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Center for Community Progress
JANUARY 6, 2025
According to the National Land Bank Networks 2023 State of Land Banking Survey, vacant lots account for 86 percent of all land bank properties and half of all survey respondents listed vacant land stewardship as one of their top priorities. the group called out community, stewardship, legacy, values, collaboration.
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. We spoke with Taylor Bennett , Executive Director of the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation (WVLSC).
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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. Continued support, education, and advocacy towards local-level political leadership is necessary for effective long-term partnerships.
Center for Community Progress
APRIL 6, 2023
I went house-to-house with a clipboard documenting the conditions of vacant properties that dotted its beautiful brick streets. Many land banks take on the responsibility of being educator, convener, and planner. Priority 2: Facilitate Community Resiliency Through Vacant Land Reclamation Vacant land (i.e.,
Center for Community Progress
JULY 18, 2022
Identify untapped market potential to build stronger housing markets. In an example that West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett shared, property tax sale process reform efforts in West Virginia had stalled. Subscribe to our mailing list so you don’t miss out on other free educational webinars.
Center for Community Progress
AUGUST 29, 2023
Drive 15 minutes southeast from the heart of downtown Cleveland and you’ll find an unexpected sight: a working urban farm, complete with a burgeoning fruit orchard, chicken coop, and hoop houses. The house is the “ de facto second, third, and fourth responder serving the impoverished residents of the Mt.
Center for Community Progress
MAY 24, 2022
The former school houses community-led programs focused on passing on Puerto Rican culinary and cultural heritage through distribution of hot meals and by providing educational tutoring to local youth which incorporates local music and dance. Simply, we work to transform “Vacant Spaces into Vibrant Places.”
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