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.
Gabby Alcantara-Anderson is one of about 25,600 unionized Disney workers making less than $15 an hour. And life in the world’s vacation kingdom is a calculus of choices: rent, food, medicine, a birthday gift for her child.
Surfside is pioneering what appears to be a first of its kind solution for residents in the decades to come: a fund for potential buyouts. The new Resilience Fund houses money from developers with an equal match from the town.
While Lucas led the City Council to pass historic ordinances to limit access to firearms for minors and domestic abusers, 2019 also brought near-record homicides -- 151 -- and more than 480 nonfatal shootings.
Over the next 15 years, the city will create 15,000 supportive apartments paired with social services to help domestic abuse victims, veterans and drug addicts
The project will seek to provide water utilities and local government officials with the information needed to maintain a level of quality and availability for drinking water that is consistent with regulatory and public health protection goals in cases of extreme climate events.
OBAG provides funding for qualifying transportation projects to reward local jurisdictions that plan for and produce housing
Some municipalities are using visual data solutions to address social concerns, others are improving internal operations and delivery of services
Santa Monica has rolled out a bicycle sharing program offering 500 bikes for rent from dozens of locations in the beachside city
Hundreds of New York emergency responders simulated a coordinated terror attack days before The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The city announced that it will use more than $1 million in grants from the Ruth Mott Foundation to help improve the quality of life for north Flint residents
The program develops digital approaches to delivering public services that improve access to health services, reduce incarceration and promote economic development
Some parent groups and advocates say the scanners installed at the city’s troubled institutions decades ago are now unneeded because of low crime rates
The Long Beach public schools are collaborating with the local community college and the state university to address educational gaps and disparities
The sessions with new recruits quickly became a core part of their training, and other law enforcement agencies around the country have taken notice
Three law enforcement agencies’ were recognized for their innovative community outreach programs helped improve local safety
Parking tickets can be paid with donations of canned food instead of cash during a monthlong “Food for Fines” program in Lexington, Kentucky
Raised bike lanes are vertically separated from vehicle traffic by a curb, which provides a more protected and comfortable experience for people on bikes
Philadelphia’s mayor called gun violence in American cities “domestic terrorism” that is no different from international terrorism
The DOC will use the grant funds to prioritize adult offenders aged 25 and younger who are medium to high risk of reoffending
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