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Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers Secure Millions for Affordable Housing and Small Business Development

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Like most states, Minnesota is facing an affordable housing shortage with over 100,000 residences needed for low-income residents. The Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD), a network of community development organizations, is working to fill this gap. MCCD advocates statewide for equitable housing and economic policies that generate wealth for people of color (BIPOC) and […]

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As Small Business Owners Retire, Worker Cooperatives Could Help Close Wealth Gap

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“There’s a big opportunity for a racial wealth transfer as well as a generational one because of the demographics of who’s in the workforce versus who the owning group is,” said Carolyn Edsell-Vetter, program director at the Cooperative Fund of the Northeast (CFNE). Over the next decade, roughly six million baby boomer small business owners

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Russell: A Place of Promise Empowers Residents to Build Community Wealth in Louisville

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In Russell, Kentucky, a historically Black neighborhood in Louisville, one organization is empowering residents to take an active role in community planning while ensuring real estate investments build generational wealth for the local population.  Russell: A Place of Promise (RPOP) has been educating residents about real estate planning, engaging them in the land development process

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Social Justice in Action: How Nashville’s Interfaith Coalition is Bridging Divides to Build Economic Equity

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During this divisive time in American politics, an interfaith coalition in Nashville is giving the nation a stunning example of unity by bringing together people of all backgrounds to advocate for social justice policies.  Nashville Organized for Action and Hope (NOAH) is a multi-racial and interdenominational coalition of churches, synagogues, mosques, community organizations, nonprofits and

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Arkansas Agency Empowers Low-Income Residents to Become First-Time Homebuyers

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As homeownership in the US gets less accessible, the Mississippi County, Arkansas Economics Opportunity Commission, Inc. (MCAEOC) is empowering its rural community members to become homeowners and build economic security by way of their support services.  MCAEOC is one of 15 community action agencies in the state that were established under the 1964 Economic Opportunity

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Woodstock Institute Uses Data to Advocate for Community Reinvestment and Fair Lending Across Illinois

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Nestled in the heart of downtown Chicago, the Woodstock Institute has been working to advance economic justice and racial equity within financial systems at the local, state and national levels for over 50 years.  The organization was founded in 1973 by Chicago philanthropists Sylvia and Aaron Scheinfeld as the program arm of the couple’s foundation

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South Memphis Residents Skeptical of Musk’s xAI Economic Growth Claims as Pollution Concerns Grow

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A debate is boiling in South Memphis over whether the potential economic benefits of an artificial intelligence facility outweigh the pollution-related health impacts to residents. Many low-income communities elsewhere may soon find themselves grappling with the same question.  Residents of Boxtown, a predominantly Black community bordering the facility, are fighting to protect their health after

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New York’s Center for Regional Strategies’ Program Model for Creating Community Wealth

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The Center for Regional Strategies (CRS) is fostering sustainable wealth for residents in western New York by creating innovative economic growth models that increase household income and attract opportunities to the region. CRS serves as a central hub for connecting organizations to funders and collaborating with government offices, developers and community groups. Together, they build

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Virginia Community Voice Empowers Residents to Create Change in Historically Marginalized Neighborhoods

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For the past decade, Richmond’s Virginia Community Voice (VACV) has been a blueprint for how organizations can drive equitable community engagement, amplify citizens’ voices and foster radical healing in their own backyards. VACV’s work centers on creating and implementing equitable processes for addressing community needs by empowering residents to identify challenges in their own neighborhoods

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Utah Housing Coalition Fosters Community Collaborations Towards Increase Housing Stability

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Small but mighty – that’s the self-described motto of the two-person team leading the Utah Housing Coalition (UHC), a nonprofit organization that promotes equitable and sustainable communities by ensuring all Utahns have a safe and affordable place to call home. “We always say we take on the role of a low-income voice because those are

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