News in “Community Development”
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November 11, 2011 - Grantee Publications
How Housing Matters Commentaries
A series of commentaries run by Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity on the key questions raised in the 2011 How Housing Matters conference. Read More
November 1, 2011 - In The Media
Housing Crisis the Focus of New Bi-Partisan Commission
From The Washington Post Read More
November 1, 2011 - In The Media
Bipartisan Policy Center Forms New Housing Commission
From Housingwire Read More
November 1, 2011 - In The Media
Bipartisan Housing Commission Launches With Goal for 2013
From the National Journal Read More
November 1, 2011 - Grantee News
Starbucks Partners with MacArthur Grantee to Support Community Development Lenders
In a partnership with the Foundation-supported Opportunity Finance Network, Starbucks will provide capital grants to select Community Development Financial Institutions. Read More
October 25, 2011 - Grantee News
Mercy Housing Foreclosure-Prevention Program Launched in Chicago Area
Mercy Housing has launched a new program with $100 million in unused Troubled Asset Relief Program money to slash loan balances to affordable levels on Chicago-area homes that are worth less than their debt. Read More
October 25, 2011 - Press Release
Wachovia NEXT Awards Honor Two Community Development Financial Institutions
Coastal Enterprises, Inc. in Wiscasset, ME and The Progress Fund in Greensburg, PA. are the recipients of the 2009 Wachovia NEXT $8.25 million Awards. Read More
September 23, 2011 - Grantee News
First Round of Winners of Apps 4 Metro Chicago Announced
Apps 4 Metro Chicago, the first ever regionally-based open data civic apps challenge, announced the first round of winners. Read More
September 23, 2011 - Grantee News
New Data Show Logjam in Chicago Area Foreclosures
According to MacArthur grantee the Woodstock Institute, Chicago region foreclosures are taking longer to complete in 2011 than in 2010. Read More
September 22, 2011 - In The Media
Milwaukee Recognized for Urban Farms, Aquaponics
From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Read More
August 18, 2011 - Grantee News
Chicago Launches New Program to Combat Foreclosures
The City of Chicago has launched a new initiative to prevent foreclosures and stabilize property values in Humboldt Park, Chatham, Chicago Lawn, West Woodlawn, Auburn Gresham, West Pullman, Belmont Cragin, Englewood, and Grant Boulevard. Read More
August 2, 2011 - Press Release
Four CDFIs Vie for $8.25 Million in Awards for Responsible Financing Strategies
The Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance offers the awards in partnership with MacArthur. Read More
August 1, 2011 - Grantee Publications
Grantees Launch Innovative Foreclosure Prevention Program
The U.S. Treasury has approved the launch of the Mortgage Resolution Fund developed by Mercy Portfolio Services, a nonprofit organization created with start-up funding from the Foundation. Read More
July 26, 2011 - Grantee News
The Interrupters
This MacArthur-supported film follows three violence interrupters, members of CeaseFire, who have credibility on the streets because of their own personal histories, as they try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. Read More
July 26, 2011 - Grantee News
Successful Program Keeps People in Their Homes, Avoiding Foreclosure
Boston Community Capital — a community development financial institution — has been leading a successful effort to purchase foreclosed homes and sell them back to the original occupants through their Stabilizing Urban Neighborhoods program. Read More
