How Cincinnati Salvaged the Nation’s Most Dangerous Neighborhood

They’ve also supported Mortar, the nonprofit for which Allen Woods and his colleagues work to mentor and support local people seeking to engage in entrepreneurial activity, be it making jewelry or opening a chain of boutiques. “When people do redevelopment, they’re looking at the potential of the buildings,” he says. “And we’re looking at the people and saying the same thing: They have potential and just need someone to invest in them.”