There are many things that cities, organizations, and individuals can do to promote and support inclusiveness, fairness, and opportunity in the community in which they live and work. The work can begin with understanding the value of inclusiveness to the overall health and well-being of communities in 21st century America. There are models of success and people willing to work with you to achieve the benefits of such communities. But you have to make the effort. Separation by race/ethnicity and class has historically been an organizing principle of our economy, politics and social circles. It won't disappear overnight, but you can make a difference.

Inclusionary Housing Initiative

No one wants their city, town, or neighborhood to be seen as refusing to include families simply because of the race, color, or national origin of those families or because those families include children. But inclusive communities require inclusive housing.  ICP would like to use its resources to insure that, as we grow as a region, people of all races and economic conditions are included in the progress that growth represents.

ICP is engaged in an ongoing assessment of how ICP can best use its resources to create racially and economically inclusive housing opportunities throughout the Dallas metropolitan area. ICP will engage in research that provides an in-depth look at where such opportunities exist, where they don’t, and why. ICP will seek to talk and listen to local officials, local civic/non-profit/business and faith based leaders, housing and community development professionals, neighborhood association leaders, and others whose actions can impact the availability of such opportunities.  The goal will be to develop a plan that will affirmatively and effectively further such housing opportunities, with particular emphasis on market-driven high-opportunity areas of the Metroplex.