Community Benefits Agreement for Events?

In This Issue: The Mission: End Childhood Lead Poisoning ● CFBP's New Head Should Stand with People, Not Profits ● Community Benefits Agreement for Events? ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events +

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 In This Issue: The Mission: End Childhood Lead Poisoning ● CFBP's New Head Should Stand with People, Not Profits ● Community Benefits Agreement for Events? ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events + Community Benefits Agreements for Events? Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce Organizations that are generally sensitive to social justice issues tend to think about the impact of every facet of their operations—including the planning of events in other cities. For its conference last fall, Race Forward formalized that process in a community benefits agreement by . . . Read Full Article Shelter Shorts—the Week in Community Development Shelterforce Staff LA Teacher Strike | A Win for Airbnb | Julian Castro Joins the Race | Accessory Dwelling Units | Unprecedented Demolition in Philly | And More Quick Takes From Our Editors Looking for a Job? Scroll Down... The Mission: End Childhood Lead Poisoning Elizabeth McDade, Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning  In the 1990s, Rochester, New York, had an alarmingly high number of children who had high levels of lead in their blood. Decades later, the rate has decreased by 85 percent. This is how a local coalition made it happen. Read Full Article CFPB's New Head Should Stand with People, Not Profits Seema Agnani, National CAPACD The new head of the CFPB should recall why the bureau was created ... Read Full Article Events TODAY! Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2 p.m. ET | Introduction to Permanently Affordable Homeownership—Part One | Communities across the country are trying to create policies that do more with less, balance individual benefits with community benefits, and make a dent in their local affordable housing needs. In this webinar, Grounded Solutions Network makes the case for permanently affordable homeownership and shares how you can adopt and customize these models to fit your community’s needs. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m. PST | Development Without Displacement in Opportunity Zones | Presented by the Neighborhood Funders Group’s Democratizing Development Program, this webinar is the second, in a series of conversations on Opportunity Zones. Hear how community, philanthropy, and the public sector can work together to prioritize investments in projects that yield equitable growth, benefits, development without displacement, and economic opportunity for low-income communities and communities of color. Info or register here. Monday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. EST | What Really Works in Homelessness Prevention: Lessons from Literature and the Field | Presented by Abt Associates’ Center on Evidence-based Solutions to Homelessness, this webinar combines evidence with real-world insight. Practitioners from three communities will discuss their experience planning or implementing prevention activities, and how the evidence aligns with their work on the ground. Info or register here. Sign up for Shelterforce Weekly! You Said It! On Speaking Up On Race, Housing, and Opportunity in Minnesota In the old days, they called the response to the situation in Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center you described in your article “community development.” It worked pretty well and it was a lot of fun too, but ... —Jim Erchul, more Most minorities and many poor people really didn’t have a choice where they got to live due to segregation and redlining. While redlining now is officially illegal and has been illegal for decades, most of the affordable housing stock was built during the times of segregation and redlining, so we still have the impact today of… — Gayl Killough, more On 4 Reasons to Retire the Phrase "Inner City" For your consideration via @Shelterforce — is it time to say goodbye to this term completely in favor of “core neighborhoods,” or “central city,” or another less loaded term? — Kresge Foundation, via Twitter Thanks @kresgefdn for sharing another great thought piece from @Shelterforce on the term “inner city.” And yes, let's also say goodbye to the term “minority.” — The Center for Creative Placemaking, via Twitter Thanks Miriam Axel-Lute, I was just thinking about this when I saw the term in an online discussion. #dignityforall... — Barb Van Kerkhove, via Twitter On Taking the Bus: Nonprofit Conferences and Integrity of Purpose Railvolution—a smart growth conference originated by then Portland Representative Earl Blumenauer—gives conference attendees a pass good on the transit agencies (bus and rail) serving the conference. This is the gold standard for... — Nathan Landau, more In Case You Missed It How to Fund Land Banks Hospital System Helps Housing Partners Unlock Capital What Happens When a CDC Pivots to a Health-First Focus? Getting Affordable Housing Near Good Schools It Takes Strong Roots to Achieve Climate Justice Help support Shelterforce, the original voice of community development! Subscribe to Shelterforce in print! Jobs External Relations Manager • The Center for NYC Neighborhoods seeks an individual who is driven to work for a mission-oriented organization and has the skills to expand our fundraising and income generation through the strategic use of impact storytelling, events, and other cultivation strategies. This is an exempt position that reports to… Read Full Listing Racial Equity & Inclusion Program Manager ● NPH is looking for an experienced individual dedicated to racial equity to move our work and programs forward in support of improving internal and member/sector-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Racial Equity & Inclusion Program Manager is responsible for developing, growing and ... Read Full Listing Policy Director ● NPH seeks a dynamic, innovative, collaborative, and team-oriented Policy Director to provide strategy, leadership and expertise in the Bay Area and statewide on affordable housing policy. The position provides key staff support to the organization in the areas of public policy development, strategic planning, legislative and…Read Full Listing Multifamily Housing Lender ● Seattle's Office of Housing works to build strong, healthy communities and increase opportunities for people of all income levels to live in our city. We are looking for a Multifamily Housing Lender to help the City decide which projects should or should not be funded. You will review and evaluate multifamily and bridge loan applications for policy and…Read Full Listing Grant Support Technician ● The City of Medford seeks a Grant Support Technician who performs a wide variety of professional and administrative services related to grant administration and departmental programs and activities. This position reports to the Housing and Community Development Principal Planner and. . .Read Full Listing Click here to post a job! More Jobs Real Estate Asset Manager/Affordable Housing Real Estate Development ● DHIC 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, Ana Sanchez Bachman Made possible by the generous support of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ● Kresge Foundation ● NeighborWorks America ● Kaiser Permanente ● Bank of America Foundation ● JPMorgan Chase Foundation ● John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ● Citi Community Development ● PNC Bank Foundation ● Hyde and Watson Foundation ● Ocwen Financial Corporation ● Valley National Bank ...and with the support of readers like you. Shelterforce began in 1975 and is the oldest, national, independent, nonprofit community development publication in America. Whether you provide or support affordable housing, economic or workforce development, community organizing, arts and culture, community planning, health, or transportation, Shelterforce will help you do your work better tomorrow than yesterday.