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Greater Kansas City LISC recently honored St. Peter/Waterway partners for the transformation of their neighborhood into a sustainable community. The result:
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The Diocese, the neighborhood, KC Chiefs and LISC all partnered to refurbish the neighborhood’s field where everyone can be found on Friday nights.
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A vacant lot became a community garden and is helping foster healthy eating habits as well as creating a gathering place for residents of all generations.
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A resident/police partnership helped create a 40% decline in crime which has attracted new families to the 49 new and rehabbed homes built by lead agency CHWC, Inc.
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An empty ravine which was once a magnet for drug dealing and prostitution was transformed with fill from the new housing into …
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...A neighborhood park with a new playground...
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...where “Art in the Park” programming is a standard summer offering.
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Residents are proud of their accomplishments and collaborate to maintain and improve the park annually.
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But while the neighborhood has been transformed, it’s not finished. Residents have come together yet again to identify how to sustain their successful collaboration.