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Those Who Hold the Data Shape the Future

Those Who Hold the Data Shape the Future

Community organizations focused on ownership and resident-led initiatives are finding new ways to use data to build agency, inform…
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Building a Sustainable Future: How Healthcare and Community Development Can Unite for Climate…

Building a Sustainable Future: How Healthcare and Community Development Can Unite for Climate…

Disinvested neighborhoods around the country are already experiencing some of the worst effects of climate change. New federal funding…
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For Us, By Us: Self-Determination and Community Power at the Forefront of Tribal Land Development

For Us, By Us: Self-Determination and Community Power at the Forefront of Tribal Land Development

Tribal nations have faced barriers to self-determination since the U.S. was founded but multi-sector partnerships focused on providing…
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It’s Not Just About the Buildings: How Community Development Organizations are Promoting Residents’…

It’s Not Just About the Buildings: How Community Development Organizations are Promoting Residents’…

Around the country, housing and community development groups are increasingly stepping up to partner with residents to improve community…
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Finding Health in the Infrastructure Law: New Opportunities for Community Investments that Address…

Finding Health in the Infrastructure Law: New Opportunities for Community Investments that Address…

The Biden administration’s “once-in-a-generation” push to revamp U.S. infrastructure keeps people’s well-being at its heart.
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The Power of Partnerships: Solving a Challenge for Healthcare

The Power of Partnerships: Solving a Challenge for Healthcare

As the affordable housing crisis escalates and labor markets get competitive, healthcare systems turn to multi-sector partnerships to build…
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Community-Owned Land Trusts Catch Hospitals’ Eye

Community-Owned Land Trusts Catch Hospitals’ Eye

The dual benefits of community ownership mean better health for residents and patients.
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Anti-Racism Sparks Movement for Trauma-Informed Design

Anti-Racism Sparks Movement for Trauma-Informed Design

Efforts to address trauma are finally being democratized
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How to Prevent Gentrification’s Displacement

How to Prevent Gentrification’s Displacement

Community benefits agreements, community ownership, and resident voice can help neighborhoods thrive from local investment.
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Rural Health Professionals Think Outside the Hospital

Rural Health Professionals Think Outside the Hospital

Could rural hospitals build on existing social services work by investing their assets to advance their communities’ health? Examples from…
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Black-led CDFIs are poised to revitalize communities of color

Black-led CDFIs are poised to revitalize communities of color

Black-led CDFIs are uniquely attuned to Black communities yet have six times less capital than White-led CDFIs.
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Healthcare Systems Back Grocery Stores in Food Deserts

Healthcare Systems Back Grocery Stores in Food Deserts

Access to healthy food can support not only personal health but neighborhood health
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In Chicago, a Regional Funding Pool is Helping the Chronically Homeless Get Off the Street and…

In Chicago, a Regional Funding Pool is Helping the Chronically Homeless Get Off the Street and…

A successful demonstration program lays the foundation for a $13 million funding pool for supportive housing.
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Defining the ‘New Normal’ and Creating an Equitable Recovery after COVID-19

Defining the ‘New Normal’ and Creating an Equitable Recovery after COVID-19

How leaders in community development and health see the future after coronavirus.
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Combating Social Isolation Requires a True System of Care

Combating Social Isolation Requires a True System of Care

Community development, health systems, policymakers, and others can come together to help ensure that loneliness and isolation among…
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Opportunity Zones: An Imperfect Policy with Potential

Opportunity Zones: An Imperfect Policy with Potential

by Barbara Ray
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Three Approaches to Preventing Climate Displacement

Three Approaches to Preventing Climate Displacement

by Liz Duffrin
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