In the Bordeaux neighborhood of North Nashville, a new community-driven model is taking shape, grounded in the lived experiences, memories, and hopes of the people who call Bordeaux home. Faced with the same urgency of health, displacement, and equity challenges reshaping rapidly developing neighborhoods across the country, local leaders have been cultivating a new model of cross-sector collaboration. Through the Big Bold Bordeaux Vision (3BV), partners are reimagining what community ownership can look like when local leaders work together to forge permanent opportunities for shared prosperity and health.
Read MoreWho owns the future of your neighborhood? When housing and asset decisions are left solely to the speculative market and outside investors, communities lose their culture, their stability, and their voice. This traditional system fuels displacement, wealth extraction, and the racial wealth gap.
Read MoreEach year, the Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN) team pauses to reflect on the work we’ve done alongside partners, communities, and each other. This year, we asked our team three simple questions: What’s one thing we accomplished in 2025 that you’re most proud of? “Back in June we did a Network Commons on navigating challenging conversations and how to use values and storytelling to guide us when we are trying to make connections across differences.” —Ruth
Read MoreThis year 2025 tested the resilience of communities and the systems that serve them, in ways both expected and unexpected. From data democracy to climate resilience, from CDFI adaptation to values-based dialogue. In response BHPN’s work was grounded in partnerships with organizations leading the way forward on these important issues, building collective power for healthier, more equitable communities.
Read MoreOur latest blog recaps June’s Community Innovation for Racial Equity (CIRE) session, where BHPN brought together five BIPOC-led/allied organizations to confront power imbalances in funding, partnerships, and community investment.
Read MoreIn April 2025, Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN) convened awardees of its Community Innovations for Racial Equity (CIRE) initiative in St. Louis, MO, for a transformative in-person gathering. With generous support from The Kresge Foundation, CIRE fosters collaboration and capacity building among BIPOC-led and allied Community Development Corporations (CDCs) to advance health and racial equity. This convening aimed to strengthen connections, foster trust, and facilitate peer-to-peer learning, all crucial for advancing community-led solutions.
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