1. Transforming Under-Resourced Neighborhoods

    In San Antonio, COPS/Metro organized and directed over $2 billion in investments to establish life-saving drainage infrastructure, build 20+ parks, and expand public resources including 11 libraries, a grocery store, a police substation, and the city’s first Olympic-sized public pool.

    Leaders in Tucson, El Paso, Des Moines, and the Rio Grande Valley also successfully fought for libraries and parks in their communities.

  2. Creating America’s Largest Skatepark in Des Moines

    Led by youth, AMOS worked with funders and local governments to create the $4.5 million Lauridsen Skatepark, the nation’s largest open-air skatepark, bringing a new, riverfront public space to downtown Des Moines.

  3. Securing Water & Wastewater Infrastructure in Las Colonias

    Since 1989, EPISO/Border Interfaith, Valley Interfaith, and Texas IAF championed state legislation and secured over $1 billion for critical water and other infrastructure improvements in colonias along the Texas-Mexico border (more here, here, and here).

  4. Overhauling Public Transit in Baton Rouge

    Over 1,000 Together Baton Rouge (TBR) leaders organized a Get Out the Vote campaign that secured $17 million to strengthen the Capital Area Transit System, and won greater accountability and oversight. Five years later, TBR leveraged local incentives for grocers to open in underserved neighborhoods and improved transit access to grocery stores.

  5. Improving Street Safety in Arizona, California, and Texas

    Community leaders leveraged funds to pave roads, expand road connectivity, and install pedestrian and traffic street safety improvements in El Paso, Fresno, Phoenix, San Antonio, and the Rio Grande Valley (more here and here).