Equitable Economic Investment is integral to SJPC’s definition of Social Justice. We understand “Equitable Economic Investment” as requiring a commitment to:

• Prioritizing the needs of community members, especially populations that are susceptible to the effects of widening income inequality

• Building healthy communities in disadvantaged neighborhoods: good schools, nutritious food, public transit, nearby employment opportunities, and equitable access to free communal amenities, such as swimming pools and green space

• Ensuring that development projects support and uplift the communities most vulnerable to displacement, and that community members are the table during the planning process

• Ensuring that residents struggling with cost of living increases are able to stay in their neighborhoods and enjoy the benefits of new public investments

• Mitigating and proactively planning policies that will prevent the displacement of existing residents and businesses as a result of development and gentrification

• Closing the housing wealth gap (e.g. via Black homeownership)