Creative placemaking develops, sustains and enhances livable, healthy, sustainable, just, inclusive, equitable and prosperous communities by strategically addressing social, economic and cultural issues through local community-based arts and cultural interventions. The roles of Creative Placemaking Communities in this effort are to: Be a center for institutions in the creative placemaking field to send constituents for learning materials, identify and explore learning needs in the field as a partner/affiliate, and to get or develop content to address those needs. Provide accessible and relevant educational materials to a community of practice among individuals working in creative placemaking. Educate the public and enhance social welfare by identifying and exploring issues related to micro-entrepreneur establishments in the cultural economy. Creative Placemaking Communities pursues its mission by: Addressing issues of marginalized communities and micro-entrepreneurs in the cultural economy, with the aim of helping relief of the poor, the distressed, and/or the underprivileged and in combating community deterioration. Promoting collaboration, mutual respect, cultural competency and inclusiveness to help in eliminating prejudice and discrimination. Bringing together scholars and reflective practitioners to encourage more scientific research into the creative placemaking field.