Uptown Jackson is active with its coordinating state program, Missouri Main Street Connection. The success of the Main Street® approach to revitalization is based on its comprehensive nature. By carefully integrating four points into a practical uptown management strategy, the local Main Street® program will produce fundamental changes in a community's economic base, while preserving its historic commercial buildings and the community's unique heritage. The goal is to create a sustainable organization that functions as the revitalization leader in the community.  As a Missouri Main Street Associate program, Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization is a recognized, leading program among the state network of more than 45 districts and communities who share both a commitment to creating high-quality places and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. As a Main Street America Affiliate™, Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization is part of a national network of more than 1,200 neighborhoods and communities who share both a commitment to creating high-quality places and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development.