The Central City Renaissance Alliance (CCRA) is a neighborhood association that serves one of the largest communities in the city of New Orleans and also partners with other neighborhood associations within Central City borders.  CCRA grew out of a community planning initiative commissioned in 2003 by the City of New Orleans and the Ford Foundation and led by Concordia Planning, LLC.  With additional support from other local and national philanthropic partners, more than 200 residents, stakeholders and municipal partners worked together for 18 months in an authentic dialogue that involved sharing ideas, concerns and strategies to develop the Central City Community Plan.