Land Banks & Community Land Trusts: Not Synonyms or Antonyms. Complements
November 22, 2016
Land Banks & Community Land Trusts: Not Synonyms or Antonyms. Complements

By: Emily Thaden, Kim Graziani, Annie Stup This blog post also appeared on the Shelterforce blog, rooflines.org. “For land banks to get into the affordable housing business,…

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March 23, 2020
Event Update – Cornerstone Webinar Postponed, Recordings Available

To our Community Progress Partners and Supporters,  As we all face the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we know you are playing vital roles in your communities, engaging in crucial tasks aimed at protecting public health…

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Community Development Is Crucial in This Moment
April 6, 2020
Community Development Is Crucial in This Moment

The pandemic is highlighting the crucial necessity of community developers’ work. Here’s what the field will need to play its part in the recovery.  One month ago,…

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Community Development is Crucial in This Moment
August 20, 2020
Community Development is Crucial in This Moment

Written by Dr. Akilah Watkins-Butler on April 6, 2020 The pandemic is highlighting the crucial necessity of community developers’ work. Here’s what the field will need to…

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Place-Based Training
October 21, 2020
Place-Based Training

Supporting Equitable Revitalization through Vacancy Prevention Education Community Progress offers local trainings to help communities address the unique challenges of vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties and create…

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October 21, 2020
Leadership & Education Resources for Community Revitalization

Community Progress’ leadership and education programming ensures that public sector, private sector, civic, and community leaders have the knowledge and capacity to implement and sustain equitable, effective,…

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July 27, 2021
National Technical Assistance

Community Progress is the leading national resource for high-impact, cutting edge technical assistance to address the negative impacts and challenges of vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties…

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New “Blight Elimination Program” Offers Transformative Grant Funding to Rural and Urban Michigan Communities
July 1, 2022
New “Blight Elimination Program” Offers Transformative Grant Funding to Rural and Urban Michigan Communities

Michigan Association of Land Banks and Center for Community Progress applaud the bill, which provides much-needed funding for vacant property stabilization, remediation, and demolition.  LANSING, MI –…

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National Land Bank Network Summit 2023
March 8, 2023
National Land Bank Network Summit 2023

The NLBN Summit is the only national event dedicated to urban, suburban, and rural land banks. Join us in Cleveland, Ohio in 2023!

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February 3, 2021
VAD Academy

The Center for Community Progress’ VAD Academy is a virtual bootcamp designed for public, private, nonprofit, and community leaders confronting challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated…

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