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Redefining Sanctuary
AUTHOR: The Opportunity Agenda
YEAR: 2018
DESCRIPTION:
This report is an analysis of public attitudes and media coverage of sanctuary jurisdictions and related immigra
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Forms: Whole, Rhythm, Hierarchy, Network
AUTHOR: Caroline Levine
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
Forms offers a powerful new answer to one of the most pressing problems facing literary, critical, and cultural studies today—how to connect
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Measuring Health Outcomes: Success Measures Evaluation Tools for Community Development and Health
AUTHOR: Jessica Mulcahy, Success Measures
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
This new toolkit, developed by Success Measures at NeighborWorks America, offers more than 65 data collection to
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Why disability rights are central to social justice work—and what we’re doing about it
AUTHOR: The Ford Foundation
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
This report takes a closer look at the importance of disability rights in the work being done by the Ford Foundation.
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Combating the Suburbanization of Poverty
AUTHOR: Congress for the New Urbanism
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
The report, Combating the Suburbanization of Poverty, is full of information about poverty trends and remedies in suburban areas of King County, Wa
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The SPARCC Initiative: Fostering Racial Equity, Health, and Climate Resilience in the Built Environment
AUTHOR: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
This article explains why we, as funders, came to the table to develop and support the Strong, Prosperous, and Resilient Communities Challenge (SPA
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Field Guide for Creative Placemaking and Parks
AUTHOR: The Trust for Public Land and the City Parks Alliance…
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
The Field Guide is intended to connect creative placemaking with parks and open spaces.
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Not Just Murals: Insights into Artists' Leadership in Community Development
AUTHOR: Local Initiatives Support Corporation
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
Part of a series of reports and case studies commissioned by LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation), Not Just Murals dives into the effect ar
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Building on What Works: Cross-Sector Community Development
AUTHOR: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
This issue of the Community Development Investment Review celebrates and builds on the themes of What Works and explores innovations and lessons le
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Innovative Models in Health and Housing
AUTHOR: Low Income Investment Fund
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness features LIIF’s report with Mercy Housing as a resource for thought leaders interested in end
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CultureBank: A New Paradigm for Community Investment
AUTHOR: Penelope Douglas and David Erickson
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
Building on the concept of creative placemaking, this paper presents an idea for a Community Development Financial Institution organized around art
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There’s No Place Like Home: Reshaping Community Interventions and Policies to Eliminate Environmental Hazards and Improve Population Health for Low-Income and Minority Communities
AUTHOR: Emily A. Benfer and Allyson E. Gold*
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
This article analyzes the relationship between policies governing healthy communities and housing and health outcomes for residents.
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Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap
AUTHOR: Building Movement Project
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
The nonprofit sector is experiencing a racial leadership gap.
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How Sustainable Communities Create Resilient People
AUTHOR: PAHRC
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
The 2017 PAHRC report examines the ways in which housin
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Cities Alive: Towards a Walking World
AUTHOR: Arup
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
The report demonstrates the significant social, economic, environmental and political benefits of walking.
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Protecting Families: A Photo Story About Supportive Housing
AUTHOR: Photography by Lydia Thompson & Writing by…
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
A new photo essay depicts life for families served by The Connection’s supportive housing for families program.
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Solidarity Rising in Massachusetts a Report by the Solidarity Economy Initiative How Solidarity Economy Movement is Emerging in Lower-Income Communities of Color
AUTHOR: Solidarity Economy Initiative
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
A new report released by the Solidarity Economy Initiative examines eight cases across lower-income communities of color in Massachusetts.
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A Place to Call Home: The Case for Increased Federal Investments in Affordable Housing.”
AUTHOR: National Low Income Housing Coalition
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) published a new report called “A Place to Call Home: The Case for Increased Federal
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Estimating Cost Reductions Associated with the Community Support Program for People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness
AUTHOR: Thomas Byrne, PhD; George Smart, LICSW
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
A new study from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation and Pine Street Inn “demonstrates the importance of housing stability and case management as
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State of Equity
AUTHOR: Metropolitan Area Planning Council
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
A new report released on February 28 by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) shows that Greater Boston continues to struggle with signifi
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State of the Dream 2017: Mourning in America
AUTHOR: United for a Fair Economy
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
In 1984, the re-election campaign of Ronald
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Fair Housing and Equity Assessment for Metropolitan Boston
AUTHOR: MAPC
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
Home matters.
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Ensuring Equitable Neighborhood Change: Gentrification Pressures on Housing Affordability
AUTHOR: Department of Housing and Urban Development
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
This report reviews the recent research on the causes and consequences of gentrification and identifies key steps policymakers can take to foster n
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Community Matters: Exploring the Link Between Community Characteristics and Uninsurance in Massachusetts
AUTHOR: The Urban Institute/ Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation…
YEAR: 2016
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