Iron Sharpens Iron

JANUARY 24, 2023

Gloria Maria Cartagena Hart aka "Smooches", Commercial Corridor Manager at New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) discusses healing through trauma with Leon and De'Wayne and why she goes by "Smooches."

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Iron Sharpens Iron

MARCH 30, 2022

A lifelong member of the Mantua community, Rikeyah is also a member of the Mantua Urban Peace Garden, the Friends of the Mantua Greenway, and serves as a block leader on the 3800 block of Aspen Street. Rikeyah is a dedicated mother of one, with a passion for youth outreach and community engagement.

Public Safety 52

Public Safety Coordinator Outreach Community Engagement 52

Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On this episode of “Iron Sharpens Iron” De’Wayne and Leon are joined by Majeedah Rashid, the Chief Operating Officer at Nicetown Community Development Corporation. Majeedah, a veteran community organizer, explains how she got her start in the early 2000s and her resident driven approach to community organizing.

Community Development 40

Community Development Economic Development Outreach Community Engagement 40

Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On this episode of “Iron Sharpens Iron” De’Wayne and Leon are joined by Majeedah Rashid, the Chief Operating Officer at Nicetown Community Development Corporation. Majeedah, a veteran community organizer, explains how she got her start in the early 2000s and her resident driven approach to community organizing.

Community Development 40

Community Development Economic Development Outreach Community Engagement 40

Iron Sharpens Iron

JANUARY 24, 2023

Gloria Maria Cartagena Hart aka "Smooches", Commercial Corridor Manager at New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) discusses healing through trauma with Leon and De'Wayne and why she goes by "Smooches."

Community Engagement 40

Community Engagement Community Development Housing Engagement 40

Iron Sharpens Iron

JUNE 16, 2021

Cass Green is currently Project Manager for New Kensington CDC, HACE and Impact Services' DOJ-Community-Based Crime Reduction Grant (CBCR) in the Kensington and Fairhill neighborhoods. She previously served as People’s Emergency Center CDC’s Director of Community Engagement & Partnerships.

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Development Community Engagement Community Development Sustainability 40

Iron Sharpens Iron

JUNE 16, 2021

Cass Green is currently Project Manager for New Kensington CDC, HACE and Impact Services' DOJ-Community-Based Crime Reduction Grant (CBCR) in the Kensington and Fairhill neighborhoods. She previously served as People’s Emergency Center CDC’s Director of Community Engagement & Partnerships.

Development 40

Development Community Engagement Community Development Sustainability 40

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has several free working papers on the importance of community engagement in CLTs based on research within established trusts, as does the Resilient Communities Project at the University of Minnesota , and the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. Decker, Andrew.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Leon and De’Wayne dive deep into Cynthia Barnes’ 30 plus years of community organizing in Nicetown-Tioga. Cynthia shares how she became an accidental organizer while her children were in preschool, what it’s like to do community engagement during COVID, and why she believes that anger is not met with understanding.

Community Engagement 40

Community Engagement Community Development Engagement Development 40

Iron Sharpens Iron

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Leon and De’Wayne dive deep into Cynthia Barnes’ 30 plus years of community organizing in Nicetown-Tioga. Cynthia shares how she became an accidental organizer while her children were in preschool, what it’s like to do community engagement during COVID, and why she believes that anger is not met with understanding.

Community Engagement 40

Community Engagement Community Development Engagement Development 40

Iron Sharpens Iron

MARCH 30, 2022

A lifelong member of the Mantua community, Rikeyah is also a member of the Mantua Urban Peace Garden, the Friends of the Mantua Greenway, and serves as a block leader on the 3800 block of Aspen Street. Rikeyah is a dedicated mother of one, with a passion for youth outreach and community engagement.

Public Safety 40

Public Safety Coordinator Outreach Community Engagement 40

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The third highlighted logistical and budget issues, and how the community was engaged even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. CED professionals looking at this development strategy need to know what the experienced ‘insiders’ consider keys to success. The second focused on the artists’ role in the project. Strategy 1.

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Economic Development Engagement Development Nonprofit 59

Bang the Table

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In the context of community engagement, we’re sometimes asked how to deal with hostile communities. As with so many things, prevention is better than cure: it’s unlikely that the community was hostile before the issue was imposed on them. Community outrage assessment. Components of Outrage.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 31, 2022

Louis, there is a lot of opportunity in strengthening civic engagement networks more generally for community improvement. -- " St. How about a citywide drive to “reverse the pandemic” with tutoring, volunteering, block watching, mentoring? As discussed in the pieces on revitalization in St.

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Community Engagement Engagement Development Implementation 40

The City Fix

MARCH 24, 2023

About two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. While cities are hubs of innovation and opportunity, the increasing pace of urbanization also exacerbates inequality, stresses infrastructure, and fuels climate change, air pollution and other environmental problems.

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Sustainability Grassroots Community Engagement Economic Development 98

CRA Today

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Here are some things to consider: Collaborate with different business units to ensure you’re meeting the credit needs of the community. Engage key internal bank stakeholders to maximize the bank’s community development services, loans, and investments.

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CRA Today

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Here are some things to consider: Collaborate with different business units to ensure you’re meeting the credit needs of the community. . Engage key internal bank stakeholders to maximize the bank’s community development services, loans, and investments.

Strategic Planning 52

Strategic Planning Regulations Community Engagement Management 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 30, 2023

If we’re going to have societal impact,” he said, “we have to be engaged in the communities and help them achieve their desires and dreams.” Hospitals can be strong supporters of community development efforts, but it has to be designed into the program from the outset. Community engagement facilities.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

More than 20 million students in the United States ride school buses every year. This equals approximately 7 billion trips per year, making school buses one of the most widely used forms of public transport in the United States.  But those trips aren’t always.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 19, 2024

But Jonestown is not wholly disadvantaged; it is home to many engaged residents, including Lake, who serve as “community ambassadors.” Working with a regional coalition called Envision the Choptank , the ambassadors recently helped leverage $390K to address long-standing flooding issues in the community.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This triggered the city’s Community Benefits Ordinance (CBO) a unique law that requires companies. In 2019, Stellantis (then known as Fiat Chrysler) announced a $2.5 billion plan to expand and modernize two of its auto assembly plants in Detroit.

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