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.
The governor and former mayor said compassion for those who are homeless “isn’t allowing a person suffering a severe psychotic break or from a lethal substance abuse addiction to literally drift towards death on our streets and sidewalks.”
Three national refugee resettlement agencies argue that Trump’s October executive order allowing local governments to keep new refugees from settling in their jurisdictions illegally conflicts with the Refugee Act and are seeking a preliminary injunction.
Governor Greg Abbott has tweeted videos that he calls evidence of the homeless threatening public safety in Texas’ capital city, and urged his nearly 330,000 followers to share more.
As the city gears up a multibillion-dollar push to house the homeless, officials are showcasing plans to turn an empty South Bronx lot into apartments enhanced with help for residents contending with mental illness
New York City officials have given the go-ahead to spend nearly $20 million on security guards at private and religious schools
Cities are working hard to improve pedestrian safety as more residents are in support of walkable communities with less reliance on personal vehicle transport. One simple way to improve walker safety is by investing in adequate and efficient signage
Libertyville has created and released a video highlighting village and area attractions and urging people to visit
The plan serves as a framework for awarding nearly $1 million in U.S. Forest Service grants to organizations, including grassroots nonprofits, academic researchers, private practitioners and local and state governments
A new survey from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) reports that a significant number of Colorado residents face barriers to a healthy and active lifestyle due to community design and land use patterns that make walking, cycling, and recreational opportunities difficult
A civil rights group on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging Alabama’s photo voter ID law as an infringement on voting rights and an attempt to suppress the influence of black and Hispanic voters
Cities are experimenting with a variety of strategies to not only help individuals with AIDS or HIV, but also end the worldwide epidemic by 2030.
The City and County of Honolulu is the largest housing authority in Hawai‘i administering a HCVP. Honolulu received a score of 145 points (or 100%) and is designated a High Performer
City officials are dedicating portions of Mobile’s CDBG funds for walking trail projects in parks around the city
As Boston considers raising the legal age for purchasing cigarettes and other tobacco products in the city from 18 to 21, Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing the possibility of a making such a change on a statewide basis.
Nebraska will give an old state veterans’ home property to the city of Grand Island, which is losing the facility to make way for a new home in Kearney
Over the next decade officials want to see city leaders bring more and more people to Augusta’s parks
Officers in all 57 St. Louis County police departments will be required to meet certain minimum standard requirements following action by the county council that is expected to prompt a court challenge amid concerns from leaders of predominantly black communities who feel targeted by the measure
More than 7,800 men and women sit in Philadelphia’s overcrowded jails, three-quarters of them languishing while they await trial under a bail system that critics call outmoded and that cities - and the White House - are working to change
The number of U.S. police officers charged with murder or manslaughter for on-duty shootings has tripled this year - a sharp increase that at least one expert says could be partly the result of more video evidence
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