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Second Community Workday is Just Around the Corner Buffalo Creek’s s first workday took place on June 20th in the Cottage Grove neighborhood with a great turnout. The project’s goal of improving the environmental conditions of the quality of water in the creek seems to be right on track. Community … Continued

NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES WEBINAR How Cities Can Help Renters Navigate the Eviction Cliff With COVID-19 forcing millions of Americans into unemployment and temporary eviction moratoria about to expire as emergency orders end, renter households are in jeopardy of evictions. This webinar will highlight how two different regions of the … Continued

Fostering engagement in the Cottage Grove neighborhood through community involvement in riparian cleanup to enhance stormwater quality Tatiana Height (Project Coordinator) and Stephen Sills (PI) UNC-Greensboro Center for Housing and Community Studies Direct Correspondences to: [email protected] This community engaged project with residents of the Cottage Grove neighborhood in East Greensboro, … Continued

A White Paper by Bruce Rich, Center for Housing & Community Studies Before the pandemic, Greensboro’s renters were being evicted at an alarming rate, and this was in an economic environment marked by years of expansion and low unemployment. Sustained strong economic activity, though great for some, drove rents up … Continued

INVEST HEALTH SUMMIT SHOWCASES SPOKANE’S COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT By Craig Howard, Community Relations-Development Manager, Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP) The gathering in Spokane lasted less than three full days but the positive impact is still reverberating in places like Greensboro, North Carolina and Grand Rapids, Michigan. On Feb. 25-27, Spokane hosted … Continued

Addressing the intertwined issues of housing affordability and healthy living environments calls for a coordinated, multi-prong, systemic approach; one that brings together community members, developers, state and local governments, health care providers, philanthropy advocates, and other stakeholders. North Carolina has the opportunity to change the current system that has resulted … Continued

The UNCG Center for Housing and Community Studies is excited to be a partner on a two-year award to Guilford County schools. The Fannie Mae Challenge $500,000 award will be used to promote construction trades and develop a pipeline to well-paying jobs while also addressing issues of housing repair in … Continued

Community Needs Assessment The High Point Resilience Action Group is an alliance of public, private, and non-profit organizations collaborating to develop integrated infrastructure that empowers all individuals and families to thrive. Resilience High Point aims to: ADDRESS income disparity by workforce development and education training. ADVOCATE for expanded and enhanced … Continued