In my journey from a community development funder to a practitioner, I saw that many of us don’t fit within traditional definitions of community development. That exclusion is not by chance; it is ...
Lack of access to affordable housing near jobs is a barrier to economic participation and resilience for low- and moderate-income communities in metropolitan regions. This challenge disproportionately ...
COVID-19 has caused a worldwide surge in economic inequality, with cities like Detroit bearing the brunt. Black residents are seven times more likely to be very concerned about being evicted and 17 ...
Community Development (CD) practitioners across the western U.S. are engaging in new efforts to reduce energy costs and improve resilience for low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities and other ...
On Oct. 20-21, Institute for Social Transformation faculty fellow Chris Benner and staff members Azucena Beltran, Erika Katske, Darío León, Gabriella Alvarez, and Jessica de la Cruz led an event in ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Mayor Justin Bibb wants to use federal block grants to push Cleveland’s community development corporations toward more substantial home repair work, but several City Council members ...
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The City of Greenville’s Neighborhood and Business Services Department has won a national award for its exceptional work during National Community Development Week. According ...
The Federal Reserve's former top regulator has a new job within the central bank: overseeing community development. In a Thursday afternoon speech, Fed Gov. Michael Barr — who, up until February ...
Michael Brown Sr.'s Chosen for Change during the 10-year commemoration of Michael Brown Jr. and the Ferguson Uprisings. From the left, Atif Mahr, Drew Joseph, Michael Brown Sr. and Dennis Ball Bey ...