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Strong Leadership for Successful Community Investment: Insights from Hospital CEOs

Center for Community Investment Jun 30, 2021

In order for health systems to take up community investment as a way to fulfill their mission of promoting health, senior health system leaders need to make visible commitments and follow through by dedicating appropriate resources and staff and engaging partners.

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Advancing the Social Determinants of Health as the Pathway to Recovery for Black People

Center for Community Investment Feb 25, 2021

Romi Hall ties together our four-part series in this final installment with a holistic vision for effective community development in Black communities.

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Recovery Together: Developing a Collective and Equitable Approach to Economic Recovery

Center for Community Investment Feb 3, 2021

This February, CCI is spotlighting four Black women alumnae of our Fulcrum Fellowship, who will share their visions for how to center Black people in community development. The series begins with Joanna Trotter, Senior Director of Community Impact for The Chicago Community Trust.

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Case Study: Preserving Homes and Revitalizing Communities

Center for Community Investment Nov 12, 2020

In Chicago's Woodlawn community, Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) is spearheading the redevelopment of affordable housing without displacement.

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Case Study: Preserving with a Right to Purchase and Supporting Affordability through Energy Efficiency

Center for Community Investment Nov 12, 2020

In Southwest Washington, D.C., residents are partnering with nonprofits and developers to sustain a mixed-income community.

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Case Study: Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing

Center for Community Investment Nov 12, 2020

In Aurora, Illinois, Mercy Lakefront Housing is blending housing financing resources to keep rental homes "naturally occurring."

COVID-19 and Community Development: Considerations for Affordable Housing and Healthcare Partnerships

Center for Community Investment Jul 6, 2020

The full acute effects of COVID-19 in the United States are becoming increasingly apparent, especially for families and young children. In our latest paper, we discuss what the pandemic and its aftereffects might mean for healthcare-housing partnerships focused on community development and child health.

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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.

A Trip To Detroit: Land Policy and the Community Investment System

Kate Dykgraaf Oct 24, 2018

Detroit’s impressive economic revitalization and recovery in recent years owes a great deal to land practices and policies.