In my journey from a community development funder to a practitioner, I saw that many of us don’t fit within traditional definitions of community development. That exclusion is not by chance; it is ...

The city’s housing and community development department held a public hearing last week on the Community Development Block Grant program for 2026. In addition, community development project manager ...

Lack of access to affordable housing near jobs is a barrier to economic participation and resilience for low- and moderate-income communities in metropolitan regions. This challenge disproportionately ...

On Oct. 20-21, Institute for Social Transformation faculty fellow Chris Benner and staff members Azucena Beltran, Erika Katske, Darío León, Gabriella Alvarez, and Jessica de la Cruz led an event in ...

Community Development (CD) practitioners across the western U.S. are engaging in new efforts to reduce energy costs and improve resilience for low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities and other ...

COVID-19 has caused a worldwide surge in economic inequality, with cities like Detroit bearing the brunt. Black residents are seven times more likely to be very concerned about being evicted and 17 ...

Last week, the town of Snowmass Village gained a new community development director to head planning, growth and land use for the village. That new director is Dave Shinneman, a Midwest native who has ...

A good economic-development plan builds on the strengths of residents, not just on physical infrastructure. A small-town mayor describes how his community found new ways to create opportunity. Years ...

Purdue Extension aims to assist Indiana communities to have thriving and resilient economies, quality infrastructure and sustainable job opportunities for its residents. This thematic area provides ...

The Federal Reserve's former top regulator has a new job within the central bank: overseeing community development. In a Thursday afternoon speech, Fed Gov. Michael Barr — who, up until February ...