Children's Bureau

The Magnolia Place Community Initiative (MPCI) is a model for large scale community mobilization.  Its vision is that the 35,000 children and parents residing in MPCI’s 500 block catchment area of dense, low-income, multi-ethnic Los Angeles neighborhoods will break all records of success in their education and health milestones and in the nurturing they receive.  The Initiative’s key strategy is to build neighborhood resiliency including, but moving beyond, an integrated service strategy.  The mission is to unite the county, city and community to strengthen individual, family and neighborhood protective factors by increasing social connectedness, civic engagement, and access to needed supports and services.  Activities during the two-year grant period include facilitating participation by over 75 voluntary network partners, developing a communications plan with residents, organizing events that bring neighbors together, improving linkages and referrals among agencies and documenting collective impact.