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.
“We have to stop putting tenants at risk and stop worsening speculation in the housing market.”
The city helped negotiate the home’s sale to the Oakland Community Land Trust, which purchased it from real estate company Wedgewood after a public outcry following the evictions.
This community in the Austin region may be on the small side, but that hasn’t stopped Eivens and her team from making Cedar Park, Texas, one of the best places to live in the U.S.
An apologetic Gov. Rick Snyder pledged Monday that officials would make contact with every household in Flint to check whether residents have bottled water and a filter and want to be tested for lead exposure while his embattled administration works on a long-term solution to the city’s water crisis
HomewardBound, Grand Junction’s homeless shelter, will keep its doors open after receiving a one-time grant of about $43,500 from the city
The town will be the recipient of another $362,000 installment in grant funding to complete another phase of Rogers Memorial Park upgrades
The city received a $425,000 grant from the Department of Justice. The city is one of four selected for the current fiscal year’s Smart Prosecution Initiative grants
Storms that left piles of snow in northern Arizona and broke into the record books have cleared, and now residents are cleaning up and expecting visitors
A proposed penny sales tax to help boost the salaries of public school teachers and fund other areas of public education can be placed on a ballot for a statewide vote, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled
DEEP Announces $60,000 in Grants for Municipal Recycling In Seven Communities Across the Connecticut
Some communities in Connecticut are getting some extra incentive to maintain their recycling programs. Others are getting the funds they need to start recycling programs. It’s all thanks to Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
The community legacy program provides resources for essential projects aimed at strengthening communities
By leveraging Panasonic’s technologies and expertise, this partnership will ultimately make Denver a more sustainable, smart city by enhancing access to and development of community engagement, energy efficiency, water conservation, public safety, healthcare and other public services
As New York City grapples with its homelessness crisis, many of those sleeping on the street have said they’d prefer to be outside than contend with the city’s at-times overburdened, dirty and even dangerous shelter system
A federal judge heard arguments in a case that could affect whether prisoners are counted in drawing voting districts in Florida, an issue that affects voting power particularly in rural areas of the state
The Oklahoma-based tribe is among seven agencies and the only tribe in the nation to receive part of $2.7 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of an initiative to fight sexual assault against women
Thundermist Health Center and Sojourner House are launching a new initiative to work more closely together in Woonsocket
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is on the defensive again, dealing with the fallout from a judge’s opinion accusing a top city lawyer of hiding evidence in another case involving a fatal police shooting
A judge upheld Seattle’s so-called gun violence tax on Tuesday, rejecting a challenge from the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups
Thousands of vacant buildings in Baltimore will be demolished over the next four years, starting in the neighborhood where Freddie Gray was arrested and fatally injured in police custody, prompting civil unrest that highlighted the urban decay
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