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To Prevent Illegal Dumping, You Have to Know the Scale of the Problem

Center for Community Progress

(Photo: Community Progress) Neighborhood-Led Vacant Lot Maintenance Programs like the Genesee County Land Bank Authoritys (GCLBA) Clean & Green initiative show how resident engagement can combat illegal dumping. Engage local groups to collect data. Beyond aesthetics, these programs improve public health and safety.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018). 3 (2018): 489-530. 1 (2018): 103-123. How are CLTs different from other affordability tools?

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CFP: CJAL Special Issue: Libraries and/as Extraction

A Library Writer's Blog

Engaging with these ideas is not new; librarians have been researching extraction through other lenses, such as racial capitalism, neoliberalism, surveillance, and issues surrounding academic librarian labour. or, the University of Michigan has a vast Filipino collection due to U.S. She is the co-editor, with Karen P.

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CRA Podcast Episodes

CRA Today

Identifying community development loans requires many internal stakeholders within the bank and this episode highlights a solid approach to engage commercial lenders in identifying loans that are hidden within their portfolios and their loan pipelines. can engage in social impact investing.