Mission/Vision

Mission

To provide communities with the resources they need to thrive in the 21^st century, Creative Build’s mission is to utilize the most up to date evidence of what works in the fields of prevention science, education, and human development, to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities.  We seek to foster creativity, innovation, and resilience though collective impact, community engagement, workforce development, education, and advocacy.  Through collaborative cross sector agreements, Creative Build works to deepen social and technical supports for positive change.

Vision

Our vision is a world where all people have the opportunity to participate in a society free of violence, injustice, discrimination, and poverty.

Strategy

1. Utilizing a framework of Targeted Universalism,* we promote a range of integrated strategies for investing in building the capacity of urban communities to reach their goals.
2. Utilizing a framework of Results Based Accountability, ** we promote a data driven decision making process to produce measurable change in people’s lives.
3. Utilizing a public health approach which incorporates public safety, we promote the use of Violence Prevention Strategies and Frameworks developed by researchers at the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives and by the Growth Lab at Harvard University.***

* Targeted Universalism: A policy and practice primer developed by John A. Powell and colleagues at UC Berkeley https://belonging.berkeley.edu/targeteduniversalism
** https://resultsaccountability.com/about/what-is-results-based-accountability/
***www.npscoalition.org, https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/people/thomas-abt, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13548506.2016.1257815