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How Vacant and Abandoned Buildings Affect the Community

Center for Community Progress

How Vacant and Abandoned Buildings Harm Public Health Physical health : Individuals living in substandard housing can be exposed to dangerous toxins such as mold, lead, and asbestos, increasing the risk for asthma, cardiovascular disease, increased aggression, learning disabilities, sexually transmitted diseases, and poor health outcomes.

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CRA Podcast Episodes

CRA Today

Public safety: Without a safe place to deposit their money, unbanked people are more likely to be victims of crime because they often carry large sums of cash with them or keep cash in their homes. CRA Partners is a turnkey CRA compliance program powered by the Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation.

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Crain's Chicago Business: Crain's Forum on Rebranding Chicago

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

and quality of place factors (arts, culture, historic preservation and heritage, education, public schools and libraries, urban design, etc.) I don't understand when elected officials don't appreciate how important getting public safety under control was to inward investment and population growth in the 2000s.