Welcome to the Soria City Flourishing Partnership — a bold and necessary initiative designed to support equitable economic expansion in an economically disenfranchised neighborhood, and its railroad-adjacent communities. Rather than allowing development to trigger the usual cycle of displacement and gentrification, we’re charting a different path—one that centers trauma-informed practices to build lasting, inclusive impact. By confronting the deep roots of arrested mobility, toxic stress, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), our work aims to interrupt the cycles of miseducation, misinformation, and community malaise that so often accompany economic isolation. Employing various network learning pathways like door-to-door canvassing, an accessible online learning portal, interactive hybrid workshops, and demonstration projects, we’re equipping residents with the knowledge, tools, and vision to shape a just future. This partnership will culminate in a strategy document to guide future environmental justice interventions—grounded in lived experience, community wisdom, and shared power. Please see the various community-based learning opportunities below.

Gillum-Young, Robinson + Harris LLC, Lead Developer