Center for Community Progress @Vacant2Vibrant
National nonprofit helping communities transform vacant, abandoned, deteriorated properties into assets for neighbors and neighborhoods. communityprogress.org Flint, Michigan Joined October 2011-
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Today is the LAST DAY to submit a session proposal for the 2024 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference! Apply today to share your expertise and join us in St. Louis: events.resultsathand.com/rvpc24/2502
Five years ago, Shelterforce covered a story on West Virginia, where @Vacant2Vibrant made recommendations for reforms to address vacancy. Here's how the state auditor's office is putting those ideas into action. Find out more: bit.ly/3RCQHaW #Shelterforce #housingpolicy
Tomorrow is the last day to apply for the #NJ Land Bank Launch Scholarship program! @Vacant2Vibrant communityprogress.org/wp-content/upl…
Tomorrow is the last day to apply for the #NJ Land Bank Launch Scholarship program! @Vacant2Vibrant communityprogress.org/wp-content/upl…
We've partnered with @Vacant2Vibrant to launch "The National Land Bank and CLT Map" to unite land banks, conservation and community land trusts. Together, we can create resilient, equitable communities for future generations! 🏡🌲🙌#gaininggroundusa landtrustalliance.org/newsroom/press…
Thanks to @USOCC, @federalreserve, and @FDICgov for recognizing the powerful role land banks play in neighborhood revitalization and affordable housing development in the Final Rulemaking to Implement the Community Reinvestment Act released October 24: occ.gov/topics/consume…
Webinar upcoming! Join Community Progress and @NCLC4consumers on December 5 at 1 PM ET to learn about potential policy reforms that can help address tax system issues post-Tyler v. Hennepin County: hopin.com/events/policy-…
“Addressing harmful vacant properties relies on an effective and efficient link between the tax foreclosure system and land banks that Tyler may now undermine,” says Abdelazim of the Center for Community Progress @Vacant2Vibrant. Learn more in this piece. bit.ly/3rXxZjQ
Thank you NLBN Summit for giving us the space to talk about the power of land banks in transforming commercial properties for local economic growth during Commercial Property Revitalization!
We welcomed the @Vacant2Vibrant 2023 National Land Bank Network Summit to CLE! Our staff hosted tours, spoke at conference break-out sessions and featured our local efforts to land bankers from across the USA! #landbankersinaction @circleeastdist @clb_charities @landbankhomes_
Did you know land banks can use their power of "banking land for assemblage" to create community impact? Learn how @CuyaLandBank worked with activist Anita Gardner to turn a block of vacant properties in Cleveland into Crooked Branch Farm: communityprogress.org/blog/cleveland…
Do you have a passion for helping communities thrive? Come work with us! Community Progress is hiring for the following roles: • Executive Assistant • Director, Conferences & Events • Manager, Human Resources & Culture Learn more and apply here: communityprogress.org/about/work-wit…
📢 NEW: Our Brownfields Program will be working with @Vacant2Vibrant - for the next 3-4 yrs, to provide nationwide assistance in helping increase partnerships with land banks throughout #brownfields cleanup projects. For more information, please visit epa.gov/brownfields/br…
Land banks are a powerful tool for advancing equitable development of vacant, abandoned, & deteriorated properties. Learn more about how to transform your vacant spaces into vibrant places with @Vacant2Vibrant - register for our 2-part webinar series at communityprogress-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
For our new President & CEO, Kat J. Guillaume- Delemar, reclaiming vacant spaces is deeply personal. Read Kat's story: communityprogress.org/blog/meet-kat-…
Early bird registration for the 2023 NLBN Summit ends today! Join us Cleveland this October 16–17 for the only national conference dedicated to land banks and land banking: amr.swoogo.com/2023NLBN
Happening now! Join us for a webinar on the property tax system questions left unanswered by the Tyler v. Hennepin County Supreme Court ruling: hopin.com/events/webinar…
Join us next Thursday for a webinar on the implications of the Tyler v. Hennepin County decision! Learn how the ruling is opportunity for state and local governments to reform property tax enforcement systems while preserving key tools to fight vacancy: hopin.com/events/webinar…
Vacant land is more than a single lot—it’s a system. And conceptualizing vacant land as a system makes it possible to identify where strategic interventions can push the system toward different, more desirable outcomes: communityprogress.org/blog/vacant-la…
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Five years ago, Shelterforce covered a story on West Virginia, where @Vacant2Vibrant made recommendations for reforms to address vacancy. Here's how the state auditor's office is putting those ideas into action. Find out more: bit.ly/3RCQHaW #Shelterforce #housingpolicy
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“Addressing harmful vacant properties relies on an effective and efficient link between the tax foreclosure system and land banks that Tyler may now undermine,” says Abdelazim of the Center for Community Progress @Vacant2Vibrant. Learn more in this piece. bit.ly/3rXxZjQ
Thank you NLBN Summit for giving us the space to talk about the power of land banks in transforming commercial properties for local economic growth during Commercial Property Revitalization!
