. The porch is littered with scooters and athletic shoes. The bathroom counter is a sea of pastel…
Read MoreEverman: A Small Town With Big Potential
It’s hard to imagine a more unassuming City Hall than the simple rectangular brick building in Everman. Mayor Ray Richardson is ready and waiting in the lightly appointed entryway when I arrive. Craig Spencer, the city’s Director of Emergency Services, follows right on his heels. Both men have agreed to give a driving tour of…
Read More6 Stones, Southern Baptist Convention Churches Launch New City Partnerships
The Southern Baptist Convention is in town. Over the weekend, churches from across America came to North Texas for Harvest America. Men and women from California, Ohio, and Missouri teamed up with local churches to launch Community-Powered Revitalization (CPR) in Arlington and Everman. As a result of the partnership, 135 volunteers transformed 5 homes. Everman…
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