These are stories about the work and impact of NCRC members in their communities. What are the economic justice needs and solutions in your community? Submit your story ideas.
Community benefits agreements (CBAs) are a way for banks to spell out, in writing, how they will satisfy CRA requirements when they merge. The agreements are between banks and community groups.
As a result of the Trump Administration’s rollback of affordable healthcare and harsh cuts to affordable housing opportunities, many Americans are struggling with access to quality healthcare and stable housing. The combined toll of both of these issues, as well as pervasive and persistent discrimination, consistently put LGBTQ groups among the most affected. For decades,
Deep-rooted discrimination impacts health of LGBTQ community Read More »
Jaime Weisberg is the senior campaign analyst at the Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (ANHD), a member organization of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC).
Member spotlight: Q&A with ANHD’s Jaime Weisberg Read More »
NCRC will host a live webinar on September 5 about the role of health anchors and collaborative initiatives between hospital systems and community stakeholders.
Wealth equity includes health equity Read More »
From autobiographies on inspirational women to fictional novels set in African tribal nations, reading these books will provide you with a variety of diverse perspectives.
Reading list: Voices to broaden our horizons Read More »
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just released an updated advisory calling on financial institutions to better report suspected elder financial exploitation, which is extremely underreported.
CFPB calls for better reporting on elder financial abuse Read More »
Fair housing laws protect minorities from discrimination, but they haven’t eliminated bad behavior in the lending and housing industries.
Advocacy still necessary to ensure fair housing for all Read More »
Storms hit our member communities ever year. Other members will be available to offer assistance to those hit hardest. Here are some disaster preparedness and recovery suggestions.
What to do when a storm hits your community Read More »
A movie about friendship, love of a city and gentrification (with other struggles peppered in) combines for a beautiful, yet powerful, message of what many people of color are experiencing in America’s largest cities.
Review: The Last Black Man in San Francisco Read More »
On the eve of Washington, D.C., and the National Capital Region’s 2019 Pride festivities, 1,000 self-described dykes took to the streets on June 7 to protest displacement in the city, bringing the Dyke March back to D.C. for the first time in 12 years.
1,000 dykes march against displacement in D.C. during Pride month Read More »
Low-income housing (LIH) programs have existed in some form since the early 1900s, but have drawn ire in modern times as an unreliable and often inadequate form of public assistance. One significant reason for this is the strain low-income housing has on both the physical and mental health of its occupants.
Low-income housing: The negative effects on both physical and mental health Read More »
Fair housing testing and analysis can be used to address issues of environmental and racial justice as well as enforce fair housing laws and industrial safety rules.
The primarily African American Jackson Ward neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, has been swiftly gentrified. While some historical aspects have been forgotten, other areas have seen promising improvements. Overall, the changes to this community have been a mixed bag as some community members have benefited from the changes to home wealth, while others have been forced out.
Gentrification: A mixed bag in historic Richmond, Virginia, neighborhood Read More »
This essay is part of a series that accompanies NCRC’s 2019 study on gentrification and cultural displacement. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of NCRC. Gentrification is a policy-driven process that begins with targeting low-income, urban communities for discrimination and neglect and ends with “improvements”
Washington D.G.: the District of Gentrification Read More »
This essay is part of a series that accompanies NCRC’s 2019 study on gentrification and cultural displacement. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of NCRC. Like other cities, Philadelphia’s past is marred by decisions that pushed low-income people out of their neighborhoods, fostered residential
Learning from our mistakes: Anti-displacement strategies in Philadelphia Read More »
