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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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Foreclosure Crisis: How Much Blame Falls On The Media?
If you still have not watched The Daily Show, stop what you are doing and go on the Internet and watch last week’s clips of Jon Stewart’s show. He was […]
Despite Promises of Relief, Foreclosure Crisis Still Escalating
In the Chicago metro area as across the nation, even with various public, private and nonprofit relief efforts underway, the foreclosure crisis continues to snowball. Foreclosures and foreclosed buildings going […]
Task Force Calls for $4 Billion in NSP Funding
Editor’s Note: The following is from the National Foreclosure Prevention and Neighborhood Stabilization Task Force. See the bottom of the page for a list of task force members. In 2008, […]
This Land Is Your Land
“This Land Was Your Land,” written by Woody Guthrie in the shadow of the Great Depression, captured the hurt and hunger endured by ordinary Americans.
Are You An Advocate?
“Isn’t it true, Dr. Squires, that you are an advocate?” As an occasional expert for plaintiffs in fair housing lawsuits this is a question I almost always get during depositions. […]
Tough Economy, Slashed Services
Planner and Rooflines blogger David Holtzman pointed to the potential effects of diminished funding for fire companies as the economy continues to slide, and sadly, this is not the only […]
For The Holidays: These Are a Few of My Favorite…Places
Herewith, some of my very favorite smart, livable places that are contributing positively to the environment, as I’ve written about them on my NRDC blog over the past year. When […]
Rethinking the Rescue
This time of economic uncertainty presents an opportunity for the community development movement to reinvent itself.
Toes in the Water
NHI’s latest research report, Toes in the Water: Nonprofit Community Development Real-Estate and Mortgage Brokerage Programs, identifies state regulatory obstacles and assesses the future of a new direction in promoting […]
What’s the Matter With Newark?
For the community economic development organizations that have spent decades trying to keep Newark’s neighborhoods afloat, the promise of a new mayor has only managed to throw the city’s paradoxes into sharper relief.
In Praise of Faith-Based Community Organizing
Government has frequently turned to the voluntary religious sector to provide social services. The question is how and why it’s done: to entice religious conversion, impose sectarian values, to win conservative votes? Or to meet human needs?
Environmental Justice: Heck of a Job Ahead
The new president has a lot of catching up to do on the unmet imperatives of environmental justice. Originally anchored in the urgency of redressing the impact of environmental poisons […]