When a CDC Changes Its Mission to Health

In This Issue: Growing Social Housing Without Increasing Segregation ● Where Banks and the Public Agree (and Disagree) on CRA ● How to Fight Vacancy? Do It All ● When a CDC Changes Its Mission to Health ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Resources +

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 In This Issue: Growing Social Housing Without Increasing Segregation ● Where Banks and the Public Agree (and Disagree) on CRA ● How to Fight Vacancy? Do It All ● When a CDC Changes Its Mission to Health ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Resources + When a CDC Changes Its Mission to Health Amanda Abrams, Shelterforce health fellow Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation in Cleveland finds that being an early adopter of a community health focus means that… Read Full Article How to Fight Vacancy? Do It All Ian Beniston, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation The fight against vacancy in Youngstown, Ohio, shows us that we shouldn’t rely on a single strategy—everything is needed at once. Read Full Article Shelter Shorts—the Week in Community Development Shelterforce Staff Ride Hail Drivers Win Living Wage | NYT Headline Gaff | NJ Police Use-of-Force Exposé | Airbnb as Developer? | And More Quick Takes From Our Editors Looking for a Job? Scroll Down... Where Banks and the Public Agree on CRA…and Disagree Josh Silver, NCRC Everyone would like easier exams and easier jobs, and banks are no exception. Despite a CRA exam pass rate of 98 percent, the major thrust of bank comments is that they want easier exams. So how do we make it easier for banks to comply while… Read Full Article Growing Social Housing Without Increasing Segregation Thomas Silverstein, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Though the idea of social housing is gaining traction among advocates and policy experts, the path of least resistance for its production in the U.S. is also the path of the perpetuation of residential racial segregation. Here's how to avoid that. Read Full Article Resources From Disparities to Discrimination: Getting at the Roots of Food Insecurity | This new report from Children's HealthWatch finds that lifetime experiences of racial and ethnic discrimination are strongly linked to reports of household and child food insecurity and offers recommendations for ending discrimination across areas such as education, employment, housing, healthcare, and the police. CPC’s New Interactive ‘Green’ Calculator Shows Building Owners Potential Cost Savings from Energy Upgrades | The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), in partnership with Bright Power Inc., has launched an interactive, online software application that calculates the potential cost savings of energy-efficient upgrades to multifamily buildings. The free tool is called CPC VeriFi and enables building owners to generate an estimate of the economic benefits of incorporating energy and water efficiency features based on a sample scope of work. Sign up for Shelterforce Weekly! You Said It! On Setting Aside Housing for Frequent Health Care Users We’re excited to be exploring a hospital-housing partnership w/ @The_BMC. It would be even more exciting if other Boston hospitals joined w/ community developers to do this. —David Price, via Twitter On Too Many Conferences Miss the Bus Hey @Shelterforce! Love this! I took @ridetarc at the same conference back in May & also had a lovely experience. Your article got the teams at @ArtPlaceAmerica & @cpcommunities talking about including transit info in their future event materials. Brava!! —April Green, via Twitter Thanks Miriam! I usually try to take public transportation when I am on business trips. Get to see the city, who rides transit, and save a few bucks. Reminds me why I do the work I do. —Peter Hainley, more On Making a Pipeline for Vacant Building Rehab As the developers and public officials interviewed by Ms. Holmes state (without clarifying), the purpose of the Vacants to Value program is NOT to improve the housing situation in Baltimore, a city where 92,186 households (38.6%) are cost-burdened, thousands of people are homeless on any given day, and the waiting list for subsidized housing is closed. Rather… —Lauren Siegel and Jeff Singer, more Help support Shelterforce, the original voice of community development! Subscribe to Shelterforce in print! Until 12/31, enter HOLIDAY2018 and save 25%! In Case You Missed It Too Many Conferences Miss the Bus The Dark Side of Single-Family Rental The Two Vacancy Crises in America’s Cities The Cultural Ramifications of Gentrification in New Orleans Who, Why, and How Communities Oppose Affordable Housing The Not-So Hidden Truths About the Segregation of America’s Housing Click here to post a job! Jobs Administrative Assistant ● Do you care about social justice and want everyone to live a decent healthy life in a wonderful community? Are you super organized? Do you know your way around a Mac like a pro? Do you love meeting and speaking with people? Do you like to learn new things? If this describes you, Shelterforce has a job for you… Read Full Listing Acquisitions Associate ● CDT forms joint ventures with experienced affordable housing operators to acquire and preserve existing income- and rent-restricted properties. The primary responsibility for the Acquisitions Associate will be to quickly analyze and underwrite potential investment opportunities and manage the evaluation and, in some cases, rehabilitation of existing… Read Full Listing Manager, Community Reinvestment Act—Federal Reserve Board of Governors ● The successful candidate will manage the division’s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) team responsible for developing thoughtful CRA policy proposals for Board senior leadership and policy makers. Utilizing ideas that are informed by research/data and consultation with internal and… Read Full Listing Equitable Development Policy Analyst ● InterIm CDA is seeking an individual to lead the organization’s policy, planning, and advocacy efforts to address displacement and housing issues impacting low-income, Asian and Pacific Islander, immigrant, and refugee communities in Seattle’s International District and beyond. This person will bring technical expertise in planning, policy, housing, and… Read Full Listing Director, National LGBT Elder Housing Initiative ● The person in this role will create, strategize, execute, and monitor SAGE’s National LGBT Elder Housing Initiative; deepen SAGE’s relationships with existing housing partners; provide technical assistance to those across the country that are seeking to build/develop their own LGBT-friendly elder housing; and… Read Full Listing More Jobs Executive Director ● South Florida Community Development Coalition Director of Real Estate Development ● Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation Project Manager ● Urban Edge Editor, Miriam Axel-Lute Managing Editor, Lillian M. Ortiz Senior Editor/Development Manager, Keli A. Tianga Assistant Editor, Elizabeth Oguss Publisher, Harold Simon Assistant Publisher, Terri L. 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