Dear friends and supporters of the Center for Community Progress, … Read More
Akilah Watkins to Depart as President and CEO of Center for Community Progress
The Center for Community Progress Board of Directors issued the … Read More
Resident Engagement in Vacant Lot Greening: Empowering Communities for Neighborhood Revitalization
This is an excerpt of Chapter 11 of Tackling Vacancy … Read More
Over Forty National, Local, and Land Bank Stakeholders Join Community Progress in Asking Bank Regulators to Strengthen the CRA
On August 5th, 2022, Community Progress and forty-three supporting organizations … Read More
Building Resilience: Leveraging Innovative Partnerships and Low Cost Capital to Meet Affordable Single-Family Housing Needs
This is an excerpt of Chapter 10 of Tackling Vacancy … Read More
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot to Open the 2022 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference
Dr. Kendi and Mayor Lightfoot join Tonika Lewis Johnson and … Read More
Land Banks and Community Land Trusts: Emerging Partners for a Resilient and Equitable Recovery
This is an excerpt of Chapter 9 of Tackling Vacancy … Read More
Read President/CEO Dr. Akilah Watkins’ US House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee Affordable Housing Testimony
On July 13, Community Progress CEO and President Dr. Akilah … Read More
New “Blight Elimination Program” Offers Transformative Grant Funding to Rural and Urban Michigan Communities
Michigan Association of Land Banks and Center for Community Progress … Read More