Our Purpose

About Swope Community Builders

Nationally recognized as a catalyst for community development projects, civic investment and building infrastructure, Swope Community Builders’ (SCB) successful model of redevelopment has produced measurable economic results. Experts in developing public/private partnerships, SCB leverages resources to provide unique solutions and create opportunities for social and economic growth.

Established in 1991, Swope Community Builders, a member company of Swope Community Enterprises, is the largest Community Development Corporation in the state of Missouri and in the four-state region (Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska).

Swope Community Builders’ Mission

To improve the general well-being of communities by developing health and family services, increasing educational and employment opportunities, and building quality, affordable housing.

In order to achieve this mission, Swope Community Builders focuses its activities on:

• Real estate development planning and market analysis
• Project feasibility and financing
• Project construction and management
• Community and neighborhood organizing
• Human capital development