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44-580: Abacoa was conceived in 1993, when the MacArthur Foundation proposed the plan to the county of Palm Beach, to be executed on land from MacArthur's endowment previously leased for strawberry farming. [1] The Foundation opted to partner with a developer, maintaining a 35% minority stake in the project. Initial home sales were brisk, with 4,000 of 6,000 units built as of 2009. However, tenancy of retail spaces in Abacoa Town Center were sluggish, with

88-410: A residents' committee ; these are subdivided into residents' small groups of fifteen to forty families. In most urban areas of China, neighbourhood , community , residential community , residential unit , residential quarter have the same meaning: 社区 or 小区 or 居民区 or 居住区 , and is the direct sublevel of a subdistrict ( 街道办事处 ), which is the direct sublevel of a district ( 区 ), which

132-540: A $ 100 million grant every three years to a single proposal. John D. MacArthur owned Bankers Life and Casualty and other businesses, as well as considerable property holdings in Florida and New York. His wife, Catherine , held positions in many of these companies. Their attorney, William T. Kirby , and Paul Doolen, their chief financial officer, suggested that the family create a foundation to be endowed by their vast fortune. When MacArthur died on January 6, 1978, he

176-450: A candidate. Nominators, serving confidentially, anonymously and for a limited time, are invited to recommend potential Fellows. Candidates are reviewed by a selection committee whose members also serve confidentially, anonymously and for a limited time. Ultimately, the selection committee makes recommendations to the foundation's board of directors for final approval. The foundation awarded a total of around $ 850,000 in six separate grants to

220-492: A comprehensive calendar of events. in downtown Abacoa. Abacoa is served by Palm Beach County Public Schools: the Lighthouse Elementary School (K-2), Beacon Cove Intermediate School (3-5), Independence Middle School (6-8), Jupiter Middle School (6-8), Jupiter High, and William T. Dwyer High School (assignment to middle and high school varies by neighborhood, though a choice program is available for students who have

264-796: A high level of regulation of social life by officials. For example, in the Tang period Chinese capital city Chang'an, neighbourhoods were districts and there were state officials who carefully controlled life and activity at the neighbourhood level. Neighbourhoods in preindustrial cities often had some degree of social specialisation or differentiation. Ethnic neighbourhoods were important in many past cities and remain common in cities today. Economic specialists, including craft producers, merchants, and others, could be concentrated in neighbourhoods, and in societies with religious pluralism neighbourhoods were often specialised by religion. One factor contributing to neighbourhood distinctiveness and social cohesion in past cities

308-422: A legal battle against the foundation for control of the board of directors. The younger MacArthur sued eight members of the board, accusing them of mismanagement of the foundation funds. These court cases were dismissed by each jurisdiction for lack of merit. In 1984, MacArthur again sued the board of directors including William Kirby, his father's trusted attorney, asking a Cook County circuit court to liquidate

352-536: A location in Palm Beach County , Florida is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . MacArthur Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private foundation that makes grants and impact investments to support non-profit organizations in approximately 117 countries around the world. It has an endowment of $ 7.6 billion and provides approximately $ 260 million annually in grants and impact investments. It

396-545: A preference). Florida Atlantic University High School has an Abacoa campus and offers a simultaneous high school and bachelor's degree. Palm Beach County runs magnet schools for students with specialized interests and abilities. These include programs within standard schools as well as standalone magnet schools such as the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts and Suncoast, a school with a focus on math, science, and engineering. Abacoa

440-420: A small area within a town or city. The label is commonly used to refer to organisations which relate to such a very local structure, such as neighbourhood policing or Neighbourhood watch schemes. In addition, government statistics for local areas are often referred to as neighbourhood statistics, although the data themselves are broken down usually into districts and wards for local purposes. In many parts of

484-480: A third of 40-some storefronts, as well as the center's movie theater, shuttered as of 2007. The center was acquired by a new owner who subsequently fully leased the town center and created a thriving retail environment. The name derives from that of a village of the Jaega tribe of Native Americans, who were present in the area at the time of Spanish contact. Since 2002, Abacoa has hosted the annual Fiesta Maya , based on

