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.
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The program offers funding ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 per project
IHCDA’s CreatINg Places program funds will be used to expand the festival with new signage, banners and talent costs
“The net result, in my opinion,” said Howard Belodoff, the Idaho Legal Aid attorney who represented the Boise homeless residents in the case, “is that local officials and municipalities will have to address the issues surrounding homelessness, and not just make it a crime to sleep.”
Through this series of personal portraits and interviews, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has created a window into the lives of America’s most vulnerable populations.
Rural residents experience mental disorders and drug addiction just as much as their urban counterparts, and their need for mental health services is similar. But rural suicide rates are greater than urban ones, and the gap has grown steadily since 1999.
While it’s more expensive to live in Seattle, San Francisco and other cities known for a housing crisis and homelessness, Phoenix rents are outpacing salaries.
The council’s quick action was a victory for KC Tenants, which formed earlier this year and assembled tenant leaders from across the city. But the group lost a key battle: protections for low-income tenants who pay rent using housing vouchers.
Detroit’s recent resurgence has led to refurbished downtown buildings, new boutique hotels and an invigorated arts community. But the renaissance has done little for some residents who live in persistent poverty and harbor lingering mistrust after decades of racial upheaval.
Greta Johnson, chief of staff for Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro, said the program will not only benefit 80 people with disabilities, but also their families and communities.
Focused on infrastructure, innovation and inclusion, America’s mayors continue to lead on solutions to the biggest challenges facing communities.
A Georgia pastor wants to use a vacant building that previously housed a residential drug treatment program for teenagers to house up to 50 unaccompanied migrant children. Residents, however, are pushing back.
The narrative that Americans are constantly moving within the country is no longer true, so federal and local policy will need to shift toward “place-based” policies, emphasizing training and education, along with developing industries tailored to local skills and resources.
Many of Fresno’s poorest neighborhoods rank highest for a wide range of health risks, a fact public health experts say is no accident
There are 1,686 public housing units reserved for seniors and disabled people in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and several times as many people are waiting for a vacancy.
For the cities of San Diego and Chula Vista, Calif., the goal is to walk away from the initiative with a five-year strategic plan that will help mitigate the cost of living, improve access to childcare, address food and housing insecurity, and create a workforce pipeline for the region.
Community land trusts separate ownership of structures and the land beneath it — residents purchase the home while the land trust owns the land and leases it back for a monthly fee
Managing a growing population and new development has never been easy for state and local leaders. But recent national trends may be making the task more difficult.
Despite catastrophically dangerous conditions in the Allen Benedict Court public housing complex, which led to the deaths of two residents earlier this year, Columbia Housing Authority will not face charges.
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