News in “Community & Economic Development”
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April 30, 2010 -
From the field
A Comprehensive Approach to Transforming Communities
The Institute for Comprehensive Community Development will offer training, build capacity, and document what is working or not in community development efforts across the country. Read More
April 20, 2010 -
Speech
Remarks by Julia Stasch, Inauguration of the Institute for Comprehensive Community Development
MacArthur's Vice President of U.S. Programs discusses how the Institute can become a leader in the field of community development. Read More
March 25, 2010 -
From the field
Bank of America Eliminates Costly Overdraft Fees
Research and advocacy by MacArthur grantee the Center for Responsible Lending played a leading role in spurring the bank's policy shift, expected to save customers hundreds of millions of dollars. Read More
March 15, 2010 -
From the field
Housing Support for Vulnerable Families
A new study by the Urban Institute, a MacArthur grantee, focuses on how to assist vulnerable families who were left behind by the transformation of public housing into mixed-income communities. Read More
February 4, 2010 -
From the field
Foreclosures Still Climbing in Chicago
New foreclosure filings in the Chicago region rose 21 percent from 2008 to 2009 despite federal, state, and local programs designed to curb the foreclosure crisis, according to a new Woodstock Institute report. Read More
February 1, 2010 -
Publication
Creating a Platform for Sustained Neighborhood Improvement: Interim Findings from Chicago’s New Communities Program
Distressed urban neighborhoods face challenges on multiple fronts, but most efforts to confront these problems work in isolation of one another. Read More
January 28, 2010 -
From the field
Federal Funds for Chicago Foreclosure Prevention and Mitigation
The City of Chicago received $98 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to expand a MacArthur-supported initiative launched last year to prevent and reduce foreclosures. Read More
