Community Development
Community Development is a key priority for local and state government agencies, focusing on improving the quality of life in communities through economic growth, housing, and social services. By fostering strong, vibrant communities, governments can address poverty, unemployment, and access to resources. This directory provides articles on community development and related topics like Economic Development, which explores strategies for job creation and attracting investments that drive regional growth.
One of the most overlooked aspects when it comes to law enforcement culture is how officers are trained within the organization
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Mobile County, Alabama, reduced permit lag times by expanding its enterprise information platform to include digital permitting and inspections. Key to the transition was staff trainings.
While opioid funding took many of the 2018 Omnibus Spending Bill headlines, there were more wins for local government, and some notable absences.
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USDA officials say Trump’s ‘America’s Harvest Box’ of shelf-stable foods will cut federal costs, but state SNAP administrators say the agency is not thinking it through, questioning logistics and voicing concerns that access to nutrition could be compromised.
Ellensburg, Washington, locals love their bike culture from the award-winning bike friendly infrastructure and policy to all the public events they can peddle to safely.
Bentonville, Arkansas, locals love their green space network designed in part for bike recreation, with a labyrinth of sculpture-dotted trails, gardens and a collection of world class art.
HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program is designed to help address the capital backlog in public housing by leveraging private sector investment to preserve affordable housing.
Lead paint and other safety hazards in Detroit rental housing will be addressed this year as the city launches a website and compliance program designed to target 80,000 unregistered properties.
The Stepping Up Initiative puts law enforcement in contact with local resources that can assist in the education and rehabilitation of inmates with mental health illnesses, including substance abuse, to help pave the way to lower recidivism rates.
The Trump 2019 budget repeats last year’s fraud argument in its goal to eliminate LIHEAP, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which also funds cooling needs in summer.
This opportunity is for walkable community advocates and community change agents working alone, in organizations or in professions such as public health, planning, transportation or education.
Housing agencies must ensure that all Section 9 multi-family housing units comply with the federal smoke free public housing policy effective July 31, 2018.
Georgia Pacific Foundation grants focus on the four E’s of community building: Education, Entrepreneurship, Enrichment of Community and Environment.
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