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 makeover calls for unique playground equipment with a forest theme, a picnic and lawn area, an off-leash dog park, adult exercise equipment, a vendor kiosk and public restrooms with an attendant.
Volunteer opportunities between high school and college or college and a job are financially out of reach for many kids from rural areas. Meanwhile, volunteers from cities and suburbs tend to prefer urban or international postings.
L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg have called for California to enact a legal imperative to provide a roof for every homeless individual and family.
Small cities and rural areas lag behind in environmental protection policymaking because they often lack the financial or technical resources needed
Under the new rules, the city is requiring developers to study whether faults run under their projects
In the next 10 or 15 years, will young adults want to own houses? If they do, will they be able to afford them?
Read what patterns one retired cop has seen among police departments nationwide
Research reveals inmates with less trustworthy faces were more likely to receive the death sentence than inmates whose faces were perceived as trustworthy
The Chattanooga Police Department are using a smartphone application to communicate with city residents about crime on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis
The program supports goals of creating a clean energy economy, ensuring cleaner air and reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change
Bakersfield’s water conservation efforts resulted in a water cost savings of $71,600 in August alone when compared year-over-year
It marks a local trend toward employer-sponsored clinics that local school districts and other employers have begun
The city of Long Beach has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Knight Foundation and the Long Beach Community Foundation to support a partnership with Citymart
The grant will be used for career pathway programs for students in grades K-12 and continue through the community college and university levels
There will be free sunscreen at the State Fair this year — a high-end lotion available from dispensers at all 11 information booths
Cities are experimenting with new designs and regulations to encourage alternative transit while reducing carbon emissions
The commission said it will check more than 200 oil and natural gas wastewater disposal wells to determine whether the wells are triggering earthquakes
The software can identify 16,000 points on a person’s face and compare them with thousands of similar points in police booking or other photos
The “Yellow Backie” initiative takes advantage of the Dutch tradition of hitching a ride on a friend’s bicycle luggage rack
MOST POPULAR
- NY town sidelines police cars, fire truck after failing to pay $500K in invoices
- Chauvin trial cost Hennepin County $3.7 million for security, other expenses
- Va. pilot program to train police deputies as EMTs
- Ga. city sets minimum EMS standards after dispute with ambulance company
- Researchers: Virus surge a ‘raging forest fire’ in Arkansas