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“Dr. King envisioned the Beloved Community as a worldwide ideal where everyone shares in the earth’s abundance. Within it, poverty, hunger and homelessness are unacceptable, because basic human decency demands better. Racism, discrimination, bigotry and prejudice give way to an inclusive spirit of sisterhood and brotherhood… Love and trust overcome fear and hatred. Peace joined with justice prevails over war and armed conflict.“

 

–‘The Beloved Community: Background and Philosophy from the King Center

“Yet the goal is reconciliation; the goal is redemption; the goal is the making of the beloved community. Only this kind of spirit and this kind of love can turn adversaries into friends. The love I speak of is not eros, an aesthetic or romantic affection; nor philia, the mutual love shared between close friends; rather it is agape — an understanding goodwill toward all people. It is an overflowing love that asks nothing back. It is God’s love at work in human lives. Such love may well be what saves our civilization.“

 

MLK, “The Role of the Church in Facing the Nation’s Chief Moral Dilemma,” 1957

FRP pursues community development with dignity and respect for every person. By advancing economic opportunity, peace and safety for all, we aim to cultivate beloved community in the neighborhoods where we work. Partnering closely with longtime community stakeholders and hiring local workers, we serve alongside and on behalf of residents. Green affordable housing is environmentally and socially responsible, and it also creates lasting social value through job training and employment in the neighborhoods we serve.

We work to turn the skills and strengths of local residents into community-building goals. As we take part in this work, we see ourselves as ancestors, intending to leave the world in better condition than we found it.