The Community Congress Mission and Vision Statement

Community Congress

Mission Statement

The mission of the Community Congress is to bridge and strengthen the Chad Brown/Smith Hill/ Elmhurst neighborhoods through open forums, community projects and collaborative partnerships. With this mission comes a commitment to utilize community assets to improve the neighborhoods in which we live, work, study, worship and play.

Vision Statement

Our neighborhoods are rich in resources ready and waiting to be developed further. We envision a community that celebrates its diverse ethnic groups and cultures, sharing our art, music, food, language, dance, cultural, and religious traditions. We see schools, public, charter, and private, working together to educate our children, adolescents, and adults. We see neighborhoods in which the variety of non-profit, health, religious, and educational organizations collaborate together and listen to the voices of the residents. We see our libraries as resources and centers for the community. We envision community education programs which help immigrants to learn English and improve their education and employment opportunities. We envision a community with parks, community centers, and recreational programs for all ages. We envision a vibrant economic community, with a variety of small businesses which serve the diverse populations of our neighborhoods as well as a more developed economic infrastructure which includes access to banking, credit, and retail development. We see a community with expanded affordable housing. Building on our existing assets, we envision a community that is healthy and safe for all. Increased civic engagement and participation will allow us to shape our future. We seek to develop bridges between our neighborhoods and down city so that each can share their resources with one another. People working together, supporting and empowering each other, can make this vision a reality.

For more information, contact:

401-865-2786 or pspvista@providence.edu