The 2025 Prosperity Starts with Place™ conference gathered over six hundred dynamic practitioners of neighborhood transformation in Houston, Texas
ATLANTA , May 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week, Purpose Built Communities®, the national leader in strengthening neighborhoods as powerful engines to open pathways to prosperity and opportunity for all families, held its 12th annual Prosperity Starts with Place™ National Conference in Houston, TX. The sold-out event convened with approximately 600 attendees, including Purpose Built Communities' Network Members, local and national policymakers, community leaders, educators, residents, and philanthropists, to exchange knowledge and expertise on innovative strategies that put more families on a pathway to prosperity and opportunity through holistic neighborhood transformation.
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