Established in 2002, the University of Dayton’s Fitz Center for Leadership in Community initiates and sustains partnerships within urban neighborhoods and larger communities to affect positive social change, particularly for poor, disadvantaged, and marginalized populations. As part of the Genesis Project, —a public-private partnership launched in 2000 to help revitalize one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods—the Fitz Center works with community members to help develop community assets. Focused on community building, it also trains neighborhood associations, elementary school children, and others in neighborhood asset mapping. Other key initiatives include applied research, especially projects to support Dayton nonprofits, and educational programs focused on neighborhood revitalization strategies and grassroots leadership development.