Causes: Children & Youth, Economic Development, Food, Neighborhood & Block Associations, Youth Development

Mission: Building a clean, beautiful, safe, and thriving neighborhood.

Target demographics: Residents of all ages who live in Ivanhoe and in surrounding neighborhoods

Geographic areas served: The Ivanhoe neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri

Programs: Minor Home Repair, Land Maintenance Program, Grown In Ivanhoe, Positive Alternatives for Youth, Community Mobilization (beautification, crime and safety Programs and block contacts). Under Community Mobilization these three committees strategically address methods and plans for improving and maintaining safety within the neighborhood. The Block Contact program is responsible for identifying residents in the neighborhoods who voluntarily serve as block contacts for their particular street/block. Training is provided and on-going communications in order to support their efforts to share information with neighbors, organize clean ups, and identify isolated seniors and single parents. Through the Beautification program both resident and non-resident volunteers conduct seasonal clean-up days, identify areas in which trash is building up and develop opportunities for improving the overall beauty of the neighborhood. They are on the alert for criminal activities and codes violations and report these to the police and codes enforcement officers. The Crime and Safety program is specifically tasked with collaborating with the police department in developing and implementing strategies to decrease neighborhood crime. For more details please visit: http//www. incthrives. org