News Release (PDF) WASHINGTON, DC – January 15, 2020 — The Center for Community Progress (Community Progress) has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a…
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the Center for Community Progress, America’s leading resource on issues of vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties, launched the Vacant Land Stewardship Online Resource Center, an expansive, ever-growing database of…
Read More »The Final Rule provides important clarifications and expanded definitions that will enable local leaders to confidently fund ARPA recovery programs that include rehabilitation, demolition, deconstruction, greening, and…
Read More »From residents quality of life and neighborhood health to property values and a local governments ability to operate equitably, effectively, and efficiently, vacant properties have far-reaching impacts…
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Justin Godard is the Vice President of Education, Leadership, and Engagement (ELE) at the Center for Community Progress. In this role, he leads strategies to produce publications,…
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Download a one-page explainer on what land banks are, and why they’re important.
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Code enforcement from A to Z: when it works, when it doesn’t, and how local governments can make code enforcement systems more fair for all.
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A land bank is a public entity with unique powers to put vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties back to productive use according to community goals.
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This webinar examines challenges and opportunities for middle neighborhoods after the pandemic.
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What started out as a lunchtime conversation at a national conference back in 2010 culminated this past spring with state legislative reforms that dramatically strengthen blight prevention…
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