Helping Communities Achieve Their Visions
People want to live in thriving places. But structural racism distributes resources inequitably. CCI helps communities create equitable, effective investment systems so all their residents can flourish.
Capital Absorption Framework
Communities use CCI’s Capital Absorption Framework to collaborate on strengthening their investment systems and accessing resources to achieve their visions.
Our Resources
New and Notable
- Report, Case Study
Testimonial
CCI exposed us to the world, they exposed us to so many different possibilities and ways of thinking, they helped us to disrupt the status quo and disrupt the structural stuff that perpetuates these issues around housing.
Thea James, Executive Director of the Health Equity Accelerator, Boston Medical Center
What Do You Want to Know
CCI offers many entry points to capital absorption and equitable community investment. Take a look at our programs, dive into the resources for our focus areas, join our network, or subscribe to our newsletter.
Our Work
Our place-based initiatives, leadership development cohorts, and other programs equip participants with the capital absorption, adaptive leadership, and racial equity skills to transform their investment systems.
Our Focus Areas
Community partners use capital absorption to advance affordable housing, climate resilience, community health, philanthropic partnerships, and racial equity.
Our Network
Want to connect with other people and organizations doing this work? Curious about what’s happening in your community or region? Seeking peer support for your efforts? Our network is for you!
The Latest From CCI
News, stories about our work, and more. For general press inquiries, please contact [email protected].
Center for Community Investment Announces Leadership Transition
Md. Dept. of Housing & Community Development Issues Separate, Unequal Neighborhoods – A Baseline Report
Community Development Leaders Propose a New Paradigm for Community Development Finance
Our Resources
Learn About Equitable
Community Investment
- Case Study