Canyon Corridor

Canyon Corridor is an urban neighborhood in Phoenix Arizona. With a population of 20,000 people, we are extremely diverse, with over 27 languages spoken. Many refugees have made Canyon Corridor their home, giving all community members access to different cultures: Latino, Burundi, Burmese, Iraqi, Iranian, Vietnamese, Bosnian, Philippine, Chinese, Japanese and more. In addition to our diversity, our community is resource rich and includes several parks, a local university, strong faith based communities, several apartment complexes with large clubhouses for community activities /gatherings and a weed and seed project. Many of the challenges we face, such as lack of retail and high rates of abandoned and foreclosed homes, result from a lack of community and economic development.

Our Communities for all Ages team is currently in the first phase: team-building, planning and assessment. We have been building a coalition of local residents of all ages, organizations and policy makers to work on the community building process together. As a coalition we have been surveying community residents through individual one-on-one discussions, meetings with local leaders and written surveys. This process has provided us with many important insights and helped us identify common issues and effective strategies for community change.