Center for Community Progress

DECEMBER 12, 2023

81 percent of land banks consider supporting the creation of affordable housing a top priority. Increasingly, land banks have been called on to respond to growing housing affordability needs. As was reported in 2021, residents and local institutions are still the most frequent recipients of land bank properties.

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Stewardship Advocacy Housing Leadership 98

Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Two years ago, Missouri State House Representative Kevin Windham began asking questions to try to understand why there were so many vacant and abandoned properties in the communities he represented in suburban St. Louis County Land Bank Coalition , which includes local community development corporations, neighborhood associations, the St.

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Legislation Advocacy Housing Community Development 105

Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Across the country, small and rural communities grapple with economic challenges and an aging housing stock that leads to similar outcomes: a flood of VAD properties that threaten the health, safety, and resilience of these residents. TB: Currently no local land bank in West Virginia has a dedicated full-time staff.

Stewardship 98

Stewardship Legislation Advocacy Parks And Recreation 98

GovLoop

JUNE 12, 2024

Priorities for States Each year, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) publishes federal advocacy priorities that represent areas of focus for the upcoming year and how states can collaborate with federal agencies, Congress, the White House and strategic partners. Here’s a look at recent developments.

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Constituents Local Government Advocacy Public Safety 59

Center for Community Progress

MARCH 28, 2024

When you live next door to a long-abandoned house or down the street from a vacant lot that’s a magnet for illegal dumping , it’s easy to feel powerless to do anything about it. As a result of this long-term decline, local governments in places grappling with systemic vacancy don’t have resources proportional to the scale of the problem.

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Housing Local Government Elected Officials Laws 52

Let's Talk Parks

AUGUST 22, 2021

If you work in local government or in a special district, you probably already have an intranet, but you may not have any control over this at all. Like any point of strategic adoption of technology, advocacy and support from your colleagues is often the missing link with adoption. ” Why does the terminology matter?

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Parks And Recreation Local Government Development Advocacy 130

Partnership for Public Service

JULY 16, 2024

Case studies We have published seven micro case studies that examine how federal, state and local government agencies work to implement these laws. We learned from implementors that strong technical assistance programs are key in helping state and local governments, and communities, apply for and manage federal funding.

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