This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Community development in America is at a pivotal moment.

Johnson leads national efforts in project finance and structured lending for affordable housing and community development. His role spans acquisition, construction and permanent lending, as well as ...

Community development financial institutions around the country have been roiled by the Trump administration’s March 14 executive order targeting the CDFI Fund for elimination “to the maximum extent ...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which is responsible for national policy and programs that address ...

Today, Rosalinda Guillen is a labor organizer with decades of experience. Back in 1986, however, she was a farmworker in her mid-30s in Whatcom County, Washington, who, until then, had never ...

As the CEO and president of Cardinal Credit Union, I've seen firsthand how credit unions can be a powerful force within their communities. They are key to helping communities spur local economic ...

On April 1, Adam Klein became Duke’s first associate vice president for economic development, helping the university and health system boost economic opportunity across the Duke and Durham communities ...

Tannersville is enjoying growing success as a tourism and second-home destination. But that’s putting already scarce housing stock out of reach for many people who live and work there. Employers ...

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Forests are disappearing at an alarming rate of 10 million hectares each year and about 12% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to deforestation and forest degradation. But nature ...

The largest non-profit day care center in Poughkeepsie, Community Family Development (CFD), has been providing their services since 1967 and currently serves 90 children from the City of Poughkeepsie ...