Park Street Homes and The R6 Collective have partnered to connect community development, workforce training, and long-term economic mobility in Birmingham, Alabama, and Houston.
The collaboration will partner Park Street Homes’ community-centered development approach and The R6 Collective’s workforce strategy, career path design, and talent development capabilities. Rollout activity is expected to begin in the late third quarter and fourth quarter of 2026, with programming and stakeholder engagement focused on Houston and Birmingham.
While specific project sites and implementation partners may vary by market, the partnership is designed to meet the workforce needs of each city through locally aligned pathways, employer engagement, and community-development.
Houston and Birmingham were selected because Park Street Homes and The R6 Collective believe both markets have major opportunities tied to industry growth, infrastructure, healthcare, skilled trades, technology-enabled roles, and small business activity.
Despite these opportunities, many residents face barriers to entering or advancing in family-sustaining careers, including access to training, credentials, transportation, childcare, digital skills, and career navigation. The partnership is designed to close those gaps by bringing workforce solutions closer to communities and aligning training with local employer demand.
When implemented, the impact has the potential to be threefold: residents will gain greater access to career navigation and higher-wage pathways, employers will have access to a stronger pool of local talent, and the local communities will experience greater economic mobility, stronger household stability, and long-term neighborhood investment.
“Beautiful, affordable homes create a foundation, but people need the skills, confidence, and opportunity to build sustainable lives inside those homes,” says Tamla D. Oates-Forney, founder and CEO of The R6 Collective, an organizational consulting firm and talent solutions collective. “Building homes while developing people is where true community transformation happens.”
Community Strength Thesis
The partnership between the organizations is built on the premise that communities are stronger when housing, workforce development, and economic mobility are connected.
Park Street Homes brings its experience in community-rooted housing and development while The R6 Collective brings a workforce development model designed to build coordinated talent pipelines. The partnership will focus on career pathway design, employer-aligned training, and scalable implementation. Further, the organizations are committed to designing workforce solutions that are accessible to residents and responsive to neighborhood needs.
The partnership will be informed by The R6 Collective’s workforce development methodology, which assesses local labor needs, builds aligned career pathways, and delivers measurable outcomes over time. Potential pathways include technical certifications ranging from data and analytics to CRM and project management to skilled trades.
“Park Street Homes believes strong communities are built through both place and opportunity,” says Kevin Shelton, CEO of Park Street Homes.
