Martindale Brightwood’s neighborhood revitalization strategies have long employed a collective impact approach, leaning heavily on coordinated engagement and communication between MBs tapestry of residents and stakeholders. The neighborhood engagement trajectory in fact is rooted in the legacy that is the Greater Citizens Coalition of Martindale Brightwood (GCCMB), which long identified the need to align MB residents until a singular umbrella to be activated where collective neighborhood advocacy is required. At its most granular, MB resident-led engagement begins in each of the individual neighborhood associations: Ralston Hovey, Hillside, Oak Hill and Brightwood Concerned Citizens. Each allied around an Asset Based Community Development Approach, residents of these quadrants coalesce through a resident led Community Congress: One Voice Martindale Brightwood. With a mandated resident-majority representation, One Voice has built capacity post pandemic to ensure residents maintain agency in the determination of neighborhood investments. Embedded under the Congress umbrella also critical advocacy arms: The Code Compliance and Land Use Committee, Environmental Justice Collaborative and most recently the Hillside HOTIF committee, each of whom make regular recommendations to the City, utility corporate partners and other relevant policy makers in determination of critical infrastructure enhancements, housing and broader community development activities. 
The resident-led congress is bolstered by MOVE-MB, a stakeholder coalition designed to leverage community resources and implement strategies through the integration of programs, services and coordinated community engagement activities. Several of the entities contributing to the development of this comprehensive implementation plan comprise this collaboration.
The culmination of these collective assets position MB to engage an aggressive neighborhood engagement apparatus necessary to achieve the goals and strategies outlined. Of critical importance, the Martindale Brightwood’s stakeholders adhere to connectivity and inclusivity, which not only purposefully incorporates youth and intergeneration voice and participation, but welcomes new and returning residents, committed to the neighborhood’s vibrancy. Over the next five years, ideally these efforts will result in the historic perseveration of neighborhood identity and the further cultivation of resident leadership at all age levels through continued engagement opportunities and communications strategies. 
Goals And Strategies
Goal 1
More neighbors demonstrate increased engagement in the Martindale Brightwood community.
Strategy 1.1
Employ a Community Builder to serve the engagement of neighbors and community stakeholders.
Strategy 1.2
Welcome new neighbors to Martindale Brightwood
Strategy 1.3 
Connect with current neighbors to engage them in the Martindale Brightwood community.

Goal 2
Establish a sense of community and pride by engaging residents in neighborhood events and activities.
Strategy 2.1
Collaborate opportunities for neighbors to connect and support one another.

Goal 3.
Establish a physical location to provide a Welcome and Information center, location for meetings, and represent the community.
Strategy 3.1 
Secure a building for One Voice Martindale Brightwood.

Goal 4.
Educate and empower residents and youth to take on leadership roles in the community.
Strategy 4.1 
Enable Youth to lead and advocate in Martindale Brightwood.
Strategy 4.2 
Build Capacity of residents and youth to lead in Martindale Brightwood.
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