News in “Community Development”
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August 10, 2010 - From the field
Wachovia Wells Fargo Next Awards for Opportunity Finance Announce 2010 Finalists
Four leading community development financial institutions are competing for $8.25 million. Read More
July 29, 2010 - From the field
Illinois Approves Payday Loan Bill
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law a bill that caps interest rates on payday loans and provides other consumer protections through increased regulation of lenders. Read More
July 22, 2010 - From the field
Russia–U.S. Community Development Exchange
In an exchange made possible by MacArthur’s International Connections Fund, American community development experts from LISC met with their Russian counterparts to share strategies and experiences in working to improve urban neighborhoods. Read More
June 24, 2010 - From the field
Illinois Campaign Helps Boost Census Participation
The Count Me In initiative, a $1.2 million effort supported by MacArthur and nine other foundations in Illinois, worked to increase participation in the 2010 Census in hard-to-count communities in Chicago and the state. Read More
June 24, 2010 - From the field
CDFIs Receive Funding to Support Charter Schools
As part of a new $325-million JP Morgan Chase initiative, two Foundation-backed community development financial institutions will receive grants and access to $175 million in new low-cost debt to finance top-performing charter schools. Read More
May 27, 2010 - From the field
Illinois Mandates Use of New Affordability Index When Making Public Investments
The Illinois General Assembly passed a bill that requires five state agencies to use the Housing and Transportation Index when planning and making public investment decisions around the state. Read More
May 1, 2010 - Info sheet
Program-Related Investments
To expand the reach of its grantmaking, the MacArthur Foundation makes low-cost loans and equity investments, known as program-related investments, to support charitable organizations and activities. Read More
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
March 2, 2010 - From the field
First Lady Highlights Need for Grocery Stores in Underserved Communities
As part of a campaign to prevent childhood obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama and the Secretaries of Agriculture and Treasury visited a Philadelphia grocer supported by MacArthur grantee The Reinvestment Fund, which helps finance grocery stores ... Read More
March 2, 2010 - From the field
Interim Report Examines First Years of New Communities Program
MacArthur grantee MDRC released interim findings from its seven-year evaluation of LISC/Chicago's New Communities Program, a $50 million comprehensive neighborhood improvement initiative. The report focuses on the early development, roll-out, and first years of ... Read More
February 27, 2010 - Press release
How Housing Matters to Families & Communities: All Grantees
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Child Well-Being | Economic Opportunity | Education | Health | Instability | Neighborhoods
Child Well-Being
Boston College (2010)
Boston Medical Center/Children's HealthWatch (2008)
Columbia (2009)
Cornell (2009)
Johns Hopkins (2009)
New York University (2011)
Ohio ... Read More
February 23, 2010 - Press release
How Housing Matters to Families & Communities 2009 Grant Recipients
Columbia (2009)
Cornell (2009)
Johns Hopkins (2009)
Ohio State (2009)
Princeton (2009)
RAND-Inclusionary Zoning and Schools (2009)
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (2009)
University of Illinois at Chicago (2009)
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (2009)
University ... Read More
