From Vacant Lots to Vibrant Buildings: How Real Estate Developers are Using Predevelopment Assistance to Revitalize Communities
Predevelopment assistance provides local real estate entrepreneurs with a pathway to community investment and growth.
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Community Leaders Transforming Rural Development: An Insider Look at CEDAM’s Rural Boot Camp
CEDAM's second Rural Real Estate Boot Camp highlights the importance of collaboration among developers, municipal leaders, and state agencies for successful housing development.
Investing in America Child Care Partnership: Building a Stronger Future for Families and Employers
The Investing in America Child Care Partnership is addressing the national child care supply crisis by fostering collaboration among public and private funders, government agencies, employers, and child care providers.
Preserving Homes, Changing Lives
IFF, a Community Development Financial Institution, empowers underserved communities through flexible, nontraditional lending. By supporting organizations like Family Promise and Detroit Phoenix Center, IFF is helping prevent displacement, expand services, and break down barriers. Their unique, mission-driven approach enables organizations to support more people and create lasting, positive community impact.
O’Hair Park: From a ‘terrible waste of land’ to a neighborhood treasure
The revitalization of Detroit's O'Hair Park neighborhood is symbolic of what individuals and neighborhood drive and spirit can achieve.
Partner Partner Content FHLBank Indianapolis first-time home ownership program making Michiganders’ dreams a reality
FHLBank Indianapolis HomeBoost program offered up to $15,000 in down payment and closing and counseling costs assistance in its pilot year. For the program's return, those who qualify can receive up to $25,000.
Community mental health agency a resource for autism services
OnPoint, a community mental health agency in Allegan County, provides services for autistic children and their parents.
Tri-Share makes quality child care more affordable for working parents
MI Tri-Share is a first-of-its-kind cost-sharing funding model. The state, the employee, and their employer each chip in for one-third of the price of child care.
‘When you make people feel comfortable, you create more than a library.’
Tracy Massey grew up at DPL’s Parkman Branch and today is branch manager, dedicated to making the library a welcoming space for neighbors to find information, lean into something new, and connect with each other.
Podcast a “not-so-clinical approach to conversations surrounding all things mental health.”
Podcast hosted by three friends covers a range of topics like finding a therapist, tips for loved ones, and misconceptions and stigmas surrounding medications.
