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NCRC Member Profile: National Housing Resource Center (NHRC)

By Ellie Pepper / March 15, 2022 / Field Notes / 2 minutes of reading

NCRC’s membership includes more than 600 community-focused organizations in 44 states. Here’s an introduction to one of them, the National Housing Resource Center in Philadephia. Tell us about your organization’s mission/focus area. The National Housing Resource Center is dedicated to organizing nonprofit housing counseling agencies into a unified voice to advocate for the housing counseling industry …

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NCRC Member Profile: Lower Marshall-Shadeland Development Initiative

By Dan Holland / March 10, 2022 / Field Notes / 5 minutes of reading

LMSDI’s mission is to increase the availability of affordable for-sale and rental housing for veterans and community residents through purchasing and restoring vacant and vandalized buildings, and by engaging the for-profit sector as a partner in the solution.

Profiles in Impact: Alvin Johnson, Birmingham, Alabama

By GROWTH by NCRC / February 10, 2022 / Field Notes / 2 minutes of reading

Meet Alvin Johnson, GROWTH by NCRC’s agent partner at its new Oak Hill community in Birmingham, Alabama. Apart from a seven-year career in the US Navy and two years working in quality control for Firestone in Georgia, the Birmingham native has spent his life serving residents of the city and throughout Alabama.

NCRC’s Field Empowerment Fund Expands Funding for COVID-19 Economic Recovery

By Ibijoke Akinbowale / December 16, 2021 / Field Notes / 4 minutes of reading

NCRC is thrilled to see the impact grantees are making with the support of the Field Empowerment Fund. The program’s final report and second round of funding will be available in Spring 2022.

A DC founder follows her father’s floral footsteps

By Monti Taylor / December 7, 2021 / Field Notes / 6 minutes of reading

DC Women Business Center Resource Coordinator Monti Taylor interviewed Alexes Haggins about her experience before deciding to launch her new business and the resources that supported her in the process.

How Kim Alfonso is Creating A Diverse, Inclusive and Accessible World for People with Disabilities

By Monti Taylor / November 16, 2021 / Field Notes / 8 minutes of reading

DC Women’s Business Center, Founder Feature: Kim Alfonso is the Co-Founder and CEO of Results One LLC , and is a client of the DC Women’s Business Center, an NCRC program. Kim Greenfield Alfonso is a native Washingtonian and the daughter of medical professionals who graduated from Howard University. She credits her father for instilling in …

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NCRC Member Profile: SAGE

By Sydney Kopp-Richardson / October 27, 2021 / Field Notes / 3 minutes of reading

SAGE is a national leader in addressing issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) aging. In partnership with its constituents and allies, SAGE works to achieve a high quality of life for LGBT older people, supports and advocates for their rights, fosters a greater understanding of aging in all communities, and promotes positive images of LGBT life in later years.

On National Coming Out Day, Let’s Come Out Against LGBTQ+ Poverty

By Jake Lilien and Karen Kali / October 11, 2021 / Field Notes / 4 minutes of reading

October 11 is National Coming Out Day. Each year on this day, we show support for our friends, colleagues and family members who have had the courage to come out and live openly as LGBTQ+. It’s a celebratory day, but also a day to recognize the disparities and struggles faced by members of the LGBTQ+ community when living openly in society.

COVID Creative Placemaking

By Karen Kali / September 23, 2021 / Field Notes, Views / 3 minutes of reading

of this national health crisis will take longer than initially expected. Utilizing art to process loss, explore themes of inequity in health and advocate for a more just society has a much-needed place in the creativity and function of community.

In Memorium: Remembering Alan Fisher, founding executive director of the California Reinvestment Coalition

By Alyssa Wiltse-Ahmad / September 20, 2021 / Field Notes / 3 minutes of reading

Alan Fisher, founding director of the California Reinvestment Coalition, died Thursday, September 16, 2021, surrounded by family, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. In the world of housing and economic justice, Alan was a titan who advocated for working-class families, communities of color, and small-business owners. “The world seems a little sadder today than it …

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Years after a toxic spill, an Alabama community loses hope

By Rose Ramirez and Brad Blower / August 10, 2021 / Field Notes / 4 minutes of reading

Last month, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), the South Alabama Fair Housing Center (SAFHC) and We Matter Eight Mile Community Association (We Matter Eight Mile) held a community meeting in the predominantly Black community of Eight Mile, north of Mobile, Alabama.