About us

Our mission, values, and team

Our Mission

City Fields exists to be a catalyst for change in Cleveland’s most overlooked nieghborhoods. We work in one neighborhood at a time until it reaches a point of flourishing.

Approach and values

The residents of our neighborhoods are at the center of everything we do. We are here to amplify their voices and walk alongside them as they lead their communities toward flourishing.

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Who we serve

In 2014, we began our work in the Blythe Oldfield neighborhood of Cleveland, TN. Once a thriving middle working-class neighborhood, it’s current median family income is less than $20,000, and the average homeownership rate in the area is about half the county, state, and national average. Approximately 40% of adults in the neighborhood have not obtained a high school diploma.

In 2022 we began work in our second neighborhood, College Hill, a historically black neighborhood that has been geographically isolated through infrastructure projects. It is currently home to approximately 500 working class and elderly families.

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Our history

City Fields began as a holistic neighborhood revitalization initiative of the United Way of the Ocoee Region in 2014. Wanting to move away from the catchall service of many nonprofits, we decided to embark on a mission that impacted an inch wide and a mile deep, rather than the other way around.
As a Community Development Corporation (CDC) we are incorporated to provide programs, offer services, and engage in other activities that promote and support community development. This legal designation allows us to be more effective and efficient as an organization.