Why Neighborhoods—and the Policies that Shape Them—Matter [rwjf.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 2/10/204:40 PM

By Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, January 23, 2020

The Tale of Two Boys Growing Up in Cleveland

Let’s ask two hypothetical 9-year-old boys a question: What is it like to grow up in Cleveland?

Each boy attends school, and enjoys riding his bike and playing with Legos. Both live in Cleveland. Beyond these similarities, their life experiences are—and will continue to be—starkly different based on multiple, complex factors that lie within their neighborhoods.

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