ABOUT MOVESMART.ORG
MoveSmart.org fosters vibrant and diverse neighborhoods by empowering housing seekers to move to opportunity.
Until now, information on neighborhoods has been buried in the back of academic reports, pinned to community center bulletin boards, and locked in data sets only available to planners, inaccessible to those who would benefit from it the most: housing seekers looking for a better neighborhood. MoveSmart.org will leverage the power of this information by combining these and other data sources into a single mapping engine built into a full-featured site that includes guides, tools, calculators, forums, and social networks, all designed to foster racial and economic integration.
Previous integration initiatives have proven costly and focused on families receiving public aid. Housing seekers with unlimited funds have always had the luxury of living where they choose. But for millions of families who have limited resources, finding the right neighborhood is difficult. MoveSmart.org will educate housing seekers about the benefits of integrative moves while at the same time providing suggestions on where to move, guides on how to move, and information on how to get involved in their new neighborhoods, inspiring pride in a new community and putting them on a path to true integration.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
MoveSmart.org has called in The Extraordinaries to help them compile information about communities nationwide.
Download The Extraordinaries iPhone app, and get involved today:
http://download.BeExtra.org
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Kim Bale is the Community Outreach Intern for The Extraordinaries. She has also been published in Curve Magazine.