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528-490: A unit of analysis. In mainland China , the term is generally used for the urban administrative division found immediately below the district level, although an intermediate, subdistrict level exists in some cities. They are also called streets (administrative terminology may vary from city to city). Neighbourhoods encompass 2,000 to 10,000 families. Within neighbourhoods, families are grouped into smaller residential units or quarters of 100 to 600 families and supervised by

572-608: Is also home to Roger Dean Stadium , which is located near the Town Center part of the community, an urban open air street with multiple restaurants. Abacoa is also home to Florida Atlantic University's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College , a Scripps Research Institute sister facility, and the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience , the Max Planck Society 's first non-European research institute. As of 2024,

616-680: Is based in Chicago , and in 2014 it was the 12th-largest private foundation in the United States. It has awarded more than US$ 8.27 billion since its first grants in 1978. The foundation's stated purpose is to support "creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world". MacArthur's grant-making priorities include mitigating climate change , reducing jail populations, decreasing nuclear threats, supporting nonprofit journalism, and funding local needs in its hometown of Chicago. According to

660-549: Is home to a community park, which includes a football field, playground, basketball area, and skate park. Abacoa has four clay tennis courts, free to use on a first-come first-served basis. The Abacoa Golf Club is a public 18-hole course. It's a 12-minute drive to the Juno Beach Pier along Donald Ross Road. Jupiter's own beach, which starts just north of the Juno Beach Pier, is popular for kiteboarding. The Abacoa Town Center

704-583: Is home to multiple restaurants, a coffee shop, a barber shop, dance and martial arts studios, an escape room, and a handful of specialty stores (as of 2024, these included a bridal shop, a bicycle shop, and a trading card store). Major retailers on the edges of Abacoa include CVS and a Publix supermarket. Home Depot is across Donald Ross Rd. from Abacoa in the Alton Mall. Routine health care is available within Abacoa, e.g., eye exams, dentistry, urgent care affiliated with

748-446: Is not a reward for past accomplishment, but an investment in a person's originality and potential. As of 2015 , MacArthur Fellows receive $ 625,000 each, which is paid out in quarterly installments over five years. The Chicago Foundation for Women was one of the nonprofit organizations to receive a US$ 1 million four-year grant in 2017. No one can apply for the program, and, generally, no one knows whether they are being considered as

792-406: Is split into 17 different neighborhoods , each containing its own style of architecture. At peak, management anticipates Abacoa will contain 6,073 residences, and about 3,000,000 square feet (280,000 m) of commercial space. One consistent feature among the neighborhoods is that garages are typically served by alleys and, thus, the fronts of the houses are not dominated by garage doors. Abacoa

836-577: Is the direct sublevel of a city ( 市 ). (See Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China ) The term has no general official or statistical purpose in the United Kingdom, but is often used by local boroughs for self-chosen sub-divisions of their area for the delivery of various services and functions, as for example in Kingston-upon-Thames or is used as an informal term to refer to

880-446: Is well documented for historical Islamic cities. In addition to social neighbourhoods, most ancient and historical cities also had administrative districts used by officials for taxation, record-keeping, and social control. Administrative districts are typically larger than neighbourhoods and their boundaries may cut across neighbourhood divisions. In some cases, however, administrative districts coincided with neighbourhoods, leading to

924-477: The OECD , the foundation's financing for 2019 development increased by 27% to US$ 109 million. The MacArthur Fellows Program , commonly referred to as the "genius" award, annually gives $ 800,000 no-strings-attached grants to around two dozen creative individuals in diverse fields "who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits". The foundation's 100&Change competition awards

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968-606: The Russian Guild of Film Directors between 2005 and 2014 to support the Stalker Human Rights Film Festival in Moscow . In June 2016, the foundation requested "proposals promising real progress toward solving a critical problem of our time in any field or any location". The winning proposal would receive a $ 100 million grant. Almost 2,000 proposals were submitted. In December 2017, the foundation announced that

