An inclusive Philadelphia requires a powerful shift away from long-term discriminatory power structures that impose top-down policies on neighborhoods who are forced to “take it or leave it.” To be more inclusive, city government, philanthropy, and other partners need to fund community-based organizations sufficiently to let them pilot resident-generated programs, pay equitable wages to their staff and compensate residents for providing their lived experience and expertise to advise program design and implementation. In addition, to ensure active community participation in planning and development decision-making processes, communities need transparent information from city agencies and boards such as the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA). The recommendations in this section have the power to create a true partnership between government and community, to dramatically improve residents’ power to be at the table when decisions are made, and to be able to implement effective and viable solutions to each