WEBINAR: DREAM ON: Spartanburg, SC

The new DREAM ON YouTube episode, produced by Fire-Works in partnership with EdRedesign, explores how a coalition in Spartanburg, South Carolina transformed the Northside neighborhood through coordinated investments in education, housing, and community infrastructure. The episode highlights dramatic outcomes, including a 77% drop in violent crime and an increase in 3rd-grade reading proficiency from 6% to 48%. The transformation was driven by collaboration among residents, local government, school leaders, and organizations like StriveTogether and Purpose Built Communities, resulting in new housing, a community center, and an early learning center. A post-screening Q&A features leaders from these organizations discussing how sustained, cross-sector partnership helped reshape the neighborhood’s trajectory.