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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

CLTs provide a community ownership approach to providing affordable housing, trying to balance the homeowner desire to build equity with the community and societal desire to maintain an affordable housing stock and the desire of local governments and other funders to sustain housing intervention funding.

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Emergency Home Repair Loans: Local Government as Financial Bridge

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

While the response to Hurricane Helene continues, local governments are looking ahead to the long road to recovery. This post describes the legal authority and practical considerations for local governments seeking to serve in the role of financial bridge. Detailed legal analysis of each point follows after the summary.

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Local Government Support for Privately Owned Affordable Housing

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ? How can limited local government funds be leveraged to maximum effect?

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Driving Change: A Mid-Year Reflection from Community Progress

Center for Community Progress

One highlight has been the generous grant of over $1 million from JP Morgan Chase to support our Developers of Color initiative. This initiative, led by our Director of Engagement Odetta Macleish-White, creates opportunities for marginalized local developers and promotes equitable development in underserved communities.

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Why Heirs’ Property is a Problem for Vacancy and Abandonment

Center for Community Progress

To address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties, local governments must first identify what types of VAD properties exist in the community. Local governments should work with and support community partners in their efforts to educate homeowners on the importance of having a will or estate plan.

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

federal, state, and local governments, and education institutions. Army Medical Command from 2015 to 2019, where, among other duties, she provided advice and guidance to the Army Chief of Staff on all Army healthcare matters. Dr. Heather Wilson From 2017 to 2019, Dr. Heather Wilson served as Secretary of the U.S.

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The power of collaboration accelerates public sector transformation in Iceland

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Icelandic Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs launched an ambitious initiative to accelerate the digital transformation of public services in Iceland in 2019. However, this was a significant undertaking for a small ministry that lacked the inherent capabilities and expertise to develop such a project internally.