Stories

Polk County, Iowa, faced a challenge: People who had the ability to be mobile moved. Those who didn't were stuck in housing too expensive to maintain.

In California, where residential rental costs have significantly outpaced income growth, the housing crisis for agricultural workers and their families has long been at a crisis point

Like many areas around the country, Montgomery County, Maryland, faced challenges in providing enough affordable housing to its residents, especially first-time homebuyers and county employees.

By adopting new technology, Housing Development Fund motivated staff to embrace changes and worked new technology into existing systems.

To address include a lack of green space, limited access to healthy food and a significant number of previously incarcerated men whose past reduced access to employment and kept them disenfranchised from civic life.

La Casa De Don Pedro worked with residents to revitalize the community and transform vacant lots.

Transformative community revitalization efforts must include the engagement of local residents to be truly successful and avoid gentrification-triggered displacement.

To promote equitable growth in the greater Seattle region, HomeSight organized a collaborative in 2010 that advocated for a race and social equity focus in the region's Sustainable Communities Planning grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

When residents were facing significant health challenges, Foundation Communities developed a strategy to ensure its community thrived.

CPDC completely revitalized buildings and the landscape and partnered with residents to address safety concerns.