BRADENTON — When the Bradenton Central Community Redevelopment Agency created its revitalization plan, an idea to create a community alliance was part of it. About 18 months ago the Faith Based Alliance was born.
Attendance has been steadily growing at monthly meetings and the Faith Based Alliance, designed to act as a conduit to direct people who are hurting to the resources they need, held its first town hall meeting Thursday night at the 13th Avenue Dream Center in east Bradenton to tackle more serious issues. About 50 citizens attended and split up into small groups to discuss neighborhood safety, education, community services, economic development safety and other issues.