$1,300 raised by 18 donors
2% complete
$75,000 Goal
"You can't expand to things unseen, you have to be introduced."
The Community Infusion Project (CIP) is a community transformation model incubator developing and testing replicable methodologies for how historically disinvested communities achieve self-determination. Using Dallas's 75232 zip code as our laboratory, we are proving that sustainable change builds from the ground up when residents control resources, determine priorities, and activate government partnership at every level.
Our Innovation
We don't choose between grassroots action and policy change—we activate both simultaneously. Our Ground to Mountain Range framework creates urgency through community-controlled programs while securing government partnership from city hall to federal agencies.
What Makes Us Different
9 acres of community-controlled land enabling genuine self-determination, not programming on borrowed space
53 years of David's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church presence providing a foundation of deep community trust
A replicable methodology designed for national impact—not just local programs
Comprehensive approach addressing health, wealth, living, and learning simultaneously
Our Impact in 75232
This community of 25,000 predominantly Black and Latino residents faces food apartheid, green space inequity, limited economic mobility, and educational gaps. With our asset base and innovative methodology, we're demonstrating transformation that can be replicated nationwide:
HEALTH — 2-acre regenerative farm transforming a food desert into a community-controlled food source, nutrition education, and environmental justice programming
WEALTH — Workforce training, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship incubator creating pathways from employment to business ownership to generational wealth building
LIVING — Green space development, youth STEAM and sports programs, Peace Center for wraparound family support, and arts programming
LEARNING — After-school enrichment, adult education, career exploration, and innovative school model development
75232 is not our limit. It is our beginning.
Why Give to CIP Now?
CIP is in its building phase—and that's exactly why your gift matters more today than it ever will again.
When you invest in an emerging organization with a proven methodology and 53 years of community trust behind it, you're not just funding programs. You're:
Five years from now, CIP will be a proven model with national recognition. But today, your gift is seed funding that makes everything possible.
This is your invitation to be a founding investor in community transformation.
Success here creates a blueprint for communities nationwide. Your investment funds the development of a model that will transform not just one neighborhood, but the very approach to community development across America.
The Community Infusion Project develops and tests replicable methodologies for community-powered transformation. We create structured pathways for residents in historically disinvested communities to build power, control assets, and influence policy from local to federal levels across four interconnected domains: health, wealth, living, and learning.
We envision a nation where BIPOC communities have the infrastructure, methodology, and power to transform their own conditions. Starting in Dallas's 75232 zip code, we are proving that sustainable change builds from the ground up when residents control resources, determine priorities, and activate government partnership at every level.
Immediate Priorities (Your Gift at Work)
$50 - Provides nutrition education materials for one family learning to grow and prepare healthy food from our community farm
$150 - Sponsors one youth for a full semester of STEAM enrichment programming, opening doors to careers in science, technology, and innovation
$500 - Funds one adult through our financial literacy program, building the foundation for generational wealth
$1,000 - Supports one month of community farm operations, producing fresh food for families living in a food desert
$2,500 - Underwrites workforce development training for one resident, creating a pathway from unemployment to sustainable career
$5,000 - Funds stakeholder convenings that bring together residents, city officials, and state representatives to co-create transformation strategies
$10,000+ - Invests in infrastructure development on our 9-acre site, building permanent community assets that will serve generations
Current Capital Needs:
Peace Center Construction — A hub for wraparound family services, conflict resolution, and community gathering
Farm Expansion — Scaling from 2 acres to full agricultural capacity with processing and distribution infrastructure
Youth Recreation Facilities — Sports fields, STEAM labs, and safe spaces for young people to learn and grow
Replication Toolkit Development — Documenting our methodology so other communities can adapt and implement
Why Your Gift Matters:
You're not just funding programs—you're investing in the development of a national model for community-powered transformation. Every dollar advances both local impact AND the creation of a replicable blueprint that other communities can use to transform their own conditions.
Organization name
David's Chapel/ Community Infusion Project
Causes
Religion/Spiritual Focus, Community Improvement, Racial Equity
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Dallas, Ellis, Rockwall, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Address
4353 S HAMPTON RD