It rejects a programmatic approach to poverty, in favor of efforts that catalyze relationships and social networks to improve community life. The project has the support of a number of residents, not just one or a few individuals. The Project places an emphasis on building or rebuilding relationships between and among local residents and local associations and institutions. The project works to build positive structures like family and peer support systems, economic development initiatives and skill building opportunities to prevent individual, family and community problems from occurring. The project targets groups that are often excluded from community decision-making and have had significant lack of access to resources and opportunities.
Diversity is celebrated and seen as a critical asset to the project and community as a whole.