1012-688: The (Palm Beach) Gardens Mall where transfers may be made to additional bus routes. The closest commuter rail station is a 15-minute drive away in Mangonia Park and the train there goes to the Miami International Airport. The closest intercity rail is Brightline in downtown West Palm Beach, a 25-minute drive, which travels between Miami and Orlando. An AMTRAK station is also available in West Palm Beach, with direct trains connecting to Tampa, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York City. Abacoa

1056-559: The 1900s, Clarence Perry described the idea of a neighbourhood unit as a self-contained residential area within a city. The concept is still influential in New Urbanism . Practitioners seek to revive traditional sociability in planned suburban housing based on a set of principles. At the same time, the neighbourhood is a site of interventions to create Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (AFCC) as many older adults tend to have narrower life space. Urban design studies thus use neighbourhood as

1100-609: The Jupiter Medical Center (within the Abacoa Plaza that contains Publix), and a veterinarian. Primary care from the Cleveland Clinic is available across Donald Ross Road. The Jupiter Medical Center community hospital is 3.6 miles away from the Abacoa Town Center. The Palm Beach Gardens Medical community hospital is 6.4 miles away. The Alan B. Miller Medical Center, a hospital opening in 2026, is 2.8 miles away. Depending on

1144-553: The UK wards are roughly equivalent to neighbourhoods or a combination of them. In the United States and Canada , neighbourhoods are often given official or semi-official status through neighbourhood associations , neighbourhood watches or block watches. These may regulate such matters as lawn care and fence height, and they may provide such services as block parties , neighbourhood parks and community security . In some other places

1188-432: The board of directors. The elder MacArthur believed in the free market. However, he did not direct how foundation money was to be spent after he died. MacArthur told the board of directors, "I figured out how to make the money. You fellows will have to figure out how to spend it." Between 1979 and 1981, John's son, an ideological opponent of his father with whom the elder MacArthur had an acrimonious relationship, waged

1232-410: The communities of Charleston County, South Carolina, Minnehaha County, South Dakota; The city and county of San Francisco; and Tulsa County, Oklahoma with $ 5 million in grant funding to create a unique plan to bring together government officials, non-profit partners, and impacted communities members to develop innovative approaches to this issue. MacArthur has awarded $ 3.2 million in support of the work in

1276-435: The early 2000s, Community Development Corporations, Rehabilitation Networks, Neighbourhood Development Corporations, and Economic Development organisations would work together to address the housing stock and the infrastructures of communities and neighbourhoods (e.g., community centres). Community and Economic Development may be understood in different ways, and may involve "faith-based" groups and congregations in cities. In

1320-406: The entire MacArthur Foundation. He dropped the suit later that year when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. John E. Corbally , the first president of the foundation and later board chairman from 1995 to 2002, was followed in 1989–99 by Adele Simmons , who was the first female dean at Princeton University . Jonathan Fanton , president of American Academy of Arts and Sciences , served as

1364-408: The following may serve as a starting point: "Neighbourhood is generally defined spatially as a specific geographic area and functionally as a set of social networks. Neighbourhoods, then, are the spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occur—the personal settings and situations where residents seek to realise common values, socialise youth, and maintain effective social control." In

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1408-494: The foundation's next president. Robert Gallucci , formerly dean of Georgetown University 's School of Foreign Service, served as the foundation's fourth president from 2009 to 2014. Gallucci was fired in 2014. Julia Stasch, who formerly served as MacArthur's vice president for U.S. Programs, was named the foundation's president in 2015. Stasch had been chief of staff to Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley . She announced that she would step down in 2019. In March 2019, John Palfrey

1452-606: The neighborhood, a house in Abacoa is 1-3 miles from an entrance to Interstate 95. Commercial airline service is a 22-minute drive away at PBI , a one-hour drive away at FLL , and a 1.5-hour drive away at MIA . General aviation facilities are available at PBI, at F45 , and a 30-minute drive away at the Stuart, Florida airport . Abacoa is served by the PalmTrans #10 bus, which runs from the West Jupiter Recreation Center to

