October 2008

The Enduring Challenge of Concentrated Poverty in America: Case Studies from Communities Across the U.S.

Profiles 16 high-poverty communities from across the country, including immigrant gateway, Native American, urban, and rural communities.

The Impacts of Targeted Public and Nonprofit Investment on Neighborhood Development

In recent decades, American cities have expended considerable resources on housing and community development efforts in deteriorated neighborhoods.

Northern Va. Compendium of Small Business Lenders and Technical Assistant Providers

A resource for small business development practitioners including other lenders, nonprofits, government entities, small business owners, and perspective small business owners in the Northern Virginia region.

Manufactured Housing

A manufactured home, once referred to by the industry as a mobile home, is a type of factory-built housing. Prior to 1976, the most common type of factory-built housing was the mobile home. Today much of the perception of manufactured housing is still based on the mobile units that predated the late 1970s.

Sprawl

Sprawl is a very hot topic of discussion in most metropolitan areas. Almost every metropolitan newspaper has run articles or a series about sprawl. However, what is sprawl?

Arts in Community Development

Community developers, working in economically- and socially-disadvantaged neighborhoods, use a variety of tools to engage people in the revitalization of their communities. One increasingly popular tool is the use of the arts.

Nonprofit Accountability

Nonprofit organizations are defined as private, self-governing organizations that exist to provide a particular service to the community. The word nonprofit refers to a type of organization that operates without the purpose of generating a profit for owners.

Greyfields

Greyfields are defined as older, economically obsolescent retail or commercial areas. Greyfield malls have outdated buildings, large parking lots, are in disrepair, and fail to generate the revenue that would justify their continued use. Even with the entire list of negatives, the site may still have potential. The potential however, may not be in the form of a shopping mall.