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& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
30 September 2021
Texas, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Some states and cities protect residents of mobile-home communities from eviction with opportunity-to-purchase laws, which require the corporations that rent the land beneath a mobile home to give residents a chance t...
Jackson Hole News & Guide
Tom Hallberg
26 May 2021
Jackson, Wyoming, United States
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800-1500 Words
Teton County in Wyoming is implementing a new "fine free" system at community libraries, and anecdotal results show it's been successful. Eliminating fines is a way for the library to address the root cause of people ...
25 May 2021
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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800-1500 Words
Urban Housing Solutions, a Nashville nonprofit housing developer, made a $19.2 million investment to preserve 165 apartments for people earning in the mid-30s. In a tight and expensive housing market where aggressive ...
25 May 2021
San Francisco, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In just its first few weeks of existence, the U.S. Small Business Administration's Restaurant Revitalization Fund approved more than $6 billion in aid to 38,000 restaurants and other food vendors suffering economicall...
20 May 2021
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Video
5-15 Minutes
Two Baltimore restaurants, Red Emma's and Joe Squared, show how running or starting as worker-owned cooperatives gave them pandemic-survival skills in a business climate that killed many other small businesses. By tap...
18 May 2021
San Francisco, California, United States
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“UNDSCVRD SF," funded by the SOMA Community Stabilization Fund and produced by the nonprofit Kultivate Labs, is a night market held once a month from July to November that features a range of Filipino vendors. There ...
5 April 2021
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Four local organizations have teamed up to provide $15 million in loans for the Latinx community in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. The affordable loans have gone to affordable housing, small businesses, ...
FunTimes Magazine
Nana AmaAddo
19 March 2021
United States
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1500-3000 Words
A traditional African method of mutual aid, Susu, is helping members of the African Diaspora access capital for businesses, education, housing, and more. The informal loan network enables people to contribute periodic...
QNotes
Chris Rudisill
19 March 2021
Houston, Texas, United States
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800-1500 Words
When gentrification made housing unaffordable for many people in Houston's historically Black Third Ward neighborhood, local activists sought remedies beyond standard federal tax incentives for affordable housing. A c...
9 February 2021
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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800-1500 Words
A new model for community-owned real estate is attempting to bridge the racial wealth gap and build neighborhood wealth in Atlanta. Instead of watching prime real estate go to investors who would hold onto the buildin...
9 February 2021
Seattle, Washington, United States
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800-1500 Words
A collective of artists in Seattle bought real estate for a community center with the help of city funding. Known as Black and Tan Hall, the space drew funding and sweat equity from community members who sought a safe...
28 January 2021
United States
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1500-3000 Words
Cooperatives are getting the funding they need through a “nationwide network of loans funds and incubators that specialize in supporting and investing in cooperative businesses.” Coops lack access to traditional fundi...
25 January 2021
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
A real estate investor has led the charge in creating a Housing Impact Fund in Charlotte, NC, to preserve affordable housing. The housing it seeks to preserve is not considered public housing but it does serve those w...
14 January 2021
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Community land trusts typically provide affordable housing but now one is responsible for the revival of a family business in New Orleans. Commercial community land trusts are emerging as viable solutions for tenants ...
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Clay Carpenter
23 December 2020
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
In Texas, bingo is considered a charitable operation and can act as a revenue source, offering a significant contribution to the funding of many 501c(3) nonprofits, but it also "nourishes the community in other, less ...
2 December 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Green developement has breathed new life into a once-declining town that suffered from the exodus of manufacturers. A comprehensive 10-year plan revitalized the local economy of Pullman, creating jobs and bringing new...
23 November 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Students across the country are dealing with food and housing insecurity, and financial loss, conditions that have been exacerbated because since the pandemic. In response, students in some colleges and universities c...
12 October 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Motor City Match is an entrepreneurial development initiative that provides grants for historically marginalized business owners in Detroit. It also matches minority entrepreneurs with empty retail space in addition t...
18 September 2020
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Despite the pandemic-induced economic slowdown, three small cities have managed to thrive due to successful economic development plans that have led to “rural rejuvenation” in an effort to attract young families to li...
15 September 2020
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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800-1500 Words
A real estate developer has teamed up with homelessness service organizations to house working families. The Lotus Campaign gives landlords $1,000 a year to rent a unit to a family that is at risk of homelessness or i...
Model D
Kate Roff
4 August 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Homeowners in Detroit can now access home improvement capital to fix up their historic homes, many of which date back to the early 1900s. The aid is in the form of a zero-interest loan which is paid back over 10 years...
NationSwell
Sarah Morgan
3 August 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A coalition of organizations in the Detroit region had “a goal of re-engaging the region’s 690,000 adults who had completed some college but hadn’t gotten a degree.” One of the programs they created was the Wayne Stat...
23 July 2020
Marica, Brazil
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1500-3000 Words
Mumbuca is a digital currency used in Maricà’s basic income program. Residents, with few eligibility requirements, can qualify for a monthly stipend to purchase goods and services using a smart phone or a card. The cu...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Jessica Blatt Press
8 July 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Mosaic Development Partners (MDP) seeks to create wealth for the black community in Philadelphia by providing affordable housing and creating opportunities in neighborhoods that are considered risky investments for ty...
8 July 2020
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Black banks have been held up by leaders and celebrities in the community as a way to end Black poverty. Previous efforts have been made in the 1960s when Black banks gave loans to community members after being denied...
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