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Community Development Field
Shelterforce considers “community development” to be an extremely broad term. But there are still many conversations about the ways in which that broad work happens. Comprehensively or in coalitions of specialized organizations? Locally or regionally? Place or people? While the answers to all of these are usually “both,” there are many conversations to be had about “how.”
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Federal Grant Rule Change Threatens Community Access to Public Funds
A proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget would facilitate political interference in federal grant disbursements across all agencies. The deadline for public comment is July 13.
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From Sustainability to Resilience
My first reaction to the emergence of “resilience” as a lens for viewing community development was mostly informed by skepticism.
Resilience 101
Community development fits well within the growing resilience movement—and connecting the two more explicitly could make their work even more powerful.
NOLA Brings a Holistic Focus to Resilience
Cities cannot weather the effects of climate change without going beyond infrastructure to address institutional racism, historical inequities, and access to physical and mental health services.
Designing for Climate Change
How can affordable housing be more resilient to extreme weather and better prepared to deal with the consequences of climate change?
Buying Power: Why Nonprofits Should Own Their Space
Four reasons why organizations should consider owning property in the neighborhood they work in.
Moving Beyond Place-Based Community Organizing
How to train organizers to work across various communities, not just neighborhoods.
The Week in Community Development—May 10
Rideshare drivers strike protest | Cities design for climate change | Design that doesn’t make climate change worse| HUD proposes a cruel rule | Seniors and affordable housing | Leave the CFPB alone | Targeting Vets for bad loans | More…
Reawakening “Courageous Philanthropy”
A review of Courageous Philanthropy: Going Public in a Closely Held World, by Jennifer Vanica.
The Week in Community Development—May 3
Boulder expands equity and its hiring pool, Is help for “three-quarter” housing a problem?, Public housing’s impact on diversity, Where the rural populations are growing, Poverty’s effect on mental well-being, more…
The CFPB Needs Sunlight: Keep Easy Access to HMDA Data
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s reassurances on continued public access to Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data are not very reassuring.
The Week in Community Development—April 26
Gentrification tales, Sexual health in rural places, Housing policy, Opportunity Zones update, Union strike, Hoarding resources, more.
Let’s Get Explicit: Social Justice in Asset Based Community Development
Four Asset Based Community Development practices that support social justice frameworks when practitioners make them explicit and intentional.