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South Park residents lead a tour to point out flooding hazards in their Seattle neighborhood.

Complex Climate Problems Call for Multi-Sector Solutions

Omar Carrillo Tinajero Feb 25, 2020

In Seattle, an unprecedented collaboration is developing a model approach to climate adaptation that generates broader equity-based public health and environmental improvements.

Five Principles from Our Connect Capital Learning Community

Alyia Gaskins Mar 29, 2018

From rising income inequality and aging infrastructure to climate change, communities of all sizes are facing unprecedented challenges that threaten the health and well-being of individuals, families, and local economies.

Blair Randall from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) describes how SFPUC partners with local nonprofits to create gardens and sustainable food systems on SFPUC land, at the College Hill Learning Garden. (photo: Omar Carrillo Tinajero)

What do Water Utilities Have to Do with Community Investment?

Omar Carrillo Tinajero Feb 22, 2018

Large public utilities across the country are shifting their approach to the communities they serve from, as one administrator has put it, "indifference" about the well-being of residents to "anchor institutions" that actively work to improve the

Our First Year

Robin Hacke Jan 3, 2018

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CCI Hosts Inaugural Fulcrum Fellowship Seminar

Olivia Neubert Nov 12, 2017

The Center for Community Investment (CCI) launched the Fulcrum Fellowship to help disinvested communities achieve their environmental, social, and economic priorit

What Will It Take to Advance Climate Adaptation Equitably?

Katie Grace Deane Aug 13, 2017

Low-income communities are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. From flooding to air quality, adverse heat effects, and energy constraints and reliability, our most disadvantaged citizens are among those at highest risk o

CCI Leads Capital Absorption Workshop in Miami

Omar Carrillo Tinajero Jul 28, 2017

In opening remarks to a group assembled for a capital absorption workshop at the Beacon Council on July 11, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava proclaimed, “When we do this right, we will not only have solved transportation problem

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Launches Center for Community Investment

Robin Hacke Mar 9, 2017

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.