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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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The Welfare Shuffle As President Clinton and other politicians hail the news of the drop in welfare rolls across the country, a less rosy scenario is emerging. In Washington state, […]
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Journalism of Note: The Economic Cleansing of San Francisco In its 33rd Anniversary Issue, the San Francisco Bay Guardian (10/7/98) highlights the city’s growing gentrification. Fueled by the influx of […]
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Section 8: More to Come Still Not Enough After a three-year drought, Congress has approved new Section 8 vouchers – 50,000 for FY ’99. And in September, the Housing Authority […]
One Hundred Issues Later: Battles Won, War Goes On
One hundred issues and 23 years ago, a group of tenant activists, community organizers, and legal aid attorneys came together to begin a new publication – Shelterforce – to provide […]
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Self-Help CDFI Creates New Market for Low-Income Mortgages Fannie Mae, the largest banking organization in America, may soon be rewriting its lending criteria, bringing homeownership to hundreds of thousands of […]
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From Welfare to Unemployment Challenging the theories that tougher welfare restrictions impel people to find jobs and that the recent decline in welfare rolls indicates just that, a survey of […]
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Mega-Merger Mania The increasingly rapid rate at which financial institutions are merging has prompted a challenge from a national coalition of community organizations, which is working to ensure that major […]
Expanding the Scope of Community Development
More than four decades of suburban growth have moved demographic, political, and economic power from central cities toward their suburban counties. The change can be seen in the spatial segmentation […]
Redefining Community Development
Part II: Collaborating for Change (Click here for Part 1: New Partnerships) Willie Mae Gaskin can’t walk through the halls of the Warren/Conner Development Coalition (WCDC) on the Eastside of […]
Preparing for Change
CBOs, particularly those involved in comprehensive community building efforts, need to do a better job of involving residents and other constituents in planning and decision-making. This is a difficult transformation […]
Comprehensive Community Initiatives: Words Not Whacks
You’ve had it! You’ve tried your best to remain calm and reasonable in a conflict, but your last nerve has been plucked. What now? WAIT. Press the pause button. Anger […]
The Rebuilding Communities Initiative
Launched in 1993, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s (AECF) Rebuilding Communities Initiative (RCI) aims to provide the support services needed to help transform economically distressed neighborhoods into safe, supportive, and […]