Mission
WHAT:
Fresh Vibes exists to provide community engagement services and to work with local community members in urban planning, design, and community engagement. Our mission is to bring them into this process along with developing future community leaders from our youth populations.
WHY:
Ethnically and racially diverse lower-income communities are often left out of the process of urban development in our local communities.
How:
Services include urban planning, design, murals, and community events. We develop our own projects and also partner with community artists and organizations. In addition, we train youth leaders to help us achieve our goals. Fresh Vibes accomplishes neighborhood participation by working with community partners, hosting and supporting local events, and creating interactive art projects with inclusive participation methods.
(Above) Fresh Vibes sketching design ideas for the Rice Street Corridor Sculpture Project at In Progress (May 2021)
Community Engagement is more than Checking off a box.
It is an inclusive process that generates unique creative solutions through true public participation.
TRUE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STARTS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS.
1) Research/Educate
2) Define the Problem
3) Explore Solutions through design
5) Implement Solutions
6) Celebrate Collaboration
7) Post Occupancy Evaluation
8) Make Changes needed
Fresh Vibes created an interactive community engagement display
at the Frogtown Assets Community Meeting
(Dec 2019)