The Partnership for New Communities is a group of business, civic and foundation leaders working together to support the Chicago Housing Authority’s Plan for Transformation—the largest and most ambitious reconstruction of public housing in the country’s history. The Partnership was created to play a unique role in supporting the Plan: working to maximize and sustain the community benefit to be derived from this enormous public and private investment. While its work relies on close collaboration with many people and organizations, The Partnership remains autonomous: allies to their partners but independent in their diplomacy.