I took a little time to head to Cleveland for the National Land Bank Network Summit. I’m back fully charged ready to pass our land bank bill as another tool to tackle our vacant property crisis. Thanks to our great Baltimore contingent! @Vacant2Vibrant
We were honored to be part of a Cleveland neighborhood tour for the National Land Bank Network Summit on Monday. We thank Center for Community Progress for leading the conference, & Cuyahoga Land Bank for coordinating the tour. @CuyaLandBank @Vacant2Vibrant #AffordableHousing
We welcomed the @Vacant2Vibrant 2023 National Land Bank Network Summit to CLE! Our staff hosted tours, spoke at conference break-out sessions and featured our local efforts to land bankers from across the USA! #landbankersinaction @circleeastdist @clb_charities @landbankhomes_
Apparently I’m the expert now!! I do love talking with the next gen of urban advocates! @urban_gsu @Vacant2Vibrant
Meet Kathleen Jeanette Guillaume-Delemar, the new President & CEO of the Center for Community Progress (@Vacant2Vibrant). Her commitment to equitable measures reflects her dedication to the community. Learn more: bit.ly/3P3wwBc
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"The Pennsylvania boroughs of Braddock, East Pittsburgh, and North Braddock—collectively known as 'BEN'—showcase such examples of creative placemaking and community resilience." @Vacant2Vibrant ow.ly/XI1350PrH7Z
📻Tune in to NPR's 1A this morning at 10:20 am for a conversation about growth in cities across the country with @SmartGrowthCEO, @AKMcGlinchy, @Vacant2Vibrant's Alan Mallach, and host @JWhitePubRadio the1a.org/segments/1a-re…
We’re proud to be at the forefront of building innovative public-private partnerships that will transform vacant properties into 100+ units of new affordable housing and bring millions of new investment into our communities! 🏘️
The effort is part of a long-term strategy by the Albany County Land Bank to redevelop clusters of properties to build new housing. bizjournals.com/albany/news/20…
Helpful @pewtrusts overview of the myriad benefits of redeveloping vacant lots that also spotlights @Vacant2Vibrant’s work in #Philadelphia: pewtrusts.org/en/research-an…
Excellent thread on vacant and deteriorated properties:
The bottom line: VAD properties are not the root cause of neighborhood problems, but they make any problems a neighborhood may have much worse. VAD properties also undermine residents' faith in their neighborhood's future. #VADAcademy
Tuned in to Day 1 of the #VADAcademy with the Center for Community Progress @Vacant2Vibrant
It’s exciting to see this innovative partnership between @JeffersonUniv @PhilaCPI and @Vacant2Vibrant to improve physical and mental health outcomes for Philadelphia residents and build community. pew.org/45STSj9
Georgia ACT had the pleasure to accompany the Center for Community Progress to discuss how land banks can serve as an avenue for affordable housing and equitable community and economic development in Southern Georgia. @Vacant2Vibrant @OdettaMacLeishW
NEWS! 📣The Albany County Land Bank has been awarded $1.8 million from New York State to increase the supply of affordable housing and reduce the number of vacant buildings that harm communities! 📣🥳🎉 Learn more: bit.ly/43lwt8j