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We Are All Immigrants: Centering the Needs of Immigrant Families Ensures That All of Our Communities Thrive
By Jason Anderson, Senior Director, Communications As 2018 came to a close and many of us were focused on the holiday season, a headline came across the news wires that stopped us in our tracks. It had been reported that...
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Co-ops Have the Power to Transform the Future of Work and Racial Equity for Communities of Color
By Alison Powers, Manager, Cooperative and Community Initiatives Communities of color have experienced historical and structural disinvestment, which has led to an unprecedented racial wealth gap, historically low home ownership, and exploitative work environments that keep individuals and families of...
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Partnerships Hold Immense Power in Redeveloping Cities
By Ian Wiesner, Director, Business Development Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) have been bringing investment to Detroit for more than two decades. The mission-driven approach and unique tools that CDFIs bring to the market have played a critical role in...
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Summer 2019: 2018 Annual Report | Woodward Corridor Investment Fund | Equitable Development Initiative | Meet Our Team
A recent study identified that Washington, D.C. experienced the most intense gentrification in the country from 2000-2013. That impacts all aspects of life for District residents, forcing individuals and families already experiencing economic hardship to make difficult decisions. Capital...
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Affordable Housing Integrated with Social Services Creates a Lifeline for Older Adults to Age in Community
By Candace Robinson, Director, Strategy for Aging in Community, Capital Impact Partners, and Amy Herr, Director, Health Policy, West Health Policy Center This blog originally appeared as a Fast Fact on the Build Healthy Places blog. Read the original blog here....
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Woodward Corridor Investment Fund: Fostering Sustainable Community Development in Detroit
By Elizabeth Luther, Detroit Program Manager Between 2000 and 2013, Detroit lost one-quarter of its population—more than 244,000 residents. When the city filed for bankruptcy in July 2013, the exodus continued, with residents leaving the city in record numbers. Vacant...
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Amplifying Assets to Achieve Justice for Our Communities
By Ellis Carr, President and CEO, and Dan Varner, Board Chair Looking back at our journey through 2018, both as an organization and as a country, it is no surprise to us that Merriam-Webster’s “word of the year” was justice....
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Fostering Communities of Opportunity: Getting to Know Alaina Beverly, Capital Impact Board Member
Alaina Beverly has spent her career championing and empowering underserved communities and working with stakeholders to work toward justice and opportunity for all. She started her career as a litigator for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and later...
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Stay Midtown: Expanding Affordable Housing while Reducing Displacement of Detroit Residents
By Ashlee Cunningham, Detroit Housing & Community Development Specialist Long before Midtown Detroit—or Cass Corridor, as 39-year-old Wayne State University graduate and artist Rachel Barker prefers to call it—was booming with aesthetically pleasing coffee shops, hip art galleries and expensive retail...
