Neighborhood science for community change
NYC & DC
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Our latest @LISCResearch brief finds that #TOPA & #COPA policies paired with preservation investments can be powerful tools for racial equity. lisc.org/our-resources/resou…
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“If you don't look like the community and you're not from the community, you can't understand where the hurts are.” A new @LISCInstitute Spotlight highlights the importance of community ownership, voice + leadership: lisc.org/our-resources/resou… @LISC_Philly @LISC_Newark @LISC_Houston
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An important piece from @oscarthinks @NextCityOrg on the growing movement of community-owned commercial real estate, featuring @LISCResearch's new report, "Commercial Community Ownership as a Strategy for Just Development."
In a neighborhood otherwise reeling from violence and an opioid epidemic, the Kensington Corridor Trust recently welcomed its first commercial tenant. It's not the only community-owned commercial real estate project seeing success. nextcity.org/urbanist-news/c…
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Don't miss this upcoming @LISC_HQ webinar with @LISCDeniseScott @IX_Unidxs @EloraRaymond & @hvogell on how tenants are organizing for solutions to rising rents & evictions, and to address private equity's role in driving the housing crisis. Register here!
lisc.org/our-events/event/li…
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New Yorkers urgently need a system that cares more about housing’s value as a home and less about its value as real estate. We’ve identified 20 social housing policies that can get us there.
Learn more in our latest report @ cssny.org/PathwaysToSocialHo…
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In a new LISC x @npquarterly series, @BrookingsMetro's @andreperryedu shares insight on how anti-racist community action can break down systemic barriers - reminding us that "lasting ideas go to Washington, not from it." lisc.org/our-stories/story/c…
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The number homes purchased by investors continues to climb. #harvardhousingreport
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Local governments need to address the growing predatory phenomenon of corporations buying up single family homes & turning them into high-cost rentals. This is likely to destroy the single family housing market in many neighborhoods, esp in markets that are predominately BIPOC.
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The #COVID19 pandemic exacerbated health inequities. A new @LISCResearch report shows how CBOs can work with hospitals and insurers to promote equity –while saving on healthcare costs. #Medicaid #Healthcare lisc.org/our-resources/resou…
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By one estimate, the values of multifamily properties increased between 400% and 600% in 2000-2018 & fed a boom of real estate speculation, driving up rents, pushing out longtime residents, and creating “super-gentrified” islands of wealth.
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Right to Counsel means very little if tenants don’t actually get counsel when they face eviction in housing court.
It's unconscionable that OCA is forcing tenants to litigate their right to remain in their homes without an attorney to represent them. nydailynews.com/new-york/man…
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A report by @LISC_HQ, @UNHP and @TheNewSchool finds that landlords who flipped rental buildings for sizable profits or refinanced with larger loans evicted tenants at 1.5 times the rate of non-speculative investors. bit.ly/3JPdmK3
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14 labor groups representing hundreds of thousands of workers sent a letter to NYS leadership pushing for #GoodCauseEviction.
“Too often, the wage gains our members win at the bargaining table are wiped away by the escalating cost of rental housing.” gothamist.com/news/labor-uni…
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Join @LISCResearch and @NextCityOrg for a conversation with @LISC_BOSTON @CityOfBoston and @BECMAinc on how local governments and partners can help advance an equitable small business recovery! March 21, 11am-12pm ET. Register here:
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From worker co-ops to public banking, community and public ownership strategies are gaining momentum as tools to support hard-hit #smallbiz and advance an equitable recovery & economic democracy. Learn more in @LISCResearch and @NextCityOrg's new playbook! report.lisc.org/equitable-pa…
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A new playbook from @LISCResearch and @NextCity offers strategies for an equitable #smallbusiness recovery, including actions to promote equitable access to capital, build capacity and improve job quality, and secure affordable commercial space: lisc.org/our-stories/story/h…
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Join @LISCResearch tomorrow at 1pm at the @FreddieMac Rural Research Symposium for an in-depth view and discussion of environmental vulnerability, the positive impact of community development and sustainability initiatives, and related policy implications. web.cvent.com/event/3dd6e719…
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The search for a safe and affordable home in the Coachella Valley has led many families to mutual self-help housing. @G_Thompson1, in a @LISCResearch report, shares the extraordinary stories of people whose lives have been changed thru this program: lisc.org/our-resources/resou…
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How can art, activism and #commdev spark more equitable community outcomes? @LISCResearch’s #creativeplacemaking workbook shares how lisc.org/our-stories/story/m… Learn from @LSNAChicago, then use the assessment tool to help integrate art into your dev work, and activism into your art.
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#LISCBridges programs are a pathway to upward mobility for people facing the highest systemic obstacles to economic opportunity. Thanks to @Citi Foundation’s $10M, 3-yr commitment, we've helped 40 community partners train & connect 6.1K people to good jobs report.lisc.org/lisc-citi-br…
ALT A photo of a construction worker measuring a surface. Text reads "Bridges to Career Opportunity Impact Report" "Bridges participants represent groups facing the highest systemic obstacles to opportunity in our economy. 78% BIPOC, 55% Black, 62% Woman. Read the report".