Residents at the Center
Every step we take starts with residents’ voices. We walk arm-in-arm and side-by-side with neighbors—celebrating our shared identity, honoring our history, and advocating for an equitable future. 8twelve serves as a bridge between residents and other decision-makers, ensuring that solutions benefit everyone in the target area and in Muncie because everyone is present at the table and united in common purpose.
2023 Action Team Outcomes:
A New Life Cycle of Impact
By re-committing to our mission and re-setting goals to meet current needs of residents, we are stepping into a new cycle of growth and renewal. Our work demonstrates that when everyone’s greatest strengths meet the greatest needs, true transformation happens. Together, we can ensure that 8twelve remains a catalyst for hope, connection, and revitalization.
Our Approach
We believe transformation happens when residents lead the way. 8twelve works to: Continue its impactful work to reverse the effect of decades of disinvestment in our neighborhoods and with our residents. Continue its impactful work to reverse the effect of decades of disinvestment in our neighborhoods and with our residents.
- Continue its impactful work to reverse the effect of decades of disinvestment in our neighborhoods and with our residents.
- Invest in residents to see value in themselves, their voice, and their stories.
- Transform residents into confident self-advocates
- Strengthen communication and create spaces for open, inclusive conversations and collaborations where resident stories can be shared.
- Steward information that builds trust and two-way communication
- Initiate revitalization improvements that are both concrete (pocket parks, housing, corridor planning) and human (building relationships, personal growth, sense of belonging). Through this people-first approach, we cultivate leadership, strengthen relationships, and build shared ownership of change.
A Call for Partnership:
When residents lead, neighborhoods thrive. When neighborhoods thrive, Muncie grows stronger. Your partnership fuels this transformation, creating places of pride, belonging, and opportunity. Together, we can continue building revitalized, inclusive neighborhoods where people choose to live and flourish.
Join us. Invest in Muncie’s future. Invest in the 8twelve Coalition.