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Learn more about the Impact of the ReGenesis Institute

This report contains the story of the ReGenesis organization and its partners as they revitalized distressed frontline communities in Spartanburg, SC. After years of disenfranchisement and disinvestment since the 1970s, the communities located in the southside of Spartanburg, SC, in particular the Arkwright and Forest Park communities, were struggling to survive. In addition to the social and economic challenges that the communities faced, the residents of these communities were also suffering from environmental and health issues brought about by industrial sources. These included a municipal landfill, an abandoned fertilizer plant, an active chemical manufacturing plant, and other contaminated sites; inadequate healthcare; poor housing; and climate resiliency issues.