Unlocking UPWARD MOBILITY Through Stability.
NEIGHBORLINESS + Community Connections:
A Partnership to Support Families + Build a Model for Upward Mobility
THE PROBLEM
Families in the North Patterson corridor and surrounding neighborhoods face significant barriers to upward mobility. Limited access to living-wage work, unstable housing, and gaps in support make long-term progress challenging.
Progress is difficult when families lack the structure and support to focus on the future.
NORTH PATTERSON UNITED
THE NEIGHBORLINESS CENTER
(NPU)
This 3-year Family Program is launching in 2026 to change that reality. 10 families will receive:
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Personalized coaching
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Financial literacy + planning
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Intentional social-capital building
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Living-wage career pathways
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Holistic support in education, economic development, housing, & healthcare.
Why quality, affordable HOUSING @ Crestwood Gardens + NPU will Create Transformational RESULTS:
OUR SOLUTION
Crestwood Gardens provides:
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Clean, quality, affordable housing
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A safer, more stable enviroment
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A caring, community-building management approach
When families enter the NPU program from a stable home, outcomes will multiply.
Stability creates space for hope.
Hope creates the courage to grow.
Growth creates lasting change.
Your Support Creates Opportunity for Today + Insights for Tomorrow
THE INVITATION
Community Connections is partnering with The Neighborliness Center to raise $675,000 for 10 families to participate in the research-backed NPU Family Program. Over $300,000 raised already!
Your support provides families from Crestwood Gardens and the North Patterson Corridor with full access to NPU, giving them the foundation, guidance, and resources to pursue upward mobility.
At the same time, their participation contributes to research that will inform upward-mobility strategies in Winston-Salem and beyond.
By partnering with us, you help create a model for lasting economic progress — one family at a time.
Together, we provide families with the structure to build stronger futures and stronger communities starting today and into tomorrow.
GIVING OPTIONS:
THE NEIGHBORLINESS CENTER
TAX ID #87-2908463
ONLINE: www.neighborliness.com
MAIL: The Neighborliness Center
1605 Doune Street
Winston Salem, NC 27127
National Christian Foundation
Account #4950903
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North Patterson United
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