This infographic from the Foundation for a Healthy High Point, the Center for Housing and Community Studies, and the Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships discusses 15 key indicators of health.
Verna Torain has lived in east Greensboro’s Cottage Grove neighborhood for more than 25 years. When she first moved to the community, many residents worked in nearby factories. “Now everything’s closed down,” says the volunteer and community activist. “There’s no jobs.” The economic toll has left its mark on Cottage … Continued
The Spring 2017 issue of UNCG Research Magazine covered UNCG CHCS’s involvement in Collaborative Cottage Grove: Verna Torain has lived in east Greensboro’s Cottage Grove neighborhood for more than 25 years. When she first moved to the community, many residents worked in nearby factories. “Now everything’s closed down,” she says. “There’s … Continued
An Asset Based Community Development Planning Report In 2016, The Hinton Rural Life Center in Hayesville, NC, in partnership with a number of community organizations, engaged in a project known as the “Partnering for Change” initiative. The Hinton Center contracted with the Center for Housing and Community Studies (CHCS) at … Continued
IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES: Vacant and abandoned properties are often indicative of economic distress and disinvestment in a neighborhood. Their existence presents a complex set of problems for the surrounding community, including increased crime rates, greater incidences of asthma, and decreased property values. Additionally, the presence of vacant spaces increases the likelihood … Continued
GSO named one of 50 Invest Health Cities by Reinvestment Fund and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations On May 19, 2016, UNCG Research and Engagement covered the selection of Greensboro for a new Invest Health initiative: Greensboro is one of 50 cities selected to take part in a new, national community … Continued
The Habitat for Humanity Club participated in a build event Saturday, January 21st assisting in prepping roof trusses for installation and setup of safety equipment and scaffolds. The work that Habitat does for these communities helps to create trusting relationships between Greensboro communities and UNCG. The projects are not only beneficial to … Continued
The CHCS sponsors the UNCG Habitat for Humanity Club. Learn more about this club here.
On May 29, 2016, UNCG Associate Professor Marianne LeGreco penned a column for the News and Record about food security: “Since September 2015, I’ve been working with the Guilford Food Council and the Greensboro Community Food Task Force to enact a strategy to collect some better data about our local … Continued
“Stephen Sills, the lead researcher of the UNCG study and director of the Center for Housing and Community Studies, likens rental housing to an extractive resource industry, even going so far as to compare it to the “mountain-top removal” method of coal mining where the tops of mountains in Appalachia … Continued