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In the latest ACEEE City Scorecards brief, #leadingwithequity shines a light on the lack of intentional investments cities make in solid partnerships with CBOs, supporting underserved buildings, and ensuring affordable housing meets new building standards. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gZA8wKN6 C: Emma Runge, Amanda Dewey

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Public housing authorities (PHAs) have a legal obligation to take meaningful steps to address historic patterns of segregation, promote housing choice, end disparities in housing access, and build inclusive communities. 🌍✨ 📢 In our latest report, "Public Housing Authority Pathways to Advancing Equity," we highlight 19 case studies of PHAs' strategies to improve housing access, health, education, and employment for underrepresented and underserved populations. The report also offers valuable advice for implementing these initiatives. 💡🤝 📥 Check out the report here: https://lnkd.in/ejgwJdvU #Equity #Inclusion #PAHRC #HAIGroup #PublicHousing #AffordableHousing #CommunityDevelopment #HealthEquity #EducationForAll #EmploymentOpportunities #HousingChoice #AdvancingEquity #BuildingInclusiveCommunities

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Far too many communities have their planning and zoning policies established in a manner that drive needed new housing into the discretionary review process. “It is in this process in which affordability and access can be lost, and the production of needed new housing slowed. #housing #homebuilding #housingpolicy #planning

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"Using a $5 million line of credit from Seed Commons, a cooperatively-governed national community development finance institution, or CDFI, WaterBottle has deployed $3.8 million to acquire 22 properties in West Baltimore. The other $1.2 million will be used to acquire and fix up an additional eight properties by year’s end. "Seed Commons [sic] extended the financing through its local entity Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy, or BRED, which provides non-extractive, patient debt financing and technical assistance to cooperatives of all stripes, mostly in Baltimore but also throughout Maryland." Follow Water Bottle companies, Appalachian Field Services and Rising Housing. https://lnkd.in/eMtwpkWy #workercoop #cooperatives #cooperativeeconomics #solidarityeconomy #economicdemocracy #democracyatwork  #commerciallending #businessloans #coopfinance #nonextractivefinance #bredbaltimore #seedcommons #baltimore #baltimorerealestate #marylandrealestate

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Lead poisoning remains a critical public health issue, affecting countless children and communities. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) is tackling this challenge head-on with the launch of a major new initiative as part of its “Big Bets” program. Our latest article on Inside Philanthropy explores how RPA aims to reduce lead exposure and protect vulnerable populations through strategic funding and partnerships. Paul Karon Reports: The rationale behind RPA’s focus on lead poisoning as a primary health concern How the “Big Bets” program is structured to tackle pressing issues with significant, targeted funding The anticipated impact on public health and community well-being through this initiative Tagging Latanya Mapp USAID UNICEF Open Philanthropy Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Good Ventures #Philanthropy #PublicHealth #LeadPoisoning #RockefellerPhilanthropy #BigBets #InsidePhilanthropy #SocialImpact #HealthEquity #EnvironmentalJustice

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