1496-630: The neighborhoods of Abacoa were the following, listed in order of approximate distance from "downtown": Unless otherwise noted, each neighborhood has its own clubhouse, gym, and pool. All houses are built from concrete blocks and the roofs may be tile, metal, or asphalt shingle, depending on the neighborhood. A typical house in the Valencia neighborhood: The entrance to the Mallory Creek neighborhood: A typical Abacoa sidewalk, shaded (and littered with leaves) by mature oak trees: This article about

1540-431: The neighbourhood as a small-scale democracy , regulated primarily by ideas of reciprocity among neighbours. Neighbourhoods have been the site of service delivery or "service interventions" in part as efforts to provide local, quality services, and to increase the degree of local control and ownership. Alfred Kahn, as early as the mid-1970s, described the "experience, theory and fads" of neighbourhood service delivery over

1584-613: The presence of social neighbourhoods. Historical documents shed light on neighbourhood life in numerous historical preindustrial or nonwestern cities. Neighbourhoods are typically generated by social interaction among people living near one another. In this sense they are local social units larger than households not directly under the control of city or state officials. In some preindustrial urban traditions, basic municipal functions such as protection, social regulation of births and marriages, cleaning and upkeep are handled informally by neighbourhoods and not by urban governments; this pattern

1628-571: The prior decade, including discussion of income transfers and poverty. Neighbourhoods, as a core aspect of community, also are the site of services for youth, including children with disabilities and coordinated approaches to low-income populations. While the term neighbourhood organisation is not as common in 2015, these organisations often are non-profit, sometimes grassroots or even core funded community development centres or branches. Community and economic development activists have pressured for reinvestment in local communities and neighbourhoods. In

1672-614: The selected communities and an additional $ 1.8 million will support the Urban Institute's technical assistance work. Neighborhood A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger city , town , suburb or rural area , sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition, but

1716-555: The traditions of the highland Guatemala town of Jacaltenango , with the participation of the local Jacaltec community as well as students from Florida Atlantic University's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College . There are community events in the town center on holidays, e.g., St. Patrick's Day, July 4th, Halloween. Abacoa hosts the Feast of Little Italy for one weekend each year, typically in November. The Abacoa Property Owners' Association maintains

1760-549: The winning proposal was submitted by the Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee . The grant was applied to the education of Middle Eastern refugee children. In May 2022, The MacArthur Foundation, partnered with the Urban Institute announced the launch of a housing stability program designed to break the links between housing instability and jail incarceration. The Just Home Project will provide

1804-426: The words of the urban scholar Lewis Mumford , "Neighborhoods, in some annoying, inchoate fashion exist wherever human beings congregate, in permanent family dwellings; and many of the functions of the city tend to be distributed naturally—that is, without any theoretical preoccupation or political direction—into neighborhoods." Most of the earliest cities around the world as excavated by archaeologists have evidence for

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1848-466: Was named president, effective September 1, 2019. The MacArthur Fellowship is an award issued by the MacArthur Foundation each year, to typically 20 to 30 citizens or residents of the United States, of any age and working in any field, who "show exceptional merit and promise for continued and enhanced creative work". The program was initiated in 1981. According to the foundation, the fellowship

1892-482: Was the role of rural to urban migration. This was a continual process in preindustrial cities, and migrants tended to move in with relatives and acquaintances from their rural past. Neighbourhood sociology is a subfield of urban sociology which studies local communities Neighbourhoods are also used in research studies from postal codes and health disparities , to correlations with school drop out rates or use of drugs. Some attention has also been devoted to viewing

1936-457: Was worth in excess of a billion dollars. He left 92 percent of his estate to found the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Its first board of directors, per MacArthur's will, also included J. Roderick MacArthur , John's son from his first marriage, two other officers of Bankers Life and Casualty, and radio commentator Paul Harvey . Jonas Salk , the inventor of the polio vaccine, later joined

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