Case Study
SOURCE: Center for Community Progress
Almost $225 million was granted to Michigan last year to address the state’s foreclosure crisis, which it is using to create mechanisms for response as well as permanent change. Such mechanisms include strategic partnerships with land banking programs and civic projects.
SOURCE: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Communities wanting to foster responsible redevelopment must take local economies and community development strategies into consideration, including demolition practices, physical improvements and creation of opportunities for residents. Residents must be involved in planning, design and ...
SOURCE: Neighborhood Housing Services of Orange County
Bulletin No. 10-02 This case study covers NHS of Orange County’s rehabilitation program, which used NSP round 1 funds to purchase 11 properties and NSP round 2 funds to purchase seven properties. NHS worked with the NCST First Look Program to find the properties, which are all condos ...
SOURCE: Beyond Housing, April 2011
This report examines the correlation between healthy communities and access to healthy food, plus highlights one specific community that worked to bring a grocery story to fruition. The project involves a partnership between Pagedale, Missouri and Beyond Housing, a nonprofit housing agency. The ...
SOURCE: Enterprise Green Communities
This case study covers the green building practices taking place in Columbus, Ohio in partnership with the Enterprise Community which include rehabilitation specifications based on the Green Communities Criteria. The standards and specifications are outlined in a manual called the AWARE Manual ...
SOURCE: New Urban Network, 3/5/11
A study conducted by the Maryland Department of Planning has found that home values in areas more densely developed and designed for growth have maintained their value better than those in outlying areas. Although home values in outlying areas generally sold for higher prices, the homes within ...
SOURCE: Earth911.com, 2/21/11
Francisville, a small neighborhood in Philadelphia that has been plagued with abandoned properties, is creating small “pocket parks” to fight urban decay. These vacant lots were blighted and had become a magnet for crime, and local residents knew that development and growth would not ...
SOURCE: Enterprise
This case study highlights a data collection and utilization system in Cleveland called the Northeast Ohio Community Neighborhood Data for Organizing (NEO CANDO). The data collected and analyzed through this system has helped community stakeholders such as nonprofits and local government ...
SOURCE: National League of Cities
Research pulled from different cities and counties is highlighted in this report on how elected officials are responding to the foreclosure issue. The report summarizes effective strategies, and covers methods for looking ahead to the next set of revitalization initiatives. Topics include ...
SOURCE: NeighborWorks America
This report presents case studies of 12 nonprofit housing and community development organizations working to stabilize communities hit hard by foreclosures. Each provides a powerful example of the 5 Cs of community stabilization, a paradigm developed by the National Community Stabilization ...
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